Re: Kite flying
"Go talk to your MP about your concerns"
I did exactly that (two MPs as I had two addresses). The responses I received did not actually specifically deal with my concerns, they merely re-iterated government proposals (both from the same party) and were almost word for word identical.
I didn't want to put up with that and so then sent a second letter, highlighting the key issues and pointing out that what they were saying was factually incorrect; and asked for their comments on those points, rather than the spin that I had previously received.
I did then receive a second letter from each; and again, they were so similar, that they could have been written by the same person. Neither really dealt with the original concern.
Currently waiting for a letter from a new MP; different issue. Didn't respond to the original letter, so this is my second letter to her. If I don't hear anything in the next month, I'll probably be passing it on to the local press for them to chase; but I doubt that it will achieve a damned thing.
Time to get out the pitchforks and torches!