May is ME Awareness Month and, satisfied or not with the shape of the new coalition government, readers may wish to know that Banbury MP Tony Baldry very kindly took the time to acknowledge and respond to our manifesto for ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) in the run-up to the elections.

We have posted his response on our website – afme.org.uk We hope that Mr Baldry will remember the needs of vulnerable people with ME and other chronic health problems, now the new Government has started to look at cutbacks.

Sir Peter Spencer, Chief Executive, Action for ME