Tip of the Iceberg?

Spotlight Ready to Shine on North East MP's
Will there be cries of , "Lettuce Alone?"

The Letters Editor

Dear Sir /Madam

Local Labour MP Jim Cousins MP pointed to the difficulties of persuading the electorate in the North East to vote for an institution that only had the powers of a London Assembly saying: ‘I do not think the people of the region would vote for a lettuce leaf’ (The Journal [Newcastle] 31st July 1999).
It will be interesting to see if his 'Little Gem' of a quote has come back to haunt him yet, as we most certainly do not have a 'full salad box.'
The rest of the North East's MP's have also been incredibly silent on the subject since the laying of the Bill defining the powers last week. Perhaps they do not wish to have the spotlight shone on their inability to adequately speak for the region. Ignorance is no longer an excuse for fence-sitting for our Westminster representatives and we look forward to highlighting their position on the subject for all the electorate to see.
I wonder if Jim's alone in his doubts or is he just the 'tip of the iceberg?'

Yours faithfully,

Neil Herron
Campaign Director
North East No Campaign
48 Frederick Street
Sunderland
SR1 1NF

Source
Reinventing Democracy Paper No.6
Empowering the English Regions
John Tomaney and Michelle Mitchell