Irvine Laidlaw - Revision history

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David at 16:31, 7 July 2010

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Peter at 19:26, 11 November 2008

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 He set up the [[Laidlaw Youth Project]]
-==Broken Promise==
+==Broken promise==
 ''Dispatches'' reported in 2008 that Laidlaw promised to become a UK taxpayer in return for his peerage, a promise he then broke. He continues to live in Monaco and is estimated to save a whopping £50 million in tax by doing so.<ref>''Dispatches'' 'Cameron's Money Men' Channel 4 Production. 29th September 2008</ref>.

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 He began a voyage around the world in his yacht, the ''Lady Christine'', in 2003.
-Laidlaw regularly competes in Historic car racing around the world with his [[Porsche 904]]GTS, Porsche 904/6, [[Maserati]] 250S & Maserati 6CM
+Laidlaw regularly competes in historic car racing around the world with his [[Porsche 904]]GTS, Porsche 904/6, [[Maserati]] 250S & Maserati 6CM.
 ==Laidlaw Youth Project==

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 ==Broken Promise==
-''Dispatches'' reported in 2008 that Laidlaw promised to become a UK taxpayer in retturn for his peerage, a promise he then broke. He continues to live in Monaco and is estimated to save a wopping £50 million in tax by doing so.<ref>''Dispatches'' 'Cameron's Money Men' Channel 4 Production. 29th September 2008</ref>.
+''Dispatches'' reported in 2008 that Laidlaw promised to become a UK taxpayer in return for his peerage, a promise he then broke. He continues to live in Monaco and is estimated to save a whopping £50 million in tax by doing so.<ref>''Dispatches'' 'Cameron's Money Men' Channel 4 Production. 29th September 2008</ref>.
 Lord Laidlaw withdrew from the House of Lords on 6 July 2010, following the introduction of new rules preventing people with non-domiciled tax-status from sitting as peers. According to the ''Scotsman'' he had already withdrawn much of his support for the Conservatives.<ref>David Maddox, [http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Lord-Laidlaw-quits-to-avoid.6404168.jp Lord Laidlaw quits to avoid paying full tax], 7 July 2010.</ref>

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 '''Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw''' (born 1943 in Keith, Banffshire) is a former member of the [[House of Lords]]. The ''Scotsman'' described him in 2003 as a 'Monaco-based business services tycoon who almost single-handedly bankrolls the Scottish Conservative Party',<ref>Andrew Denholm [http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1057&id=1276832003 'What else shall I do with my money?'], The Scotsman, 19 November 2003.</ref>  His company [[Institute for International Research Ltd.]] was set up in 1973.  It subsequently changed its name to [[IIR]]. ''Dispatches'' reported in 2008 that Laidlaw was [[David Cameron]]'s largest donor.<ref>''Dispatches'' 'Cameron's Money Men' Channel 4 Production. 29th September 2008</ref>.   According to the ''Scotsman'', Laidlaw had withdrawn much of his support for the [[Conservative Party]] prior to his withdrawal from the House of Lords in July 2010.<ref>David Maddox, [http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Lord-Laidlaw-quits-to-avoid.6404168.jp Lord Laidlaw quits to avoid paying full tax], 7 July 2010.</ref>
-The Sunday Times Rich List  for 2005 stated that Laidlaw was Scotland's 6th richest man, with an estimated wealth of £498 million. Laidlaw was made a life peer as '''Baron Laidlaw''', of Rothiemay in Banffshire in June 2004
+The Sunday Times Rich List  for 2005 stated that Laidlaw was Scotland's 6th richest man, with an estimated wealth of £498 million. Laidlaw was made a life peer as '''Baron Laidlaw''', of Rothiemay in Banffshire in June 2004.
-==Business Background==
+==Business background==
-Laidlaw founded the company [[Institute for International Research]] in 1973, which he sold in 2005 for a sum believed to be in the order of £775M. At one time he was one of the largest financial backers of the UK's [[Conservative Party]].  According to a biography on the [http://www.wallstreetoffshore.com/AboutUs.aspx?Content=Management%20Team Wall Street Global site]:
+Laidlaw founded the company [[Institute for International Research]] in 1973, which he sold in 2005 for a sum believed to be around £775M. At one point he was one of the largest financial backers of the UK's [[Conservative Party]].  According to a biography on the [http://www.wallstreetoffshore.com/AboutUs.aspx?Content=Management%20Team Wall Street Global site]:
 :Mr. Laidlaw founded the Institute for International Research Ltd. (IIR), the world's largest conference company with 4,000 employees and operations in 35 countries. They create and run thousands of conferences every year, including many large-scale association type events. IIR is also one of the world leaders in the provision of corporate training, with particular emphasis on IT, telecoms, project management, sales and financial skills training. They are heavily involved in e-learning, with all divisions offering their training through Internet models. IIR has divisions in trade exhibitions, running major trade shows in the US, UK, Middle and Far East. They also have B2B publishing interests in the UK and USA. Previous to founding IIR in 1974, Mr. Laidlaw worked for [[Doubleday]] in both New York and London. He has lived in the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, The Netherlands, France and the UK. Mr. Laidlaw has extensive experience in international operations, and particularly in international direct marketing. He has degrees from Leeds University, England and an M.B.A. from Columbia University, New York.

