Difference between revisions of "Michael Farmer"

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Michael Farmer, Source: Guy Fawkes Revolt

Michael Farmer is a multi-millionaire hedge funder.

He is a major donor to the Conservative Party and former Party treasurer. ^[1] ^[2]

He is also a staunch Brexiteer who has supported the campaign to take the UK out of the EU.

Political influence in the UK

Conservative Party donor

Farmer has been a major donor to the Conservative Party since 2001. As such, he is a member of The Leader's Group, the premier Conservative Party supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party.

He was made co-treasurer of the Party in March 2012.

Christian conservatism

Farmer, who took up Bible studies for two years not long after he sold his business to Enron, says his motivation for funding the Tories was based on his belief that the Tories under David Cameron would be a better government for the country than Labour were. Labour, he says, 'governed incredibly badly'. ^[2]

"The tax and benefits structures put in place under Labour have not created a strong society, they've done the opposite. They've just encouraged unhappy lives. The core unit of society – husband, wife, parents, children – have been dismantled. Ed Balls has suggested that the idea of 'family' is Victorian. Give me a break. Families have been around forever, all around the world. This isn't Victorian, this is how society works best. Labour's idea of a family is three people who share a fridge."

"I met Cameron around 2006 and we spoke about importance of the family," says Farmer. "I suppose you can be cynical about politicians but I felt his response was genuine and I have felt the same ever since." ^[2]

Farmer also donated £2,000 to Philippa Stroud's unsuccessful campaign to become Tory MP for Sutton & Cheam. Previously head of the influential Christian-orientated think tank the Centre for Social Justice, Stroud became special adviser to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith who set up the Centre for Social Justice.^[3] She is now director of the Legatum Institute.

Brexit supporter

Farmer is a Brexit supporter and donated £300,000 to the Vote Leave campaign to take the UK out of the EU. He said Brexit would be a "bright new beginning" for Britain.

Opposing voting reform

Farmer donated £100,000 to the successful ‘No to AV’ campaign in 2011, which opposed replacing the UK's first-past-the-postvoting with a fairer 'alternative voting' system.

Business interests

Farmer founded RK Capital Management whose main fund, Red Kite, is one of the biggest industrial metals hedge funds in the world. Dubbed "Mr Copper", Farmer is often responsible for shipping around 15pc to 20pc of China's copper supplies. ^[2]

Donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission: For an up-to-date list of donations by Peter Cruddas, search the Electoral Commission website:^[4]

^[5]

