Shaun Bailey
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Shaun Bailey is a British youth worker and commentator, who is also a Conservative candidate for the UK parliamentary constituency of Hammersmith in London, England.
[edit] Career
He graduated in computer aided technology from South Bank University. Previously, he worked as a security guard at Wembley and the Trocadero to put himself through university. He grew up in the north Kensington area with his mother, brother, and granddad. A dedicated gymnast with the Childs Hill Gymnastic Club for over twenty years, he won many competitions both nationally and internationally. He was also a member of the army cadet force for ten years, where he met one of the major influences in his life, Captain (now Colonel) Connolly - the man who always challenged him to do better and believed in him.[1]
He is a co-founder of My Generation, a charity set up to address the social problems that affect young people and their families, including anti-social behaviour, drug use, crime, teen pregnancy, educational underachievement and unemployment.
Bailey is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies[2] and writes for them and for various UK newspapers. He is a frequent commentator on the BBC[3] and other media[4]
On 29 March 2007 he was selected at an Open Primary to be the Conservative Candidate for the new parliamentary seat of Hammersmith[5]. David Cameron said of Bailey: "He has got a real understanding of some of the most important issues in London. He will be a great role model for the future."[6] .
[edit] Publications
His publications include:
- 19 March 2007 Evening Standard No role models, breakdown of discipline and a culture of violence
- 16 February 2007 Daily Telegraph We must relearn how to nurture our children and show them what is right
- 10 July 2006 Evening Standard Tories must show toughness that children need
- 9 June 2006 Daily Mail Malign world of gangsta rap
- 1 June 2006 Daily Telegraph Carrying a knife is no longer the exception - it's the rule
- 19 January 2006 Daily Telegraph The reason our streets are so violent
- 27 November 2005 Sunday Times My battle with liberal Britain; Focus
- Centre for Policy Studies No Man's Land
[edit] Notes & references
- ^ Basic bio-data from Bailey's website. This is confirmed in the official bio-information circulated by the Conservative Party
- ^ Centre for Policy Studies Website
- ^ BBC Website appearances
- ^ Partial Google
- ^ CPS Press Release
- ^ Conservatives select black writer for seat
