Beverley England is the Reform UK Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for South Suffolk. We spoke with Beverley about her decision to stand.
Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers?
I moved to South Suffolk last year and I think it is important to live in the area you are to represent. I enjoy the countryside, walking every day with my dog and the move gave me an opportunity to refurbish a neglected barn. My business, in commercial and high spec residential interior design, has been running now for over 30 years and clients have included the Houses of Parliament . . . remember that wallpaper at £200 per roll? – now there’s a story I can tell you!
My political interest increased over Brexit. I am a Brexiteer and like many, am furious that it has been ‘done’ in name only . . . what a waste of an 80 seat majority.
What made you decide to stand for Reform UK?
Reform UK have all the policies which are common sense and which I believe in – conservatism with a small ‘c’ as Ben Habib says. We desperately need an honest and transparent political party to represent the people and not greedy corporates with more of their ‘public/private partnerships’ – translated: fleece the taxpayer more and then more again. The most worrying thing about the 2 main parties/uni party is that they will both implement Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and Reform UK are against this. It is critical that everyone opposes this – once introduced, it is the end of our freedom. A state-controlled money token, which can also be time limited so the people on benefits can never have savings and it is my suspicion that Universal basic income (UBI) will be the first thing paid via CBDC. Already in the EU, it is illegal to spend in cash more than E1,000 – according to Christine Lagarde you are then ‘in the grey zone’ and you will be fined or jailed . . . this is all the social credit score system like in China – communism via the back door.
What do you see as the big concerns for the constituency and what issues do you hope to champion?
A big concern for South Suffolk is the proposed pylon infrastructure across the county – 92% of the power is required for London and the South East, so it should be run off shore NOT across swathes of countryside. Of course, this is all part of the ‘climate change’ and Agenda 2030 nonsense, which Reform UK are opposed to – we want an open debate on climate change as there are no peer reviewed papers proving that humans are causing an increase in CO2 emissions and in any case it is a greening gas not a pollutant . . . everyone has forgotten that we learnt about photosynthesis at school – I am old enough to remember but possibly it is not taught now as it does not fit the agenda.
There are other more regional concerns, such as Sudbury council literally experimenting with people’s livelihoods by running a 2 month ‘experiment’ (their word) in the centre of Sudbury to create an outside cafe culture, taking away parking and pedestrianising most of Market Hill. This will directly impact the footfall for existing established business with escalating costs amidst a recession . . . all to sell a few cups of tea in the sunshine . . . should we ever see it. Commercial incompetence at its height – I wonder how many councillors have run their own business?
For those eager to help, how can they get involved in the campaign?
Help is needed! We have a team of 22 now for leaflet distribution but we need a lot more. I can be contacted via email: [email protected], and can be found on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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