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| + | The '''Conservative and Unionist Party''', also known as '''Conservative Party''' or '''Tory Party''', is a centre-right conservative political party in the UK. It has been in power in Westminster since May 2010, led by Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] .<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/Conservative Party] Conservative Party Website,accessed 17th November 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Donor Clubs== | ||
| + | *[[Party Patrons]] | ||
| + | *[[Fastrack]] | ||
| + | *[[Team 2000]] | ||
| + | *[[Business & Entrepreneurs Forum]] | ||
| + | *[[The Front Bench Club]] | ||
| + | *[[The Renaissance Forum]] | ||
| + | *[[Treasurers' Group]] | ||
| + | *[[The Leader's Group]]<ref> Conservatives [https://www.conservatives.com/donate/donor_clubs.aspx Donor Clubs], accessed 23 February 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Lobbyists and election campaign advisors== | ||
| + | *[[Lynton Crosby]] | ||
==Website== | ==Website== | ||
http://www.conservatives.com | http://www.conservatives.com | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
| + | See: [[Fracking Spads]] | ||
| + | *[[Donations from the Big Four under the Coalition Government]] | ||
| + | *Stephen Crone and Stuart Wilks-Heeg, [http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/just-50-%E2%80%98donor-groups%E2%80%99-have-supplied-over-half-of-the-conservative-party%E2%80%99s-declared-donation-income-in-the-last-decade-a-fact-disguised-by-legal-%E2%80%98fame-avoidance/ Just 50 ‘donor groups’ have supplied over half of the Conservative party’s declared donation income in the last decade, a fact disguised by legal ‘fame avoidance’ techniques], British Politics and Policy, London School of Economics, 20 December 2010. | ||
| + | *Michael Hill, [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2013.02430.x/full Arrogant Posh Boys? The Social Composition of the Parliamentary Conservative Party and the Effect of Cameron's ‘A’ List], ''The Political Quarterly'', 13 February 2013. | ||
| + | *Aditya Chakrabortty, [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/30/incredible-shrinking-tory-party-david-cameron The incredible shrinking Tory party], The Guardian, Monday 30 September 2013 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 26 May 2015
The Conservative and Unionist Party, also known as Conservative Party or Tory Party, is a centre-right conservative political party in the UK. It has been in power in Westminster since May 2010, led by Prime Minister David Cameron .[1]
Donor Clubs
- Party Patrons
- Fastrack
- Team 2000
- Business & Entrepreneurs Forum
- The Front Bench Club
- The Renaissance Forum
- Treasurers' Group
- The Leader's Group[2]
Lobbyists and election campaign advisors
Website
Resources
See: Fracking Spads
- Donations from the Big Four under the Coalition Government
- Stephen Crone and Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Just 50 ‘donor groups’ have supplied over half of the Conservative party’s declared donation income in the last decade, a fact disguised by legal ‘fame avoidance’ techniques, British Politics and Policy, London School of Economics, 20 December 2010.
- Michael Hill, Arrogant Posh Boys? The Social Composition of the Parliamentary Conservative Party and the Effect of Cameron's ‘A’ List, The Political Quarterly, 13 February 2013.
- Aditya Chakrabortty, The incredible shrinking Tory party, The Guardian, Monday 30 September 2013
Notes
- ↑ Party Conservative Party Website,accessed 17th November 2010
- ↑ Conservatives Donor Clubs, accessed 23 February 2015
