Terry Walker worked for Citizens Advice in Lewisham and then in the national office before joining the civil service. After spells with the Office of Telecommunications and The Pensions Regulator he worked in the social housing sector, as a company secretary and then governance consultant. Since retiring he has been on the board of Brighton Energy Coop and plays piano in a jazz-funk band in Brighton. He is a passionate believer in the need for the UK to join the EU and in the need for constitutional reform.