you get out to see people, to see them in their homes, in surgeries, get to know them and you get to know some of them really well and all the problems and issues they face. that is wonderful. people stop you because they want to talk to you, you have helped them for one reason or another. you have helped them for one reason oranother. david you have helped them for one reason or another. david wrote about the differences that have come in recent years in terms of relating to constituents. i know from my own experience, when i first went into parliament back in 2005, i would have drop in surgery when anybody could turn up, i would go to libraries, cafes, churches, leisure centres, pubs, even mcdonald's where people were unable to come and meet me. the dangers of doing that became so great because it was an uncontrolled environment, i had to