Shocked local residents have been stunned by a whole week of Rob Wilson not gate crashing photo opportunities in the local media. Concern grew over the bandwagon jumping MP when he wasn't seen on any pages in the local papers. "It's most unlike him," said one concerned resident, "and I haven't received any important Parliamentary communications from him for over three days now. Something must be amiss"

We checked the local Reading East Conservatives' answer phone and were greeted with the following message: "We are sorry but Mr. Wilson is at the Tory conference in Blackpool this week. If you have a local initiative you would like Mr. Wilson to come along uninvited to with a photographer, please leave your name and organisation after the tone."