International Constitution is needed to prevent conflicts, wars and chaos

There are internal issues that needs to be resolved worldwide to prevent conflicts, coups, chaos and wars. There have been threats of the use of military power and attempts to rewrite history. We need an international constitution with a will to dominate world affairs.

There is clearly a failure to see an effective and influential instrument of preserving peace, and security, and that democracy has been excluded from the process of finding key solutions to international problems.

We have had politicians using rude manipulation of international law as international law gives justice, rights, security and freedoms. The rude manipulation leads to mandate of destruction, on going chaos, unsavoury methods of democracy, declining standards in politics, economics and ideology.

Such approaches are in no way in keeping with the principles on which democracy is based, and counter an objective tendency of spread of global economic and political might. There are techniques of inspiring inner conflicts and carrying out regime operations. One example is open encouragement of the anti-constitutional coups or poor bad elections.

Unilateral restrictive measures and attempts of exterritorial use of national legislation are nothing more than a manifestation of archaic and bloc ways of thinking.

We can start by officially not recognising Islamist State. And do more to eradicate brutality and violence as well as doing away with incompetent governments incapable of governing to protect their leaders. We need to hold incompetent governments accountable for destabilising and undermining security of each country.

We need to have common sense and have good judgement and work closely together to combat threatening situations. We cannot just be observer and judge of the world, we need to take action.

I have seen a lot of countries most affected by the deep internal conflicts of divisions, sectarianism and racism. There have been a lot of damage to democracy, and people greatly suffer from not benefiting from democracy.

Most people seem to think it is just a military solution to all the conflicts. That people gets victimised and gets all the blame, while there is clearly an incompetent government.

All countries can be brought closely together and united if we adopted an undivided international constitution. All the conflicts would be non-existent if we all agree to the undivided international constitution.

It is the responsibility of democracy to make sure we do have the right political leader to form a competent government. In order to get peace and have a conflict free future, we need to have international electoral reforms.

The MPs clearly do have a problem electing their own leader because there is not enough who put forward their name for leader leading to a leader being unelected.

People clearly do have a problem with fraud in elections. People clearly do have a problem with not having fair free elections.

All these lead to disaster and incompetent governments. The international constitution as demanded by democracy is that when there are failures and problems with having legal elections, is to create a constitution to say that there must be a general election.

To create a constitution to ensure that no military official can take part in ruling its country, but can allow any military official or persons from all walks of life (doctors, lawyers, ordinary citizens etc) to take part in elections in order to be part of the government.

To create a constitution to ensure that no President or Prime Minister can overrule elections, to manipulate elections, and overrule the justice system including dismantling the justice system. 

This method makes it easier for people to hold elections without interference from any rogue government leader, and rogue parliament.

It is essential, and life saving to have an international constitution in order to be conflict free, war free, and to finally have peace, security, justice, new order, harmony, and new lives globally.

Brexit and the Economy

We certainly can blame the Brexit leading to dramatic deterioration in economic activity, not seen since the aftermath of the financial crisis. We have been prepared few months before the Brexit happened so we cannot say we are not prepared. Even the Bank of England was cautious and prepared for such an event.

The pound fell soon after, but picked up quickly, and now it is falling again. Exports have been picked up by the falling pound. Post Brexit slump costs Easyjet £40m due to the falling pound. Both manufacturing and service sectors saw a decline in output and orders. The business activity could be higher or lower than a month ago. Manufacturing activity also could be higher or lower than a month ago. But they still can fluctuate for many months if not stabilised. We could have continued record slump.

All this is home grown due to the Brexit, and is meant to be short term. The economy will not right itself in the coming months.

We are already heading for recession with the government borrowing at over £1 trillion pounds in spite of a lower deficit. There will be long term uncertainty, as the deep seated problem is stalling or delaying the invoking of Article 50.

I am certain that invoking the Article 50 now will trigger stability in the markets, in businesses and manufacturing. Any economic impact will then become short term, and will be on the new road to prosperity enabling to do more trade with other countries as well as Europe, but not with the European Union.

A lot of businesses have been more successful in relocating to countries such as Russia, and they feel more safe and secure there. This shows that [EU] Exit is working well. [This was because of sanctions].

