I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to preserve property and to respect order, and I equally decry the appeal to the passions of the many or the prejudices of the few.So said Benjamin Disraeli, twice Conservative Prime Minister, in a campaign speech at High Wycombe in 1832. read more
Steve’s career began in the Royal Air Force as an engineer officer working with Tornado, Jaguar and the Adour aero engine. He became a Chartered Engineer through the Royal Aeronautical Society and held a military airworthiness licence. After his time with the RAF, he read for an MSc in Computer Science at Oxford University (St Cross College) and joined a specialist, entrepreneurial software firm as Head of Consulting and Product Manager before taking on various senior roles in business software.
In partnership with Toby Baxendale and others, Steve co-founded The Cobden Centre, an educational charity for social progress through honest money, free trade and peace. He also established and chairs an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Economics, Money and Banking and he is a Vice Chair of the Aerospace APPG. He serves on Parliament’s Transport Committee.
In his spare time, Steve enjoys skydiving, motorcycling and spending time with his wife and godchildren.
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Wycombe Conservatives are successful at all levels of politics. We have a lively Policy Forum and a well-supported Candidates' Club. We dine together informally every month and our branches run their own social and political programmes. Why not join us?
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Together with Toby Baxendale and others, I co-founded the Cobden Centre to promote social progress through honest money, free trade and peace. In Cobden's day, the privilege granted to the wealthy at the expense of the poor was the Corn Laws. Today, the privileges of the banking system are enriching some and impoverishing others. We're determined to end this injustice.
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To make an appointment to see me in my Wycombe office (150A West Wycombe Road, HP12 3AE), please call 01494 448408 or use this contact form.
I'm needed in Westminster Monday-Thursday when Parliament is sitting. You can call the London office on 020 7219 5099.
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