Tete a Tete

[wymberley]

with my MP this morning. I was a bit concerned as sometimes complaining is not a good idea, but it was the right decision after all. The MP knew why it was I wanted to see him and his opening gambit was, "my father is having the same problem" which generated a degree of empathy. We're talking a delay in processing a simple variation here - 21 weeks and counting. We had an incident down here and it was easy to blame the situation on this. To my amazement, wrongly. Basically, if I understand correctly, it seems the one time very good department has been slowly falling apart which predates the incident and also Covid. It seemed to me that the number of changes being made didn't make sense in order to correct one deficiency. Now I understand why this is so as a major revamp seems to be in hand.

Let's hope we can regain the previous status.

[wymberley]

Typical, flippin' typical!

From where I'm sat the article on Firearms Licensing in the current edition of 'Keeping The Balance' magazine just has to refer to a parallel universe as it simply can't refer to the one I'm from. Fortunately, it turns out that our local MP - a young chap who is not so easy to fool, is a bundle of energy, does exactly what he said he would do and in record time to boot.

So what's the problem? 

Well, they've changed the constituency boundaries and come the General Election we're going to lose him to what will be the one next door. 

[JohnfromUK]

10 hours ago, wymberley said:

So what's the problem? 

Well, they've changed the constituency boundaries and come the General Election we're going to lose him to what will be the one next door. 

Assuming he is willing, there is no reason why he can't still help on matters you raise.  My former MP was good.  My present one (same party) is useless.  I have therefore contacted;

1. Another (reasonably local) MP on shooting matters - he is an MP known for supporting shooting/fieldsports causes.
2. A neighbouring constituency MP on NHS/local hospital matters (our local hospital is in his constituency) to support him in his campaign to prevent closures to A&E

Both were helpful and replied positively.

[Bigbob]

Dont know if its the same down south as in Gods country but the police reduced  the number of civilians dealing with firearms from 35 to single figures and its now a ordinary police officer dealing with them now . I dont know if there are to be dealt with alongside there normal duties that might explain the time delays , But they dont have a clue what there doing , and keep saying i will need to refer that to so and so so thats going to take time as well 

[wymberley]

On the grounds that she couldn't be bothered to respond to my emails, our local P&CC - Alison Hernandez -  was never ever going to be of assistance which let's face it is her main raison d'etre. Fortunately, my local MP is cut from a different cloth and just 6 days after meeting with him the Firearms Licensing Dep't made several determined efforts to get hold of me - something they've never done in nigh on 40 years - I'd gone out for lunch - and the calibre error in the FAC which was sent - and returned - a month ago has been corrected and will be posted 1st class tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Well done, Simon Jupp and thank you.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

PROGRESS.....................

[wymberley]

Bumped for Dan C.