The story so far..

I have been lucky enough to be selected as the first candidate for The Jury Team, in the Wales region, for the forthcoming European Elections on June the 4th 2009.

The Jury Team is a new concept in British Politics. Its goal is very simple. To give ordinary people the chance to stand for election based on a platform of honesty and decency and putting the voters first.

All candidates who stand for election through the Jury Team are, first and foremost, independent 'ordinary' people who will have no political master to force them to vote in a specific way.

All candidates who stand have agreed a number of common sense proposals designed to clean up British Politics and reclaim it for the silent majority. These proposals include;

Transparent Pay for MPs and MEPs (Including of course expenses!)
Term limits for MPs and MEPs (To ensure MPs remain relevant)
Referendums as requested by 5% of the electorate (To safeguard our democratic rights)

For the European Elections, because it is based on proportional representation, all candidates in a region work together for the greater good with seats allocated based on the percentage of votes for each party. I am extremely lucky that my fellow candidates, James Eustace, Neil Morgan and Steven Partridge are all pulling behind me and by working together we hope to give the people of Wales a real alternative to the usual suspects.

You can find out more about my basic beliefs, as well as all the candidates for the Jury Team in Wales.

This blog will, I hope, give you both a greater insight into where I stand on the important issues and persuade you to vote for the Jury Team in the forthcoming elections.

I welcome your feedback, comments and questions

Paul