Steve is chair of the Nuclear Education Trust charity and has been worried about nuclear weapons since helping establish Upper Heyford Peace Camp in the early 80s. Resident of Hebden Bridge, Steve has 40 years’ experience in politics and public affairs during which has seen him play key roles as an activist and an analyst as well as a parliamentary aide and an adviser on all things regional. He currently runs his own independent policy consultancy, is deputy director of the Smith Institute, and an associate of both DevoConnect and Birmingham University.