All General Elections are important, but this one feels more important than most.

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Access to services such as healthcare have become a lottery, the high cost of living is compounded by high taxation, key Climate Change targets based on solid scientific evidence are being quietly dropped. Beyond our shores, the world is a less stable, less secure place. Previously friendly nations look less reliable while disagreements with others multiply. I believe that divisive party politics is not the best way to address these problems. As your Independent MP I won’t be bound to any party line, I will be free to work in the best interests of residents on every issue, and able to ensure that local concerns are always taken into account.