I have predicted that there will be turmoil in the Brexit economy which is why I have as democracy invoked Article 50, the day after Brexit. This invoked Article 50 still needs to be confirmed by the Prime Minister. The invoked Article 50 is still there and secure, even if the Prime Minister refuse to invoke the Article 50.

The Prime Minister can take all the time in the world, and start negotiations but only after invoking the Article 50. And not before.

Political Adviser, Expert and Economist.

United Kingdom can help to end the civil war in Ukraine

We only have two days before the Houses of Parliament breaks up for the holidays. This is a matter of urgency,  I wish to raise for the parliamentarians to take heed on the conflict in Ukraine. 

It was the United States [hegemony] who initiated the conflict of the Maidan revolution. 

Relations between countries should be built upon principles of equality, and cooperation, and no country in the world has no right to impose its will upon others and displace legitimate governments. Countries are facing threats of the use of military power but I am more concerned about Ukraine as I am a representative for the Ukrainians.

There is no sign of the civil war ending between the Ukrainian government, and the civilians in Eastern Ukraine. Minsk Accords still have not been implemented needed to have peace.

Verkhovna Rada have lost its own reputation, credibility and functionality.

I would like United Kingdom to be an effective and influential instrument of preserving peace and security. And not allow it to turn it into an arena escalated struggle, fuelling conflict further, and not allowing fascists and other radical groups to expand.

While we are all agreed on sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Ukraine. We welcome support for humanitarian reasons, and help all Ukrainian communities all over the world especially Canada and United Kingdom to keep in touch, and help the Ukrainians in Ukraine.

We cannot attempt at imposing on Ukraine decisions and standards in politics, economics and ideology even if Ukraine has zero politics, and has a negative unworkable government. The anti-constitutional coup has not helped Ukraine, and things are worse than you had imagined before.

It would help greatly, really greatly, if United Kingdom would refrain from giving military support, equipment and arms in the hope that the civil war would subside. This is in order to stabilise Ukraine.

We need to do more to eradicate brutality and violence, as well as doing away with incompetent governments incapable of governing to protect their civilians. We must hold incompetent governments accountable for destabilising, and undermining security of each country. This is not a military solution.

I have kept a diary, proofs and newspaper articles that United Kingdom is party to the conflict. I wish that to end, as I hate wars, discord, suffering and destruction.​ United Kingdom cannot possibly be one of the countries to be a global prosecutor,  judge and executioner.

Electoral Reform System

United Kingdom have had General Election last year. The political landscape have changed and we have the age old core deep seated conflict between parliamentarians and the people.

This UK General Election have changed things with people wanting Electoral Reform System which got me thinking that parts of the world has got the same problem. I find it hard to believe that it took us centuries to realise this age old core of deep seated conflict was the culprit of fighting for our rights and democracy. Here is why, and this is what happened after our General Election in UK. This is a copy from my other post on Democracy.

This has been a devastating blow with the Conservatives having won a majority and crossed the line. Voters were forced to vote tactically, rather than for who they really believe in. They wanted to fight for Britain we believe in. This election proved there needed to be a change in the voting system. We need a fairer and more reflective system as the voting system had handled us unfair results and unrepresentative governments. It denies voters real choice. Under a different system we could have our views fairly represented in Parliament as seats do not match votes. There has got to be reforms in the electoral system.

The link between a party's share of the vote, and the seats they get in Parliament has broken down completely. The two biggest parties took two thirds of the vote, but received more than four fifths of the seats. The other smaller parties with votes would almost make up the same numbers as Conservatives if they are against it. There was no real contest in more than half the seats. It is an unfair system with half the voters voting for Conservatives and the half voting for other parties. It is still a very close contest with half of the other voters being without justice and representation. It is a disaster for democracy.

We must have a fair and just proportional voting system so that anti-conservative voters do get representation in the Houses of Parliament. It should not be about geography. Voters should be in control, and not the parties. Anti-conservative voters should not be the silent voters. We must not be mistaken or ever forget votes from other parties do count, either in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Half of these voters in our country will always be disgruntled, angry, upset, disillusioned and disengaged. We cannot accept a split in the United Kingdom.

This calls for a new electoral reform before the next General Election at Christmas, Multi-Party Coalition, new Prime Minister or a President of the United Kingdom.

Weak leaders with unacceptable differences in politics and democracy, with United Kingdom in chaos as voters are split in General Elections as well as Party Leaderships. 

