Politics

Tolerance, Opportunity, Fairness, Freedom and Peace.

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As a Liberal Democrat, Neville is passionate about devolving authority, protecting human and civil rights and promoting Britain to the world.

He has spoken at party conferences on health, education and the environment and co-authored policy on water aid, the digital economy and race discrimination. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), A member of the Electoral Reform Society, The Howard League for Penal Reform, The Federation of Small Businesses and the British Association of Journalists. Neville was a Town Councillor in his home town of Corsham for nine years, where he was Chair of Community Services and helped create the “StoryTown” literary festival with Bath Spa University, the Arts Council and Paper Nations. He has worked with Fair Trade, the Pound Arts Centre and Corsham Youth Council. He was a board member of the Wiltshire Music Connect music education hub.

Political Career

  • Parliamentary Candidate – Wyre Forest 2010

  • Council Candidate – Westminster 2006

  • Parliamentary candidate mentor 2010 – 2024

  • Listed European Parliamentary Candidate 2013 – West Midlands Region

  • Editor – “Who’s Who In The Liberal Democrats” 2011

  • Founding Member – Grassroutes To Government

  • Executive Member – Chinese Liberal Democrats (former VC)

  • Executive Member – Parliamentary Candidates Assoc

  • Former Vice Chair - Western Counties Regional Executive

  • Member – Liberal International British Group

  • Member – Social Liberal Forum

  • Former Executive member – Westminster Local Party

  • Former Chair – Wyre Forest Local Party

  • Former Chair - Chippenham Local Party

  • Former Vice Chair – West Midlands Regional Party

  • Former Chair – Local Parties Committee, West Midlands

  • Former W Mids Party Media Spokesperson

  • Electoral Campaigner in Hampstead and Kilburn, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Henley, Oldington and Saddleworth, West Worcester, Solihull, Amesbury, Chippenham, Bath, Corsham.

  • Campaign co-ordinator, AV referendum, West Midlands

  • Co-Author federal policy on Digital Economy (adopted 2011)

  • Co-Author federal policy on Global Water Aid (adopted 2007)

  • Co-Author motion against NHS reforms (unadopted)

  • Co-Author, federal policy on racial equality (awaiting adoption 2020)