About Me

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I have lived and worked in Essex all my life. 

 

I am a Company Director and have worked in the leisure and tourism industry for almost 30 years.  I grew up on social benefits and that has never left me, but now as someone who has been lucky enough to have had the chances that I did in the end, I seek to give back.  

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My education was a difficult after attending what was then known as Thorpe Bay High, but I did eventually go to university as a mature student achieving a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). 

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My Politics

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I had previously voted for the Labour Party as soon as I was able to.  I became a paid up member for over 15 years and stood as a Labour candidate in the local elections in Southend.  For reasons that I lay our here, I decided to found a new, locally focussed and truly democratic party. 

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My politics is be as successful as your drive takes you, but pay your fair share, and that fair share be spent without corruption, waste or incompetence.  What that fair share is exactly is dependent on the needs of the time, but lower tax generally enables a good business environment which in-turn creates the jobs and disposable income needed to pay for the excellent public services we all want.

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I believe in people being free to make their own choices, but we should try to be as respectful to each other as we can. 

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I am completely sold on local people making the decisions rather than instructions coming from London.  What could they possibly know that would trump our experience of living here? 

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I believe in real democracy, which means asking people their opinions and finding the truth together.  Most people agree on most things most of the time and working together in partnership really is possible if done in the right way.

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I believe in an ideal version of the future.  I want to know where we are heading, but I want to know if that place is somewhere I want to go.  For the Confelicity Party, this is creating an environment where we can all fulfil our potential for the betterment of ourselves and society.  It means working backwards from where we agree we want to be in all areas.​

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I was proud to stand as our Confelicity candidate in the recent General Election for which our main goal was to spread our local message.  I look forward to standing again in the next General Election.  For more information click here.

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Standing as Mayor of Essex

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With the distinct possibility of devolution and local government reorgansation on the horizon over the next couple of years, I have been elected as our representative for Mayor of Essex.  To find out more click here.

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Thank you for taking an interest and I sincerely hope you can find faith in me at the next elections.

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Kind regards

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James Miller

Southend Confelicity Party Leader

Leigh Ward Candidate

Prospective candidate for Mayor of Essex

Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Southend West

Mob: 07896219268

Email: jamesmillersouthendconfelicity@gmail.com

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