Andrew George
Promoting the
Politics of Courage
I’m running a positive campaign to restore decency and honesty to our politics. To build a brighter future. To combat those who want us to become more inward-looking, backward-looking, more self-absorbed. I’ll build a campaign for an outward-looking, forward-looking and compassionate country.
We’ve been misled by a privileged clique who’ve irresponsibly played on fears to stoke prejudice. We must get beyond the Brexit chaos they’ve dragged our country into. We must restore the things that matter for the sake of our children’s future – our NHS, our schools and the very sustainability of our planet.
Come and join a growing campaign team. We’re determined to win this seat back this time, to make the difference, to build a brighter future.
Many people say “you politicians are all the same”. That statement has never been more untrue. The choice here is stark:
Andrew George - Standing up for Cornwall
National campaigner, local campaigner, MP.
Andrew describes his role - "Seeking out the silent voices. Standing up to bullies. Fighting for justice”
Liberal Democrats - Building a brighter future
Torrential rain greeted me this evening as my Paddington train pulled into today's officially declared "Severe Drought" zone here in west Cornwall. Cornwall's zone almost coincides with this constituency's boundary (along with a small part of the two neighbouring constituencies to the east).
The Minister (Emma Hardy) and I spoke at a hastily arranged meeting this afternoon. She assured me that, although the government is of course urging everyone to do all they can to conserve water, there are no current proposals to impose any further restrictions.
I know many will rightly point out that we have been let down by a private water monopoly which has consistently put top exec bonuses and shareholder dividends above investment in the infrastructure and dealing with the leaks which could have averting this. But recent legislation the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 - introduced a ban on bonuses, criminal liability on bosses, stronger enforcement powers and protected funds for investment.
The government must now go further. It's announced Clean Water Bill must become a vehicle to increase public accountability and to enforce investment plans.
You can see for yourself that reservoirs are at a worryingly low level. Though we have local supply from Stithians (on the eastern edge of the constituency) and Drift (west of Penzance) the head source is Colliford on Bodmin moor.
Please keep my office and I informed if you have any concerns or questions.
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People's Parliament - Hosted by Andrew George MP
Join me at Wesley Hall, Helston Methodist Church on Friday 23rd October at 7pm for the latest People's Parliament.
These meetings are an opportunity for local people to shape the discussion, raise concerns, and ask questions about the issues that matter most to them.
I'll start with a brief update on developments in Westminster and across our local area before opening the floor to your questions.
Topics will include:
• Local matters affecting our communities
• National and international concerns
• Parliamentary business, including the Autumn Budget
Previous events have been well attended, so please reserve your free place: 🎟 andrew-george-events.eventcube.io/events/98155/andrew-george-mp-people-s-parliament/
To submit a question in advance, please contact my office:
andrew.george.mp@parliament.uk
01736 339526
I hope you can join us.
How to deal with rogue traders who prey upon the most vulnerable…?
Thanks to modern online technology, I was able to get Cllr Mike Thomas and Gary Webster from Cornwall's Trading Standards online for a meeting with Energy Minister Martin McCluskey MP in Westminster this morning.
Congratulations to Mike for running an outstanding campaign (which I’ve been supporting from the Westminster end), highlighting the criminal activity, shocking practices and fraud of rogue traders, cold calling, doorstepping and pressurising elderly people living on their own and other vulnerable people to have spray foam inappropriately installed in their roof spaces at exorbitant prices, whilst dishonestly claiming that they’re doing it under a government scheme.
This has left thousands of people with the headache and added cost of removing these installations when, particularly in older properties, they achieve the opposite of what these Cowboys claim, worsening the home's energy efficiency and causing damp and moisture problems in the roof space that didn’t exist before.
To top it all, another group of Cowboys (often working with the first group) go around charging these householders through the nose to have this botched job put right; to remove the spray foam at great expense.
Not only does this leave many homes (but not all) with the problem that their home becomes unsaleable with the spray foam.
Many homeowners will have lost all or much of their life savings through these criminal activities.
The Minister was listening and has promised he is acting.
Government schemes have been stopped because they were failing. The government has consulted on new consumer protection measures for these schemes.
There will be a further announcement later this year with the rollout of new consumer protections and schemes thereafter.
In the meantime, householders should be wary and always refuse to enter into any contracts with anyone who attempts cold-calling or doorstepping them into projects such as these. And please pass this on to your elderly/vulnerable family, neighbours and friends.
I'm visiting Mullion again soon and look forward to the opportunity to meet local people, including those who wish to raise matters of local, national or international importance.
📍 Ask Andrew Pop-up Surgery – at Mullion Village Hall (TR12 7DQ)
🕖 Saturday, 24th October, from 10:00am.
Please forward details to your friends and family. It’s an informal drop-in event. It coincides with a morning Market (“Mickey’s Market”) which takes place in the Hall. I understand there’ll also be coffee and snacks. It’s always great to return to Mullion (where I was born and brought up).
If a queue forms, I’ll see everyone in turn. I look forward to this as an opportunity to hear about local concerns, hear your views, and discuss the issues that matter most to you and our community.
If you can make it, I look forward to seeing you there.
Heartbreaking, but important.
An incredible photograph by Federico Veronesi (Italy): "The Aftermath", a black-and-white image. Described as “a female elephant carrying ‘her’ deceased calf in Namibia's Huab River Valley”, and which won the Natural History Museum, London’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
The picture itself is remarkable enough. But I now understand it’s even more emotionally complex than that. It turned out it wasn't her calf, but another from the group. She'd lost a calf a year or so before and, after carrying that for a time, had started carrying the dead calves of others. Demonstrating some really long-term behaviour. Many animals show stronger emotional consideration for others than some humans manage.
It’s been my privilege to previously witness selflessness and powerful emotional ties between animals. Mother (dairy) cows tearing through high hedges and demolishing the heaviest of barn doors to get to their calves following forced separation. We know more about the limitations of human sentience towards animals than we know about animal sentience itself.
Hopefully we’ll learn to respect as well as admire this kind of animal behaviour, and, who knows, perhaps we’ll even manage to emulate…
Thanks to Candida Frith-Macdonald for updating me on the background.
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