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 * Aims of Industry, ''[http://www.spinprofiles.org/images/9/94/OPP.pdf Organised Political Pressure on Companies]'' Anti-Anti-Report (Counter Counter Information Services), January 1973
 *To Fight Together or Hang Separately against the Most Corporatist Document, Aims of Industry (January 1973)
-* [[Alan Arthur Walters|Alan Walters]] ''[http://www.spinprofiles.org/images/6/6a/Money_and_Inflation.pdf Money and Inflation]'' Aims of Industry, undated, but around 1974.*Organisation and Financing of the French Communist Party, Aims of Industry (January 1974)
+* [[Alan Arthur Walters|Alan Walters]] ''[http://www.spinprofiles.org/images/6/6a/Money_and_Inflation.pdf Money and Inflation]'' Aims of Industry, undated, but around 1974.
 *Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing & Marine Engineering:Suppliers' Attitudes to Nationalization: Suppliers' Attitudes to Nationalization , Aims of Industry (January 1974)
 *Mass Unemployment, Can It Be Halted, Aims of Industry (January 1974)

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 ====Resources====
 *Labour Research Department [http://www.spinprofiles.org/images/7/71/Economic_League_1953.pdf Who is Behind Them?], May 1953.
 *[http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,855015,00.html Sugar Slogans] Time, Aug. 29, 1949

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-'''Aims of Industry''' was founded in 1942 as an independent free enterprise corporate lobby group by business leaders in industry. It came into existence to combat nationalisation of key British industries such as sugar, iron and steel.  It campaigned against the creation of the National Health Service in 1945. It was known as Aims for Freedom and Enterprise from 1975-78 and Aims from 1978-80.
+'''Aims of Industry''' was founded in 1942 as an independent free enterprise corporate lobby group by business leaders in industry. It came into existence to combat nationalisation of key British industries such as sugar, iron and steel.  It campaigned against the creation of the National Health Service in 1945. It was known as [[Aims for Freedom and Enterprise]] from 1975-78 and [[Aims]] from 1978-80.
 [[File:The End of Freedom in Britain.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'The End of Freedom in Britain', 1973 press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in [[The Times]], 28 December 1973; p. 4; Issue 58974; col A. ]]
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 ===2003===
 *Lord [[Michael Forsyth]] of Drumlean, president (former Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland, 1995-97)
-*Sir [[Nigel Mobbs]], Chairman
+*Sir [[Nigel Mobbs]], Chairman<ref name="BiE"/>
 ===Other people===
 *[[Mike Fisher]], Trustee

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 Director [[Michael Ivens]]<ref>''Reds under the Bed'', Aims of Industry (January 1974)</ref>
-===Other people===
+===2003===
 *Lord [[Michael Forsyth]] of Drumlean, president (former Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland, 1995-97)
 *Sir [[Nigel Mobbs]], Chairman
 *[[Mike Fisher]], Trustee
-*[[John Lyle]] Chairman in 1982, fo  the Sugar corporation [[Tate and Lyle]]
+*[[John Lyle]] Chairman in 1982, of  the Sugar corporation [[Tate and Lyle]]
 *Its former Director and Consultant was [[Michael Ivens]] (Joint Founder and Vice-President, [[Freedom Association]], 1975-2001). <ref>Obituary: 'Michael Ivens: Champion of the libertarian right and business freedom', Roger Cowe, Wednesday November 21, 2001 The ''Guardian'' [http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/business/story/0,9844,603039,00.html]</ref>
 ==Membership and funding==
 In 2004 Aims of Industry claimed 800 members, with six full-time members of staff.<ref name="BiE"/>

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 ====Council====
 Sir [[Ian Lyle]], President of the council | Sir [[John Reiss]], chairman of the council Col. [[B C Lockhart-Jervis]], Deputy chairman of the Council | [[R W Dean]] | [[P L Fleming]] | [[W R B Foster]] | [[L S Hargreaves]] | Sir [[George Harriman]] | [[J P Hourston]] | [[W E Luke]] | [[T Steward Mackie]] | [[G A Mobbs]] | [[Michael A Sinclair Scott]] | [[L W Stevenson]] | [[F taylor]] | [[Nigel Vinson]] | Col. [[W H Whitbread]] | [[H A Whitson]] | [[R H Wilkins]] | Director [[Michael Ivens]]<ref name="Thirty"/>
 ===Other people===
 *Lord [[Michael Forsyth]] of Drumlean, president (former Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland, 1995-97)

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	:[[Peter Runge]], the company’s campaign strategist, has recalled how ‘we were strongly advised to have a cartoon character who, if he caught the public’s imagination, could say the most outrageous things and get away with it, and who could act as a buffer between the public and [[Tate & Lyle]]’. Brandishing his sword of free enterprise and protected by his T&L shield, Mr Cube would ‘say sensible, cogent or outrageous things’ with appropriate grimaces and gesticulations, allowing Tates to ‘concentrate on attacking the Socialist policy in a somewhat more dignified manner’. <ref>Ron Noon, '[http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=17285&g17285=x&g17272=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=17285 Goodbye Mr Cube]', History Today, October 2001 \| Volume: 51 Issue: 10 \| Page 40 - 22</ref>		:[[Peter Runge]], the company’s campaign strategist, has recalled how ‘we were strongly advised to have a cartoon character who, if he caught the public’s imagination, could say the most outrageous things and get away with it, and who could act as a buffer between the public and [[Tate & Lyle]]’. Brandishing his sword of free enterprise and protected by his T&L shield, Mr Cube would ‘say sensible, cogent or outrageous things’ with appropriate grimaces and gesticulations, allowing Tates to ‘concentrate on attacking the Socialist policy in a somewhat more dignified manner’. <ref>Ron Noon, '[http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=17285&g17285=x&g17272=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=17285 Goodbye Mr Cube]', History Today, October 2001 \| Volume: 51 Issue: 10 \| Page 40 - 22</ref>

