If I get elected as MP

If I get elected as MP for Stoke-on-Trent South I will aim to support the economic regeneration of Stoke and the improvement of life opportunities for the people of Stoke.

I believe that it is very important to use the new high-speed broadband network in Stoke to empower local companies to get a stronger presence in the electronic markets world-wide. It is important to improve the education of our children in the schools and to train more apprentices in particular for jobs in the digital economy. It is also important to create new opportunities for local companies to get support for the creation of new jobs in general and in particular new apprenticeship positions. In the longer term the development of the high speed train line HS2 will have a major impact on Stoke and we have to fight to get the full benefits of this for the city.

I feel that in order to improve life opportunities we need to expand the free childcare and provide this for all children from the age of two. We should provide discounted bus passes for all under 21s to reduce the costs of traveling to school and work. I consider very important the Liberal Democrats’ aim to increase the limit of tax free income allowance to £12,500. This will help many families on low income. I strongly believe that it is very important to improve mental health care in general and in particular for young people by investing more in these services. I also support the Liberal Democrats’ plan to allow standing places in Premier League football stadiums. This will allow more people to enjoy first rate football at the Britannia Stadium.

Finally, I am a strong believer in freedom rights. I will aim to support the protection of freedom rights and to limit the ability of the state to reduce the freedom of individuals without very good specific reasons. I believe that a new Digital Rights Bill proposed by the Liberal Democrats is required to assure the privacy and freedoms of people in the digital age.

National Youth Debate - Stoke-on-Trent

I attended the National Youth Debate on 26th March at the Stoke City Hall. It was a very lively meeting with good questions from the audience.

Liberal Democrats Election Manifesto

The Liberal Democrats Election Manifesto was launched on 15th April. We stand for a stronger economy and a fairer society. 

Some of our key points are:

• We stand for investment into the NHS, for improvement of the mental health services, and in particular better provision of mental health services for children, adolescents and young adults.
• We aim to extend free childcare to all children above 2.
• We want to raise the tax free personal allowance to £12,500.
• We aim to have a third of our electricity consumption covered from renewable energy sources by 2020.
• We plan to double the number of apprentices and to reduce the cost of bus passes for people under 21.
• We stand for the protection of freedom rights and aim to pass in the Parliament a new Digital Bill of Rights to protect our personal freedom and privacy in the digital world.

General Elections 2015

This is the 2015 General Elections campaign blog of Peter Andras. He stands as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

Please check the blog for further posts about Stoke-on-Trent and the election campaign.