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INTERVIEW: Gary Heather

24th March 2010

LRC National Committee member and Labour PPC for Tunbridge Wells Gary Heather responds to our questions:

What three policies would you like to see in the 2010 Labour manifesto?
More affordable council housing; excellent education for all, not for just a few; a Tobin tax on currency speculation, used to address poverty at home and abroad.

What issues will you be campaigning on in Parliament if re-elected?
All the above; economic equality of opportunity – in employment, housing, education and health; repeal of the anti-union laws; a trade union freedom bill.

What do you think has been Labour’s greatest achievement and its greatest mistake in Government?
Achievement: The Northern Ireland peace process. 
Mistake: Not taxing the rich more and clamping down on tax avoidance sooner, so as to be able to reduce poverty more.

What are the major local issues in Tunbridge Wells?
Insufficient affordable housing; road congestion, parking and public transport; inequality of opportunity, with pockets of poverty and deprivation; the council’s failure to develop derelict property.

How can activists help you to win in Tunbridge Wells?
Call me on 07918 170 901 or email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to help my campaign.