A military veteran’s daughter is so fed up waiting for politicians to improve help for carers that she has decided to stand for election herself.
Faith-Jason Robertson-Foy wants bus lane fines to be used to pay for subsidised travel for those looking after friends and relatives.
The clinic practice manager – who represents carers on the city’s health and social care body – has battled in vain to get the policy adopted.
She looks after her father, a former Gordon Highlander, and says some carers are being forced into poverty because of the lack of support.
Now the campaign will form part of her manifesto when she stands as an independent candidate at elections for the city council in May.
The Rosemount resident is seeking a seat in the Northfield/Mastrick North ward, where she grew up.
Other priorities she is promising to push are better street lighting, improved gritting of local roads in winter, cleaner streets, quicker access to GP appointments and action to deal with dog fouling.
Mrs Robertson-Foy said local politicians needed to do “a lot more listening” to what local people really wanted.
“I do not think they fully get to grips with regular working class people,” she added.
“I’m just a regular person and can understand what people are going through.
“We need to be represented by someone who does not have to go to the whips or the party.”