Nominations for the inaugural Spectator’s Readers’ Representative award are now open. The entries received so far show that there are at least some elected officials who have earned both the trust and respect of their constituents.
Oliver Mitchell puts forward Dr Julian Lewis, part of the shadow defence team. Mitchell, 19, met Lewis at the Festival for Heroes event and was touched by the interest that Lewis took in him. Mitchell concedes that his view is biased but says ‘were more MPs able to make so positive an impression in one chance meeting, the faith in politicians of the public and armed forces might be restored’.
Gary Powell nominates Anne Milton, the MP for Guildford. Mr Powell is campaigning against the pro-council bias of the Local Government Ombudsman and has been heartened by Milton’s willingness to listen to those with complaints about the process.
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