About Mev Brown
Background
My home town is
In 1978 I enlisted in the TA, and have served in the TA for over 10 years on three separate enlistments – mostly with the Parachute Regt and most recently in 2003.
I became active in politics soon afterwards because of my concerns over the Iraqi invasion and question marks over its legality and the whole set of circumstances which lead to the decision to invade.
Current work
For 7 years I worked as a project worker in a drop in day centre for the homeless. In July of this year I took redundancy, and work as an agency worker in the same sector.
This work involves providing support, assistance, advice and advocacy for with the homeless and linking in with other support services including the NHS, social work, the benefits agency, the City of
The goal is to provide a safe and supported environment for those in need and help service users to move onto appropriate accommodation as soon as is physically and emotionally practicable.
I was also a Unison shop steward, which I gave up in December 2006.
Previous posts
I have enjoyed a varied career to date, having switched career several times. I initially joined Ferranti Defence Systems (now part of BAe) in 1984 where I worked for 5 years in the Navigation Systems Dept.
I worked briefly for an oil support company on flow control systems for oil terminals.
I then working in recruitment for many years with several employment agencies. I spent several years recruiting NHS staff to work in America, and this is where much of my views of NHS developed, listening to disillusioned staff fed up with the UK in general and the NHS in particular.
In 2001 I worked with the elderly in a residential home before taking up a post working with the homeless.