General Election 2024
Vote For Policies - Find Out Which Party Has The Policies You Most Prefer
This page contains the party manifestos of the candidates standing within our new constituency of Tiverton & Minehead, information on the candidates themselves, and non-partisan information from government committees and NGOs regarding policy advice for the future. We have had over a month of bombardment but... if you think you've heard it all scroll to the bottom of the page for some of the less heard voices. Perhaps you will hear someone speaking for you?
The "Question Time" Hustings
We each have our opinions on what we think would be best for the country and as a parish council we believe that the best results will come through communication and collaboration. We invited our five candidates to a hustings on Saturday, the 22nd of June to explain their policies and their views, and to listen to ours.
Read the Somerset Life report to find out what kind of people our local candidates are.
Listen to the recording here (thank you to 10Radio)
Party Manifestos
Conservative
Green
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Reform UK
Our Candidates for Tiverton & Minehead
Iain Liddell-Grainger has represented the Bridgwater & West Somerset constituency since 2010, and prior to that Bridgwater from 2001, in both cases as a member of the Conservative Party. You can see his voting record on topics as varied as Taxation, the Environment and Social Issues here.
You can find further information on all of the candidates by clicking on their image.
Further Reading
The South West of the UK has opportunities and challenges that it shares with the nation, as well as some particular to itself. Attached below are a range of reports and documents that our constituents and candidates might bear in mind. If you have a resource that you believe would be of value here, do please contact us.
The National Food Strategy
This independent report on the future of Britain's food, from farm payments and land use to education and the regulation of food marketing, was written by Henry Dimbleby under commission from the Government.
The Independent Review Of Net Zero
This independent report on the future of Britain's energy and the path to net zero, by Chris Skidmore (at the time Conservative MP for Bristol), was published in early 2023 under commission from the Government.
Further Thinking...
Does balance necessitate neutrality? Here are some podcasts, articles and links to the thoughts of others. There is a huge tug of war today between traditional sources of information like the print media and mainstream TV channels, and newer sources such as podcasts and social media. We would love to share a variety of approaches and rationales here and we welcome submissions. All we ask is that submissions take an evidence-based approach, are open in their sources, and welcome critique. The range of views expressed here do not represent those of the parish council but the views that we believe represent society. What do you think?