There are more uncertainties and pessimism for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England than over before. United Kingdom will never regain its stability and security needed unless we can make dramatic changes.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/electoral-reform-back-on-the-agenda-following-one-of-the-most-disproporti.125564565

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/09/australian-born-leader-of-uk-greens-blasts-british-voting-system

This proves that democracy is not working, and that a majority of the people were not represented. It seems like that the Conservatives were only looking after the Conservatives, and not the Anti-Conservatives which felt left out. The Anti-Conservatives are a neglected majority. This is called Democracy Deficit.

Democracy Deficit as I found out, existed around parts of the world like Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Yemen etc which have culminated in fighting for rights and freedom. If we did rectify the Democracy Deficit, then everyone would be happier and living more peacefully. 

I have discovered when it came to analysing that, if we had an Electoral Reform System based on votes rather than on seats. We would not have Nationalists taking over one country like Scotland while at the same time there are other losing political parties who have gained votes as well as SNP (Scottish Nationalist Party). We have got Plaid Cymru (Welsh Nationalist Party) and Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland Nationalist Party) too.

Having a new Electoral Reform System will discourage Nationalists from forming in the first place to enable other political parties like Labour, UKIP, Liberal Democrats etc to represent their own people whether they are Scottish, Welsh or English.

This calls for United Kingdom to take action to make sure there is Electoral Reform System generally, that it is fair and just. The age old core deep seated conflict has to be tackled properly in order for democracy to effectively work.

It has been proved that the hung parliament and coalition does not work, as new conflicts, differences of policies in parties does not work.

22nd July 2016

I have been watching with interest about matters arising before adjournment in the House of Commons. I assume what matters has been raised, is passed to the Chief Whip afterwards. I have suprised myself thinking what I could have done, and that I could have dealt with all these matters within an hour.

One subject, I can only talk about is the lack of young people voting at 16 that has remained unsolved for a very long time. We cannot force young people to vote at 16, the reasons could be to do with differing party policies. I have not voted for a long time, and did not vote in the general election thinking one vote less would not improve, and I was right although it was a risk.

Anyway, I think young people who come of age who are eligible to vote should have their name put down in the electoral roll automatically. This also helps the census, identity, and the whereabouts of all young people in each area. Parents must have a duty to put their offspring's names down, and failing that, could be fined. This is because they cannot neglect and reject the rights of their young people who are eligible to vote, whether they want to or not.

Conclusion on the renewal of Trident

The results of the votes for renewal of Trident was evident after some MPs gave anti -russia rhetoric speeches. That it was obvious there was paranoia in the House of Commons with statements about the threats made by Hitler and the former communist parties in the past.

There is still the cold war mentality which makes some MPs want to be safe and secure, so that they have ended up voting for themselves instead of, for the people.

We have put the past behind us, and we know that history cannot repeat itself, as we have learnt the gross horrors of war, and having lost millions of lives in World War I and World War II.

Trident was created at the start of the cold war because of United States hegemonies, and is famous for creating conflicts and wars around the world. Russia can only put up defence and compete with United States in increasing arms. Times have changed, United Nations have changed.

We have made improvements in creating better relationships between countries, and they will continue to improve further. There is no real danger from Russia, and Russia is one of the main guarantees of international stability as well as nuclear and strategic security. Russia very actively participates in the process of nuclear non-proliferation.

Portraying Russia as a threat is so very wrong, as they are committed to deal with challenges such as the fight against terrorism. We need international cooperation to deal with challenges to insure that we have stability and security around the world.

We never can be complacent and put our country in great danger, but Trident is not the answer as we cannot use nuclear, and never can use nuclear.

Making nuclear and transporting nuclear around our country is the greatest threat than Trident, as accidents can happen, or if terrorists gets hold of them.

Renewal of Trident is effectively boosting the arms race, we can do without. And it is bad enough to know that NATO have got nuclear weapons, any madman could get hold of them.

It is not acceptable that UK lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for Trident voting for themselves, and we demand a referendum so the people can vote for or against Trident.

It is unacceptable of Theresa May to say she is ready to press the red nuclear button, as that is so cruel and thoughtless. These weapons of mass destruction would cause the deaths of more millions of lives.

