Bill Piper, Reform UK candidate for South Leicestershire

Bill Piper is the Reform UK Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for South Leicestershire.  We spoke with Bill about his decision to stand.

“I’ve lived in this area for around 40 years and have been active in several different charity associations and on the Town Council – and even was Mayor once”

Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers?

Hi, I’m Bill; I’ve lived in this area for around 40 years and have been active in several different charity associations and on the Town Council – and even was Mayor once.

For a long time, if a politician was tied to a party, they could be dictated to by that party. That then means they are no longer there to serve the community.

For that reason, I was an ardent independent for years. Reform UK, like UKIP, does not ‘whip’ their members, so as a member of Reform UK, I can still do what I believe is best for the people of South Leicestershire.

What made you decide to stand for Reform UK?

Reform UK: –

  • Talk the sense that a governing party ought to
  • Do not ‘whip’ councillors of members.
  • We are currently the only conservatives. – Both the Conservatives and Labour are socialists.
  • We have had the Labour / Conservative duopoly for a hundred years – and no one believes them anymore.
  • The members of the Duopoly have proven that they are much more interested in feathering their own nests than those of ‘the people.’

“I feel that I can do a better job than someone ‘parachuted’ in for them to try and make a name for themselves”

You’re the Spokesman for South Leicestershire what’s made you decide to represent this area?

I’ve lived here for nearly 40 years, I feel for the area and the people, and I feel that I can do a better job than someone ‘parachuted’ in for them to try and make a name for themselves. Indeed, Reform UK offered me several places before I could eventually get this seat.

“There is a threat of increased housing in the south of Leicester and virtually a new town to the east of Lutterworth, but there are no plans for proper infrastructure”

What do you see as the big concerns for the constituency and what issues do you hope to champion?

One of the greatest concerns in the infrastructure. The area has a number of industrial sites and the largest distribution set of warehouses in Europe. There is a threat of increased housing in the south of Leicester and virtually a new town to the east of Lutterworth, but there are no plans for proper infrastructure.

Lutterworth has needed a relief road/bypass for decades; the Plan for Lutterworth East will have a single road running through it. Should it be blocked at one end, then – Carmageddon! – It was originally suggested that that road would take traffic away from Lutterworth!

Whilst the NHS is suffering from bed blocking, which is creating waiting on surgery lists and A&E etc, The NHS fighting the possibility of keeping or even extending the facility of step-down beds at the Feilding Palmer Hospital, I have been working for five years with the ‘Mary Guppy Group’, to keep the hospital open initially and now to keep some beds there.

For those eager to help, how can they get involved in the campaign?

You can find, follow and contact me via:

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