Oh not already. It can't be a year.
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I nominate Corbyn. He's done the impossible - made politics funny! 
I did wonder how long it would be before he made the list.
Indeed 
Contribution over 2015. And aged 65 plus. We had some great nominations last year I seem to recall
Denis Healey - and no, I have never voted Labour 
to his attention. DuI nominate Councillor Dennis Meredith who is our elected representative on Northampton Borough Council and Northamptonshire County Council.
As a member of the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education I nominated Dennis for an award. He was awarded the Senior Learner East Midlands national award. www.alw.org.uk/winners-stories/winner-story/east-midlands/dennis-meredith
Dennis admits in his life story, now in publication, that dsylexia has limited the sort of work that he has done as a school caretaker but plucking up courage he finally asked the headteacher of Lings School for help.
In the last 12 months he has worked with the lottery funded Growing Northampton Together project coordinated by Peter Stachan www.growingtogethernn3.org.uk/projects. This has resulted in the installation of durable and innovative sports and exercise equipment erected in numerous locations including the banks of Swanhaven Lake, where families are seen enjoying the equipment every day. These installations are very visible from Billing Brook Road and in use by residents of the deprived area of Thorplands as a free means of healthy exercise whilst enroute to the newly refurbished Weston Favell Shopping Centre.
In addition to being the secretary of Southfields Residents Council Dennis works closely with Thorplands Club 81 FC, a large football club run by a Colin Lee www.thorplandsclub81.co.uk and recently Dennis invited the fotball club to work in Blackthorn , an area that suffers enduring deprivation and anti social behaviour. Canon Margaret Johnston of Emanuel Church described the club as a signifcant piece of social cohesion and Dennis Meredith has played a key role in this success. Behind the scenes he is a kind and compassionate chap who helps people out but keeps this quiet. In his leisure time he is very fond of his pets, enjoys his caravan with wife Rona and he's a family man with grandchildren.
Dennis is a solid constituency representative with a large constituency caseload and he personally investigates every complaint or issue brought ring investigation of such an issue he was struck by a garage door and during the accident he broke his collarbone. This has led to further complications of weakened bone and he awaits an operation.
I feel it is timely to nominate this well known politician who is doing the job because he considers it to be "socially useful" rather than dare I say for remunerative reasons. Regards Jim O'Rourke B.A. Hons Criminology
My vote is for Harriet Harman. Sure she stood up in some sexism row a week or two ago. Where some silly company put an advert up for a 'good-looking girl'? Also, I like that she's strong in a predominantly male environment - she's a women's woman.
And she's chair of the human rights committee. Enough reasons?
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