National Policy Forum - Your Southeast CLP representatives

Dan Chapman, Simon Burgess, Deborah Gardiner, Karen Landles and Martin Phillips

We hope you will support us and elect us again to the National Policy Forum to represent South East CLPs.

We have a great team of SE NPF reps who punch well above our weight nationally because we are such a strong team. We have worked together over the past few years to represent your views as CLPs in the south east, taking forward important issues raised by SE members to the final Warwick meeting of the last cycle. We achieved significant success in getting key issues, such as a 100% elected House of Lords, new council house building, votes at 16 and the South Downs National Park into the Policy Document.

We can be immensely proud of what Labour achieved in 13 years of government, but we could have done so much more. Now we are in opposition, we need to rebuild. Many voters switched to other parties because they felt we had lost touch with their concerns. The next NPF cycle is the most important in its history. We need to build on the things that have worked over the last 13 years, but also find new policies that will address the feelings of insecurity and uncertainty that many people now have, and policies that make people feel they have more control over their lives – responsive local services, a government that listens and businesses that are not left to make enormous profits then demand bailouts when things go wrong.

If elected, we will work closely with local parties to ensure that our members have the opportunity to be heard at regional and national level. We have visited many CLPs, listened to your views and reported back regularly on the issues raised through our newsletters and website. We will continue to do this if we are re-elected.

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SIMON BURGESS Hove CLP
Membership Number A638166

As the CLP Vice-Chair at the last round of negotiations at Warwick I spent two years preparing the ground and then ensured that CLPs and trade unions worked together to achieve our common goals. I consistently submit one of the highest numbers of policy proposals and amendments to policy documents, because it is important that your views are heard and debated.

Candidate for Brighton Kemptown 2010 and Vice Chair of NPF. GMB and Co-op Party member

DEB GARDINER Isle of Wight CLP
Membership Number A506806

Finding a way to re-connect with the voters we lost is crucial and Party members in the South East, rooted in their communities, will have a crucial role to play as we develop policies which will help us win again. In the South East, we are used to fighting for every single vote and campaigning and committed National Policy Forum members are crucial to getting that message across.

Former Labour Group Leader and PPC for the Isle of Wight. Work for UNISON. Member of UNITE and Co-op Party.

KAREN LANDLES Epsom & Ewell CLP
Membership Number B009643

Policy-making will be at the heart of our fight back after our election defeat. The National Policy Forum is the key to motivating and re-invigorating our exhausted members and to recruit new members. The more people we engage in our debates, the more we will develop policies that offer genuine solutions to people’s needs and reflect our values that brought us into the party.

Previous parliamentary candidate and European election list member. Unite and Co-op Party member

MARTIN PHILLIPS Guildford CLP
Membership Number B006399

Now we are in opposition, we need to rebuild. Many voters switched to other parties because they felt we had lost touch with their concerns. The next NPF cycle is the most important in its history. We need to build on the things that have worked over the last 13 years, but also find new policies that will address the feelings of insecurity and make people feel they have more control over their lives.

Former Chair, Surrey County Party. Founder of Southern Comfort and Health Commission member. Unite and Community member

DAN CHAPMAN Brighton Kemptown CLP
Membership Number L0062391

If I am elected I will tell shadow ministers about the real life experiences of young people, and I will push forward to get appealing and relevant policies on the agenda that are aimed at young people. I will push for policies that focus on lowering the cost and increasing the availability of housing, maintaining funding in further and higher education and to provide decent jobs for young people. As a member of LGBT Labour, I will fight for equality. I will make sure that Labour’s policies continue to be the most progressive and carry on fighting for fairness. I will also continue to get more young people involve in the Labour party and to expand our youth membership.

Brighton Kemptown campaign organiser and youth officer. Member of LGBT Labour and Young Labour.

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