The whole argument on this site is that power drained out of elected politics. So the most useful thing you can do is use the part of it that still answers to you. Your MP.
Why your MP
An MP hears from very few of the people they represent. A short, personal letter from a constituent is read, counted and often answered, and it carries far more weight than a signature on a petition or a forwarded template. If enough people raise the same question in their own words, it shifts what MPs think their voters care about. That is the whole point of a political constitution, and it still works.
This page gives you a letter to start from, a way to find your MP, and a way to send it in a couple of minutes. It asks your MP to engage with the question rather than take a side. A letter like that, from someone in their own seat, is the kind they take seriously.
Write to your MP in four steps
1. Find your MP. You do not need to know their name. Enter your postcode at WriteToThem and it will show you who represents you and send your message for you. If you would rather post a letter or use their own email, use Parliament's Find Your MP.
2. Pick the angle that matters most to you. Three starting letters are below: on the border, on building, and on the courts. Choose one, or mix them.
3. Make it your own. This is the important part. Change the first line to say who you are and why you care. A letter in your own words counts for far more than an identical one sent by hundreds of people, and staff can spot a template instantly. Keep it polite and brief.
4. Send it, and include your address so your MP knows you are a constituent. Then tell one other person about this site.
Starting letters
You are welcome to copy, cut and change any of these. They are a starting point, not a script. Use the button to copy the letter, then paste it into WriteToThem or your email and make it your own.
Dear [MP's name],
I am a constituent living in [your area]. [One line in your own words about why this matters to you.]
I am worried that the country seems unable to control who enters it. Of everyone who has arrived by small boat since 2018, only around 4% have been removed, and removals are frequently blocked in the courts under human rights law. This looks to me less like a failure of will than a failure of the legal framework Parliament has put in place.
I am not asking you to take a party line. I would be grateful to know your own view on whether the current human rights framework is compatible with an immigration policy the public can have confidence in, and whether you will raise it.
Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your address]
Dear [MP's name],
I am a constituent in [your area]. [One line in your own words.]
It concerns me that we seem unable to build the things the country needs. Some energy projects are being given grid connection dates as far away as 2036, and the consenting rules around major projects have reached the point where a single bat tunnel on HS2 cost around £100m. The money and the plans often exist. The permission does not.
I would be grateful to know your view on reforming the planning and consenting system, and whether you will support faster decisions on the infrastructure we need.
Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your address]
Dear [MP's name],
I am a constituent in [your area]. [One line in your own words.]
I have become concerned that too many decisions that used to be settled by elected politicians are now settled by judges and unelected bodies instead. Whatever one thinks of any single ruling, I think it is fair to ask whether the balance between Parliament and the courts has moved too far, and whether voters can still change the things they vote to change.
I am not asking you to support a particular party's position. I would value knowing your own view on the balance between Parliament and the courts, and on reform of the Human Rights Act.
Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your address]
Share it
The other thing that helps is simple. Send this site, or the one page that convinced you, to someone else, and to your own MP. Arguments like this travel person to person, across party lines, or they do not travel at all.
This site tries to get its facts right and to flag where they are contested. If you have spotted an error, or you think the argument fails, email starkeyism1@gmail.com. Corrections make the case stronger, not weaker.
Go deeper
If you want to check the argument for yourself, the primary sources collect Starkey's own lectures and interviews, the evidence lays out the figures with their sources, and the reading list covers the case on all sides.
