DO MPs representing northern constituencies have any significant influence on decisions made in Whitehall concerning major infrastructure changes affecting their areas?
I think not.
The proposed Northern Powerhouse is turning out to be typical political rhetoric.
Had the A64 York to Scarborough road been in Hampshire, it would have been a dual carriageway since the 1970s.
The Transpennine rail update is repeatedly put on the back burner, yet a similar project in the south is given the immediate go-ahead.
The route of HS2 is forced upon us.
Years of poor government investment in now defunct heavy industrial areas.
Apart from sitting in Parliament, voting as told, holding surgeries, enjoying perks and expenses, good salaries, excellent pensions, what do these MPs actually achieve for the people they represent?
Peter Rickaby, West Park, Selby
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