Scientist,- Eco-warrior,
- Music buff,
- Liberal Democrat Councillor in Reading.
I am a man of passions, science, the environment and music and I am lucky that I can indulge in all of these. My PhD in polymer chemistry at the University of Reading is what brought me here and I now combine being a post-doctoral research assistant in the Department of Chemistry with being a councillor, by day I make hydrogels for wound dressings!
The Liberal Democrats are the party of the environment and that is why I joined them. In 1997 I was 18 and could vote for the first time, I voted Labour. Following that I went to university and realised that my view did not tie-up with those of Labour… I could and would never vote Conservative so investigated the Liberal Democrats - Pretty much every thing I believed in they seemed to as well.
Several members of the local party eventually asked if I’d like to stand, and by that point I’d caught the Lib Dem bug - good and proper! I was a little concerned about the work load, but this hasn’t turned out to be too bad.
Climate Change is the biggest challenge we face globally but we can start tackling it in local neighbourhoods which is why being a councillor is so important to me. Since being elected in May 2008 I have become the Environmental Spokesperson and get to scrutinise how green the council is.
I contribute to the development of policy for the party through membership of the Green Liberal Democrats and Lib Den Humanists. So you could say I get things done at a national and local level.
I love interacting with the public, which I wouldn’t be able to do in my day job as a Polymer Chemist. I put aside a lot of my free time for Council based activities, and that’s fine by me!
I am passionate about music and enjoys going to live concerts and festivals, in particular Glastonbury, Reading and Latitude festivals. I run for ‘fun’, play badminton and swim.
You can see more about Glenn on his website
