Julian John Fitzwilliam Wilson

Statement to voters

I've never stood for public office before but I've been appalled by how our elected representatives and institutions have behaved since the referendum. The political class has very much gone off on its own adventure after the electorate made the "wrong" choice at the referendum. They use the cover of being representatives and not delegates which allows them to ignore their constituents if they don't like what their constituents voted for but the reality is that they are delegates of their respective parties because they take the party whip. This means they put party before constituency. I don't have a party so I will be a delegate representing you the constituents. On Brexit, I was originally a staunch europhile but over time and after reading widely, I became a eurosceptic. I believe that despite "project fear", we need to leave on terms that do not make the UK a vassal state of the EU. Locally, policing needs to be improved. Too much time and money is spent on the big policing issues in central London leaving petty crime and anti-social behaviour to fester in outer London. I would make sure policing in this constituency was increased to meet the demand. Locally, I support the third runway at London Heathrow which will increase our country's GDP and our local economy but I'm against HS2. The money saved should be spent improving rail in the Midlands and the North. What remains of the HS2 project in Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner should be used to connect the Metropolitan line to Harefield which is long overdue given its size.

Election history

Westminster general elections