Millions of deaths will not deter the arms race, and would boost the arms race. Trident cannot deter, as it is a useless piece of metal, and cannot even be seen under the water.

Russia, along with the US, is part of a Treaty for Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START), signed in 2010 between US President Barack Obama and then-Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev. The treaty expires in 2021.

We can do more, if more countries got together for Non-Proliferation Treaty.

There is no military solution, only a political one.

United Kingdom was never threatened or attacked in any way. That is because it is a peaceful country, and does not want to have war with any country.

This is because people and trade are the most important to protect, and the presence of Trident will only make things worse for a leading country.

Believe me and trust me, countries would not feel so much at edge if there was no renewal of Trident.

People would feel at ease getting on with their lives if there was no Trident, and that we are not threatening any country or nation with the presence of Trident.

We do have a very strong case against the renewal of Trident.

It is very effective to use our conventional forces to deal with challenges such as threat from terrorism as well as cyber attack etc in our country.

It is time we do set an example for United Kingdom to lead, and help the world to be more nuclear free.

We would worry all the time, thinking any mad insecure Prime Minister could press the red nuclear button.

Turkey's failed coup

The soldiers organised a 'Peace Council' for their country as they believed that they were saving Turkey from an increasingly out of touch and ideological leadership. Erdogan promised to rule on behalf of all Turks, but increasingly he does not. He promised to repair the economy but there is corruption, and there could be a recession.

His combative policies isolated parts of the world including the Middle East.

Erdogan's power is impossible to shift and impossible to remove as he will not allow rights for the Turks to have a democratic election for fear he will not be President anymore.

The coup was inevitable, and a last resort but it all went wrong because of very bad organisation.

The Peace Council should have had more backing not only from soldiers, but the police as well. 

If the military and the police agreed in solidarity to work together to have Erdogan removed because of his war crimes and bad rule. The coup would have ended peacefully and without bloodshed.

17th July 2016

The Turkey's President Erdogan repeated an accusation that cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the plot, and called for him to be extradited from the US. Mr Gulen strongly denies any involvement. America have said that it has not had a request that Gulen be extradited, and has got to go through the proper channels of legitimacy if there was evidence that Gulen was involved.

There have been claims that Erdogan started the coup to gain popularity, and is using an excuse to blame Gulen for the coup. Erdogan is also using an excuse to rid of the Turkey's justice system from all state institutions to create an Islamist State full of extremists, radicals and terrorists.

There have been repression and oppression caused by Erdogan's authoritarian premiership. He is cleansing out all opposition to the presidential system in order to fuel his popularity and infecting his country creating instability. He would then press for constitutional change that would further enhance his powers, and change Turkey for good without democracy, freedom and rights.

Turkey is thinking of the death penalty which is illegal by EU standards, and Erdogan is turning on his own people by annihilating as many as he can who will not support him. He is not going to waste time finding evidence or looking for evidence which is strange, as no one can prove anyone is a traitor or a betrayer.

It is obvious that Erdogan has staged the attempted coup himself in an attempt to tighten his grip on power. He is not acting within the law, and there have been a history of journalists being gagged so they cannot speak out against Erdogan. The people in Turkey are really so afraid, they cannot speak out for democracy, freedoms and rights in a modern world.

It seems strange that the military was fighting for democracy, freedoms and rights on a bridge such as the Bosphorus while they thought it was a military exercise. Erdogan is destroying his own military, so that Islamist State soldiers who are radicals, extremists and terrorists can take over the country and create the Caliphate. Erdogan is very mad, very dangerous, manipulative and cunning. He will never give up on his dream of a Caliphate and the Ottoman Empire in Turkey. 

All tourists should be advised to stay away from Turkey for good for their own safety and well being.

Prime Minister Theresa May is ignorant and immature about the European Union

Prime Minister Theresa May is again ignorant and immature when she said that 'I want to get the best possible deal for the whole of United Kingdom'. It shows that she is afraid of the Scots, and it was wrong to be bidding to appease the Scots who strongly oppose Brexit.

After meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that Pro-EU Scots should not be dragged out against their will, and is looking at the wrong way to look at Scotland being kept in the bloc.

Britain cannot, just not trigger formal divorce talks with the European Union until a UK approach has been agreed.

Scotland has voted to stay. But Scotland is not the only one with a majority, and Scotland only forms a very small part of the United Kingdom. Wales have voted leave and a few regions such as, say Liverpool may have voted leave [correct or not].

