About Joanne
Joanne Cash is the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Westminster North at the next general election and a recognised leader in the field of libel and privacy law.
She was educated at a state school before going on to read English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Joanne has been a leading barrister at One Brick Court since 2000 where she specialises in freedom of expression cases.
She was selected by the Westminster North Conservative Association (formerly the Regent's Park and Kensington North Conservative Association) to be their Parliamentary Candidate at the next general election.
Joanne acts a consultant for the think tank Policy Exchange on media policy and human rights issues and has discussed such matters on a range of high profile shows including GMTV, Newsnight and Radio 4.
At a local level Joanne supports a variety of voluntary and charity groups such as the Butterfly Reading Group and the All-Stars Sports Gym which work to ensure that the residents of Westminster North are given every opportunity to realise their full potential.
She lives in Westminster North and cares passionately about the area.
If Joanne is elected as the Member of Parliament for Westminster North, she pledges to:
Ensure our safety – zero tolerance for crime, new community help lines for security and support, more police, extra lighting.
Lift people out of poverty - boost funds for the fledgling voluntary and charity groups that help with literacy, health, homelessness and the overall wellbeing of less fortunate people across our community.
Deliver a real chance for all our children – supplemental teaching, support for parents, discipline in schools, backing for teachers.
Guarantee first class health care -protect funding for St Mary's hospital in the proposed merger with Hammersmith hospital, maintain funding for local doctors' surgeries, give patients greater knowledge and with it the freedom to choose.
Secure our future -cut inheritance tax, create a lifeboat fund for those who have lost their pensions and ensure that everyone has dignity and security in their retirement
Improve the quality of life across the community - work hard with our award winning Conservative council to protect our green spaces, remove graffiti, provide more cycle lanes, increase recycling facilities and fight to keep our post offices, our local shops and our vibrant markets open.
