My Priorities for Harbourside & Town

Economic Revitalization and Support for Small Businesses Objective:

Stimulate local economic growth and support small businesses. Tax Reduction: Advocate for lower business rates and tax incentives to attract new businesses and support existing ones, aligning with Reform UK’s policy of reducing the tax burden on businesses. Infrastructure Investment: Lobby for increased investment in local infrastructure projects, such as roads, public transport, and digital connectivity, to enhance business operations and attract investment. Grants and Funding: Establish a local grant program to provide funding and support for startups and small businesses, ensuring they have the resources to grow and succeed.

Reforming Public Services for Efficiency and Quality Objective:

Improve the efficiency and quality of public services in the constituency. Healthcare Reform: Push for more funding and better management of local healthcare services, ensuring timely and quality care. Support policies that reduce bureaucracy and improve frontline services. Education Enhancement: Promote policies that provide more autonomy to schools, allowing them to tailor education to local needs. Advocate for increased funding for schools to improve facilities and resources. Welfare System Overhaul: Implement a more efficient welfare system that targets those in genuine need, reducing fraud and ensuring that support is available for the most vulnerable.

patrick bergin

Enhancing Community Safety and Policing Objective:

Ensure a safe and secure environment for all residents. Increased Police Presence: Campaign for more funding for local police forces to increase their presence on the streets, deter crime, and ensure swift responses to incidents. Community Policing Initiatives: Develop community policing programs that build relationships between law enforcement and local residents, fostering cooperation and trust. Youth Engagement: Introduce programs aimed at engaging young people in positive activities, reducing the risk of them becoming involved in criminal activities. This could include sports, arts, and vocational training programs. These three points align with the core values of Reform UK, focusing on practical and effective changes that will benefit the local community by promoting economic growth, enhancing public services, and ensuring community safety.

My Vision for Harbourside & Town

Economic Growth and Development Local Business Support: Foster a thriving local economy by reducing business rates and providing incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises. Encourage entrepreneurship through grants and access to affordable loans. Infrastructure Investment: Improve local infrastructure, including roads, public transport, and digital connectivity. Prioritize projects that will create jobs and improve efficiency. Education and Skills: Invest in vocational training and apprenticeships to ensure residents have the skills needed for modern industries. Partner with local businesses to align training programs with job market needs.

Healthcare Reform Local Healthcare Services: Improve access to healthcare by investing in local hospitals and clinics. Reduce waiting times and ensure that residents receive high-quality care. Mental Health Support: Expand mental health services, ensuring they are adequately funded and accessible. Promote awareness and destigmatize mental health issues.

Law and Order Community Policing: Increase funding for local police forces to ensure a visible and effective police presence. Focus on community policing to build trust and cooperation between the police and residents. Crime Prevention Programs: Implement programs aimed at preventing youth crime, such as after-school activities, mentorship programs, and vocational training.

Green Spaces: Preserve and enhance local parks and green spaces for recreation and wellbeing. Housing and Urban Development Affordable Housing: Ensure the availability of affordable housing for all residents. Support new housing developments that are sustainable and community-focused.

Urban Renewal: Revitalize neglected areas through targeted urban development projects, improving the quality of life for residents. Community Engagement Public Participation: Foster a culture of civic engagement by regularly consulting with residents on key issues and decisions. Hold town hall meetings and establish advisory panels. Support for Vulnerable Groups: Ensure that vulnerable groups, including the elderly, disabled, and low-income families, receive the support they need through targeted programs and services.

patrick bergin at a meeting

My Story

I am honoured to be your PPC for the Beautiful Gosport area. I joined the Reform UK party as their policies and drive for change very much resonate with my own values and views wanting to be part of a country to be proud of again.

I grew up in Hampshire and played on the Solent all my life. I come from a hardworking and honest family with an amazing hard-working mother and father. I started work at 16 on a YTS (youth training scheme) apprenticeship earning £34.50 a week. I am now a marine engineer as well as Captain and through my work have travelled far and wide around the World, working on varied marine / sailing projects in different countries dealing with a wide range of people and cultures.

I also was a senior crewman for volunteer marine search and rescue operations, my last post being the British Virgin Islands ( VISAR ) where I lived for a few years before being displaced by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These storms took my business and home and after endeavouring to rebuild for months finally made the decision to return to our home here in Hampshire. Hurricanes are nothing short of a nuisance and a costly inconvenience luckily none to be found here in Gosport!

I still work as a marine engineer / skipper in the Solent area and around Gosport. The water has been my life. I am also a marine conservationist and marine life enthusiast who has and will continue to fight for the good of our oceans, our treasured Gosport coast lines and beaches. I’ve always been fighting for one cause or another from being in major hurricanes, earthquakes and various other testing events. While being overseas 10 years ago I was diagnosed with cancer which I fought and won thanks to the help of our much loved and essential NHS who work tirelessly and go above and beyond to look after us sometimes performing nothing less than miracles on a daily basis. With Reform UK we will make the NHS great again.

I have fought some tremendous battles and won time and time again. Losing and giving up is not part of my make up and that being said this is also my promise to my Gosport constituents. I will fight for you with everything I have I will fight with the strength and valour life has shown me and together we will make our communities thrive and prosper. I will take your fight and make it mine and with your vote together we can make a difference. We can make ourselves proud again. We can make Gosport and Britain great once more. I’m looking forward to meeting and representing you all.