Date	Name of donor	Amount	Donated to	Subsidiary (parties only)
15/05/2001	Michael S Farmer	£10,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
09/05/2002	Michael Farmer	£10,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
03/12/2004	Michael Farmer	£10,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
09/03/2006	Michael Farmer	£50,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
27/04/2006	Michael Farmer	£50,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
02/08/2006	Michael Farmer	£40,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
19/12/2006	Michael Farmer	£500,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
23/07/2007	Michael Farmer	£130,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
09/11/2007	Michael Farmer	£279,750.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
22/04/2008	Michael Farmer	£150,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
05/09/2008	Michael Farmer	£27,648.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
05/09/2008	Michael Farmer	£27,648.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
04/07/2008	Michael Farmer	£36,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
02/10/2008	Michael Farmer	£150,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
13/01/2009	Michael Farmer	£150,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
03/04/2009	Michael Farmer	£75,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship	Central Party
13/05/2009	Michael Farmer	£2,000.00	Philippa Stroud
21/04/2009	Michael Farmer	£252,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
05/08/2009	Michael Farmer	£252,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
20/10/2009	Michael Farmer	£274,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
30/03/2010	Michael Farmer	£75,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
26/02/2010	Michael S Farmer	£325,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
06/05/2010	Michael S Farmer	£4,300.00	Conservative Party	Arfon
17/06/2010	Michael S Farmer	£258,500.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
18/08/2010	Michael S Farmer	£76,600.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
10/11/2010	Michael S Farmer	£83,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
15/02/2011	Michael S Farmer	£82,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
19/05/2011	Michael S Farmer	£75,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
30/09/2011	Michael S Farmer	£18,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
29/03/2011	Michael Farmer	£100,000.00	No Campaign Limited
16/12/2011	Michael Farmer	£80,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
12/04/2012	Michael Farmer	£76,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
09/03/2012	Michael S Farmer	£183,950.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
05/04/2011	Michael Farmer	£75,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
28/05/2012	Michael S Farmer	£512,450.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
27/09/2012	Michael S Farmer	£525,560.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
16/01/2013	Michael Farmer	£2,000.00	Mary MacLeod MP
14/12/2012	Michael S Farmer	£13,998.42	Conservative Party	Central Party
14/12/2012	Michael S Farmer	£23,700.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
08/03/2013	Michael S Farmer	£4,334.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
08/03/2013	Michael S Farmer	£250,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
30/04/2013	Michael Farmer	£75,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship	Central Party
27/06/2013	Michael S Farmer	£280,770.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
08/08/2013	Michael S Farmer	£250,000.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
10/12/2013	Michael Farmer	£25,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
13/11/2013	Michael S Farmer	£267,200.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
24/03/2014	Michael Farmer	£75,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
13/02/2014	Michael S Farmer	£257,500.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
02/06/2014	Michael S Farmer	£333,500.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
22/09/2014	Michael S Farmer	£296,400.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
22/09/2014	Michael S Farmer	£6,579.60	Conservative Party	Central Party
03/11/2014	Michael Farmer	£25,000.00	Conservative Christian Fellowship
18/12/2014	Lord Michael S Farmer	£10,000.00	Conservative Party	Chippenham
18/12/2014	Lord Michael S Farmer	£25,000.00	Conservative Party	Kensington
18/12/2014	Lord Michael S Farmer	£5,000.00	Conservative Party	Exeter
18/12/2014	Lord Michael S Farmer	£286,500.00	Conservative Party	Central Party
23/03/2016	Lord Michael S Farmer	£200,000.00	Vote Leave

^[6]

Resources

Holly Watt, The Tory Leader's Group donor club: 'A chance for like-minded people to talk' Guardian, 4 May 2015, accessed 5 May 2015.

Notes

↑ Michael Farmer appointed as new Co-Treasurer, Conservative Party News, February 6 2012, acc 13 March 2012
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Louise Armitstead, Michael Farmer: the man known as Mr Copper is glad to give his brass to the Tories, The Telegraph, 07 Mar 2010, acc 13 March 2012
↑ Jamie Doward, Secret Christian donors bankroll Tories, The Observer, 2 May 2010, acc 13 March 2012
↑ Donor Search, Electoral Commission, accessed 25 May 2016
↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 12 May 2016
↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 March 2015

[1] Michael Farmer appointed as new Co-Treasurer, Conservative Party News, February 6 2012, acc 13 March 2012

[Armitstead-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Louise Armitstead, Michael Farmer: the man known as Mr Copper is glad to give his brass to the Tories, The Telegraph, 07 Mar 2010, acc 13 March 2012

[3] Jamie Doward, Secret Christian donors bankroll Tories, The Observer, 2 May 2010, acc 13 March 2012

