Choose Margaret Pinder
as your Labour candidate for Hull and East Riding
"Hull and East Riding is perfectly poised to take its place at the heart of Labour's plans for regional regeneration and economic renewal."
My pledges for our region:
1. To make Hull and East Riding a hub for our green energy and decarbonisation industries
2. To develop local skills and opportunities to develop well-paid, high-quality jobs.
3. To make it easier to travel around our region and build better connections across the country.
4. To provide decent, affordable homes for those who rent or buy.
5. To make Hull and East Riding a centre of excellence for arts and culture.
6. To promote sustainable planning for flood management and coastal; erosion.
About Margaret
A bit of background:
I was born, raised and educated in Hull and the East Riding. I'm rooted in this region and I understand the needs and challenges we face.
My grandparents' families came from the rural East Riding and the city of Hull. They knew poverty and working class deprivation, but their aspiration for their children - my parents' generation - meant mine was the first generation to attend university.
Unlike a recent Conservative prime minister, I was proud of the opportunities my local community and my comprehensive school gave me, and grateful to Labour for making them possible.
The support and encouragement of my brilliant German teacher helped me gain a place at Cambridge where I read Modern Languages.
My career covers the law, the public sector, policy, business and education.
I qualified as a solictor with a maritime law firm in the City then specialised in international regulation and competition law with Freshfields in New York.
After moving to Boston, I joined the faculty at Harvard University winning several awards for excellence in teaching.
When I returned to the UK, I started a consultancy in public sector construction and procurement covering major infrastructure projects and social housing.
I have an LLM in Public Sector Procurement Law and Policy.
About Margaret
A family legacy of service to the community and the nation.
My family has given me a legacy of service to the community and the nation through their local churches and community organisations, and as frontline workers or members of the armed forces. My father served in the Royal Navy for 15 years before retraining as a teacher. My parents also ran the local independent youth orchestra for over twenty years and I am now a trustee of three arts charities.
The global Covid pandemic was one of the most devastating crises we have faced in recent years. To help protect my community, I trained as a vaccinator working for the NHS at vaccine centres and mobile units across East Yorkshire.
Labour people - Labour power
Standing in Beverley & Holderness in this year's general election, I reduced Graham Stuart’s 20,000+ majority to 124 votes – the narrowest in the North and the ninth narrowest nationally.
I'm also an experienced councillor and made history as the first female Labour mayor of Beverley.
Winning for Labour means getting out on the doorstep and taking our message to where it will be heard.
"Select me as your candidate, and I will fight a strong campaign to win the voters over to my message that a Labour Mayor can and will deliver growth and renewal for Hull and East Riding and all our communities here.."
My vision for Hull and East Riding
We have so many assets in the region - including our people - through which we can
deliver on Labour's policies, especially for Great British Energy. As Mayor I will bring key
industries and stakeholders together to commit to a plan for regional growth.
A better, greener future for Yorkshire & the Humber
Green energy in public hands, no fracking, clean water in our rivers.
I have already met with representatives of our green energy and decarbonisation industries around the Humber. At Labour conference this year I talked to heads of the onshore wind industry about how this could benefit our region through investment in green energy.
Building skills for new opportunities
Regional government is key to opportunity.
Regional government must play a central role in connecting labour skills policy with its ambitions for social mobility and local regeneration. As metro mayor, I will use my adult education budget to deliver access to training for good quality, well paid jobs we will attract to the region.
Making it easier to travel around our region.
We need better bus and rail links to connect locally and beyond.
As metro mayor I can improve local bus services and ensure they remain affordable for both our rural and urban residents.
Improving the speed, reliability and frequency of rail links will improve opportunities for work and commerce.
Providing affordable homes for those who rent & buy.
We need more, better quality, social and affordable housing.
Over 37% of homes in the private rented sector in our region are non-decent - the highest proportion in England. We need to tackle this and ensure Labour's plans for building new homes is delivered sustainably across our communities, not focussed where higher prices benefit the developers.
A centre of excellence for arts and culture.
Arts and culture build communities and opportunities
I grew up involved in local music and I have seen the benefits the arts bring to children, adults and communities alike.
The arts contribute over £125bn to our economy and employ over 2 million. I want to bring more of that investment and employment to our region.
Tackling flood management and coastal erosion.
A country that works for working for people under Labour.
We have seen how vulnerable Hull and East Riding to flooding.
I will work with the government to bolster resilience and better protect our communities from flooding and coastal erosion through additional financial support to our communities.
Achievements and endorsements
Ben Cooper - political researcher
"I worked on Margaret’s parliamentary campaigns in 2015 and 2024. She has already shown she has the skills and experience to win over voters and deliver for Labour. I’ve seen the work Margaret has done with our MPs on issues that matter to local communities. She will achieve even more for Hull and East Riding as Mayor."
