Election Fever

I received a red coloured glossy election flier from my local Labour MP. She is apparently a hard working campaigner, campaigning against all sorts of things, whatever that means. Included in her campaigns have been bank charges, post offices and jobs (her own perhaps).
It reminded me that I have written to her twice this year concerning things I felt strongly about. On both occasions I only received a standard email response “Your email communication is acknowledged and the information has been noted”.
Perhaps I have high expectations, but that wasn’t really the response I wanted. What I hoped was that she would support the objection I have written to the Licensing Board. Until recently, my area has had relatively few pubs, but something odd happened a while ago. A hairdressing salon asked for a license; apparently their customers needed a gin and tonic to calm their nerves. Of course the councillors granted it; albeit with a bit of mirth. And what do you know, the hairdressers has morphed into a bar. Now they want to increase licensing hours till midnight. This is what happened in Byres Road a few years ago, now the residents in the area have to put up with sleepless nights due to disorderly behaviour. Some have been forced to move away.