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| − | + | '''Michael Farmer''' is a 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> | |
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| − | '''Michael Farmer''' is a 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> 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> | ||
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==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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== | ==Views== | ||
| + | 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"/> | ||
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| + | :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." | ||
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| + | :"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"/> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 13 March 2012
Michael Farmer is a 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. [1] [2] </ref>
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Activities
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]
Views
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'. [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]
Affiliations
Resources
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
