Fair enough, Rob - I think we have to disagree on that one. :-)

I find it rather frustrating to know that, no matter how I vote, my geographical location and it's demographics will make that vote slightly irrelevant. I've had some positive dialogues with my local MP - mainly about environmental issues in my neck of the woods - and always found him reasonable and approachable. As you say, a good constituency man.

But I find myself out of kilter with most mainstream Conservative thought and policies.