Alasdair Lord was born and grew up in York and is standing as an Independent candidate and is not backed by any party, unions or big business.

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He holds a BA (Hons) Latin American Studies from Portsmouth University and an MSc Water and Environmental Management from Loughborough University. He is a writer and teacher and in 2023 he published Postcapitalism: An Alternative to the ‘Great Reset’, which is available on Amazon.

He has lived and worked abroad (as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher) for half of his adult life, including; a year in Mexico, nine years in Thailand, over two years in Saudi Arabia, four years in Oman and a year in Spain. He has worked at a number of York language schools and as an Academic English tutor at York University. He currently works as a supply cover supervisor and supply SEN teaching assistant at a variety of York primary and secondary schools.

If elected as Member of Parliament to represent the people of York Central he would seek to implement the following policies.

1. Pro-peace / Anti-war

2. Economic Justice

3. Referendum on the future of the royal family

4. Evidence-based approach to UK drug laws

5. Sovereignty of the Individual as a given