I am delighted to have been selected to stand & represent the people of Whitby & Scarborough for Reform UK at the next General Election.

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My Great, Great Grandfather was Inspector for Scarborough Police Force & Mace at arms for the Scarborough & Whitby Corporation. He was honoured by the town on his retirement in 1918. My Grandfather, born in Scarborough, was Detective Sergeant in what became North Yorkshire police & my father was born in Whitby.

I’m passionate about our area, I’m from our area, I live and work in our area.

My professional background is predominantly pharmaceuticals. Training with French & Danish specialists for over 10 years, I eventually joined a team that went on to develop a pioneering new adrenaline device in Sweden. Now saving lives across the world, it’s something I’m very proud of. From this, I went on to set up my own pharmaceutical company, a business I ran successfully for 8 years.

Phasing out the research, I’ve devoted the last few years to restoring some old buildings into a liveable home for my family. Something I'm equally proud of.

Outside of work I have always been passionate about old maps, books. I enjoy walking the moors and searching for fossils, abundant on our coastline.

The Victorian grandeur that my Great Grandfather enjoyed is still evident, our coast & moors wonderful. However, the problems that blight other areas are evident & increasing here. The political model is broken. Record tax, NHS waiting lists, immigration & debt is a trajectory to national decline. Government isn’t working for you. I will.

Let’s say no to this model & change course.

As your representative, whether it’s fishing, local housing, the NHS, asylum & immigration, education or crime, I want to champion common sense for our area. Let’s drag representation back to the people. Let's move away from the corporatism & self interest so evident in past decades.

We all deserve safe & clean streets, an infrastructure that works for us, and a consultative local policy plan that builds on the legacy passed on to us by the great men & women who built our communities.

Over the coming months I will be canvassing in our area, hopefully meeting as many of you as possible.