Hello, I'm Freddie van Mierlo. 👋
I am campaigning to be your MP in Henley and Thame.
With your help, I want to raise £10,000 to support my campaign.
Our campaign
I am fundraising because elections are expensive.
We read every day about the massive “donations for favours” given to the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats do not receive donations like this, so I am building my election fund with the help of ordinary residents.
Our constituency has over 70,000 voters in 39,000 houses - that's a lot of doors to knock on! We want to ensure we reach as many people as possible.
At the last general election the Lib Dems were by far the main challenger to the Conservatives. Since then there has been a sea change of opinion – as reflected in local elections and in polls. This time we aim to win this seat!
With your donations, we will be able to:
✅ Print more of our campaign literature to match and exceed the Tories in the 'ground campaign'
✅Reach all corners of our rural constituency by mailing through the Royal Mail and stamped envelopes
✅Deliver a first-class digital campaign to reach all voters, particularly the younger and disenfranchised voters
✅Pay for our ‘pop up’ Campaign HQs in local village halls across the constituency
✅Fund our brilliant campaign team working hard to coordinate volunteers and help get me elected as your next MP
Why I'm standing
I'm standing because, like you, I don't want to be represented by a Conservative MP in Westminster for a minute longer. Enough is Enough.
We need a local MP who:
🧑🏽💼Understands the real challenges that local people, who are living and working in the local area are facing. Someone who will speak up and fight for solutions that make a positive difference here.
🏩Is passionate about healthcare and the NHS. We recognise that the NHS needs to adapt – but it cannot be expected to do this with a lack of staff, equipment, and political commitment.
💩Will stand up for residents against Thames Water's environmental vandalism, and who is championing a radical rethink of the water industry.
🌡️Cares about the climate crisis and want to make the serious changes needed to give us the best chance of addressing it.
🧑🤝🧑Will put their community first. We need an MP who will put Henley and Thame first. I have been involved in my community for many years - as a local councillor and of course as part of the local Liberal Democrats.
More about me
I'm very proud to have lived with my young family in this constituency since 2020. I work as a consultant to healthcare companies and patient groups which gives me a valuable insight into the many problems we face in the health system. I am also a county and district councillor, representing Chalgrove and Watlington. I am passionate about the environment and was Climate Change and Nature Recovery cabinet member in 2023-4.
I'm stepping up because I want to help change the political narrative and lead a movement that will end a century of Conservative MPs here in the Henley and Thame Constituency.
With your help, we can change our politics.
Please donate what you can to help my campaign, Thank you.
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The legal bit
You are donating to a political party.
This means that if you are donating £500.01 or more, your details will be checked to ensure that you are registered on a UK electoral register. If you donate £2230.01 or more to the Liberal Democrats, your name (but not your address) and the amount of the donation will be reported to the Electoral Commission for publication on their public register of donations to the Liberal Democrats.
The money you use to make a donation must be from your funds. You must not pass on money to the Liberal Democrats from a third party. It is an offence not to reveal the true source of a donation.
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