Michael Taylor - from the Lib-Dem Party website

Michael TaylorMichael Taylor is leader of the 15-strong Liberal Democrat Group on Calderdale Council.  A seasoned campaigner. he brings a wealth of experience to his new role as Liberal Democrat PPC for Calder Valley.

He has been a teacher, run his own business and managed businesses for others.  He is currently an associate lecturer at Bradford University and is working towards a PhD.  As a councillor he led Calderdale MBC from 1986-8 and is currently a member of the Council's cabinet with a portfolio in Health and Social Care.

He previously fought Rossendale and Darwen (1983) and Pontefract (1987).

Manifesto

The current Labour Government has failed to deliver on a wide range of important issues. I am fighting this election on the twin pillars of radicalism and sustainability. Radicalism means getting to the root of things. Sustainability embraces responsibility for current and future generations I have laid out in my election address the wide range of radical initiatives that the Liberal democrats will support. I wanted to stress the policies that I believe will make the difference: