The English Democrats Party (EDP) has selected Charles Vickers to be their prospective parliamentary candidate for Stevenage at the 2010 Parliamentary elections.

“The English Democrats are the only pro-English, non-racist, anti-fascist political party and the only party that will put England and the people of England first”, said Charles.

Biography

Hertfordshire resident of 35 years Charles has a passion for politics and is determined to make a difference for residents of not just Stevenage but England too.

Charles has worked in Hertfordshire since 1972 and he and his wife, a secondary school teacher in Luton, originally made t

heir first home in Hatfield in 1975. Since then they lived and/or worked in Hertfordshire, including Stevenage. They have three grown up sons who all attended Hertfordshire primary and comprehensive schools.

Charles said “I am passionate about making England a great place again for the People of England to live and work in”.

Charles is no stranger to seemingly difficult challenges. Charles was Chairman of the Letchworth Leaseholders Association and led a small but vocal group who successfully brought about reform to the leasehold problems in the town, in the process achieving reductions up 40% – 60% in the price of freeholds. Charles and members of the group also played their part giving evidence to select committees of the House of Commons and House of Lords in the formation of the current Heritage Foundation. This involved a lot of effort and public awareness raising.

Charles has said about his candidacy in Stevenage that “I can bring to the job of Stevenage MP an unrivaled breadth of industrial experience from working on the shop floor as an apprentice to working in the board room as a finance director as well as experience of working at a senior level in the civil service of the State of Illinois and of campaigning for peoples’ rights in England”.

Charles was born in India in 1945. He says, “I should be a natural Internationalist and to some extent I am. But I put England first and I am determined to put England back into centre stage of our public life. England and the people of England and our culture are more important to me than any other issues.”

WHO ARE The English Democrats?

As England’s fastest-growing political party the English Democrats Party is the only pro-English, anti-fascist, non-racist political party in Britain. We are dedicated to giving England its own government, as every other country in Europe, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have already!

NO HOUSING ON GREEN BELT LAND ROUND STEVENAGE

“The English Democrats have a number of policies that are important to the life of the people of Stevenage” Said Charles Vickers, “These include abolishing the Regional Governments that are responsible for planning the huge increase in housing around Stevenage”.

SUPPORT MANAUFACTURING IN STEVENAGE
Our industrial policy states that Society should not be expected to subvert democratic and cultural institutions in order to meet the needs of trade and industry. “We support manufacturing in high technology industries, as part of a modern, prosperous economy, rather than encouraging low-tech, low-pay work in services, useful though these may be in creating a flexible labour market” said Charles, “And we intend to support key strategic industries rather than giving them away to the highest bidder”

WE WILL CONTROL THE COST OF GOVERNMENT
The English Democrats intend to control the cost of government by limiting the number of members of the House of Commons and the new House of Lords in line with their reduced responsibilities following the establishment of an English Parliament. “People need have no concern that the total cost of government will increase, It will not! The USA has a total of 543 Senators and Congressmen for a population of around 360 million. The UK with a population of just over 60 million would have difficulty in justifying more than 300 in the House of Commons and the new House of Lords, in total, a reduction in cost of perhaps more than £100 million!”
“MPs currently get a salary of nearly £65,000 plus over generous expenses and office allowances, this is too much” said Charles.

The Internet

Personal

Blogs: “Political Economy” at www.politicaleconomy.me.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/charles.vickers

Twitter: http://twitter.com/charlesvickers

Hertfordshire English Democrats

Web Site: www.hertsengdem.org

Twitter: http://twitter.com/hertsengdem
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42005912482

English Democrats – National Party

Web Site: www.englishdemocrats.org.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/EnglishVoice
Facebook: www.facebook.com/www.EngDem.org

Contacts

Charles Vickers. Email: charles@hertsengdem.org Mobile: 07504 603504
Notes for Editor:
1. The English Democrats Party (EDP) is an inclusive political party fighting for the political rights of the People of England.
2. The EDP stands in elections and over the last 6 years well over 500,000 votes have been cast for it, over 270,000 in the June 2009 EU elections.