Thank you to all those new party members and volunteers across Bournemouth East who have given so generously of their time over the last few weeks. Not only have you helped to get our message to voters in Bournemouth, but you’ve been helping secure votes in Mid Dorset & North Poole, Romsey & Southampton North, […]

Today, in my capacity as Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth East I have challenged our local Conservative candidate to rule out a no-deal Brexit in December 2020. This follows Boris Johnson refusing to rule out a no-deal exit from the EU. Under the Conservative Party’s plan, the UK will have until December 2020 to […]

The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament. Figures from the National Education Union show that next year (2020/21), schools across Bournemouth’s two constituencies will have seen their budgets cut by an eye-watering £3,640,087 in […]

Tomorrow marks the official start of my campaign for December 12th. The day will kick off with some campaigning on behalf of my brilliant colleague in Bournemouth West, Jon Nicholas. If you’d like to join me we will be meeting at 10am at the Shoulder of Mutton pub, 1010 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, BH11 9LA (map) […]

The Bournemouth Echo has recently carried a story highlighting the fact that women in Bournemouth receive on average 20% lower pay than their male counterparts. I find it appalling that this issue has STILL not been resolved. Way back in 1970 (when I was 5 years old) the first Equal Pay Act was introduced to […]

As of today, 30th October 2018, there are 42 days until polling day. In Bournemouth East there are 43,627 doors to be knocked and 76,175 voters to be talked to. In order to speak to every voter I would have to knock roughly 1,039 doors every day from midnight tonight onwards. That equates to 43 […]

Local referendum tomorrow. In Boscombe and Pokesdown tomorrow a local referendum is being held on the following question;- “Do you want BCP Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Boscombe & Pokesdown to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?” I will be voting YES in this referendum as I believe it is […]

So now we know the date of the next election. We will be going to the polls on Thursday 12th December. Winter elections usually favour the Tories as the days are short and many working voters often don’t feel like voting on a cold, dark evening after a long day at work. This election, however, […]

Over recent weeks many of us have watched in disbelief as Boris Johnson unlawfully attempted to prorogue Parliament. Upon Parliament’s resumption, Johnson and his government have been entirely unrepentant and the chamber itself has descended into something resembling a bear pit. Some of the language used by our politicans has been truly frightening! It is […]

I am delighted to confirm that I am standing for election on May 2nd to the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority. Along with my colleague, Rebecca Edwards, I hope to be strong voice for the people of the Boscombe East and Pokesdown ward. If elected one of my first priorities will be to […]