I have just returned - before the weather changed - from a day of meeting residents in various parts of Eltham with members of my team.  Together, we called at nearly 400 homes.  The feedback was, as usual, very interesting.  There's lots of work to do following up individual issues, but one of the things people kept mentioning today was to do with Armed Services Day.  Why has this special day not been given a higher profile or status? Yes, the Prime Minister and some of the top brass were on parade, and Her Majesty was in Edinburgh.  But where were the street parties, the parades, the special offers in shops for serving and retired Service personnel?  What a wasted opportunity.  I very much hope that if the Conservatives take power, we elevate this special occasion to something truly worthy of the brave men and women who help to protect this country and our values.