Angie was elected to represent the constituency of London West Central (Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster) on the London Assembly from May 2000 to May 2008, when she stood down. Before she went into politics, Angie was a radio broadcaster. She worked for British Forces Broadcasting in Gibraltar where she presented the daily TeaTime show. She then moved back to London to work for LBC Radio. She and her partner, Nigel, who she met while they were both at St. Andrews University, live in the Ealing ward of Southfield. Angie's interests outside politics include cinema, history and playing tennis. But her great passion is music. Angie plays the organ and the piano - and she can do a mean Cole Porter.
Angie's Experience
During her eight year on the London Assembly Angie was the leader of the Conservative Group from July 2006 to September 2007. Her main areas of interest on the Assembly were Transport, the London Olympics and Economic Development, Culture and Sport.
Angie was the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for East Ham during the 1997 General Election.
She also served as Chairman of the Conservative Political Forum for the Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Association and was a Vice President of the Hammersmith and Fulham Conservative Association.
Campaigning in Ealing Central and Acton
Angie has actively campaigned for improvements at both Ealing Broadway and Acton Mainline stations. She has set up a working group with Network Rail, Transport for London, the First Great Western train operator, Ealing Council and various local transport groups to discuss the Crossrail upgrade plans for the stations. Having been an enthusiastic supporter of the Crossrail project from the start, Angie is now pressing for both stations to be early priorities for upgrade as the project is unrolled.
She has been a longtime opponent of further expansion at Heathrow airport and has spoken at meetings across the constituency against the third runway. Now that David Cameron has pledged a Conservative Government would scrap expansion plans, Angie is able to tell residents that a vote for the Conservative Party is a vote to stop the expansion plans.
She campaigned vigorously against Post Office closures in Ealing and Acton. She has also spoken out against the Government proposed poly-clinics which would result in closing small GP practices. She met with local doctors and Ealing Primary Care Trust (PCT) management to register her concerns. Another health issue which Angie took up was the difficulty many residents have with registering with a NHS dentist. She urged the PCT to provide better public information
Angie has been helping local residents clean up untidy corners across Ealing and Acton with a team of young volunteers. They call it their "grotspot" project. Having put out a leaflet with a contact number, they call round to residents who get in touch asking for assistance. They then drive the rubbish away to the local recycling centre.
She holds regular meetings with the Council Leader, other council cabinet members, senior Police Officers, local health officials and other local service providers to discuss all the issues which are brought to her attention on a regular basis.