Academic Advisory Council
John Blundell, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs
Keith Marsden, Economic Consultant, United Nations
David B. Smith, Beacon Economic Forecasting
Keith Boyfield, Keith Boyfield Associates
Dr Eamonn Butler, Adam Smith Institute
Prof Tim Congdon, Lombard Street Research
Dr Stephen Davies, Manchester Metropolitan University
Prof. Kevin Dowd, University of Nottingham
Dr Helen Evans, Director, Nurses for Reform
Dr Tim Evans, President, Libertarian Alliance
Dr Charles Hanson, Economic Consultant
Dr Ruth Lea, Global Vision
Prof. Patrick Minford, Cardiff Business School
Prof. Kenneth Minogue, London School of Economics
Michael Mosbacher, Social Affairs Unit
Prof. Dennis O'Keeffe, University of Buckingham
Dr Madsen Pirie, Adam Smith Institute
Gabriel Stein, Lombard Street Research
Dr Elaine Sternberg, University of Leeds
Prof. James Tooley, University of Newcastle
Business Supporters
In November 2004 and December 2005, just under 150 businessmen and opinion formers signed two TaxPayers' Alliance letters to the Financial Times, and to the Daily Telegraph. The Financial Times letter concluded that Britain "cannot afford not to cut taxes - and to discipline spending growth accordingly". The Telegraph letter the following month warned that high levels of taxes risked ensuring Britain's long-term economic decline.
The signatories included:
Adam Afriyie
David Alberto, Chief Executive, Avanta
Andrew Allum, Chairman, TaxPayers' Alliance
Michael Ames, Chairman, Crimson Ltd
Henry Angest, Chairman and CEO, Arbuthnot Banking Group plc
Peter Baker, The Front Bench Club
Sir Anthony Bamford, Chairman, J C Bamford Excavators Ltd
Patrick Barbour, Non Executive Director, Microgen plc
Jonathan Bass, Managing Director, Incentivated Ltd
Toby Baxendale, Chairman and CEO, Seafood Holdings Ltd
Neville Baxter, Chairman, RH Freight Ltd
Grahame Berkeley, Chairman, Berkeley Burke Holdings Ltd
Sir Michael Bett, Chairman, Micro Technology Plc
Julian Blackwell, President, Blackwell Ltd
John Blundell, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs
Jamie Borwick, Chairman, Modec Ltd
Keith Boyfield, Boyfield Associates
Jeremy Bradshaw, Managing Director, Gryphon Partners Ltd
Iain Breese, Chairman, Westler Foods Ltd
Michael Brent, Managing Director, Trimite Ltd
David Briggs, Managing Director, Dawson Music
Cameron Buchanan, Managing Director, Harrisons of Edinburgh Ltd
Simon Camamile, European Director, Jones LaSalle
Charles Cameron, Managing Director, Jefferies International Ltd
Paul Carter, Managing Director, Expocentric Ltd
Stephen Catlin, Chief Executive, Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited
Lord Chadlington, Group Chief Executive, Huntsworth Plc
Robin Clark, Chairman Taylor Clark Plc
Sir Michael Cobham, President, Cobham Aerospace
Tim Congdon, Founder, Lombard Street Research
Anthony Coombs, Group Managing Director, S&U Plc
Sir Tom Cowie, Life President, Arriva plc
Alistair Craig, CPS Research Fellow
Sir Michael Craig-Cooper, Former Director, National Bank of Kuwait
Sir John Craven, Chairman, Lonmin Plc
Damon de Laszlo, Chairman, Economic Research Council
John Dembitz, Chairman, Dembitz & Associates
Lord Derwent, Deputy Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa (Europe) Ltd
Robert Diamond, Chief Executive, Diametric Ltd
Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive, The TaxPayers' Alliance
Dr Walter Eltis, Emeritus Fellow, Exeter College
Patrick Evershed, Chairman, New Star Fund Managers
Nicholas Finney, Chairman, Waterfront Partnership
Howard Flight, Director, Investec Asset Management Ltd
Constantine Folkes, Chairman and Chief Executive, Folkes Holdings Ltd
Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman, Rocco Forte Hotels
Christopher Foyle, Chairman, Air Foyle Ltd
Gerald Frost, Editor, eurofacts
Anthony Fuller, Chairman, Fuller Smith and Turner Plc
Edmund Gartside, Chairman, Shiloh Plc
Anthony Good, Chairman, Cox & Kings
Kit Hunter Gordon, Managing Director, The Summit Group Ltd
Sir Brian Goswell, Chairman, ISS Group Plc
Peter Grant, Non Executive Director, Cadogan Estates Ltd
Sir Ronald Grierson, Former Vice Chairman, GEG
W T J Griffin, Former Chairman, GT Management Plc
G Grimstone, Chairman, Grimstone Foundation
George Guise, Prime Minister's Policy Unit, 1986-90
Sir Ronald Halstead, President, Engineering Industries Assocation
Rupert Hambro, Chairman, J O Hambro Ltd
Don Hanson, Chairman, Eiger Capital Ltd
