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In 1972 Vinson was a Council member of the corporate propaganda body [[Aims of Industry]].<ref name="Thirty">Aims of Industry ''[http://www.scribd.com/doc/41992779/Aims-of-Industry 30 years of Aims of Industry]'' London: Aims of Industry 1972.</ref> In May 1972 Vinson started the process of creating the [[Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust]] which was registered with the Charity Commission in January 1973.<ref name="CC">Charity Commission [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=265077&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Charity Framework], accessed 5 May 2011.</ref> Vinson was appointed treasurer of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] at its foundation in 1974.<ref>[http://www.margaretthatcher.org/archive/cps2.asp Margaret Thatcher & the Centre for Policy Studies, 1974-79], Margaret Thatcher Foundation, accessed 21 April 2010.</ref>
 
In 1972 Vinson was a Council member of the corporate propaganda body [[Aims of Industry]].<ref name="Thirty">Aims of Industry ''[http://www.scribd.com/doc/41992779/Aims-of-Industry 30 years of Aims of Industry]'' London: Aims of Industry 1972.</ref> In May 1972 Vinson started the process of creating the [[Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust]] which was registered with the Charity Commission in January 1973.<ref name="CC">Charity Commission [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=265077&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Charity Framework], accessed 5 May 2011.</ref> Vinson was appointed treasurer of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] at its foundation in 1974.<ref>[http://www.margaretthatcher.org/archive/cps2.asp Margaret Thatcher & the Centre for Policy Studies, 1974-79], Margaret Thatcher Foundation, accessed 21 April 2010.</ref>
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In 1984 Vinson attended a meeting of [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s closest advisors organised by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. Vinson was to be the chairman of the research on the topic of 'personal capital formation'. The research program was to be coordinated by [[Elizabeth Cottrell]] and it contained 18 policy groups - each with 10 members, who may be politicians, academics or businessmen. The other significant groups were:
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* Trade-union reform -- chaired by Sir [[Leonard Neal]], once an official of the transport and general workers' union, later on the [[British Rail]] board and then chairman of the commission on industrial relations under [[Edward Heath]].
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* Soviet relations -- chaired by [[Lord Thomas]], chairman of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]].
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* Defence -- chaired by Professor [[Reginald Victor Jones]] of the University of Aberdeen, who wrote the definitive account of Britain's wartime secret "Ultra" decoder.
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* Urban and housing problems -- chaired by Mr [[Jimmy James]] of [[Grosvenor Estates]]. It is concentrating on revival of the private rented sector.
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* Education -- chaired by [[Baroness Cox]], another academic and a strong supporter of selective rather than comprehensive education.
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* Deregulation -- chaired by Mr [[Russell Lewis]] of the [[Daily Telegraph]].<ref>World Politics, Mrs Thatcher starts to plan for her third term, ''The Economist'', 21-January-1984</ref>
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==Views and activities==
 
==Views and activities==
 
===Pensions===
 
===Pensions===

Revision as of 20:50, 5 May 2011

Nigel Vinson (born 27 January 1931) is a British businessman, member of the House of Lords and right-wing operative. [1] He was created a life peer as Baron Vinson of Roddam Dene in the County of Northumberland On 7 February 1985.

Corporate activism and think tanks

In 1972 Vinson was a Council member of the corporate propaganda body Aims of Industry.[2] In May 1972 Vinson started the process of creating the Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust which was registered with the Charity Commission in January 1973.[3] Vinson was appointed treasurer of the Centre for Policy Studies at its foundation in 1974.[4]

In 1984 Vinson attended a meeting of Margaret Thatcher's closest advisors organised by the Centre for Policy Studies. Vinson was to be the chairman of the research on the topic of 'personal capital formation'. The research program was to be coordinated by Elizabeth Cottrell and it contained 18 policy groups - each with 10 members, who may be politicians, academics or businessmen. The other significant groups were:

  • Trade-union reform -- chaired by Sir Leonard Neal, once an official of the transport and general workers' union, later on the British Rail board and then chairman of the commission on industrial relations under Edward Heath.
  • Defence -- chaired by Professor Reginald Victor Jones of the University of Aberdeen, who wrote the definitive account of Britain's wartime secret "Ultra" decoder.
  • Education -- chaired by Baroness Cox, another academic and a strong supporter of selective rather than comprehensive education.

Views and activities

Pensions

In April 1983, the Centre for Policy Studies published a pamphlet by Vinson, then a deputy chairman of Barclays Bank. Entitled Personal and Portable Pensions for All, it challenged the role of workplace pensions. The concept of personal pensions was taken up by the Conservative Government's review group in the face of opposition from the Labour Party, which argued that they would lead to mis-selling and many would end up worse off.[6]

Affiliations

External Resources

Notes

  1. Margaret Thatcher & the Centre for Policy Studies, 1974-79, Margaret Thatcher Foundation, accessed 21 April 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Aims of Industry 30 years of Aims of Industry London: Aims of Industry 1972.
  3. Charity Commission Charity Framework, accessed 5 May 2011.
  4. Margaret Thatcher & the Centre for Policy Studies, 1974-79, Margaret Thatcher Foundation, accessed 21 April 2010.
  5. World Politics, Mrs Thatcher starts to plan for her third term, The Economist, 21-January-1984
  6. Nic Cicutti, The great pensions scandal: When you get to their age, you may not have enough to live on. Nick Cicutti investigates. . ., Sunday Independent, 22 May 1994.
  7. Taxpayers' alliance Prominent supporters, Accessed 18 November 2010