A FORMER Yate mayor who led the restoration of Poole Court has released a book showcasing the impact of global warming.

Paul Marx, a town councillor and mayor from 1988-1990, is celebrating the publication of his novel The Phoenix Affair.

The book spans the UK and the US and centres around an expanding population and the horrifying results of global warming, the pressures of which lead to individuals attempting to provide solutions.

“Every natural disaster has a social and economic knock-on effect,” said Mr Marx, 68. “Just like the looters that ran wild in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, I was keen to show how global warming could affect people at a grassroots level.

“While Governments are currently binding together to develop a solution, they could quickly grow apart and even become enemies if global warming does come to fruition.”

The plant and machinery consultant, who moved to Burnley in Lancashire in 1996, added: “This novel will captivate anyone with an interest in politics, crime or international affairs. It’s not a book you’ll forget soon.”

Mr Marx, a campaigning Liberal Democrat from 1982, helped oversee the restoration of Poole Court, now Yate Town Council’s offices, and as a keen model maker he made a scale model of the project before it started.

In 2002 he was featured in Discovery Television’s Plane Crazy series, featuring a fundraising display of over 1,000 model planes and his paintings of planes were commissioned by GKN Westlands’ commissioned artists for many years.

In 1982, Mr Marx became infamous after forming a group to complete a worker ‘buy out’ from the receivers of local company Hamlet Furniture that had gone into receivership.

It was one of the first companies that was rescued in the UK in this manner. 23 Mr Marx, who lives with his Inese, has worked in 32 different countries since 2001 including Russia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria.

The Phoenix Affair is available from Amazon now.

Ends AW About the Author: Paul’s background initially was in Aerospace engineering after a technical college education. He moved into senior management and was eventually a director of three companies.

During the late 1980’s Paul moved into the area of valuation where he has worked ever since. He has worked in 32 different countries and is still working in this profession.

During the period from the late 1970’s to the early 1990’s, he entered local politics eventually becoming the chairman of Yate town council near Bristol. He Paul is also an artist and for a time was one of GKN Westland Helicopters commissioned artists, completing works for their clients worldwide. He specialises in aviation but covers all other subjects as well.

As well as art, his hobbies include aviation also making and flying scale model aircraft.

Paul has also been featured in the Discovery Televisions ‘Plane Crazy’ series, featuring him and his model aircraft collection, believed to be the largest collection built by one individual in the UK. He exhibited them for charity and one of these events was filmed by the TV company.

His interests moved him to write this book, using his experiences and interests in support of its contents and his thoughts about the world’s problems and their possible causes.

He lives with his wife, Inese, in Burnley, Lancashire. His sons and daughters are all grown up and have families of their own.