Deborah Thomas
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Deborah Thomas (born 9 November 1977), is a British politician and currently the Conservative Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency of Twickenham.
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[edit] Personal life
Deborah was born in Kew to a Jewish, Indian mother from Kerala and a Welsh father. Deborah attended a state C of E primary school and performed in the school choir, singing for Her Majesty the Queen when she was seven. Deborah recalls that one of her most powerful childhood memories was her mother helping her with her Tudor history homework. After leaving a private girls day school, Deborah aimed to read constitutional law at Cambridge University but ended up with land economy, which was undersubscribed. It was during her university years when Deborah developed a strong affinity for politics and economics. She worked for PwC from 2002 to 2004 and qualified as a chartered accountant. She is currently working for the U.K's largest advertisement group, AMV, as a consultant [1]. Deborah has only ever worked as a consultant. No job to date has actually involved delivery.
[edit] Political activism and career
Deborah joined the Conservative Party the day after John Major was defeated in the 1997 general elections. In a 2002 monarchy debate interview for the BBC[2], Deborah defended the monarchy, citing her early meeting with the Queen and the generally anti-monarchist mood at university as reasons for her support of the Monarchy. Deborah typed up recommendations 1 and 3 of HM Treasury Section in the 2004-2005 James Report for the Conservative Party and was a member of the Public Sector Efficiency group within the 2006-07 Economic Competitiveness Policy Group. She started her political career as the Conservative candidate for Birmingham Hodge Hill in 2005 and subsequently as a local candidate for Lambeth in 2006. In 2007, Deborah returned home to Twickenham to fight Vince Cable, Twickenham's Liberal Democrat MP, in one of Britain's safest liberal seats.
[edit] Blog
Deborah actively maintains a blog, deborah4twickenham.com, and her signature issues include fiscal common sense and better public services in Twickenham. She maintains a "Pages" section on her blog detailing some of her political campaigns as well as a "Categories" section by borough to facilitate access. In addition, she regularly distributes surveys for business owners and local residents, both of which are available in her Pages section.
A primary task for Deborah is holding Vince Cable to task over his flip-flopping on numerous local issues ranging from local hospitals to education. Her first political pledge was to refuse the 10,000 pounds/year "communication" allowance upon her entering Parliament. She detailed Vince's acceptance of the 10,000 pound communication allowance against his party whip. On her blog, Deborah has supported the usage of nuclear power to meet Britain's energy renewables target. She supports eliminating quangos and reducing the number of benefits claimants, as well as putting the unemployed back to community service or work.
Deborah received praise for her sensitive and unopportunistic handling of Discgate and is known for blogging about unpopular or largely unknown topics ranging from the E.U.'s failed audits to the philosophy of conformist liberalism.
In her free time, Deborah enjoys listening to music, traveling, and rugby.
