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Being a councillor has been interesting, but too many transport issues are hampered by petty politics

The Golcar Circular

Paul Salveson
01 November 2013
Paul Salveson is a councillor for the Golcar ward on Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire and a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield in the department of transport and logistics. He played a leading role in the formation of the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP), has worked for Northern Rail as head of government and community strategies, and in 2008 was awarded an MBE for services to the rail industry. 

Paul’s website is www.paulsalveson.org.uk. You can follow him on twitter @paulsalveson and on facebook.  He can be contacted at: paul.salveson@kirklees.gov.uk
Paul Salveson is a councillor for the Golcar ward on Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire and a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield in the department of transport and logistics. He played a leading role in the formation of the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP), has worked for Northern Rail as head of government and community strategies, and in 2008 was awarded an MBE for services to the rail industry. Paul’s website is www.paulsalveson.org.uk. You can follow him on twitter @paulsalveson and on facebook. He can be contacted at: paul.salveson@kirklees.gov.uk

 

I’ve surprised quite a few friends by standing down as a local councillor. The pressures of other commitments, many of which – ironically – have come out of being a councillor, have forced what was a tough decision. There’s a by-election set for 21 November  and naturally I’m hoping my Labour successor will win. The campaign is now in full flow. On this very wet and windy Monday morning motorists driving into Huddersfield through Golcar were met with posters...

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Paul Salveson

Paul Salveson

Paul Salveson

Paul Salveson is a board member of Passenger Focus and a visiting professor at the University of Huddersfield. Paul’s book Railpolitik – bringing railways back to communities, was published in 2013, also by Lawrence and Wishart. The views expressed here are his own.

 



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