Chris Whiteside
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Occupation: Economist working for BT Wholesale
- Location: Whitehaven : Cumbria : United Kingdom
About Me
My top priorities in Copeland include: 1) Defending local hospitals 2) Economic regeneration to provide more jobs 3) A balanced energy policy including a new generation of safe, environmentally-friendly nuclear power 4) Improving local transport links, to keep jobs in the area - I regret Labour's terrible decision to de-trunk the A595 5) Improving education facilities to attract "knowledge based" industries of the future: I welcome the new University campus at Westlakes CONTACT ME: Residents of Copeland with a local issue can contact me on chris4copeland@btinternet.com
Interests
- Campaigning for local hospital services in Copeland
- Ensuring that the Digital TV switchover
- which started in Copeland in October 2007
- and continues in June 2009 does not further disadvantage the elderly and vulnerable
Favorite Movies
- The Hunt for Red October
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- The Lion
- the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Galaxy Quest
Favorite Music
- My favourite composers are Handel
- J.S. Bach
- Mozart
- and Vivaldi. I particularly enjoy Baroque/Classial music
- and church music
- especially renaissance composers of the "English School".
Favorite Books
- Classical
- "History of the Peloponessian War” (Thucydides)
- "The 12 Caesars" (Suetonius)
- Modern history "The Audit of War" (Corelli Barnett)
- For children: "Narnia" stories (C.S. Lewis)
- 'First Contact' Sci-fi story "The Mote in God's Eye" (Niven & Pournelle)
- Alternative History "The Guns of the South" (Harry Turtledove)
- Time travel "The Time Traveller's Wife" (Audrey Niffenegger)
- "The Apocalypse Troll" (David Weber)
- Comedy "The Napoleon of Notting Hill" (G.K. Chesterton)
- War story "The Ship" (C.S. Forester)
- Short story: "The road not taken" (Harry Turtledove)
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