Fiona Mills
Live, one-hour webchat with Fiona Mills, Ukip's parliamentary candidate for Carlisle
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Hi welcome to my webchat.
The Health Service is one of the biggest issues in this election and having worked in the NHS for over 22 years I feel I have significant insight. I was delighted to be asked to join UKIP's Health Advisers Group and I helped develop our health policy. -
Here is the link to our health policy:
I really think we can solve the access and waiting time issues by implementing our recommendations. A member of my family recently had an operation at the Cumberland Infirmary and described his experience as excellent. -
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Yes, I do think we have a real chance against the Tories and Labour in Carlisle. People are very disillusioned with the broken promises of the Establishment parties. It is time for change. Ukip candidates are real people who have lived and worked in the real world and we can properly represent the electorate. According to the News & Star we are currently polling 18% in Carlisle but there are 29% undecided and Green and Lib Dem. If we can win the undecided vote, we can win Carlisle.
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Absolutely. I met him at dinner in Hartlepool in February and we had a very pleasant conversation. I asked him to come and visit Carlisle and he fondly his remembered his last visit in April 2013. Realistically I don't think he's going to make it to Carlisle before the election as he is incredibly busy trying to get elected himself but I am sure I will get him up some time later in the year.
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Cumbrian - I do believe leaving the EU will sort out many of the problems this country faces - deficit, education, NHS, trade etc. It is estimated that membership of the EU costs us around £170bn a year when you take everything into account. Our current deficit is £90bn. The EU needs us more than we need them and trade would not cease if we exited. In fact, trade would increase and we would be able to negotiate our own trade agreements with the rest of the world.
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Ali / Edward - Firstly, Ukip MPs and councillors do not have a party whip, do not have to toe the party line and are completely free to represent their voters. So obviously I can be your voice. Related to this, we believe in the holding of referenda when large scale developments are proposed and will uphold the people's decision. We have pledged to abolish the unfair bedroom tax, we will increase the personal allowance to £13,000 (the highest of any party) so that people on the lowest wages pay no tax at all. We will also provide 800 advisers to help people using food banks. This was requested by organisations trying to help people with their debts. We listened and responded.
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Alan - They already do. Ukip will keep the high rate of tax at 40p as it has been proven that the tax take is greater at this level then 50p as people do less to avoid tax. We will clamp down on tax avoidance and evasion by simplifying the tax rules. We will make sure big companies pay their fair share by again clamping down on loopholes by removing them.
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I would just like to say good luck in the election. This country has suffered for many years under the labour and tory governments and it is time for a change. UKIP seem to be the only ones brave enough to do what's needed in this country to try to sort it out. Tories are there for the rich and labour cannot be trusted after what they did to this country after being in power for 12 odd years. Some see UKIP as racist but that is far from the truth, those people need to research more into UKIP and take off their labour/tory stained rose tinted glasses.
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Pat - Ukip does NOT attract lots of these types of people. The media has been very biased in exposing the odd bad apple. These type of people are drawn to all parties. The difference with Ukip is that we expel them immediately and prevent anyone from far right parties joining as members. We actually have several Jewish candidates and as I said before, almost 80 of our candidates are from ethnic minorities.
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Marcus - I am not sure that is true. People often say they are very impressed with Suzanne Evans, our deputy chairman, who presented the manifesto on television. Louise Bours, our health spokesperson, has been on Question Time and recently Steven Woolfe has been on several debates on the TV.
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Alan - We have food banks because people on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay all of their bills. Ukip will help by providing 800 advisers to food banks and by reducing energy bills by removing the green taxes and by increasing the personal allowance to £13,000.
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Brenda - The hospital in Carlisle provides a very good service. The family member who recently had an operation could not fault the service at all. The staff are committed and professional and I wouldn't worry about being a patient there. The problems are due to difficulties recruiting staff and increased activity. Ukip's policies will address these issues.
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