VIA Rail

[Urban_Sky]

Originally Posted by swimmer_spe

Interestingly, you both see it as opposite of each other, and of me too.

We are both highlighting the same problem, just different aspects of it: I was pointing out that an MP will tend to be more receptive for ideas which have actually the potential to buy votes, whereas Truenorth00 took note of the fact that the same is true for the government's receptiveness for ideas brought forward by a single MP. We are not contradicting each other, we are contradicting you (as pretty much always)...

MPs should be doing what is best for their constituents , but we don't live in that perfect world.

MPs should support that which is good for the country as well, but we don't live in that perfect world either.

I don't know what your responsibility was as an engineer at the military, but I wouldn't want to sit/drive/fly/enter/use anything you have signed off, as your complete incapability to critically reflect on the limits of your knowledge and the pretension and hubris with which you decide what's good for this country (and what isn't) cast serious doubt on your judgement and anything which results from it...

Fortunately, My local MP is Liberal, so it is more likely that it might happen.

The only thing this coincidence makes more likely is that your MP will assure you that "enhancing rural mobility options" is of course an important priority for this government, while he will have already forgotten about your proposal by the time you leave his office...