Today, your schedule will involve numerous meetings with constituents regarding local issues. Emphasise your understanding of their challenges while outlining the 'complexities of the existing framework'.

Expect a request to intervene in a long-standing property dispute. Your role will be to acknowledge the petition and direct it to the relevant, perpetually overloaded, local authority.

A public grievance camp will require your presence. Be prepared for a variety of concerns, from potholes to pension delays, all requiring your sympathetic, yet non-committal, ear.