Letter: Does MP support rail competition?

Letter: Re a quote from our MP on April 10, 2009 in response to a Virgin Trains proposal for routes to London from Shrewsbury, being shelved. Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury, said it was "very important" WSMR was supported, but he believed in "open competition".

Quote from our MP on March 3, 2010 in response to refusal of routes to London from Shrewsbury on Arriva Trains Wales. Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury, said he was "delighted" with the decision. "I'm absolutely thrilled. All of the Shropshire MP's worked very well together to lobby the regulator to prevent Arriva having this service".

Didn't see a great deal of input from Daniel in the press beforehand. Does he support "open competition" or not? Running with the hare and the hounds, or jumping on the bandwagon seems to be a common theme in the letters pages these days.

Lawrence Hatfield

Shrewsbury