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King’s Cross is an area that had undergone huge change in recent years with the redevelopment around the station and the arrival of the Eurostar. It includes some of the poorest areas in Camden, indeed in the UK, as well as areas of higher than average income.
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Prospective Council Candidate Anthony Earl-Williams
Anthony was born in March 1951 and was educated in Monmouthshire, at the old North Western Polytechnic in Kentish Town and at the College of the Assumption (Maria Assumpta) in Kensington Square where he read History and Philosophy.
He trained throughout the 1990s for the Priesthood and was ordained in August 2000. Anthony was consecrated a traditional Catholic Bishop in August 2001 to offer Mass in the Old (Latin) Rite for traditional Catholics in London and the Hpme Counties and holds the Episcopal Title of Bishop of St. Pancras.
Local politics has long been a major area in Anthony’s life. He first contested St. Pancras Ward for the Conservatives in the April 1980 by-election, then subsequently in the 1982 full Council Elections and has worked hard for the local Conservative Party as a previous Ward Chairman of the South End Green Conservatives and as a Ward Secretary.
Anthony puruses a number of social welfare and charitable activities. He is a long standing supporter and benefactor of the charity Aid to the Church in Need, which provides help for poor Catholic parishes and for the training of priests in many Third World countries in Asia and Africa.
When he is not working, Anthony describes himself as a novelist and poet who is also a keen gardener.
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Prospective Council Candidate Piers Lyndsay-Fynn
Piers has lived in London for 13 years and been a local Camden resident for 3 years. On moving to the area he was burgled after 3 months and has encountered numerous issues he considers are due to failure of management in Camden Council. He strongly believes that a change in leadership would be of benefit to residents and that a good council should enable the residents to continue living their lives without having to constantly fight the system.
Piers is a Director of his own Investment Management business, where he is in charge of Investment Strategy. He started working for The Crescent Trust Company after graduating from The London Business School with a Masters in Finance. His time at school, university and later at LBS ingrained in him the importance of education as a means of empowering people regardless of background. It is as a member of The Capital Society, through which he donates time and money to LBS, that he contributes in this area. Piers is very privileged to have been able to help ‘Headway’ raise money by organising a number of profitable events on their behalf. ‘Headway’ is a charity which helps people who have suffered brain injuries, providing them and their carers with vitally important post-surgical advice and support.
His aspirations for Kings Cross are to provide a viable and attractive alternative to the status quo. His key interests revolve around enhancing community life through improving the quality of the living environment, reducing crime and increasing the feeling of community.
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Prospective Council Candidate Andrew Parkinson
After graduating from Oxford University in 2007, Andrew taught History for two years in a school in one of the most deprived areas in London. After two terms teaching he was promoted to Head of the History Department. In an inspection in 2009 his leadership of the department was judged to be ‘outstanding’ and he was described as an ‘inspiring leader’. Under his leadership, the number of students achieving grades A*-C in History increased from 35% to 52% in just one year.
At University, he was elected to the executive of the Student Union where he helped run campaigns to improve the local environment. He is now training to be a barrister specialising in housing and environmental law. This year he will be volunteering at the Free Representation Unit providing free legal advice to those otherwise unable to afford it.
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