Hello Dylan, I do not know Piglet's situation, nor do I know much about Mr O'Dowd. I can say I was a Labour Party member for many years and gave a large commitment of time and effort in three general election campaigns. I have not been a party member for many years. I have lived in this seat for five years. After a very unsatisfactory and frankly rude response from Steve Bullock to corresponence expressing concern about traffic speed, road crossings and local traffic management issues I forwarded the correspondence to Mr O'Dowd via the Local labour party offices to find out his views. I recieved no reply. Perhaps this was a mistake/error/oversight but the impression I was left with, as someone who has a lot of sympathy for Labour, was that these two representatives had little sympathy for my views, as one of their constituents.