I've tried to post this twice, it keeps getting marked as spam, according to "community rules." Must be the links I included, so I'm taking them out
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I couldn't contain myself until you got this up, so I posted some observations in my journal, go there.
Oooh, I'll have to check that out in a sec.
I had seen enough comments today about the BBC being "worried" about that scene that I expected it to be much worse than it was.
Same. Yes, it was brutal, but we are talking about a couple that regularly has very D/s-ish rough sex. I think the worst bit of it was not the act itself, but that it was dubious consent. Still, Freya didn't say anything to stop him, though I think she was mostly in shock.
I feel just as stupid about why Aiden meets with constituents. Apparently he resigned a position in the cabinet, but still holds local office? That's my attempt at understanding anyway, especially after he said the people confuse influence with power.
Glad I'm not the only one confused by that aspect of his plot! I think you're right about still holding local office, it just isn't very clear (maybe that's just something Brits would know without having to explain it?).
Just a quick note as I'm off out soon but Aiden and his wife are Members of Parliament here in the UK (fictional of course). After being elected, MPs are chosen by the Prime Minister from his/her party to be members of the Cabinet and other posts in government, one of which Aiden resigned from. He still remains MP for his constituency (area) until the next General Election so is seeing his constituents (people who live in the area) to help with problems. Most MPs have weekly 'clinics' for this purpose. It is also why he is trying to get a place on a Committee so he can fight his way back up.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. American government has something similar, with Senators being chosen for committees after they are elected. I thought perhaps the UK system had something along those lines. Unfortunately we don't have a House of Commons, so our government-in-action is rather boring. The best we get is someone yelling, "You lie!" during the President's State of the Union address.
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Oooh, I'll have to check that out in a sec.
I had seen enough comments today about the BBC being "worried" about that scene that I expected it to be much worse than it was.
Same. Yes, it was brutal, but we are talking about a couple that regularly has very D/s-ish rough sex. I think the worst bit of it was not the act itself, but that it was dubious consent. Still, Freya didn't say anything to stop him, though I think she was mostly in shock.
I feel just as stupid about why Aiden meets with constituents. Apparently he resigned a position in the cabinet, but still holds local office? That's my attempt at understanding anyway, especially after he said the people confuse influence with power.
Glad I'm not the only one confused by that aspect of his plot! I think you're right about still holding local office, it just isn't very clear (maybe that's just something Brits would know without having to explain it?).
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