Ben Cooper
Winner: 30 To Watch Politics Awards 2022 Former Beverley Town councillor. Twice winner: Peston's "Geek of the Week"!
Community trade union
I am vice-chair of the Community trade union's self-employed sector steering committee. I collaborated with the Treasury team on our manifesto contributing to Labour's policy for these workers.
I am also working as a member of the Cooperative Party to explore models for giving the self-employed better access to public sector contracts.
Confederation of British Industry
I am an alumna of the CBI Executive Leadership programme (2017/8) which gave me access to government and policy makers both nationally and internationally alongside business, public and third sector leaders, and provided invaluable insight into Westminster, Brussels and Washington. A key session was held on devolution and what is needed to make the Northern Powerhouse an effective initiative to improve the economy here.
The Musicians' Union
I am an MU member. I developed and managed a podcast "Music Works" which looked at conditions for workers in the music industry, sponsored by the MU.
"Margaret is a great champion of the arts and music in society and in education. She also advocates for equality and women's rights. I am sure she will be a strong and passionate representative of her community."
Noami Pohl,
General Secretary
Jo Cox Women In Leadership
I am an alumna of the Jo Cox Women In Leadership programme.
I am proud to champion women in leadership positions in politics, business and law.
As a member of the Law Society’s Association of Women Solicitors I was part of the team that developed and delivered annual residential training for women returning to the profession.
Influencing Labour policy
My recent article for the Fabian Society on defence procurement was commended by our Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, and I was invited to present to our shadow defence team on procurement solutions.
I am a member of Labour Friends of Defence.
Read my article here: https://fabians.org.uk/in-control-2/
I support trade union workers
I joined fellow Unison and GMB members alongside local MP, Karl Turner, and David Miliband, to protest in Hull against the unfair firing of 800 seafarers by P&O Ferries.
I have spoken with Paddy Lillis of USDAW and Paul Gerrard of the Co-op Group about legislation making crime against shopworkers a stand-alone offence. All workers deserve to feel safe in the workplace.
Local Charity Champion
I am a trustee of four arts charities.
I have played as principal double bass with the Hull Philharmonic for over 25 years.
Yorkshire Wolds Music Foundation brings music to rural communities in the area.
Moving Parts Arts is a Newcastle-based festival devoted to puppetry arts.
Hull Urban Opera takes a contemporary community-based approach to its productions.
Sisterhood - Solidarity - Service
As well as being a member of the Fabian Society, I am a member of the Fabian Women's Network national executive committee helping to inform Labour policy around issues that affect women.
At Labour conference this year, I appeared on a Fabian panel on "The Future of Coast and Country" alongside former Guardian journalist, Polly Billington MP (East Thanet) and Ben Cooper.
I am also a member of Labour Women's Network.
My values...
Integrity
I am committed to the highest standards in public life and endorse the Nolan principles of Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership.
I taught Professional Ethics for the Association of Women Solicitors Returner Course.
In 2021 I resigned as a councillor over financial mismanagement by the ruling LibDems; my concerns were later confirmed by the external auditor's investigation.
I was honoured to serve as Chief Scrutineer at our regional conference , overseeing the conduct of the ballots, and as a teller at national conference
Vision
I believe we must hold a vision of what a good and equitable society looks like, and work to achieve it through policies which promote prosperity, fairness and sustainability.
In 2017 I was selected by the CBI for their Executive Leadership programme. This gave me access to government and policy makers business, public and third sector leaders both nationally and internationally, and provided invaluable insight into Westminster, Brussels and Washington.
I help develop party policy as a trade union steering group vice-chair, a regular conference delegate, and contributor to policy think tanks such as the Fabians.
Experience
I bring a lifetime's experience to Labour across a range of sectors from international law, public sector construction, government procurement, business, university teaching, media and the arts.
I have practised international law in the City and on Wall Street, and worked on major national public infrastructure projects including prison refurbishment and social housing.
I have an LLM in Public Sector Procurement and Policy.
I taught at Harvard University and I have published several books, appearing regularly in local media as a political commentator. I am also chair of three arts charities in the North.
Some unusual facts about Margaret
She is an award-winning stand up comedian. She has performed across the Uk and in the US and was runner-up in the Leicester Comedy Festival Silver Stand Up awards.
She has published three children's and YA books.
She stepped in as two tentacles of a giant squid at the Tyne Rising festival when one of the puppeteers fell ill with Covid.
She is principal double bass in the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra.
Contact Margaret
Telephone: +44 7940 536709
E-mail: campaign@margaretpinder.com
Margaret Pinder © 2024
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