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*Dr [[Ruth Lea]] Director, Centre for Policy Studies
 
*Dr [[Ruth Lea]] Director, Centre for Policy Studies
 
*Dr [[John Marks]] Director, [[Educational Research Trust]]
 
*Dr [[John Marks]] Director, [[Educational Research Trust]]
Professor [[Patrick Minford]] Professor of Applied Economics, Cardiff Business School
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*Professor [[Patrick Minford]] Professor of Applied Economics, Cardiff Business School
 
*Professor [[Julian Morris]] Director, [[International Policy Network]]
 
*Professor [[Julian Morris]] Director, [[International Policy Network]]
Professor [[Anthony O’Hear]] Weston Professor of Philosophy, [[University of Buckingham]]
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*Professor [[Anthony O’Hear]] Weston Professor of Philosophy, [[University of Buckingham]]
 
*Dr [[Mark Pennington]] Lecturer in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London
 
*Dr [[Mark Pennington]] Lecturer in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London
 
*[[Stephen Pollard]] Senior Fellow, [[Centre for the New Europe]], Brussels
 
*[[Stephen Pollard]] Senior Fellow, [[Centre for the New Europe]], Brussels
Sir David Ramsbotham Former Chief Inspector of Prisons
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*Sir [[David Ramsbotham]] Former Chief Inspector of Prisons
Dr Matt Ridley Environmental Scientist
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*Dr [[Matt Ridley]] Environmental Scientist (and journalist)
Professor Steven Schwartz Vice Chancellor, Brunel University
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*Professor [[Steven Schwartz]] Vice Chancellor, Brunel University
Professor Karol Sikora Visiting Professor of Cancer Medicine, Imperial College Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital
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*Professor [[Karol Sikora]] Visiting Professor of Cancer Medicine, Imperial College Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital
 
*Professor [[John Spiers]] External Professor, University of Glamorgan
 
*Professor [[John Spiers]] External Professor, University of Glamorgan
 
*Professor [[Jim Thornton]] Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham City Hospital
 
*Professor [[Jim Thornton]] Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham City Hospital
 
*Professor [[James Tooley]] Professor of Education Policy, University of Newcastle
 
*Professor [[James Tooley]] Professor of Education Policy, University of Newcastle
 
*[[Chris Woodhead]] Former Chief Inspector of Schools
 
*[[Chris Woodhead]] Former Chief Inspector of Schools

Revision as of 12:55, 12 July 2006

Reform is a free market think tanks which claims that it is 'an independent, non-party think tank whose mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity'.

They 'believe that by liberalising the public sector, breaking monopoly and extending choice, high quality services can be made available for everyone.'

Their vision is 'of a Britain with 21st Century healthcare, high standards in schools, a modern and efficient transport system, safe streets, and a free, dynamic and competitive economy'. [1]


People

Directors

  • Rupert Darwall Consultant Director, Rupert Darwall is a freelance strategy consultant. He was previously Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont.
  • Professor Nick Bosanquet Consultant Director, Nick Bosanquet is Professor of Health Policy at Imperial College, London. He is a health economist who first carried out research on NHS funding in the 1980's for the York Reports sponsored by the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Nursing and the Institute for Health Services Management. He has been Special Adviser on public expenditure to the Commons Health Committee since 2000. He is a non-Executive Director of a Primary Care Trust in London.

Advisory Board

  • Sir Christopher Gent Chairman, Sir Christopher is Chairman of GlaxoSmithKIine plc and a non-executive director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. He was Chief Executive of Vodafone Group plc until August 2003.
  • Meg Allen is Director of DRAMLA SA, Geneva.
  • Jeremy Browne is the Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton.
  • Frank Field is the Labour MP for Birkenhead. From 1997 to 1998 he was the Minister for Welfare Reform, Department of Social Security.
  • Nick Herbert is the Conservative MP for Arundel & South Downs. He co-founded Reform with Andrew Haldenby.
  • Jonathan Hill is a Director of Quiller Consultants, the leading UK communications group which he founded in 1998. He was Political Secretary to the Prime Minister John Major until 1994.
  • Oliver Pawle Hon. Treasurer is Vice Chairman of UBS Investment Bank.
  • Sir Steve Robson was Second Permanent Secretary and Managing Director of the Finance, Regulation and Industry Directorate at HM Treasury until 2001.
  • Derek Scott is Economic Consultant to KPMG. He was Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister until the end of 2003.
  • Jeremy Sillem Hon. Treasurer, Jeremy Sillem was the Chairman of Bear Stearns International Limited, the European arm of the New York based investment bank, until January 2004.
  • Sir Richard Sykes became Rector of Imperial College London in January 2001. He was Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline plc until May 2002.

Advisory Council