INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW DISMORE (HENDON MP FOR

LABOUR) BY THE EARTH

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY TODAY AND HOW

ARE YOU GOING TO HELP RESOLVE THEM?I THINK THE NHS, POLICING, AND HOUSING ARE THE THREE KEY ISSUES WE ARE

FACING, PARTICULARLY HERE IN HENDON. 

• NHS - THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE SHOWN THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH OUR NHS. WHEN I WAS HENDON’S MP WE BUILT THE NEW EDGWARE HOSPITAL.

LABOUR WILL GUARANTEE GP APPOINTMENTS WITHIN 48 HOURS; AND WILL EMPLOY 20,000 MORE NURSES, 8,000 MORE GPS AND 5,000 MORE CARERS.

• POLICING - THE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE PROMISED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLICE IN HENDON, BUT WE NOW HAVE 69 FEWER OFFICERS. WE

WILL PROTECT THE POLICE FRONT LINE.

• HOUSING - IN HENDON THERE IS A CHRONIC HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR LOCAL FAMILIES. UNDER THE CONSERVATIVES OUT OF 20,000 HOMES BEING BUILT IN BARNET, ONLY 42 WILL BE COUNCIL HOMES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE. IF ELECTED, 

WE  WILL MAKE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS PROVIDE MORE  HOMES FOR HENDON PEOPLE, NOT OVERSEAS SPECULATORS. 

DO YOU ENJOY BEING A POLITICIAN?VERY MUCH - I HAVE BEEN ONE FOR THIRTY YEARS NOW, AND HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF STOPPING YET!

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE AND LEAST FAVOURITE BITS

ABOUT YOUR JOB?MY FAVOURITE BIT IS TALKING TO PEOPLE. YOU MEET ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE AND IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND VIEWS, AND TO REPRESENT THEM IN PARLIAMENT. MY LEAST FAVOURITE PART IS WHEN YOU

HAVE TO STAY LATE FOR VOTES THAT NEVER HAPPEN (OFTEN UNTIL TEN OR ELEVEN AT NIGHT).

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BE A POLITICIAN?

I GREW UP IN A VERY POLITICAL FAMILY, SO I SUPPOSE I WAS INTERESTED FROM A YOUNG AGE. I GOT PROPERLY INVOLVED WHEN I WAS A STUDENT, AND

WAS INSPIRED BY HOW POLITICIANS CAN MAKE PEOPLES’ LIVES BETTER.

IF YOU WEREN’T A POLITICIAN WHAT WOULD

YOU BE?I WAS A LAWYER AND A JUDGE, SO I THINK I WOULD HAVE CARRIED ON BEING

A JUDGE. IT’S ANOTHER WAY OF SERVING THE PUBLIC.

ALL INFORMATION WAS GIVEN BY ANDREW DISMORE DIRECTLY. THIS POWEPOINT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE EARTH FROM ST MARYS AND ST

JOHNS SCHOOL THE SAME QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN SENT TO MATHEW OFFORD (HENDON MP FOR THE CONSERVATIVES) AND WE ARE WAITING RESPONSE.