Our plan for Britain
We want
For the many
We will build a Britain that works for the many, not the few. That means building the homes we need to rent and buy, keeping our communities safe, giving our schools the funding they need, and restoring the NHS to its place as the envy of the world.
Healthcare for all
Ensuring elderly and disabled
residents are supported and comfortable in their own homes as long
as possible. Pushing for scrutiny of
service providers and ending inadequate
15 minute visits. Signing the National
Pensioners Convention’s Dignity Code
and developing an action plan to combat
loneliness.
Secure homes for all
Closing loopholes which allow developers to avoid building
any affordable properties and regulating the use of homes as short-term holiday lets.
Corrie Drew
Bournemouth East
“I grew up on a council estate in the West Midlands, attending the local state schools. At 18, I fell in love with Bournemouth and moved here to to do voluntary work. For many years I worked on the front line with children, young people and adults experiencing poverty, homelessness, addiction and domestic violence in our town. I have always privately rented and supplemented my income working for local businesses: experience which I share with many in Bournemouth, where housing costs are higher and wages lower than the national average.
I attended Birmingham City University at 31, becoming the second woman in the world to gain a first class honours degree in Horology. My career has given me insight into the need for greater availability of quality apprenticeships to renew our skilled craft and trade workforce.
I’ve campaigned on climate change, animal rights, human rights and inequality since I was 6 years old and my desire to fight such injustice has never faded. As a working class woman, I believe in the need for a truly representative parliament, with the diversity of background and experience to serve the many, not the privileged few”.
David Stokes
Bournemouth WEST
“I was born in Boscombe Hospital in 1961. I studied at Poole College, before Hatfield Polytechnic where I gained an HND in Civil Engineering and returned to live in Bournemouth with my wife and children in 1997.
I joined the Bournemouth Labour Party in 1978 and have over 40 years’ experience of campaigning for human rights, housing, the NHS, progressive green policies and the strengthening of workers’ rights. My personal values echo the sentiments of “equality and social justice for all”, which the Labour Party represents.
I have stood in local and parliamentary elections, and in the last General Election achieved the highest ever vote share for Labour in my constituency.
We need progressive change to move on from failed austerity measures and devastating cuts to public services. With effective socialist policies in place, we can rebuild this beautiful country and prioritise services such as the NHS again.
I have believed in equality, social justice, fairness and freedom all my life. I am proud to be a Labour supporter and I love this town”.
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Meet our Executive Committee.
Our Executive Committee
Nigel Apperley
Chair
Nigel Apperley
Chair
Michelle Dower
Vice Chair
Michelle Dower
Vice Chair
Catherine Gutmann Roberts
Vice Chair Membership
Catherine Gutmann Roberts
Vice Chair Membership
Patrick Canavan
Secretary
Patrick Canavan
Secretary
Dom Crocker
Treasurer
Dom Crocker
Treasurer
Corrie Drew
Policy Officer
Corrie Drew
Policy Officer
Mimi De Winters
Women’s Officer
Mimi De Winters
Women’s Officer
Leigh Jelley
Women’s Officer
Leigh Jelley
Women’s Officer
Alex Loader
Disability Officer
Alex Loader
Disability Officer
Jacob Gagg
LGBT+ Officer
Jacob Gagg
LGBT+ Officer
Rachel Tierney
Youth Officer
Rachel Tierney
Youth Officer
Danielle Hetherington Parker
Trade Union Liaison
Danielle Hetherington Parker
Trade Union Liaison
Darren Howe
Trade Union Liaison
Darren Howe
Trade Union Liaison
Sadie Fulton
Political Education Officer
Sadie Fulton
Political Education Officer
Lucy Fitzgerald
IT Officer
Lucy Fitzgerald
IT Officer
Susan Deane
Social Media Officer
Susan Deane
Social Media Officer
Austerity at a glance
People are homeless1
Emergency food parcels2
Dorset children in poverty3
Deaths linked to austerity4
1. Shelter November 2018 press release
2. Between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018, The Trussell Trust’s foodbank network distributed 1,332,952 three day emergency food supplies to people in crisis, a 13% increase on the previous year.
3. A report by The Children’s Society
4. Effects of health and social care spending constraints on mortality in England: a time trend analysis. A report published by BMJ
Why did you join the Labour Party?
To secure for workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof on the basis of common ownership of the means of production (Clause 4)
Patrick Canavan
Member
I joined the party in 1974 because I always hated inequality and injustice and believed the state should provide support for people at times of need. I’ve been a member ever since and moved to Bournemouth 15 years ago and bringing my membership and socialist ideals with me.
Tina Thompson
Member
Our work
Southbourne
Boscombe
Summer BBQ
Bournemouth Station
Royal Arcade
Emily Thornberry
The Square
Alderney
Bournemouth Hospital
Barry Gardiner
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We’re rebuilding Britain
Bournemouth is an incredible place and we’re proud to call it our home. With the wonderful diversity of people, communities, skills and experience which make up our town, we have huge potential. Yet, many hard working people are struggling, where we have lower than average wages, with a higher than average cost of renting or buying a home. We are seeing a rise in child poverty, violent crime and reliance on food banks. None of this is necessary.Bournemouth Labour wants to deliver transformative policies which would invest in our town- its people, services and infrastructure, to see us all truly thrive. We will rebuild Bournemouth- for the many, not the few.https://youtu.be/bpCRQZiQ6Y8
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