Vote Funster! (1 Viewer)

[Stretto Boy]

All of the considerable activity on the political front recently with local elections, the looming General Election and Brexit has set me thinking. Who do we have who can represent motorhomers (or at least caravan owners and motorhomers and maybe even campers as a combined group) in Parliament? Given that it is a significant pastime enjoyed by many and that the manufacture and sale of caravans and motorhomes is a big industry, I thought that there would be bound to be an APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) to look after our interests. I have however looked on the Parliament website and even though there must be the best part of a couple of hundred such groups, I cannot find a relevant one. There are groups covering chess, two for football, two for mountaineering and even one for pigeon racing! With all due respect to the pigeon-fancying fraternity, I do not think that it is such a large economic activity. I may have missed something and no doubt the two big clubs will tell us that they lobby M.P.s on our behalf, as no doubt they do, but I would like to have a group we can lobby as individuals. Does anyone know of such a group or the names of any M.Ps with an interest in motorhoming and allied activities. Do we have an M.P. who is a Funster? The time is nigh to come out. As a group we must all vote Funster at the election! Looking at some of the daft posts on here (especially my own!) perhaps the time is nigh to form the Funster Raving Loony Party.

 

[TheCaller]

Margaret Beckett (Labour, Derby South) is a keen caravanner.

 

[Bailey58]

How about HM if she were eligible?

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[Silver-Fox]

Margaret Beckett (Labour, Derby South) is a keen caravanner.

Cant see her being much use as she is from the Dark Side (tugging)

 

[TheCaller]

Cant see her being much use as she is from the Dark Side (tugging)

True - but I think that does come under 'allied activities' as requested by the OP.

Does anyone know of such a group or the names of any M.Ps with an interest in motorhoming and allied activities.

The fact that she is a caravanner is the most complimentary thing I can find to say.

When Tony Blair amalgamated parts of Environment, Transport & the Regions with Agriculture, Fisheries & Food to form DEFRA, he put Mrs Beckett in charge. I imagine he thought the occasional caravan holiday gave her the required experience.
After all, a Caravan Club site is a true representation of modern rural Britain, isn't it?

 

[Stretto Boy]

Margaret Beckett (Labour, Derby South) is a keen caravanner.

I knew that but it had slipped my mind. Thank you for reminding me.

True - but I think that does come under 'allied activities' as requested by the OP.

My point in mentioning "allied activities" was because I think we need as much support as we can get and we share much in common with the Toad community e.g. we share sites with them. Although we joke about them as if they were the enemy, many of us came from the dark side. I started with ridge tents, then trailer tents, then a folding caravan before finally discovering the one true faith about 6 years ago

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