Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)

14 Feb 2021

Cllr Andy Swain

Andy Swain
Andy Swain

Ward: Teign Valley

Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham

Contact information

Mobile:  07756 253908

Email:  andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk

Committee appointments

Term of Office

  • 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023

Andy's News

Why does it have to be this way?

It's an awful thing to talk here about the death of Sarah Everard, pretty much every woman I've spoken to recently and through the years has experienced casual sexism, harassment and at times worried about their personal safety. The Guardian columnist Marina Hyde experienced it just yesterday and wrote about it in today's column. https://www.theguardian.com/.../what-happened-women-uk... it shouldn't be this way, where half the population experience this type of behaviour, where they walk looking over their shoulder, with keys, rape alarms at the ready. Al Garthwaite, an organiser of the UK's first Reclaim the Night marches, has said. in order to be good allies, men must talk to and challenge other men about women's safety, "Being an ally means standing up and saying: anything that deters women from going out and feeling safe is unacceptable," Garthwaite said. "We want male allies to talk to other men and help them understand. That's the most important thing men can do." Four decades after she first m

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13 Mar 2021
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Christine Jardine

Disastrous Brexit figures impact businesses

Responding to ONS figures showing UK goods exports to the European Union fell by 40.7% and the UK economy has shrunk by 2.9%, Treasury Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, Christine Jardine MP, said:

13 Mar 2021
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Laura Carey

Laura Carey, author and lecturer, to stand in Hutton Central

Laura Carey, Hutton Central candidate, has lived in Brentwood since 2013 and has two teenaged children, both attending local schools. Laura works as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and as a Specialist Mentor for university students with physical and mental health issues.

12 Mar 2021
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