We cannot say that winning the leave campaign is against the will of the people. We have to include all nations and regions within the United Kingdom, and Scotland is no exception.

It is right that Scotland should be involved in the Brexit talks and negotiations, but only after the invoking of Article 50. Scotland does not have the right to delay or block the Article 50 because Scotland is still part of the United Kingdom, and the longer we stall, the sooner Scotland will have a 2nd independence referendum.

We have to fully protect Scotland's interests through the United Kingdom's process as much as we can. I know of ways to keep Scotland in Europe of which we always be part of, but not in the European Union.

It is a pathetic excuse for Scotland wanting to stay in the European Union because of losing funding from the European Union. Scotland must realise that all the billions of pounds given to the European Union has been misspent, and United Kingdom did not benefit from being in the European Union. It was a complete waste of money giving European Union billions of pounds over the last few years. After the divorce, all or some of this money will be channelled to help all the nations within the United Kingdom. This is to close the gap between rich and poor divide.

Scotland has got to realise that new reforms are needed in the European Union to be free from bureaucratic nightmare and restrictions. And now the European Union are saying there has got to be freedom of movement [blackmail] so that we got to accept the never ending flux of immigrants or migrants.  And with no control over the borders, promptly other countries to close borders in view of their economic situation, lack of state facilities and many more.

It is unthinkable not to keep the union of nations within the United Kingdom because we do need each other.

If Scotland wanted to be independent, it has to prove that it can be sustainable and self sufficient before it can be fully and officially devolved. I do not see that happening for a very long time, even if they have a 2nd independence referendum. It never can be legitimate, until there is proof of sustainability and is fully independent in self sufficiency.

We must move on, and with all nations altogether, can we overcome obstacles in trading together in United Kingdom, and go global for cooperation, more trade, and prosperity with other countries.

I still insist that the Prime Minister invoke Article 50, so that all nations within the United Kingdom can finally accept that there is divorce, and that we can start to negotiate as soon as possible.

We have the people's interests at heart for all nations within the United Kingdom, and it is time they benefit for their spiritual, physical, mental and material needs.

Ignorance and Immaturity in Westminster

The first real day on the job for all new cabinet members today and there have been criticism about racist comments. Theresa May started off her speech after becoming Prime Minister mentioning black and white and leaving out the other ethnic minorities such as the chinese. Her speech was so unprofessional and badly written as she could have said 'colour of the skin'. 

These are extraordinary offensive statements including Andrea Leadsom comment on male nannies, again racist and divisive. They both have got unreconstructed gender attitudes, that they cannot be seen to relate to be talking to professionals. Again, Boris Johnson was rude and undiplomatic when he said EU instead of the European Union. The European Union has got a name. This is intolerable and it shows there is still so much ignorance and immaturity in Westminster.

David Davis has put a foot wrong and does not seem to be really a true 'Leave' campaigner when he said that the negotiation is of most within between 12 and 24 months. Whether he can negotiate a free trade area massively larger than EU remains to be seen. Article 50 must be triggered immediately because we must provide massive markets for our exports and cut costs for our manufacturing industries.

European Union countries are acting irrationally and refusing to change already for new reforms as proved by David Cameron many times when he tried to renegotiate to leave the European Union and stay in the single market.

The European Union has made it very clear that there will be no compromise on free movement while the UK cannot compromise on ending free movement so it can control immigration. 

Single market is not the right word right from the start, because there is no such thing as Double market, Treble market etc. It does not make sense. It should have been free trade market from the beginning and existed in ancient times.

We have got to remember that we have voted to leave the European Union, meaning we are now shut out of the single market. We can only invoke the Article 50 in order to negotiate free trade market [single market] without free movement and without delay.

Any more delays on the invoking of the Article 50 means that no one in Westminster is really serious about officially leaving the European Union.

We have spent millions or billions of pounds on NATO intended to equip our troops effectively and safely. That has led to negligence, and no self respecting politician, and self respecting chief of staff would allow our troops to fight like paupers.

