Andrew's election page

Andrew (42) was born in Newcastle and has lived in Heaton for nearly 10 years. He works in a local library, where he also acts as a Trade Union caseworker and negotiator, in particular for hourly-paid (casualised/zero hours) staff. He has been involved in many community campaigns, including the BAN Waste citizens' select committee in Newcastle. He is an active CND member and helped blockade the nuclear bomb factory at Aldermaston this February. He is also an unpaid director of a not-for-profit software company and a keen allotment gardener.

Links

Rogue's gallery

Link to some photos of myself, which print media are welcome to use for the purposes of reporting on 2010 elections.

Detailed biog

A more detailed biographical section follows further down the page.

Documents

Links to letters written to the Journal concerning ticket barriers at Central Station, development of LEAF electric cars by Nissan, polluted minewaters - learning from Cornwall, the Digital Economy Bill .

Personal links

Some random older info on what I have done is on the 2002 Albemarle citizens' inspection site, and last year's Walk for Democracy pages.

Green Party links

Find our election manifesto online at www.greenparty.org.uk/policies.html.
If you've missed the party election broadcast or prefer watching videos to reading a long manifesto, try www.onlygreen.org.uk.
Our LGBTI manifesto is online with comments on gay and lesbian stories making the news, at www.lgbtgreens.org.uk.
For details of our other Newcastle candidates, and all our local election candidates in Newcastle, go to www.newcastlegreenparty.org.
For Green candidates across the UK countries, go to www.greensarecoming.org.uk.
Download a window poster or donate to the campaign at www.greenparty.org.uk.

Detailed biographical info

Here I will compile more detailed (and less 'spun') info on myself, for those who want to know more.

Early years
Education
Career

Early years: Born 1968 in Newcastle General Hospital. Bought up in Northumberland, but childhood should be kept out of politics!
Education: Privately educated in Winchester (Hampshire), first degree from Cambridge University (classics), Masters from London (archive studies)
Career (the paid bit): Archivist, working in local government (Cornwall), then higher education sector (Durham)

Andrew Gray, 22nd April 2010