Mark Lancaster is one of two MPs in Milton Keynes. He is a member of CIMIC and during his time in the 'gan his blog was published in the local free newspaper. During his time in theatre he seemed to spend a lot of time flying around the country and seemed very adept at finding constituents with whom to press the flesh. From his blog he didn't seem to do a great deal of work (although perhaps he left the boring stuff out
). It was a good read and certainly preferable to the local wimpish Labour MP who was against the war but voted for it.
The final blog which detailed his travails in returning to the UK spoilt it all. He seemed to have no comprehension of the difficulties facing a stretched AT fleet. Fact is, aircraft go u/s and when they do the RAF can't simply conjure up a replacement there and then, British Airways it ain't. Most importantly he got back to the UK in one piece and his baggage arrived the following day. In his blog he accepted this was not inconvenient as he had to return to BZN to collect his weapon in any event.