Dr Brian Mathew
Three steps Brian will take to win in North Somerset
Team build, motivate and plan for our victory here- Boost membership, especially with young people
- Work with the Focus and Yeo Views groups to get our message out, hold the Tories to account, and encourage Labour & Green voters to join us in defeating the Tories in North Somerset at the next general election
Why we have to WIN HERE...
- North Somerset needs a Liberal Democrat voice, it has in the past and will again soon if we work with purpose!
- The Country needs Liberal Democrat Policies
“We have the best policies from tax to the environment, student fees to personal care, post offices, libraries and affordable housing. Now lets win these policies in!”
Biography
Brian grew up in the West Country and went to school in Somerset. While researching in the Middle East for his BA in Development Studies he witnessed first hand the pointless destruction of war.
After University his post-grad diploma in Agricultural Engineering launched him on a 20 year career in water, sanitation and health programmes in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Working with: the Lutheran World Federation in Zambia, Dutch Aid in Darfur (Sudan), WaterAid in Tanzania, the British Government in Zimbabwe, and the EU in Malawi, he has helped to bring safe water and sanitation to over a million people.
When studying for an MA he won a scholarship to the Liberal Summer School and joined the Lib Dems in 1988. His PhD thesis for Cranfield University was published in 2006 and is available to download free at www.irc.nl. He has written a number of publications, made films and broadcasted on radio and TV. He has helped the Lib Dems in by-elections from Hartlepool to Southall. In 2005 he stood in a local by-election in Westminster. In 2007 he co-wrote and presented the new Party Policy on International Development, passed unanimously at Harrogate. In 2008 co-wrote and presented the new Party Policy on the extension of the remit of the International Criminal Court, which was passed with a large majority at the Federal Conference in Bournemouth.
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