Charles lives in Shropshire and has lived at his cottage in Corvedale since 1983.

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He is married and has two adult children with six grandchildren.

Charles studied physics at university, in London, before leaving England to travel abroad. He subsequently married in Vancouver, qualified as an accountant and had two children. He studied data processing at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and Economics at Simon Fraser University.

He returned to England in 1977 and commenced a career in global insurance in the City. He was a director of an international insurance broker and, subsequently, a director of a number of insurance companies before he retired to live full time in Shropshire.

Charles qualified as a member of the Insurance Institute (ACII), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries (FCIS), and has received a Bachelor’s degree in Insurance studies and a law degree (LLB) followed by an LPC (Legal Practice Course)

Charles was a keen skier in British Columbia but, as a history buff, has since immersed himself in the cultural and architectural riches of Britain; and the pleasures of European travel. Charles was also the honorary treasurer for a conservation body managing 800 acres of heathland for many years.

The disgraceful ineptitude of the established political parties and the slow deterioration of every aspect of public life has prompted Charles to join the only party that has a practical solution to these problems; namely Reform UK.

Charles believes that his experience in managing companies in challenging economic environments, his proven decision making capabilities, and his incisive analysis of complex problems, all make him an ideal candidate for parliament.