About Stella
Growing up I watched the Tories destroy the lives of people around me, pushing families into debt and crushing our public services. Politics is very different now. Whether through the minimum wage, Sure Start or cancelling debt for developing nations I know Government can be a force for good. I have the experience and the passion to make things happen for Labour and for Walthamstow.
This is what you need to know about me...
I've been working for Labour alongside local activists and community campaign groups for many years as an active member of our Walthamstow constituency, whether as a branch secretary, GC delegate, LGC delegate or a campaign organiser.
As a councillor I was the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Chief Whip during my time serving the people of Waltham Forest. In a difficult hung Council environment I worked with my Labour colleagues to guarantee our agenda was delivered and to represent our party across the borough.
I'm part of our wider movement too as a member of Unite, the Fabians, SERA and the Labour Women's Network. I have been endorsed as a parliamentary candidate for the Co-op Party.
As a party activist, Walthamstow resident of many years and a community campaigner I know this constituency and the local issues we face - from the concerns parents have about our schools, the persistence of poverty in Higham Hill,
I am the Head of Research at a not-for-profit organisation, leading a team of researchers developing new ways to revitalize British democracy. I have extensive professional experience of managing projects and people that I bring to all my activities for the Labour movement.
My academic interests show my concern to understand what works in tackling poverty. My PhD in psychology won the 2005 Richard Titmuss Prize at the London School of Economics.
Previously, I worked with Douglas Alexander MP, Charles Clarke MP and Ross Cranston MP. As a speech writer and researcher to three Labour ministers I have wide knowledge of the machinery of government so I know how to get things done.
