Hi Putney, my name is Kieren McCarthy and I am standing to be your next Member of Parliament
Below is my campaign video and I will be updating this website to provide more information about what I’ve been doing to make Putney a better place to live, and what the Lib Dems nationally to make this country a better place to live.
My main priorities
Putney is in a worse place than it was five years ago, here are just some of the things I will work on every day to turn that situation around
Save the High Street
There are over 20 closed shops on Putney High Street alone. Our political representatives keep pointing at the problem but do nothing to fix it. Yes, it’s complex, but it’s also fixable given sufficient effort and creativity. I’ve started a charity focused on turning the situation around by bringing together the community, businesses and landlords. Find out more.
Europe and the Economy Support
After this election, many of the voices that made Brexit so damaging and divisive will no longer be in Parliament. We can finally have a serious conversation about the relationship with our closest and largest trading partner over the Channel, build back ties and get our economy moving again. Only the Liberal Democrats are in a position to drive this.
Fixing Thames Water
Thames Water has been a disaster, pumping raw sewage into the Thames and Wandle due to a governance system designed by the current government. Labour won’t change that system. The Lib Dems will, turning water companies into public benefit organisations. I won election to the Board of a public benefit organisation. Ask me about it.
A stop to bad housing plans
We need more housing in Wandsworth but the approach adopted first by the Conservatives and now by Labour has been dreadful: developed with short-term thinking, imposed on people, and damaging to the local and broader community. Putney needs people willing to put in the time and effort to find the best solution. I am one of them.
Hammersmith Bridge
It’s been closed for five things thanks to a political impasse between the Conservatives and Labour. People in Putney have had enough and want someone willing to break the deadlock.
Green spaces
Our green spaces are under attack by Wandsworth Council and by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). I will defend these vital spaces.
“It’s time for a change.”