Tom Cowie
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Sir Tom Cowie is the Honorary Life President of the Arriva Group, formerly know as Cowie Group plc. His father started the business, repairing bicycle punctures around the streets of Sunderland and opening a motorcycle showroom in 1948. In 1994 the business had a turnover of £934 million.
In September 2002, the University of Sunderland renamed its St Peter's Campus the "Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's", after the local businessman who was one of its primary supporters.
Cowie is a major financial supporter of the Conservative Party gifting them £501,000 in 2005 making him the fourth largest political donor in that year.[1]
HSBC Swiss leaks
=Clinton Foundation donor
- Caring was legitimately permitted to keep his assets offshore by a hereditary quirk of UK tax law, under which he is registered as “non-domiciled”, courtesy of his Italian-American father. The HSBC records suggest Caring’s $1m donation was paid in return for former president Bill Clinton’s attendance at a lavish costume charity ball organised by Caring in St Petersburg, Russia.
References
- ^ The Top 30 Political Donors (Compiled by Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd), The Rich List 2005; Pg. 36, The Sunday Times, April 23, 2006.
