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Originally Posted by kestrelx
I've had all that with my MP, letters, e-mails, information, offers to come round for tea and biscuits, she even invited me up to the House of Commons, bought me a cup of tea and biscuits and then took me into Questions with Harriet Harmen in the House of Commons. But when it came to a really serious issue relating to policy, she couldn't help me. So the most important thing I needed nothing could be done about it.
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With out you giving any details about what policy you were trying to influence it's a little difficult to comment on how much help a Member of Parliament could be. If you were trying to make Britain a tax free haven, for example, you were probably wasting both your's and your M.P.'s time.
When I lived in Glasgow I requested the help of my M.P. on a civil liberties question of law, and again was very happy with the help and influence I recieved as part of the democratic process we have in place in this country.
Perhaps I'm just better at getting the right help I need, or am a little more realistic about what can be achieved by one M.P.
