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ABOUT ME ......... First and foremost, I'm not in politics to benefit
myself, to do the best for the party or to tell people
what to do. I'm in it to represent the people, the
people of my community, in this case Neath and Swansea
East.................
My history..............I'm a Neath lad, but raised
and educated in Port Talbot (Tirmorfa, Blaen Baglan
& Glanafan,). I have always lived in Neath, Port Talbot or
Swansea. Presently I live in Glynneath with my wife
Hayley, I have 4 children and 4 grandchildren, all of
whom I love dearly.
In 1891 all 4 sets of my great
grandparents lived within a stone's throw of Neath Town
Centre. These include William Henry Snow who at one time
employed over 300 men in his Snow's building and
construction company. My
great great father Thomas Snow is credited with building
Victoria Gardens in Neath. I have great pride in my
family's contribution to the town of Neath but am
saddened to see the town's demise through poor
governance.
About myself............I am best known for my
contribution to sport in the area. representing Wales in
6 sports; cyclo cross, triathlon, mountain biking,
mountain running, duathlon and marathon kayaking. In
2000 I won the world quadrathlon championship
(swimming, cycling, running & kayaking) in the veteran's
category and the
following year was named the Neath Port Talbot Sports
Personality of the Year. In 2009 Inside Welsh Sport
Magazine awarded me the title Wales' Fittest Man.
I have been a member of many clubs in the Neath &
Swansea areas including Swansea & Neath Harriers,
Swansea Wheelers, Swansea CC, Swansea Bay Orienteering
Club, Neath and Swansea Leisure Centre squash clubs. I
am a life member of Celtic Tri, in recognition for my contribution
to the sport of triathlon in the area.
Our company Rugby Relics Ltd is the leading supplier
of Rugby Memorabilia worldwide and I've written a book
on the origin of Rugby Union, predominantly its a book
about the governance of sport. My collection of
rugby memorabilia is recognised as one of the finest in
the world and I've exhibited part of it at the Gwyn Hall
and Castle Hotel in Neath
As a member of the Territorial Army I served our
nation with pride with the Royal Corps of Transport and
Royal Regiment of Wales, both based in Swansea.
You will also probably have seen me on screen,
working as an extra on film and TV, appearing in
documentaries relating to rugby and TV and film
productions such as Casualty, Sherlock, Wolf Hall,
Decline and Fall and the locally filmed Pride. Acting is
in the family, I am distantly related to the Wales' first Oscar winner, Ray Milland, the Neath born actor.
My politics..........In the political arena, I have
for the last 8 years been fighting for the safety of our
resident's group in Glynneath as the chairman of Glynneath
Residents Against Contamination. During this time I have
become an expert in the deliberate failure of government
and government enforcement agencies to follow protocol. It is my opinion that
government at all levels in the United Kingdom is out of
control and we, the people need to 'nip this in the bud'
before our rich heritage and culture reach a point of no
return. My family has been placed in danger because of
corrupt governance and with corruption in UK government
growing I believe the safety of all our families will be
compromised at sometime in the near future. With this in
mind, I have
joined Reform UK, the only party with a clear vision to
repair our nation, our Broken Britain.
My pedigree.............Having been successful in
business for 46 years, active in sports governance and
coaching for 45 years, served in the military, studied
government systems and strategies for 8 years I believe
that I have the ability to effect change for the good in
our society. I still have the energy and the passion to
work for the benefit of the communities of Neath and
Swansea East. In 6 years, as chairman of the Neath &
Swansea based Multisport Racing Club, I built the club
from 2 to 200 members to become the fastest and most
successful club Wales had seen to that point. Alongside
of the club I created a feeder system for young athletes
at the Neath Port Talbot College Triathlon Academy and
at one time 75 per cent of age group champions in Wales were part
of that system.
Our problem..........There is not a lot of difference
between the combative strategies used in sport, the
military and governance. Our biggest problem is that the
government don't follow the rules they set. They are also the
referee and if the rules don't suit them, then they
change them to suit themselves. Britain is Broken and
Reform UK is all about rebuilding Britain, creating
order from the disorder and the shambles in which we now
find our country. Let us, you and I, do this
together.
Our future........I want us to work together for our
collective futures, if its only a vote you can give,
then that's fine, please help in any way you can. I am a
family man and I have strived to do the best for my
children. I grew up in a council estate, the son good
working class parents with good morals, I have
inherited those morals. I have 4
children, and they all have good jobs and all own their own
homes, I know that doesn't sound much but in today's
society our children are struggling to exist. Two of my
children are published and respected scientists, and 3 out of the 4
have achieved international honours in sport with one,
born in Swansea a world champion in the sport of White
Water Rafting.
Our legacy..........When my days are over, I want us to
leave behind a better place for my grandchildren and their children. If we can do
this together, it means a better future for your
children, and your ancestors too. Please join with me,
by voting for Reform and/or joining with me on the
Reform team for a better Neath & Swansea East,
a better Wales and a better Britain.
Let's save Britain together.
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