[Gayle]

That's an excellent post Jaysay and conveys exactly what I was thinking. Obviously, I don't know Ken but I am aware of his standing in the community and the respect that people of all parties still have for him. I don't know Greg an awful lot better but I have seen him in action and I am able to pop in for a chat if I want.

I've always said that Greg is a local MP rather than a career MP which is basically what you've said. He'd rather work on individual issues for local people than be someone who is in politics just to get as much power as possible. Unfortunately, some people see this as a negative and like their MPs to be more high profile.

I was told the other day that Greg can't have done much for Hyndburn because his face isn't in the paper very often!!!! This came from a fairly staunch labour voter who is considering changing his vote at the next election. I tried to explain all that an MP does and why there's no need to have the glory of having every single success in the paper but it didn't wash. So it would appear that to be doing something you actually have to be seen to be doing something!!!