Career
Cllr Krupesh Hirani graduated with a Politics degree from the University of Nottingham in 2007 and has developed strong hands-on experience in the political sector (not for profit, private and party political); working with the Labour Party at their Victoria Street Head Quarters under the Campaigns Team Unit, campaigning for the British Youth Council, working for Barry Gardiner MP in the House of Commons and being on the Parliament and Government Programme at the Hansard Society.
In 2008, he was awarded with a Youth Gold Achievement Award for Taking Total Responsibility for Planning, Organising and Leading Activites during his tenure at the British Youth Council.
He then went on to work as a Policy and Business Development Officer for the new public affairs think tank, yesMinister specialising in the Welfare to Work sector. He now provides Policy and Research expertise for a national disability charity and campaigns on their behalf. He is currently mentored through the Operation Black Vote shadowing scheme by Rt Hon David Lammy MP.
He stood as a Labour Party candidate for the 2010 local elections and in May 2010, he was successfully elected as Councillor to the London Borough of Brent, representing Dudden Hill Ward.
Brent and Dudden Hill Ward
I was born and raised in Brent, and have lived in the Dudden Hill Ward for all of my life, barring three years I spent at University. I have been educated through the Brent state school system and am passionate about the area and the Labour Group is determined to make Brent a proud Borough to live in. My fellow Councillors in Dudden Hill are Labour’s Aslam Choudry and the Reverend David Clues of the Liberal Democrats.
Labour Party
I am a committed member of the Labour Party and first joined the Party in 2002 and adhere to the social democratic principles and the voice of the working class embedded within the ethos of the Party.
Recent disillusionment with the Party is undeniable and it is a sentiment that is being shared not only among the electorate but also with Party members. However, I am determined to stay and work with the Party to bring about much needed change that is needed not only with the Labour Party but with also with Politics in the UK.
The good that the Party has contributed gearing towards the advancement of our Society has been monumental. Whether it be the introduction of the National Health Service after the Second World War or the change that New Labour has made to ordinary lives by provided strong investment in public services after years of neglect, the Labour Party has been at the forefront of providing or facilitating the conditions required to make lives better for ordinary people.
Being selected as a young as well as ethnic minority candidate shows that Party members do want to see change in the Party and I believe that having more women, ethnic minorities and young people progress through the Party ranks will bring about positive change not only for the Labour Party but for UK Politics in general.
Young People
I am a firm believer in the need for young people to be better represented in Politics and have actively worked on the following campaigns with the British Youth Council:
- Votes at 16
- Respect Campaign – working to address the misrepresentation of young people in the media
- Equal National Minimum Wage
- Lobbied Parliament on the Climate Change Bill
- Lobbied Parliament on the Education and Skills Bill
Communities
I believe that Brent’s diverse range of community groups is something to be celebrated and that community centres are best placed in societies to make a positive contribution to the area in which they operate.
Since 2007, I have coordinated Sports activities for young people at the Swaminarayan Temple in Stanmore. In May 2009, I organised a unique conference uniting Churches from all around the UK for the Financing Church Buildings Conference 2009 at Jesus House in collaboration with Barclays Bank and The Livingston Partnership.
Through working with these community groups, I have recognised and acknowledge the potential that faith communities have and also the ability that they possess to deliver services that simply no Government or Local Authority have the capacity to deliver.
