I have mentioned on here regarding my problems with British Gas and how Jenny Willott my local Member of Parliament did a good job in helping me out in terms of information and contacts. I first voted for her in 2005 even though I should from my background of poverty be a labour supporter. Jon Owen Jones was a good MP and sadly he had to lose his seat as many did because of Tony Blair's efforts in Iraq. In 2010 I again voted for Jenny Willott because labour were still taking the poor for granted and were now just a party of the middle classes and the rich. Of course many first time voters also voted libdem in 2010 with the aim of stopping the increase in tuition fees. Those voters who were let down will probably vote for whoever is the best option to beat the libdem candidate. Cardiff Central should really be a safe labour seat and to her credit Jenny Willott has been a reasonably good local Member of Parliament and sometimes that is more important to people than what they vote for at Westminster. I was watching the Daily Politics show on Monday on the BBC and Jenny Willott was one of the guests alongside a labour and conservative. Towards the end of the programme a discussion was started regarding a pie chart that is part of information being sent out this week to millions of people to show how tax money is being spent. The pie chart showed a large proportion of it was being spent on welfare and could give the impression that the unemployed are receiving too much. The reality is of course that the welfare portion includes such things as housing benefit that only the landlords benefit from and state pensions that are paid to people who have worked and paid in for decades. The real amount paid in the form of JSA would be very tiny and would probably require a magnifying glass to see if it was separated from the rest of the welfare bill on the pie chart. It was clearly an attempt to sway the majority to go along with even more severe cuts to the welfare bill with no regard for the millions who are struggling to survive. This was a chance for Jenny Willott to separate herself from the coalition government and get some street cred with the people who voted for her in Cardiff Central. Sadly she was quite happy to go along with the pie chart as it was and showed no concerns. This really was an opportunity she missed and it left me thinking about how she has voted over the years at Westminster. I went online and looked at the Theyworkforyou.com website to have a look at how Jenny Willott voted. I was fully intent on voting for her next may as she has been a good local MP but what I found has left me unsure. See what you think when you see how she voted. Voted very strongly against paying higher benefits over longer periods to those unable to work due to illness or disability. Voted very strongly for making councils responsible for council tax and reducing amount on such support. Voted very strongly against raising undergraduate tuition fee cap to 9k a year. Voted very strongly for ending financial support for 16-19yr olds in training and further education. Voted very strongly against ID cards. Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Voted strongly against a bankers bonus tax. Voted strongly against increasing tax rate for over 150k earners. Voted strongly for reduction on spending on welfare benefits. Voted strongly against public money to create jobs for young people who are long term unemployed. Voted strongly for reducing housing benefit for social tenants who have an extra bedroom.(bedroom tax) Voted strongly for raising threshold at which people pay tax. I was a bit surprised that she never voted for or against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices. She appears to have kept her word regarding voting against increasing tuition fees but she voted to end support for 16-19yr olds in training and education. She is against making the bankers pay tax on bonuses and she didn't even bother to vote regarding increasing welfare benefits at least in line with prices. She voted for the bedroom tax that has caused misery to many and even led to many being forced to move home and yet she voted against increasing tax on high earners. As her constituency does have many people living on the breadline it really is surprising that she never voted one way or the other on increasing benefits in line with prices. Before Jenny Willott appeared on the Daily Politics programme on Monday I was definitely going to vote for her next May. That pie chart and lack of separating herself from the conservative message might be her downfall. I'm not so sure who I will vote for now.