[4] Donor Search, Electoral Commission, accessed 25 May 2016

[5] Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 12 May 2016

[6] Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 March 2015

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-'''Michael Farmer''' is a self-made multi-millionaire City financier and co-treasurer of the UK [[Conservative Party]] since March 2012. He is one of Britain's biggest political donors, having given the Tories over £2.3 million before the 2010 UK general election. <ref> [http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2012/02/Michael_Farmer_appointed_as_new_CoTreasurer.aspx Michael Farmer appointed as new Co-Treasurer], Conservative Party News, February 6 2012, acc 13 March 2012 </ref> <ref name="Armitstead"> Louise Armitstead, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7392853/Michael-Farmer-the-man-known-as-Mr-Copper-is-glad-to-give-his-brass-to-the-Tories.html Michael Farmer: the man known as Mr Copper is glad to give his brass to the Tories], The Telegraph,  07 Mar 2010, acc 13 March 2012 </ref>
+{{Template:Brexit badge}}[[Image:Michael_Farmer_.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Michael Farmer, Source: [http://guyfawkesrevolt.com/fifth-of-peers-appointed-by-david-cameron-are-major-tory-donors/ Guy Fawkes Revolt] ]]
+'''Michael Farmer''' is a multi-millionaire hedge funder.
-==Activities==
+He is a major donor to the [[Conservative Party]] and former Party treasurer. <ref> [http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2012/02/Michael_Farmer_appointed_as_new_CoTreasurer.aspx Michael Farmer appointed as new Co-Treasurer], Conservative Party News, February 6 2012, acc 13 March 2012 </ref> <ref name="Armitstead"> Louise Armitstead, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7392853/Michael-Farmer-the-man-known-as-Mr-Copper-is-glad-to-give-his-brass-to-the-Tories.html Michael Farmer: the man known as Mr Copper is glad to give his brass to the Tories], The Telegraph,  07 Mar 2010, acc 13 March 2012 </ref>
+He is also a staunch Brexiteer who has supported the campaign to take the UK out of the EU.
+==Political influence in the UK==
+===Conservative Party donor===
+Farmer has been a major donor to the [[Conservative Party]] since 2001. As such, he is a member of [[The Leader's Group]], the premier [[Conservative Party]] supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party.
+He was made co-treasurer of the Party in March 2012.
+===Christian conservatism===
+Farmer, who took up Bible studies for two years not long after he sold his business to [[Enron]], says his motivation for funding the Tories was based on his belief that the Tories under [[David Cameron]] would be a better government for the country than Labour were. Labour, he says, 'governed incredibly badly'. <ref name="Armitstead"/>
+:"The tax and benefits structures put in place under Labour have not created a strong society, they've done the opposite. They've just encouraged unhappy lives. The core unit of society – husband, wife, parents, children – have been dismantled. [[Ed Balls]] has suggested that the idea of 'family' is Victorian. Give me a break. Families have been around forever, all around the world. This isn't Victorian, this is how society works best. Labour's idea of a family is three people who share a fridge."
+:"I met Cameron around 2006 and we spoke about importance of the family," says Farmer. "I suppose you can be cynical about politicians but I felt his response was genuine and I have felt the same ever since." <ref name="Armitstead"/>
+Farmer also donated £2,000 to [[Philippa Stroud]]'s unsuccessful campaign to become Tory MP for Sutton & Cheam. Previously head of the influential Christian-orientated think tank the [[Centre for Social Justice]], Stroud became special adviser to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [[Iain Duncan Smith]] who set up the Centre for Social Justice.<ref> Jamie Doward, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/02/secret-christian-donors-bankroll-tories Secret Christian donors bankroll Tories], The Observer, 2 May 2010, acc 13 March 2012 </ref> She is now director of the [[Legatum Institute]].
+===Brexit supporter===
+Farmer is a Brexit supporter and donated £300,000 to the [[Vote Leave]] campaign to take the UK out of the EU. He said Brexit would be a "bright new beginning" for Britain.
+===Opposing voting reform===
+Farmer donated £100,000 to the successful ‘No to AV’ campaign in 2011, which opposed replacing the UK's first-past-the-postvoting with a fairer 'alternative voting' system.
+==Business interests==
 Farmer founded [[RK Capital Management]] whose main fund, [[Red Kite]], is one of the biggest industrial metals hedge funds in the world. Dubbed "Mr Copper", Farmer is often responsible for shipping around 15pc to 20pc of China's copper supplies. <ref name="Armitstead"/>
-==Views==
+==Donations==
-Farmer, who took up Bible studies for two years not long after he sold his business to [[Enron]], says his motivation for funding the Tories is based on his belief that the Tories under [[David Cameron]] will be a better government for the country than Labour were. Labour, he says, 'governed incredibly badly'. <ref name="Armitstead"/>
+Recorded by the Electoral Commission: For an up-to-date list of donations by Peter Cruddas, search the Electoral Commission website:<ref>[http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donor Search], ''Electoral Commission'', accessed 25 May 2016</ref>
+<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" float="left" align="left" width="100%">
+<tr>
+<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
+<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
+<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
+<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th>
+<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">15/05/2001</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">09/05/2002</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">03/12/2004</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">09/03/2006</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">27/04/2006</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">02/08/2006</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£40,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">19/12/2006</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£500,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">23/07/2007</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£130,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">09/11/2007</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£279,750.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">22/04/2008</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£150,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">05/09/2008</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£27,648.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">05/09/2008</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£27,648.