Introducing Colchester Labour Candidate Tim Young

We felt it is was time to give fellow Fabian Society member Tim Young a mention. The ABC is politically neutral and we communicate with people of all different views and philosophies.  The Fabian Society gives us access to some great speakers and thinkers. If you are interested in politics it is a fine organisation to join. 

Tim, it says on the Labour website, is the Labour Group Leader on Colchester Borough Council and is currently Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Culture & Regeneration. He has represented Greenstead ward (formerly St Andrew's) since 1992.

Tim is Chair of Colne Housing and is a Non-Executive Director of Southend Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust. He has lived in Colchester since 1984 and is married to Julie who is also a Borough Councillor and a County Councillor; she is the current Mayor of Colchester. They have three grown-up children.

Tim is a big Ipswich Town and Essex Cricket fan. 

Tough negotiator Theresa May is looking rather more hype than substance after failing to take part in the latest TV debate. The race is on in earnest, and June 8th could bring a few surprises as the Tory's manifesto was poorly recieved and May's reluctance to ‘mix it up’ with Jeremy Corbyn, not to mention address the public, has damaged her personal claim to be the tough negotiator to get the best BREXIT deal.  

In fact to use a Mrs Thatcher style expression, she may well have hand-bagged herself with this decision. Sending along Amber Rudd, whose father died 48 hrs earlier seems uncaring and in Ms Rudd's case even disrespectful. Winning an Election may be important, but if it more important than your family, maybe you have the wrong set of values..?