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| − | [[Florence Heath]] is a co-founder of the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] with her husband [[Matthew Elliott]]. Her father [[Alexander Heath]] is also a director of the TPA.<ref>Robert Booth, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/09/taxpayers-alliance-conservative-pressure-group Who is behind the Taxpayers Alliance], ''The Guardian'', 9-October-2009, Accessed 24-January-2011</ref> | + | [[Florence Heath]] is a co-founder of the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] (TPA) with her former husband [[Matthew Elliott]]. Her father [[Alexander Heath]] is also a director of the TPA.<ref>Robert Booth, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/09/taxpayers-alliance-conservative-pressure-group Who is behind the Taxpayers Alliance], ''The Guardian'', 9-October-2009, Accessed 24-January-2011</ref> Heath works for [[Shell]] as an oil industry geologist and is a former Conservative Party activist.<ref>Nick Mead, SOCIAL SERVICES ARE FAILING FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN', ''The Independent'', 1-0ctober-2004</ref><ref>Florence Heath, LETTER: GIBRALTAR'S CHOICE, ''The Independent'', 9-November-2002</ref><ref>Margareta Pagano, [http://www.ocnus.net/artman2/publish/International_3/The-Libyan-Gold-Rush-and-the-Reasons-Behind-It_printer.shtml The Libyan Gold Rush and the Reasons Behind It], ''ocus.net'', 11-September-2009, Accessed 11-April-2011</ref> |
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| + | Heath joined the Conservative Party when she was 18, in her final year she argued that: | ||
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| + | :Even since I joined the Conservative Party, the attitude to Tories has changed enormously...Whereas before people would saw 'Eugh, you're a Tory', now people say 'Oh, you're a Tory, why?' People are a lot more interested and a lot more questioning. I don't know many people who fit into the Tory Boy image anymore.<ref>David Paul and Jane Clinton, FOCUS AFTER THE BLAIR BABE COMES THE TORY TOTTY. JUST FORGET THE TWINSET; CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, IAIN? NOW GIRL POWER'S MAKING THE TORIES COOL, Sunday Express, 20-July-2003</ref> | ||
In 2001 Heath was a co-signatory of a letter offering support for [[Iain Duncan Smith]]'s leadership bid, the letter argued that 'we sincerely believe that only Iain Duncan Smith could be confident of successfully leading a united party forward'.<ref>Pg 20, Students Back Duncan Smith, ''Sunday Telegraph'', 26-August-2001</ref> She signed the letter in her capacity as the chairman of the Imperial College Conservatives.<ref>Florence Heath, LETTER: GIBRALTAR'S CHOICE, ''The Independent'', 9-November-2002</ref> | In 2001 Heath was a co-signatory of a letter offering support for [[Iain Duncan Smith]]'s leadership bid, the letter argued that 'we sincerely believe that only Iain Duncan Smith could be confident of successfully leading a united party forward'.<ref>Pg 20, Students Back Duncan Smith, ''Sunday Telegraph'', 26-August-2001</ref> She signed the letter in her capacity as the chairman of the Imperial College Conservatives.<ref>Florence Heath, LETTER: GIBRALTAR'S CHOICE, ''The Independent'', 9-November-2002</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Libyan oil== | ||
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| + | In 2009 Heath expressed her excitement at the opportunity for [[Shell]] to be able to drill for oil in Libya. She argued that: | ||
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| + | :Everybody is really upbeat, there is a huge sense of energy in the industry, the expat oil people as well as the locals [of Shell's 200 personnel, 40 are from Britain, the rest are employed locally]. It's one of the rare 'last frontier' locations for exploration in the world.<ref>Margareta Pagano, [http://www.ocnus.net/artman2/publish/International_3/The-Libyan-Gold-Rush-and-the-Reasons-Behind-It_printer.shtml The Libyan Gold Rush and the Reasons Behind It], ''ocus.net'', 11-September-2009, Accessed 11-April-2011</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Centre for Policy Studies== | ||
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| + | In 2007 Heath co-authored a report with [[Richard Smith]] for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] entitled 'People, Not Budgets'.<ref>Melissa Kite, Cameron plans aid for family carers, ''The Sunday Telegraph'', 25-February-2007</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
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| + | [[Shell]] | [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] | [[Conservative Party]] | [[Centre for Policy Studies]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Think Tanker|Heath, Florence]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:20, 28 December 2017
Florence Heath is a co-founder of the Taxpayers' Alliance (TPA) with her former husband Matthew Elliott. Her father Alexander Heath is also a director of the TPA.[1] Heath works for Shell as an oil industry geologist and is a former Conservative Party activist.[2][3][4]
Contents
Conservative activism at university
Heath joined the Conservative Party when she was 18, in her final year she argued that:
- Even since I joined the Conservative Party, the attitude to Tories has changed enormously...Whereas before people would saw 'Eugh, you're a Tory', now people say 'Oh, you're a Tory, why?' People are a lot more interested and a lot more questioning. I don't know many people who fit into the Tory Boy image anymore.[5]
In 2001 Heath was a co-signatory of a letter offering support for Iain Duncan Smith's leadership bid, the letter argued that 'we sincerely believe that only Iain Duncan Smith could be confident of successfully leading a united party forward'.[6] She signed the letter in her capacity as the chairman of the Imperial College Conservatives.[7]
Libyan oil
In 2009 Heath expressed her excitement at the opportunity for Shell to be able to drill for oil in Libya. She argued that:
- Everybody is really upbeat, there is a huge sense of energy in the industry, the expat oil people as well as the locals [of Shell's 200 personnel, 40 are from Britain, the rest are employed locally]. It's one of the rare 'last frontier' locations for exploration in the world.[8]
Centre for Policy Studies
In 2007 Heath co-authored a report with Richard Smith for the Centre for Policy Studies entitled 'People, Not Budgets'.[9]
Affiliations
Shell | Taxpayers' Alliance | Conservative Party | Centre for Policy Studies
Notes
- ↑ Robert Booth, Who is behind the Taxpayers Alliance, The Guardian, 9-October-2009, Accessed 24-January-2011
- ↑ Nick Mead, SOCIAL SERVICES ARE FAILING FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN', The Independent, 1-0ctober-2004
- ↑ Florence Heath, LETTER: GIBRALTAR'S CHOICE, The Independent, 9-November-2002
- ↑ Margareta Pagano, The Libyan Gold Rush and the Reasons Behind It, ocus.net, 11-September-2009, Accessed 11-April-2011
- ↑ David Paul and Jane Clinton, FOCUS AFTER THE BLAIR BABE COMES THE TORY TOTTY. JUST FORGET THE TWINSET; CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, IAIN? NOW GIRL POWER'S MAKING THE TORIES COOL, Sunday Express, 20-July-2003
- ↑ Pg 20, Students Back Duncan Smith, Sunday Telegraph, 26-August-2001
- ↑ Florence Heath, LETTER: GIBRALTAR'S CHOICE, The Independent, 9-November-2002
- ↑ Margareta Pagano, The Libyan Gold Rush and the Reasons Behind It, ocus.net, 11-September-2009, Accessed 11-April-2011
- ↑ Melissa Kite, Cameron plans aid for family carers, The Sunday Telegraph, 25-February-2007
