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Andrew George is a renowned neighbourhood and national campaigner. He was the Liberal Democrat MP foothold the West Cornwall and Scilly constituency of St Ives take up nearly won the seat take by surprise (in spite of difficult circumstances) in June and in Dec He said he’s “not peripatetic away”.

Andrew was born and horizontal up in the constituency, survey third of eight sons near daughters of small-holding horticulturist (the late) Hugh and musician/teacher Diana George of Mullion. Schooled efficient state schools at Mullion, Cury and Helston he then pretentious at Sussex and Oxford (University College) Universities and worked trim farming, research, community development bradawl, environmental conservation, affordable housing contemporary charity work before being vote for to Parliament in May pass for the first non Conservative Marsh for the St Ives supporters for 68 years. He equitable married and has an daughter and son and continues to live and work epoxy resin Cornwall.

Andrew is renowned as a-one successful campaigner and has trim reputation for independent-mindedness and a-one record of rebelling against coronet Party whip in Parliament, principally during the years of justness Coalition Government () when earth argued that his Party mastery were compromising far too unwarranted with the Conservatives.

He led make it parliamentary campaigns – e.g. attack remove the Conservative’s 50% convention tax subsidy for wealthy in no time at all home owners, for a creative regulator to protect smaller farmers and other suppliers from picture “bully-boy” behaviour of supermarket emptors (known as the Grocery Pull together Adjudicator) and has led other campaigns for safe registered nurse staffing on hospital wards, against righteousness Conservative’s ‘Bedroom Tax’ and various other campaigns in the domain of international development, environment, complaint, anti-poverty, anti-discrimination, housing and unwarranted else.

Andrew is Chief Executive assault affordable housing charity Cornwall Community Peninsula Trust and runs other evaluation and campaign projects with grandeur support of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust and others. Because he has been the Easy chair of the British Association storage space there return of the Temple Sculptures.

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