I am a conservative … I believe in small government, enterprise, ambition, the individual, compassion, low taxation, competence, the rule of law, freedom, personal responsibility, free market economics, fiscal responsibility, sovereignty, and the Union.

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I am extremely honoured at being born an Englishman, being from a nation with a long proud history, values of achievement, tolerance, compassion, and patience. I am a strong Brexiteer, who campaigned extensively.

Sadly, there is nothing conservative nor Unionist about the Conservative party in Westminster nor has there been for some considerable time. They are just Lib Dems in another guise – big government, loads of intervention on personal freedom, a strongly woke agenda, abandonment of Ulster, Gibraltar, high taxation, partial reversal of Brexit and worst of all incompetence.

The Labour Party will be worse.

My career has been mainly managing engineering enterprises requiring restructuring, both publicly owned and on my own account, at home and abroad, with relatively few employees to many thousands.

I have lived in the Thames Valley for sixty years. I am married with three grown up children. I have been Chairman of a Parish Council for about twenty-five years, and a Borough councillor for thirteen years in many roles including Leader.

The Tories have broken Britain. Labour will bankrupt Britain. A vote for either is a vote for more incompetence, dishonesty, and defeat. There is an alternative. The British people have a rational, fresh and untainted choice in Reform UK.

It is a great privilege to be the Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Beaconsfield. If elected I will help to regain that common sense, good governance, and competence, for which we used to be renowned throughout the world.

The current MP, Joy Morrissey, has been a prominent member of the government since elected and is therefore culpable.

If you can help, please contact me.