Jardine Matheson - Revision history

Josh Leeson at 08:44, 18 May 2015

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Claire Robinson: /* Tory funding and rainforest controversy */

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Tory funding and rainforest controversy

Claire Robinson: /* Tory funding and rainforest controversy */

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Tory funding and rainforest controversy

David at 13:13, 28 April 2010

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David at 13:10, 28 April 2010

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Claire Robinson at 11:17, 28 April 2010

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Claire Robinson: /* People */

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People

Claire Robinson at 11:10, 28 April 2010

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Claire Robinson: /* Tory funding and rainforest controversy */

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Tory funding and rainforest controversy

Claire Robinson at 11:02, 28 April 2010

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 The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
-In 1970, [[Robert Fleming and Co]] entered into an investment banking joint venture with Hong Kong-based [[Jardine Matheson]], forming [[Jardine Fleming]].  The tie-up was prompted by the long-standing family links between the Flemings and the [[William Keswick|Keswick family]] of Scotland, who have run Jardine Matheson since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>
+In 1970, [[Robert Fleming and Co]] entered into an investment banking joint venture with Hong Kong-based Jardine Matheson, forming [[Jardine Fleming]].  The tie-up was prompted by the long-standing family links between the Flemings and the [[William Keswick|Keswick family]] of Scotland, who have run Jardine Matheson since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>
 ==Tory funding and rainforest controversy==
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 The Times reported that Sir [[Henry Keswick]], chair of Jardine Matheson, had donated £213,000 to the Conservatives in the past eight years.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref> The same article reported that [[Simon Keswick]], a director, had donated £99,500 to the Conservative Party since 2002.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
 ==People==

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 :Jardine, which has an office in the City of London and head office in Hong Kong, has a complex network of subsidiaries. These include [[Astra Agro Lestari]] (AAL), one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, which is expanding its plantations in the Tripa region of Aceh in Sumatra, whose forests in the 1990s were home to 1,500 orang-utans, of which just 280 are left. AAL is cashing in on rising demand for palm oil, which is used in products such as detergents, biscuits and diesel.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
-The Times reported in April 2010 that Sir [[Henry Keswick]], chair of Jardine Matheson, had donated £213,000 to the Conservatives in the past eight years.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref> The same article reported that [[Simon Keswick]], a director, had donated £99,500 to the Conservative Party since 2002.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
+The Times reported that Sir [[Henry Keswick]], chair of Jardine Matheson, had donated £213,000 to the Conservatives in the past eight years.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref> The same article reported that [[Simon Keswick]], a director, had donated £99,500 to the Conservative Party since 2002.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
 ==People==

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 ==Tory funding and rainforest controversy==
-In April 2010 The Times reported that the [[Conservative Party]] had accepted donations from members of the Keswick family, which has been accused of profiting from the destruction of one of the few remaining rainforest habitats of the orang-utan. Thsi is in spite of the fact that the party has a policy of protecting orang-utans. The article said:
+In April 2010 The Times reported that the [[Conservative Party]] had accepted donations from members of the Keswick family, which has been accused of profiting from the destruction of one of the few remaining rainforest habitats of the orang-utan. This is in spite of the fact that the party has a policy of protecting orang-utans. The article said:
 :Jardine, which has an office in the City of London and head office in Hong Kong, has a complex network of subsidiaries. These include [[Astra Agro Lestari]] (AAL), one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, which is expanding its plantations in the Tripa region of Aceh in Sumatra, whose forests in the 1990s were home to 1,500 orang-utans, of which just 280 are left. AAL is cashing in on rising demand for palm oil, which is used in products such as detergents, biscuits and diesel.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>

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	The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>		The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
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		+	In 1970, [[Robert Fleming and Co]] entered into an investment banking joint venture with Hong Kong-based [[Jardine Matheson]], forming [[Jardine Fleming]]. The tie-up was prompted by the long-standing family links between the Flemings and the [[William Keswick\|Keswick family]] of Scotland, who have run Jardine Matheson since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>

	==Tory funding and rainforest controversy==		==Tory funding and rainforest controversy==

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−	Jardine Matheson is a trading company that was founded in China in 1832. Its holdings are mostly in Asia.<ref>[http://www.jardines.com/profile/intro.html Introduction: Jardine Matheson Group], Jardines website, acc 28 Apr 2010</ref> It has been run by the Keswick family of Scotland since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>	+	[[Jardine Matheson]] is a trading company that was founded in China in 1832. Its holdings are mostly in Asia.<ref>[http://www.jardines.com/profile/intro.html Introduction: Jardine Matheson Group], Jardines website, acc 28 Apr 2010</ref> It has been run by the Keswick family of Scotland since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>

	The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>		The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>

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 In April 2010 The Times reported that the [[Conservative Party]] had accepted donations from members of the Keswick family, which has been accused of profiting from the destruction of one of the few remaining rainforest habitats of the orang-utan. Thsi is in spite of the fact that the party has a policy of protecting orang-utans. The article said:
 :Jardine, which has an office in the City of London and head office in Hong Kong, has a complex network of subsidiaries. These include [[Astra Agro Lestari]] (AAL), one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, which is expanding its plantations in the Tripa region of Aceh in Sumatra, whose forests in the 1990s were home to 1,500 orang-utans, of which just 280 are left. AAL is cashing in on rising demand for palm oil, which is used in products such as detergents, biscuits and diesel.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
 ==People==
-*Sir [[Henry Keswick]] - chair. Married to [[Tessa Keswick]], president of the Devizes Tory association in Wiltshire.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref> The Times reported in April 2010 that he had donated £213,000 to the Conservatives in the past eight years.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
+*Sir [[Henry Keswick]] - chair. Married to [[Tessa Keswick]], president of the Devizes Tory association in Wiltshire.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
-*[[Simon Keswick]], a director. The Times reported in April 2010 that he had donated £99,500 to the Conservative Party since 2002.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
+*[[Simon Keswick]], a director.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
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−	Jardine Matheson ~~was founded as~~ a trading company in China in 1832. Its holdings are mostly in Asia.<ref>[http://www.jardines.com/profile/intro.html Introduction: Jardine Matheson Group], Jardines website, acc 28 Apr 2010</ref> It has been run by the Keswick family of Scotland since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>	+	Jardine Matheson is a trading company that was founded in China in 1832. Its holdings are mostly in Asia.<ref>[http://www.jardines.com/profile/intro.html Introduction: Jardine Matheson Group], Jardines website, acc 28 Apr 2010</ref> It has been run by the Keswick family of Scotland since its founding.<ref>Jane Lewis, [http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/profile-the-flemings.aspx Profile: The Flemings], MoneyWeek, 21 Dec 2005, acc 30 Mar 2010</ref>

	The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>		The company accumulated wealth in the 19th century in part through the Chinese opium trade.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>

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 ==Tory funding and rainforest controversy==
-In April 2010 The Times reported that the [[Conservative Party]] had accepted donations from members of the Keswick family, which has been accused of profiting from the destruction of one of the few remaining rainforest habitats of the orang-utan.<ref>Ben Webster, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7108921.ece Tories accused of hypocrisy over destruction of orang-utan habitat], The Times, 27 Apr 2010</ref>
+In April 2010 The Times reported that the [[Conservative Party]] had accepted donations from members of the Keswick family, which has been accused of profiting from the destruction of one of the few remaining rainforest habitats of the orang-utan. The article said:
 ==People==