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−	~~==People==~~
−	~~===1974===~~
−	~~President of the council Sir [[Ian Lyle]] \| Chairman of the council Sir [[John Reiss]] \|~~
−	~~Vice-Presidents Col. [[B C Lockhart-Jervis]] \| [[Hubert Starley]]~~
−	~~Council: [[R W Dean]]~~
−	~~Director [[Michael Ivens]]<ref>''Reds under the Bed'', Aims of Industry (January 1974)</ref>~~

	==Publications, Related, Resources and References==		==Publications, Related, Resources and References==

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	:[[Peter Runge]], the company’s campaign strategist, has recalled how ‘we were strongly advised to have a cartoon character who, if he caught the public’s imagination, could say the most outrageous things and get away with it, and who could act as a buffer between the public and [[Tate & Lyle]]’. Brandishing his sword of free enterprise and protected by his T&L shield, Mr Cube would ‘say sensible, cogent or outrageous things’ with appropriate grimaces and gesticulations, allowing Tates to ‘concentrate on attacking the Socialist policy in a somewhat more dignified manner’. <ref>Ron Noon, '[http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=17285&g17285=x&g17272=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=17285 Goodbye Mr Cube]', History Today, October 2001 \| Volume: 51 Issue: 10 \| Page 40 - 22</ref>		:[[Peter Runge]], the company’s campaign strategist, has recalled how ‘we were strongly advised to have a cartoon character who, if he caught the public’s imagination, could say the most outrageous things and get away with it, and who could act as a buffer between the public and [[Tate & Lyle]]’. Brandishing his sword of free enterprise and protected by his T&L shield, Mr Cube would ‘say sensible, cogent or outrageous things’ with appropriate grimaces and gesticulations, allowing Tates to ‘concentrate on attacking the Socialist policy in a somewhat more dignified manner’. <ref>Ron Noon, '[http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=17285&g17285=x&g17272=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=17285 Goodbye Mr Cube]', History Today, October 2001 \| Volume: 51 Issue: 10 \| Page 40 - 22</ref>

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		+	==People==
		+	===1974===
		+	President of the council Sir [[Ian Lyle]] \| Chairman of the council Sir [[John Reiss]] \|
		+	Vice-Presidents Col. [[B C Lockhart-Jervis]] \| [[Hubert Starley]]
		+	Council: [[R W Dean]]
		+	Director [[Michael Ivens]]<ref>''Reds under the Bed'', Aims of Industry (January 1974)</ref>

	==Publications, Related, Resources and References==		==Publications, Related, Resources and References==

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 '''Aims of Industry''' was founded in 1942 as an independent free enterprise corporate lobby group by business leaders in industry. It came into existence to combat nationalisation of key British industries such as sugar, iron and steel.  It campaigned against the creation of the National Health Service in 1945. It was known as Aims for Freedom and Enterprise from 1975-78 and Aims from 1978-80.
-[[File:The End of Freedom in Britain.jpg|thumb|right|350px|'The End of Freedom in Britain', 1973 press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in [[The Times]], 28 December 1973; p. 4; Issue 58974; col A. ]]
+[[File:The End of Freedom in Britain.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'The End of Freedom in Britain', 1973 press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in [[The Times]], 28 December 1973; p. 4; Issue 58974; col A. ]]
 Although not directly involved in party politics, Aims of Industry is closely linked to the [[Conservative Party]] and the [[Freedom Association]].
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 * To oppose, and wherever possible reduce, unnecessary government intervention by state ownership, control or excessive bureaucracy.<ref>Hubert Starley ''40 Years Fighting for Free Enterprise: A Personal History of Aims of Industry'', Aims of Industry.</ref>
-[[File:The Moment of Truth.jpg|thumb|right|350px|'The moment of truth', press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in The [[Daily Mirror]], 2 October 1974; p. 25.]]
+[[File:The Moment of Truth.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'The moment of truth', press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in The [[Daily Mirror]], 2 October 1974; p. 25.]]
-[[File:One out All Out.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'One out, All out!', press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in ''[[The Daily Mirror]]'', 26 February 1974; p. 22.]]
+[[File:One out All Out.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'One out, All out!', press advert from [[Aims of Industry]] in ''[[The Daily Mirror]]'', 26 February 1974; p. 22.]]
 In its early years Aims was at the forefront of corporate campaigning against democratic decision making in Britain.  When the Conservative Party split over Europe in the 1980s and 90s, some of Aims key leaders took the 'Eurosceptic' side, rendering them marginal in transnational business circles - so much so that the 'pro-european' lobby group [[Britain in Europe]] backed by Transnational business carried a profile of them:

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 *Import Deposits: A Survey of Effects on Industry and Business, Aims of Industry (January 1969)
 *Industry and Political Contributions , Aims of Industry (January 1969)
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 *The Winter of Our Discontents, Aims of Industry (January 1970)

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	===Aims of Industry publications===		===Aims of Industry publications===