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-------------------------------------------------------- Which political issues are you most passionate about? I am passionate about building a Britain based on freedom, enterprise and compassion. Freedom is having basic human rights such as free speech and freedom of assembly which have been increasingly eroded in the name of our security and the freedom to live in a democratic society which many people are deprived of across the world. Enterprise is building an economy on the principles of the free market, the ability for business to operate without excessive regulation and the need for ordinary people not to have the taxman take a big chunk out of their wages. Finally compassion is the need for nobody to go hungry, nobody to find themselves in a situation where they can’t afford to live and the respect for human life that some of our laws so fragrantly disregard. If we can build a Britain on these three things, I think we’ll build a society we can all be proud of. What do you feel is the biggest issue for young people in your constituency? Young people in Newcastle are quite well-off in terms of the services provided for them by the Council, the free leisure sessions they can receive and reasonably public transport costs. The problem is not enough of them know about it! The biggest issue for my constituents is that they are unable to access all of the services available because of a lack of information. What do you hope to achieve during your term of office? During my term of office I wish to see through the promise I made in 2007 to establish a democratically elected Youth Council for the City. I also want to be part of the national effort to introduce a National Concessionary Card for young people. What is your future career ambition? Ultimately I’d like to go in to politics so I can play my part in helping make Britain a better place to live but I don’t want to be a life-long, career politician. I would like to get some experience of working outside the Westminster bubble and am considering studying law at university. Which public figure do you most admire and why? I most admire Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female and best peacetime Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher could only have happened when she did; she set out to sort out a specific problem (the catastrophic mess that was the British economy) and by the time she’d left office she’d done so. She was no angel, but regardless of what people think of her politics, she is admirable for her clear political vision (something most politicians seem to lack these days), her determination and her conviction. If there was one message you could send to the government, what would it be? Our political system relies on an element of trust between the people and their elected representatives. The recent expenses scandal has eroded that trust. Politicians now need to begin restoring that by living up the promises they make and not ignoring the pledges they make in their election manifestos. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- East Midlands | East of England | London | North East | North West | Scotland | South East | South West | Wales | West Midlands | Yorkshire & Humberside
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