Preceded by Hilary Richards Political party Yorkshire First Party Yorkshire First Majority 145 (3.3%) Education University of Salford | Constituency Golcar Role Politician Succeeded by Christine Iredale Name Paul Salveson | |
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Paul Salveson, , is an English politician, activist and author. He is currently a Visiting Professor in transport and logistics at the University of Huddersfield. He works for Arriva UK Trains as group advisor, community rail.
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Education
Salveson did an undergraduate degree at the University of Lancaster. His PhD is from University of Salford - 'Region Class, Culture: Lancashire Dialect Literatur 1746-1935' awarded in 1993.
Professional career
Salveson began his career at the Horwich Works, ending his rail career 35 years later as a senior manager at Northern Rail.
He was a member of the Transport Focus board, and was a trustee of Campaign for Better Transport. In 2009, he received an MBE for services to the railway industry. He is currently a Visiting Professor in transport and logistics at the University of Huddersfield.
Salveson is the honorary patron of the Railway Employees' Passenger Transport Association and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Political career
Salveson was elected to Kirklees Council in 2012 for the Labour Party, and he represented the Golcar ward until 2013, when he stepped down. He said after stepping down: "In an ideal world I’d be able to do both my council work and continue my interests in the national Transport Focus board, but in reality if you want to do one well, and to maximum effect, one has got to give.". Salveson was formerly the vice-chair of the Colne Valley Constituency Labour Party.
In late 2014, he joined Yorkshire First (now The Yorkshire Party), saying the "vitality in Scotland confirmed that it was the right choice to make". In 2015 he stood as the party's parliamentary candidate in Colne Valley.
In 2011, Salveson published Socialism with a Northern Accent, described by former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott as "an important account of Labour's traditional, community-based values with many lessons for today". The book makes the case for the renewal of popular socialism through devolution to the North of England.
Salveson has written twice for The Guardian, both on devolution for Yorkshire. Salveson is currently Secretary General of the Hannah Mitchell Foundation. he also writes for Chartist magazine, Big Issue North and other publications. In August 2016 he moved from Yorkshire back to Lancashire and now lives in Bretherton.