Ian McDonald
Kingston upon Thames
Liberal Democrats
Ian took part in the anti-war march and was criticised by both Conservatives and
Labour as being opportunist. Taking a principled stand on behalf of our nation is
important. In the case of the war, we were embroiled in a war motivated by the greed
for oil. We had no exit strategy and failed to gain UN support.
Ian has campaigned for improved high speed train link investment to reduce the demand
for internal flights. Increased loading on our controllers and reduced separation
would impact air safety and increases pollution.
Ian is a past English Lib Dem representative for setting up the Liberal European
Coalition and an MEP candidate. We need to act in co-operation with our neighbours
to solve common problems (e.g. crime and pollution). Ian opposes Conservative and
Labour centralised decision making. We must allow individual nations their own sovereignty
and bring decision making down to the lowest community level, empowering local people.
This is why Ian was instrumental in establishing local area neighbourhood committees.
Ian has fought against health cuts, gaining more paediatric intensive care beds and
additional ambulances.