Peter K Hargreaves, CEO, Hargreaves Lansdown Plc
William Hargreaves, Joint Managing Director, Sisis Equipment
David Harvey, Chairman, Small Business Council, Centre for Policy Studies
Michael Heller, Chairman, London & Associated Properties Plc
John Hickman, Chairman, Kingston Estates Ltd
Simon Hill, Chief Executive, Letterstone plc
Jonathan Hodge, Managing Director, Carlyle Trust
Keith Hodgkinson, Chief Executive, Chloride
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, Chairman, Nova Capital Management
John Hoerner, Tesco
Tim Ingram, Chief Executive, Caledonia Investments
Kim Jaberi, Chairman and Managing Director, Karins Group of Companies
Margot James, European President, Ogilvy Healthworld UK Ltd
William S James, LCF Rothschild Securities Ltd
Lord Kalms, President, DSG International plc
Gerald Kaye, Development Director, Helical Bar Plc
Mike Killingley, Chairman, Beale plc
Jill Kirby, Chair, Full Time Mothers
Peter Knight, Chairman, Phoenix plc
Andrew Langley, Managing Director, Juniper Products Ltd
Ruth Lea, Economic Advisor, Arbuthnot Bank
Professor Graeme Leach, Chief Economist, Institute of Directors
John W Leavesley, Director, The Leavesley Group
Dan Lewis, Director of Environmental Affairs, Stockholm Network
Peter Linacre, Chairman, Massive Ltd
John Littlewood, Former Group Director, S G Warburg
Dr Gerard Lyons, City Economist
Stuart Lyons, Chairman, The Wensum Company Plc
Michael Mander, Former Chairman, Institute of Directors
Nick Markham, Chief Operating Officer, Top Up TV Ltd
Dr John Marks, Director, Educational Research Trust
Keith Marsden, Author of Gordon Brown's Boasts (CPS, 2004)
Malcolm H.D. McAlpine, Director, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
Martin McElwee, Head of Research, Bow Group
Julie Meyer, Chief Executive, Adriadne Capital
Keith C. Miles OBE FCA
Michael Miller, Managing Director, Harris & Sheldon Group Ltd
Edgar Miller, Managing Director, Palladian Ltd
Ian Milne, Director, Global Britain
Professor Patrick Minford, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School
Professor Kenneth Minogue, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, LSE
Gary Mond, Managing Director, Redcliffe Training Associates Ltd
Mrs Victoria Mitchell, Consultant Director, Savills Plc
Sir Nigel Mobbs, Chairman, Slough Estates Plc
Peter Morgan, Former Director-General, Institute of Directors
Professor David Myddelton, Cranfield School of Management
David Newlands, Chairman, Tomkins Plc
Eric Nichols
Mark Nicholson, Associate Director, Fitch Ratings
Anthony de Normann, Managing Director, Aldenham Ltd
Sean O’Brien, Chairman, Telstar Music Group Ltd
David Ord, Managing Director, The Bristol Port Company Ltd
Sara Pearson, Chief Executive, The SPA Way Ltd
Lord Pearson of Rannoch, Chairman , PWS Holdings Ltd
Brian Pettifer, Chairman and Chief Executive, Pettifer Group Ltd
Gary Ramsey, Director, Jefferson Engineering Ltd
Andrew Roberts, Historian
Saul Haydon Rowe, Principal, Devon Capital LLP
Lord Salisbury
Roger Scruton, Philosopher
Malcolm Scott, Chairman , Dunalastair Estates
Nick Seaton, Chairman, Campaign for Real Education
Christopher Shale, Chief Executive, Oxford Resources
David Shaw, Chairman, Sabrelance Corporate Partners Ltd
Giles Shepard, Chairman, Searcy Tansley & Co. Ltd
Peter Shirley, Managing Director, Midland Chilled Foods Ltd
Sir Benjamin Slade, Chairman, Shilstar Holdings
David Soskin, Chief Executive Officer, cheapflights.co.uk
James Sproule, Head of Research, Augusta & Co. plc
Gabriel Stein, Director , Lombard Street Research
Dr Elaine Sternberg, University of Leeds
Allen Sykes, Former MD, Consolidated Gold Fields
A.R. Tanner, Chairman, Tanners Wines Ltd
John Taylor, Chairman Taylors Bulbs
Hugh Trevor-Jones, Chairman, Lowe & Fletcher Ltd
Ashley Unitt, Chief Technical Officer , NewVoiceMedia Ltd
Lord Vinson, Director, Fleming High Income Growth Trust plc
G H C Wakefield, Former Chairman of J & H Marsh & McLennan
Michael Webster, Director, Gorkana Ltd
Paul Weeks, Managing Director, Wicken Fen Foods
Sir Mark Weinberg, President, St James Place Capital Plc
Stuart Wheeler, Chairman, IG Group Plc
Robert Wickham, Senior Partner, Ibbett, Moseley Group
John Wilford, Managing Director, Rave Communications Ltd
Laurence Wilshere, Managing Director, Quansboro Plastics Ltd
Eben Wilson, Managing Director, Main Communications Ltd
Chris Woodhead, Former HM Chief Inspector of Schools
Sir Oliver Wright, Former Ambassador in Washington
