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
Everything was buzzing at Helston Farmers’ Market at the weekend. Questions, queries, casework (and even coffee and cake!).
Invited all local Cornwall Councillors to join me. Always keen to work with others, across parties, for the good of local communities. Thanks to Mike Thomas, Loveday Jenkin; Cornwall Councillor, Crowan, Sithney and Wendron Division, Nicola Boase and Cllr Rory Gow 😊
And to the local ambulance service who put on a first aid demonstration with defibrillators. Procedures have changed since my volunteer lifeguard days with Polurrian Surf Life Saving Club (Mullion) back in the day. Here being coached by Dr Adam Wilde. Thanks 😎
Cornwall Live
BBC Cornwall
ITV News West Country
Many cafes, restaurants, pubs and music venues are facing a crisis and it’s getting worse. Successive governments are turning them into venues for industrial-level tax collecting – VAT, Business rates, employment taxes and excise duties. Many tell me they barely break even. But they are significant employers and employ thousands here in West Cornwall & on Scilly; families depend on them. They are a vital part of our communities.
That’s why I’m campaigning to urge government to look at switching the tax burden, from the present tax on enterprise, to a tax on profit, when they succeed. Liberal Democrats plan a VAT cut for the hospitality sector. Funded by a tax on the big banks.
I've asked Ministers to look again at what measures they will take to support our hospitality venues.
We're driving a campaign success!
Good news from Transport Ministers that additional support will be given to Penzance Driving Test Centre, which has been operating at much lower capacity in recent years, contributing to long delays for the hundreds of learner drivers across west Cornwall.
Though a welcome step forward, I’ll be carefully monitoring if this makes any significant difference, and urging them to keep their foot on the accelerator and ensure this increased capacity is delivered as soon as possible. I’m grateful to and congratulate all the campaigners and the thousand+ petitioners who've kept up the pressure. It does make a difference!
(We must just hope the government's "process of deploying" is better than their spelling of Camborne! 🙄)
Ask Andrew - Helston – Saturday 4th July.
I’ll be holding my next “Ask Andrew” event at Helston Farmers’ Market (The Old Cattle Market) on Saturday 4th July, from 10:30am to 12pm.
I’ll be joined by local councillors, and we’ll be there to listen to your concerns, answer questions, and discuss local issues that matter to you.
If you’re in town, please do come along, say hello, and share your thoughts.
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Our fishing industry has been treated as an afterthought by this and the last government. What little support there is, is spread very thinly.
During the Brexit campaign, I was prepared to admit that the fishing industry was the one sector which might potentially have benefitted from leaving the EU. But of course the promised benefits never materialised as the Leave campaigners had promised. The Brexit campaigners were delighted to use the fishing industry as the poster-boys for their campaign. To parade themselves on flotillas on the Thames. But they were nowhere to be seen when Parliament was considering the serious consequences of those empty promises. Perhaps they were too busy marketing gold bullion, or taking multi-million-pound bribes from foreign crypto-billionaires? Cornwall received £100 million per year from the EU; the promised replacement for that hasn't happened either.
I've called on Ministers to allocate more funding to Cornwall, to make up - in part - for what we've lost.