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| Affiliation | Liberal Democrats |
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| Name | Vikki Slade |
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, England , United Kingdom |
| Email | Vikki4mdnp@gmail.com |
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(2024 years) |
| Contributor | RBH |
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| Info | I moved to Dorset in 1999 when I accepted a promotion when I worked in financial services.
We have since raised our four children here – three of whom are now adults. It was my experience as a local business owner that got me interested in politics – as chair of the chamber of commerce I engaged regularly with councils, and this helped develop my voice representing others. After being elected to Poole Council I helping write several policies including the Anti-Bullying Strategy and the Seafront Strategy. When BCP Council was formed I became leader, working across seven political groups, and took the council through the dark days of Covid-19. More recently as leader I have averted a financial crisis to deliver a balanced budget and developed the new Local Plan. This will ensure the housing we need for the next generation is delivered with the infrastructure it needs, minimises the environmental impact and protects the green belt our community treasures. When Annette Brooke announced her retirement from Parliament I was selected to run for MP and I have been campaigning for a better deal for Dorset ever since, using the skills gained in the councils and through my community work including as a school governor, chair of neighbourhood watch and youth club lead. Government is failing to support local communities or provide fair funding so the right public services can be delivered. From crumbling school buildings to broken promises on expanding our community hospitals, councils having to bid for enough money to repair our roads and a lack of police officers in our neighbourhoods, things just do not work anymore. I will use my voice as a Liberal Democrat MP to fight to resolve Dorset’s dental desert – starting with children and the vulnerable. There are enough dentists here, but their contract means many are leaving the NHS. People do not want to work in the care sector because they can earn more working in supermarkets so we will increase their minimum wage. We will also provide free personal care, so no one must struggle with simple tasks of washing and eating. Liberal Democrats believe that delivering this – something that is already done in Scotland – will reduce the need for hospital admissions and improve the lives of older people. We are lucky to live in such a beautiful place, but the rivers and harbours are being polluted due to a lack of investment in the sewerage system and Government weakness on holding polluters to account. Too many properties sold for holidays homes is hollowing out communities and Lib Dems have plans to protect new homes so they can be occupied by full-time residents and ensure that second homeowners pay their fair share. In Mid Dorset and North Poole only the Liberal Democrats can beat the Conservatives, a vote for anyone else will give us another 5 years of the same decline. Dorset deserves better and I am ready to serve the residents, businesses and communities here fighting for a fair deal.
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