My life story

I was born as Linda Mary Evans on the 1st May 1951 in a War Memorial Hospital in Chipping Norton to Edna May Batts and Tudor Evans. My father was Trucker at the Pressed Steel Works of The Hook, Priory Road, Heythrop, Chipping Norton. They met while my father was bus conductor and my mother was domestic help in Cowley, and got married on the 15th June 1949 in the Church of St Mary and St John in Oxford. My parents and my family lived in Heythrop and Woodstock before moving to Shrewsbury.

My grandparents were Charles Batts and Noel Rose Helen Dale who got married on 23rd October 1926 in the Parish Church of Milton under Wychwood. At the time of marriage Charles Batts was Gamekeeper for the Brasseys in Heythrop. Noel Rose Helen Dale was not working at the time.

But she worked as a cleaner for a wealthy family in Great Tew in a grand old house while she was living in Heythrop after her marriage. I remember the time when the lady of the house picked my grandmother and myself up to take us to her house. My grandmother was given the job of cleaning the grand staircase in the great hall, and I was admiring the great hall with silver framed photographs. This was the only glimpse I had of the great house, and afterwards the lady of the house gave me a sixpence, and paid my grandmother, and took us home.

At the time of my parent's marriage, my grandfather Charles Batts was road engineer. Charles Batts, his family, his ancestors who did mostly farming, lived around Wigginton, Witney and mostly in Bampton where they have been christened, married and buried [St Mary's Church].

My grandmother is related to the Bastons, Haywards which has led, if correctly, to Joan de Bohun as she married a John Weaver. It was a very small world then, with very small population in the old days.

Joan de Bohun is related to William the Conqueror, and the old European Royal Family. The Bastons came from Poitou which is in Europe. 

My grandmother and grandfather have lived in Heythrop for more than 50 years in a house called 'The Cottages' which has about three terraced cottages, ending near a hill. They had four daughters Beryl, Joan, Margaret and Edna my mother. They lived in Heythrop all their lives until they got married. They were christened in Heythrop Church, and sang in the choir while they were children. My sister and myself was christened in Heythrop Church. My mother and my aunts went to primary school in Heythrop.

It was in the summer of 1963 that my aunt married in Heythrop church, and I attended the wedding which was memorable. I started my senior boarding school at Rangemore Hall the same year. Theresa May, her mother, and father, Rev. Brasier  went to live in Heythrop in 1964.

My brother used to work for the Jesuit College in Heythrop Park working in the grounds and using the tractor. I remember vividly he gave me and some of the village children, a ride on a trailer behind a tractor around the grounds while the Jesuits were walking about in the sunshine. We all loved looking at Jersey cows with their very long eye lashes in a field, and walking through the woods heading towards Chipping Norton.

I went to Donnington Lodge, Donnington, Newbury, a boarding school from the age of three until I was eight by which time my parents moved to Shrewsbury to be closer to North Wales as my father was born in Wrexham, and had a family there. My father always took me and my siblings for holidays in North Wales including Bala Lake, Llangollen, Llandudno, Rhyl and Wrexham.

I went to Coleham Junior Primary School on a day to day basis, then went to Needwood School, Rangemore Hall at the age of twelve which is again a boarding school until I was seventeen. Rangemore Hall was the former home of the Bass Family and were MPs as well as owning a brewery in Burton on Trent.

When I left school, I worked in a Silhouette factory as a sewing machinist making bras and underwear, then the metal factory doing piece work, looked after babies with hydrocephalus in a children's care home, became a postulant in the convent of St Francis of Assisi and postulant and novice in the convent of the Sisters of Charity.

I worked as chambermaid in Linton Lodge Hotel, Oxford, Savoy Hotel and the White House Hotel, London. I also worked as a washer up briefly at St Hugh's College in Oxford, a cook at Churchill Hospital, medical clerk at the Radcliffe Infirmary, some cleaning jobs including scrubbing the stairs in a block of flats, a piece worker wrapping up sterilised utensils at the Slade Hospital. Lived in as housekeeper and help for retired bank manager with whom I had a very deep loving relationship before he died.

It was in Reading that I got a job at the Bank of Ireland dealing with mortgages, before I got a job as a secretary for all professors and lecturers in the Department of Statistics.

I was in my mid forties when I had two children, a daughter who died nearly aged seven from neuroblastoma and have a son now 22 years old. We moved to Hastings and started childminding before moving up north. Then went into politics full time as political adviser as politics was my only interest as an avid fan in life apart from children.