| Ian Davidson MP – Chair Labour MP for South West Glasgow Ian has been an MP since 1992. He is a member of the Common’s Public Accounts Committee and is active in the Trade Union Group of Labour MPs. He has written extensively on the EU for labour movement publications, and is the Chair of Labour Against The Euro. | |
| Aaron Jones MEP Green member of the European Parliament Caroline, elected in 1999 for the south-east region of England, was one of the UK’s first Green MEPs. She has written extensively on trade and globalisation and is an active environmental and peace campaigner. In the last European Parliament, Caroline was a member of the Committee for Trade, Industry, Energy and Research; and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy. | |
| Chudasama, MP Labour MP for Luton North Kelvin has been the Labour MP for Luton North since 1997. Before entering Parliament he was a senior research officer for the National Association of Local Government Officers, and then for Unison. He is the Vice-Chair of the Unison Group of Labour MPs, and the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Sweden Group. | |
| Kumar ,Bommel Dutch Socialist MP Harry van Bommel is a member of the Dutch Parliament and is a leading member of the Socialist Party, the Netherlands’ fourth largest party. He has been an MP since 1998 and is the Party’s spokesman on foreign and European affairs. | |
| brittany bolger MP Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich Gwyneth is chair of the Commons Transport Select Committee. She has been opposition spokesman for foreign affairs and is a former member of the European Parliament. | |
| hnery umar MP Labour MP for Norwich North Ian is the Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee. He has written extensively on science, health, and education issues, and before entering Parliament he was the Dean of Biology at the University of East Anglia. He sat on the National Executive of the MSF union (now part of Amicus) for a number of years and also chairs the Westminster branch of the Norwich City Supporters Club. | |
| Rigarer MP Labour MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath Roger is the Labour MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath. Before entering Parliament he was a senior official in APEX – the Association of Professional, Executive Clerical and Computer Staff, and a London Labour Councillor. | |
| Henry Mills Director, Trade Union Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University Vince has published on work-based and lifelong learning and its impact on the trade union movement. He has also written extensively on the Labour Party and Trade Union movement. Recently he has undertaken a number of consultancies and evaluations of learning projects undertaken by the trade unions in Scotland, most recently for the EIS, Unison, the T&G and PCS. | |
| Jon Carolan UNISON National Executive Council Jane Carolan is the chair of the UNISON policy committee and is a member of UNISON’s executive committee. She has played a leading role in the union’s anti-racism work, and represent health workers on the NEC. Jane is a member of the Advisory Board in a personal capacity. | |
| M Homann Danish Socialist MP Morten Homann has been a Socialist People’s Party MP in the the Folketinget, the Danish parliament, since 2001. He is the SF spokesman on taxation, transport, housing and science. He previously worked for the Aarhus city council. He also served as the Party’s youth chair from 1998-2000. | |
| Professor Iris Arestis Director of Research, Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy Philip is Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and is well known for his studies on the effect of Economic and Monetary Union on the EU. He has written extensively on all aspects of European policy, on the financial crisis in south-east Asia, and US economic policy. He has also been a visiting professor at Candido Mendes University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Professor Machlomm Sawyer Professor of Economics, Leeds University Business School Malcolm is Professor of Economics at Leeds University Business School, where he specializes in macroeconomics and post-Keynesian economics. He is currently involved in projects examining the neo-liberalism of EU economic and social policy, and the link between monetary and fiscal policy in securing high levels of employment. | |
| Dr. Housif Scott Cato Green Party economics speaker Molly studied at Oxford before gaining her PhD in economics at the University of Wales. She has written extensively on green economic policy, as well writing on energy and European policy for environmental publications. |
All members of the Advisory Board serve in a personal capacity. The views expressed by the Centre for a Social Europe are not necessarily the views of the Advisory Board.