James Worron
James Worron is a lobbyist at Open Road. He previously worked as a Press Officer at HM Treasury, Oxford University and on public services reform at the CBI.[1]
Contents
Biographical Information
History
In 2002 Worron was a press officer for the Office of Government Commerce working with Paul boateng as Chief Secretary to the treasury on PPP issues.[2]
Worron stood as a Conservative Party representative in the Greenwich council elections in 2006 in the Peninsula ward ward, securing last place in a field of ten with 532 votes (behind the Greens, the Lib Dems and two other Tory candidates).[3]
Current activities
Views
Worron occasionally participates in blog discussions and seems to focus his contributions on the need for a small state and a free market.
On the conservative Home blog 'CentreRight' in April 2008 he argued that a Centre for Policy Studies report[4] on the alleged non link between lower taxes and worse public services was not convincing:
- Sadly on closer reading this report is not very convincing. It does not really compare like with like. The "slimmer governments" is cites are often less well-developed countries (e.g. the Baltic states) with higher growth potential or countries still experiencing substantial population growth i.e. Australia and Canada.
- The report actually provides no figures on GDP growth per head in the respective countries. Presumably because this would weaken the case the authors were trying to make. Regrettably this research does not win the argument for small government.[5]
Affiliations
- 2002 Press Officer Office of Government Commerce
- 2006 Conservative Party, ex council candidate.
- October 2007 contributor to Blueprint, magazine for staff at Oxford University.[6]
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
Publications
Contact
- Golden Cross House
- 8 Duncannon Street
- London
- WC2N 4JF
- Tel+44 (0)20 7484 5014; Fax+44 (0)20 7484 5100
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Open Road Our Team, accessed 4 February 2009
- ↑ Office of Government commerce Press Releases Quicker, and Better PPP Projects Heralded by Paul Boateng 31/07/2002, accessed 4 February 2009
- ↑ Greenwich Conservatives Council Elections 2006 Elections held 4th May 2006, accessed 4 February 2009
- ↑ Summarised at BBC news Online Low taxes 'boost public sector' Page last updated at 23:49 GMT, Sunday, 6 April 2008 00:49 UK
- ↑ Response to Jill Kirby 'Obesity in government', CentreRight, Posted by: James Worron | April 08, 2008 at 09:31
- ↑ Oxford unviersity Blueprint, October 2007
