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June 2017
General Election: Candidates in Filton & Bradley Stoke • I was born in Southmead Hospital in August 1969. • I have lived and worked in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire area all my life. • On leaving school, I worked in my father’s ice cream and catering business for about ten years. I then worked in the financial services and residential property sectors. • I served with 29 Commando RA as a mobilized reservist for a year and was deployed to Helmand Province in Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 9 in the Autumn/Winter of 2008-9. The top issues I am hearing on the doorstep are: • National security • A desire for the government to get the best possible deal in our Brexit negotiations • The need for ongoing improvements to transport infrastructure Defence of the realm is the most important duty of any government and it will remain my highest priority. As an armed forces veteran, I will continue to represent and work for veteran’s interests. If fortunate enough to be re-elected I will continue to work to ensure that Filton & Bradley Stoke remains at the heart of Britain’s defence • I have lived in South Gloucestershire all my life. • I chose to continue my further education through an apprenticeship at Renishaw’s where I won the top apprentice award and worked to encourage women into engineering education. • I am currently a commissioning officer with Gloucestershire County Council working to commission quality services for an all-age alldisability strategy. • I was attracted to standing up for social justice and became campaign co-ordinator for the former chief whip of the Liberal Democrats (Lord Don Foster) for the 2015 general election. • I was a campaign co-ordinator for the South Gloucestershire Remain Campaign for the EU Referendum. • I have been an active campaigner for affordable housing and education opportunities in science and engineering. I know from talking to people in Bradley Stoke that they are fed up with the never ending roadworks that have plagued the town for over 18 months. With the £200m being spent on this project there are still issues that need better solutions such as the proposed Hatchet Road widening. If elected, although late on in the process, I will be questioning
Jack Lopresti (Conservative)
industry and a global hub – delivering investment, manufacturing and high tech jobs. If a Conservative government is elected, I will fully support Theresa May as prime minister to achieve the best possible deal on Brexit. I believe our great country has a tremendous opportunity as a free and independent nation again to thrive and prosper on the global stage. Economically, we are already one of the world’s biggest economies and by negotiating trade deals with any country on the planet we will build on this success. Politically, we have a unique special relationship with the United States, we are one of the world’s biggest defence
Eva Fielding (Liberal Democrat)
the way the MetroBus infrastructure contracts have been managed, the likelihood of money being recovered from the contract due to the numerous delays and an apology from the council to residents who have put up with long queues and disruption for far too long. Conservative education cuts (in real terms) and changes in the Fair Funding formula for schools are resulting in unacceptable reductions in the number of teachers employed, in support roles, increasing class size and reducing the curriculum. It is outrageous to ask parents to make “regular financial contributions” to supplement school funding.
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spenders and we have historic links with the Commonwealth. Brexit will enhance all of this. I will strive to secure more new jobs and apprenticeships. We desperately need to build more homes, so that our young people can get onto the housing ladder and we need to continue to improve local infrastructure. I will work with the government and the local council to ensure that the transport infrastructure is robust enough to support the new jobs and new homes coming into our area. I will passionately support our vital public services such as the NHS and education and will continue to work hard to improve these provisions locally. Choice facing the electorate The choice is who is best suited to negotiate the best possible deal in our Brexit negotiations? So that we can thrive and prosper on the world stage both economically and diplomatically as a free and independent nation once again. Who do you trust more to defend the realm and keep us safe? Theresa May, with a proven track record of strong leadership, or Jeremy Corbyn, who wants to abolish our armed forces and won’t sing the national anthem in public?
High levels of traffic movement around Bradley Stoke mean we desperately need further infrastructure improvements and protection from air pollution, so that in the event of an accident the whole area does not become gridlocked. House prices continue to climb in the area meaning low to middle wage earners looking to get onto the property ladder will struggle without co-habitation or substantial financial support from parents/guardians. New housing is needed locally to solve the shortage, but we mustn’t lose green spaces or large tracts of green belt to achieve this. We support strong scrutiny in parliament of any Brexit negotiations (rather than a Tory landslide that means they don’t have to listen to wider views) and a say on the final deal by the British people. We strongly support more funding for the NHS, raising more than £6bn/year through a 1p rise in income tax. Our police are vital to maintaining our safety and security and we will invest £300m/year to create more officers and reduce the recent cuts in numbers by the Conservatives. We will deliver 300,000 new homes a year with public housing to fill any gap the private sector doesn’t deliver.
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