Stan has lived in Basingstoke for over fifty years.He was apprenticed in the town then worked in the Public Sector and then for two major blue chip companies, gaining a MSc with Distinction at Portsmouth University.He now runs his own business, a successful consultancy supporting major telcos.He understands that tax from business profits fund the support and care for the needy, local amenities, policing and other key services.He believes that Council money does not belong to the politicians, it is our money and must be spent wisely – and transparently.