Last Day with the MP

My MP Mark and I said our goodbyes and thank yous today. He really kind and gave me a going away present, London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd. The book is nearly 800 pages and is supposed to be fantastic. My friend John is read Thames by Ackroyd and he really enjoys it.

I actually owe John a big thank you. He sent me a text today saying that Rev. Jesse Jackson was being interviewed at the Home Affairs sub-committee meeting. I ran over and saw him answer questions from MPs on violent crime and drugs for a little over an hour. Basically, Jackson believed that in order to limit drug related crimes we need to focus on cutting the supply of the drug and less on halting the demand for it. He also spoke about reforming the prison system so that young convicts can be educated ("We need to raise them up, not lock them up"). At the end of the session the MPs asked a couple questions about Obama, the Civil Rights Movement, and MLK to which he gave the most intriguing answers.

By the way yesterday on my tour of Big Ben. I climbed over 300 steps to the top of the clock tower, walked behind the faces of the clock, saw how the giant mechanical clock works, and witnessed the chimes and Big Ben sing at 10am. It was so freakin' cool.