TRISTAN LEAROYD
PROFILE
This is who I am and what I stand for in general:
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I was originally a Liberal Democrat member while at University. In 2011 I was elected councillor for Marske-by-the-Sea as a Labour and Co-operative councillor. In 2011 I resigned as a univerity lecturer as I was against tuition fee hikes and could no longer work in an increasingly privatised higher eduction sector. In 2012 I voted against austerity measures at Redcar and Cleveland Council. It cost me my cabinet seat and later I was suspended by the Labour Party from standing in any election for life as I protested against the banning of candidates to compete against a London-based politico for the Redcar Labour Party parliamentry candidate.
From 2011 to 2015, I brought about a series of popular changes locally and managed to sink two developements that that threatened Marske-by-the-Sea's identity.
I stood down as an independent councillor in 2015 to focus on my family and career outside of politics.
In January 2023, I was invited by the Liberal Democrats to re-contest a council seat in Marske-by-the-Sea.
Professionally, I am PhD Pharmacist with additional humanitarian, maths and law degrees. I am fluent in five languages and work in the biotechnology industry. I went to school in Guisborough, before moving to Marske in my late teens. I live in Marske with my wife and daughter.
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I stand for (among others):
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Reducing inequality
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The renationalisation of the NHS
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Reaching net zero as fast as possible through reinvestment of all fossil fuel and energy profits into renewable technology
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Consumer cooperatives exclusively operating energy and water supplies to bring prices down fast and premanently
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Cooperatisation of the bus and rail systems so passengers own and control the companies who run the services
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The immediate closure of all tax havens
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50% windfall tax of all fortunes over £100M
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Recapturing democratic control from billionaires and international corporate giants
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Increasing school funding and reducing private company involvement in schools
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5 year minimum jail sentances for any person found avoiding more than £1M in tax.
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20% worker ownership of all private companies with more than ten employees.
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A co-operative act which reduces tax for wholly owned consumer and worker cooperatives and mutuals
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A maximum 35 hour working week
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International cooperation to reduce the planetary birth rate (there are now too many people on the planet)
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Fair pay for all public sector workers including NHS workers and the military
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A reduction in Member of Parliament salaries to 2010 levels and for MP wages to be linked to public sector wage increases
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The banning of all MP second jobs
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Lengthly jail sentances for all elected officials found rewarding public funds to those who sponsor their campaigns
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A ten year prohibition of MPs taking a role with a company they engaged with while serving as an MP
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Limiting MP terms to 20 years max
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Proportional representation
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Abolition of the House of Lords
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The citizen's basic income
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A land tax rather than a council tax
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Reforestation of large parts of the British countryside
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A border force that is appropriately funded and an asylum system that is capable of processing claims
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Reinstatement of the democratic right to protest and overturning the 2023 anti-union legislation
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Protecting private, public and state pensions to reduce multiple home ownership as a means for pension income
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Rejoining the European common market - not the EU - and closer cooperation with France and Portugal in particular
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Holding European nations to account - particularly Germany - for their foreign trade policies and poor environmental records.
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Extending visa stays in Europe to at least 6 months for British citizens
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Abolishing tuition fees
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