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Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler started [[Charles Tyrwhitt shirts]] in 1986.<ref> Charles Tyrwhitt [http://www.ctshirts.co.uk/About-Charles-Tyrwhitt?cnt=about_us About us], accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>
 
Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler started [[Charles Tyrwhitt shirts]] in 1986.<ref> Charles Tyrwhitt [http://www.ctshirts.co.uk/About-Charles-Tyrwhitt?cnt=about_us About us], accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>
  
==Letter to the Telegraph==
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==Support for the Conservative Party==
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===2010 election===
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Wheeler backed the [[Conservative]] pledge not to increase National Insurance if they won the 2010 General Election.<ref> Robert Winnett and Andrew Porter [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7563195/General-Election-2010-30-more-business-leaders-back-Tories-on-National-Insurance.html General Election 2010: 30 more business leaders back Tories on National Insurance] ''Telegraph'', 7 April 2010, accessed 8 April 2015.</ref>
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===Letter to the Telegraph===
 
On 1 April 2015 Wheeler was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 7 April 2015.</ref>
 
On 1 April 2015 Wheeler was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 7 April 2015.</ref>
  

Latest revision as of 16:35, 8 April 2015

Nick Wheeler is the founder of Charles Tyrwhitt shirts.

Career

Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler started Charles Tyrwhitt shirts in 1986.[1]

Support for the Conservative Party

2010 election

Wheeler backed the Conservative pledge not to increase National Insurance if they won the 2010 General Election.[2]

Letter to the Telegraph

On 1 April 2015 Wheeler was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[3]

Tax avoidance

The Guardian reported:

'[Wheeler] Invested in the same Icebreaker tax avoidance scheme as Gary Barlow. Wheeler said: "In accordance with the relevant tax laws, I have paid tax on my share ... and claimed tax relief on any trading issues.”'[4]

Personal life

Notes

  1. Charles Tyrwhitt About us, accessed 7 April 2015.
  2. Robert Winnett and Andrew Porter General Election 2010: 30 more business leaders back Tories on National Insurance Telegraph, 7 April 2010, accessed 8 April 2015.
  3. Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 7 April 2015.
  4. The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders) Guardian, 1 April 2015, accessed 7 April 2015.
  5. Virgin Entrepreneur interview - Charles Tyrwhitt founder Nick Wheeler, accessed 7 April 2015.