Comments on: So, why can’t you call yourself an MP?

By: What happens to MPs’ websites when Parliament is dissolved? | Mark Pack

What happens to MPs’ websites when Parliament is dissolved? | Mark Pack — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:19:21 +0000

[...] Media & PR What happens to MPs’ websites when Parliament is dissolved? Date: 12 March 2010 0 comments Tags: Online politics, Parliament, twitter, youtube There was a little flurry of interest last year as to whether MPs with “MP” in their Twitter name would face a problem after Parliament is officially dissolved for the general election. That’s because after that point technically no-one is an MP and you’re not allowed to call yourself an MP if you aren’t one. That story was rather over-played though it did spur me to dig out quite what the sanctions would be, which in turns out isn’t that simple a question to answer. [...]

By: Mark Pack

Mark Pack — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:23:58 +0000

Simon: true. If being hyper-cautious, you have a second account and you and someone else are logged in at the same time and then swap over names near-instantly.

By: Simon Dickson

Simon Dickson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:32:32 +0000

But is there a risk that someone grabs your temporarily vacated username? I can’t see anything in the Twitter documentation to suggest there’s a ‘grace period’ between one person giving up a username, and someone else claiming it… as is often the case, say, with domain names.

By: Peter Welch

Peter Welch — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:28:21 +0000

Your local candidate will probably be able to descirbe himself as “Leader of the Liberal Democrats”, Joe.

By: Joe Otten MP

Joe Otten MP — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:08:46 +0000

Thanks. Very useful.