By Phillippa Manifesto
A MERE six weeks ago, the Evening Snail plastered a big photograph of cocksure Barrow Labour MP, Michelle Scrogham, declaring that she would “not stop fighting” for local WASPI women.
(The reality is that December finds Scroggers sprawled out on the political canvas awaiting the arrival of the smelling salts.)
The bolshie Labour MP has just found out that the Labour Government won’t be coughing up £13 billion for the tireless WASPI campaigners after all.
Sod all those pesky election promises and stuff!
Having voted to axe the winter fuel allowance and been casually ignored by NHS Daleks at Furness General Hospital over unpopular bed closures, “Scrapper Scrogs” desperately needed a win for the Furness WASPI women.
Sadly, it was not to be. How embarrassing!
It was only last month that “Scroggers” was grinning from ear-to-ear in a photo opportunity with campaigners.
They had schlepped all the way down to London to meet her on Budget Day.
“I will continue to fight for them and won’t leave this alone,” declared Scrapper Scrogs, as she came out swinging in a press statement at the time.
“We need a fast and fair resolution and I will carry on raising this in parliament and with ministers,” she screeched, pounding the Treasury bag.
Six weeks later, it is starting to look like Scroggers should hang up her feather dusters because parliament, ministers and the local NHS don’t appear to be listening to a word that she says.
In fact, the only people who do believe in her “fight hype” are our young media studies students at the Evening Snail!
Time for Scroggers to go back to “fighting” on Ulverston Town Council where at least she is guaranteed a few easy knockouts?
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