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-'''Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw''' (born 1943 in Keith, Banffshire) is a 'Monaco-based business services tycoon who almost single-handedly bankrolls the Scottish Conservative Party',{{ref|Denholm}} and a member of the [[House of Lords]]. His company [[Institute for International Research Ltd.]] was set up in 1973.  It subsequently changed its name to [[IIR]].
+'''Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw''' (born 1943 in Keith, Banffshire) is a 'Monaco-based business services tycoon who almost single-handedly bankrolls the Scottish Conservative Party',<ref>Andrew Denholm [http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1057&id=1276832003 'What else shall I do with my money?'], The Scotsman, 19 November 2003.</ref> and a member of the [[House of Lords]]. His company [[Institute for International Research Ltd.]] was set up in 1973.  It subsequently changed its name to [[IIR]]. According to ''Dispatches'', Laidlaw is [[David Cameron]]'s largest donator<ref>''Dispatches'' 'Cameron's Money Men' Channel 4 Production. 29th September 2008</ref>.    .
 According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2005, Laidlaw is Scotland's 6th richest man, with an estimated wealth of £498 million. Laidlaw was made a life peer as '''Baron Laidlaw''', of Rothiemay in Banffshire in June 2004.
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 ==Laidlaw Youth Project==
 He set up the [[Laidlaw Youth Project]]
 ==Affiliations==
 *[[Abbey Business Centres]], Controlling shareholding
-*[[London Scottish Tory Club]], President{{ref|1}}
+*[[London Scottish Tory Club]], President<ref>House of Lords [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldreg/reg15.htm Register of Lords' Interests, LAIDLAW, Lord], accessed January 2007</ref>
 ==Notes==
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 ==Funding corporate-friendly education==
-Through his [[Laidlaw Youth Project]] Laidlaw has been exploring funding pro-corporate activities in Scottish Education. He wanted to fund a Scottish version of a City Acadamy school but the then Labour-led administration blocked plans for this type of school in Scotland. Instead around £1 million of his personal fortune was ploughed into such a school in England.<ref> [http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2466660.0.souter_sinks_500_000_into_english_city_academy_run_by_christian_group.php Sunday Herald 9 November 2008 ‘Paradox’ of SNP donor By Paul Hutcheon] </ref>
+Through his [[Laidlaw Youth Project]] Laidlaw has been exploring funding pro-corporate activities in Scottish Education. He wanted to fund a Scottish version of a City Acadamy school but the then Labour-led administration blocked plans for this type of school in Scotland. Instead around £1 million of his personal fortune was ploughed into such a school in England. [http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2466660.0.souter_sinks_500_000_into_english_city_academy_run_by_christian_group.php Sunday Herald]
 ==Pastimes of the rich==