Robin Meltzer

My Priorities

PROTECTING OUR LOCAL SHOPS & SMALL BUSINESSES

Kensington's blend of independent shops is under threat from chain stores. The Liberal Democrats would give local authorities new power to prevent areas like Portobello Road from being taken over by clone shops. Robin Meltzer is campaigning against the Council's unfair and inconsistent planning decisions especially the waving through of controversial plans to replace market stalls with chain stores.

ACTION ON HOUSING

There is a shortfall of 3950 affordable homes per year in our Borough, so Robin Meltzer iscampaigning for all new developments to include affordable housing. "The list of upcoming developments waved through by the Council with no affordable housing on-site is shameful," says Robin. "The Commonwealth Institute, the Odeon Kensington, Holland Park playground - all these developments will contain only the mostexpensive property. No homes for teachers, police officers, nurses and other local key workers. We must reverse this trend."

ACTION ON SCHOOLS

Robin Meltzer campaigned against the Council's decision to SELL OFF the playground of Holland Park School, the only Comprehensive school in the Borough, reducing the size of the overall site. The resulting development will tower over Holland Park.Robin also led the Lib Dem campaign for a new community secondary school in North Kensington. The new school is finally going ahead, probably in Walmer Road.

My Experience

Robin Meltzer is the local choice for Kensington. Robin lives in the constituency and has been campaigning on local issues for several years.

Robin ran the successful Liberal Democrat campaign for last year's Council byelection in Notting Hill, winning more votes than the Conservatives and Labour combined.

The local paper wrote that thanks to Robin's campaign, the "cosy consensus between the other two parties" has been broken.

A former BBC television producer, Robin is a member of Friends of Holland Park and of Liberty, the human rights organisation.