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| − | The ''Financial Times'' | + | The ''Financial Times'' reported in 2008 on a report authored by Leunig: |
| − | :Mr Cameron’s aides have joked that Policy Exchange was now his “least favourite think-tank” after it published a report suggesting towns such as Sunderland and Liverpool were “beyond saving” and that their residents should move south. The report was hugely embarrassing for the Tory leader. But it is a sign of these flexible ideological times that '''Tim Leunig''', its author, turned out to be a prominent Liberal Democrat.<ref>George Parker, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a8990ad0-7453-11dd-bc91-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=34c8a8a6-2f7b-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=yes.html Think-tank feels pinch as rival cashes in], Financial Times, 27 August 2008.</ref> | + | :Mr Cameron’s aides have joked that Policy Exchange was now his “least favourite think-tank” after it published a report suggesting towns such as Sunderland and Liverpool were “beyond saving” and that their residents should move south. The report was hugely embarrassing for the Tory leader. But it is a sign of these flexible ideological times that '''Tim Leunig''', its author, turned out to be a prominent Liberal Democrat.<ref>George Parker, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a8990ad0-7453-11dd-bc91-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=34c8a8a6-2f7b-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=yes.html Think-tank feels pinch as rival cashes in], ''Financial Times'', 27 August 2008.</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 27 June 2019
Tim Leunig is a special adviser to Michael Gove at Defra.
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Policy Exchange
The Financial Times reported in 2008 on a report authored by Leunig:
- Mr Cameron’s aides have joked that Policy Exchange was now his “least favourite think-tank” after it published a report suggesting towns such as Sunderland and Liverpool were “beyond saving” and that their residents should move south. The report was hugely embarrassing for the Tory leader. But it is a sign of these flexible ideological times that Tim Leunig, its author, turned out to be a prominent Liberal Democrat.[1]
Affiliations
- CentreForum, Advisory Board, 2008
- Policy Exchange – writer of some of PEx's reports[2]
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Resources
References
- ↑ George Parker, Think-tank feels pinch as rival cashes in, Financial Times, 27 August 2008.
- ↑ George Parker, Think-tank feels pinch as rival cashes in, Financial Times, 27 August 2008.