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">04/07/2008</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£36,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">02/10/2008</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£150,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">13/01/2009</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£150,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">03/04/2009</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">13/05/2009</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Philippa Stroud]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">21/04/2009</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£252,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">05/08/2009</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£252,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">20/10/2009</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£274,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">30/03/2010</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">26/02/2010</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£325,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">06/05/2010</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£4,300.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Arfon</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">17/06/2010</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£258,500.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">18/08/2010</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£76,600.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">10/11/2010</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£83,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">15/02/2011</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£82,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">19/05/2011</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">30/09/2011</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£18,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">29/03/2011</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£100,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[No Campaign Limited]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">16/12/2011</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£80,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">12/04/2012</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£76,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">09/03/2012</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£183,950.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">05/04/2011</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">28/05/2012</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£512,450.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">27/09/2012</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£525,560.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">16/01/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Mary MacLeod]] MP</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">14/12/2012</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£13,998.42</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">14/12/2012</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£23,700.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">08/03/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£4,334.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">08/03/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£250,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">30/04/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">27/06/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£280,770.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">08/08/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£250,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">10/12/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">13/11/2013</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£267,200.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">24/03/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">13/02/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£257,500.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">02/06/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£333,500.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">22/09/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£296,400.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">22/09/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£6,579.60</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">03/11/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Michael Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Christian Fellowship]]</td>
+<td align="center"></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">18/12/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Lord Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Chippenham</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">18/12/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Lord Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Kensington</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">18/12/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Lord Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Exeter</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">18/12/2014</td>
+<td align="center">Lord Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£286,500.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
+<td align="center">Central Party</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td align="center">23/03/2016</td>
+<td align="center">Lord Michael S Farmer</td>
+<td align="center">£200,000.00</td>
+<td align="center">[[Vote Leave]] </td>
+<td align="center">
+</tr>
+<ref>Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donation Search], accessed 12 May 2016</ref>
+</table><ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 2 March 2015 </ref>
-:The tax and benefits structures put in place under Labour have not created a strong society, they've done the opposite. They've just encouraged unhappy lives. The core unit of society – husband, wife, parents, children – have been dismantled. [[Ed Balls]] has suggested that the idea of 'family' is Victorian. Give me a break. Families have been around forever, all around the world. This isn't Victorian, this is how society works best. Labour's idea of a family is three people who share a fridge."
-:"I met Cameron around 2006 and we spoke about importance of the family," says Farmer. "I suppose you can be cynical about politicians but I felt his response was genuine and I have felt the same ever since." <ref name="Armitstead"/>
+<br>
-==Christian conservatism==
+==Resources==
-Farmer also donated £2,000 to [[Philippa Stroud]]'s unsuccessful campaign to become Tory MP for Sutton & Cheam. Stroud is now a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [[Iain Duncan Smith]] and a former head of the influential Christian-orientated think tank the [[Centre for Social Justice]], originally set up by Duncan Smith.<ref> Jamie Doward, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/02/secret-christian-donors-bankroll-tories Secret Christian donors bankroll Tories], The Observer, 2 May 2010, acc 13 March 2012 </ref>
+*Holly Watt, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/04/tories-leaders-group-donor-club-david-cameron-conservatives-dinners The Tory Leader's Group donor club: 'A chance for like-minded people to talk'] ''Guardian'', 4 May 2015, accessed 5 May 2015.
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-[[Category:Financial sector lobbying|Farmer, Michael]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Farmer, Michael]][[Category:Mining and Metals|Farmer, Michael]]
+[[Category:Financial sector lobbying|Farmer, Michael]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Farmer, Michael]][[Category:Mining and Metals|Farmer, Michael]] [[Category: Brexit|Farmer, Michael]] [[Category: UK|Farmer, Michael]][[Category:Brexit ‘leave’ donor]][[Category:NOtoAV]]