Flick and her family live in Southsea. She is married to Hereward who is from a naval family, they have 4 children, two of whom are students and the younger two have nearly finished school.

Flick has a degree from Hull University and has recently completed a Masters degree in Global Politics and International Relations as a mature student at Southampton University. After university she worked in London as an insurance broker before taking time out of the work place to have her 4 children. In London she was a member of the Territorial Army.

While she was bringing up the family she was an active member of the Winchester and Eastleigh Community Health Council chairing the acute group, she also chaired the local branch of the National Childbirth Trust and became a Winchester City Councillor.

In 1994 she trained as a lay school inspector for OFSTED and inspected over 50 primary schools around the country including Portsmouth.

From 1999-2004 she lived in New York where her husband was working and saw at first hand the devastation of September 11 and the aftermath.

Flick stood as the parliamentary candidate in Southampton Itchen in 2005 for the last 6 weeks and was appointed as the candidate in Portsmouth South in 2007.

Flick wrote the report for the Social Workers Commission, ‘No More Blame Game – the Future for Children’s Social Workers’.

Flick’s Experience

Flick has a wide range of experience and knowledge of the world having lived in many different countries. Her work as a school inspector has given her a good insight into the education system and she is would like to see teachers be given the opportunity for more professional development during their careers. She is determined that the education standards in Portsmouth will improve and has recently become a school governor in Portsmouth.

Flick is particularly concerned with anti-social behaviour on Portsmouth streets and will be working with the local police to find ways of stopping the mindless vandalism and behaviour that is affecting our daily lives in Portsmouth.

She has already had to use the new building at QA hospital in Cosham and was recently shown round the new pathology laboratory which is world class. Flick is concerned that access to outpatient services is maintained in the south of the city and transport links with QA improved.

As a former city councillor, Flick had to deal with many issues which affect everyone including housing, transport and crime. She is hoping that the recommendations outlined in the report on social workers will be implemented by all Children’s Services.

Flick has been an active campaigner for the Conservatives for the last 16 years. She has also done some campaigning in the United States for John McCain in 2000 and worked with the League of Women Voters in the States who seek to educate the population on policies and do research on national and local issues.

She was a full time candidate campaigning in Portsmouth to make sure that all the residents of Portsmouth’s views are heard and would have been a full time Member of Parliament with no other sources of income. Sadly she was not elected in 2010 but will continue to live in Southsea and campaign for the Conservatives in Portsmouth