Tax letter business leaders gave £2.5m to Tories

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Signatories to a Daily Telegraph calling for a stop to the proposed increase in national insurance have given nearly £500,000 to the Conservative party.

UPDATE 14.55:

Thanks to our commenter, Henry, who pointed out that, “LFF are only scratching the surface with their list. You need to look at the companies.”

Companies run by the signatories have given an additional £2 million bringing the total donations from tax letter signatories to a stunning £2,484,804. Going through the list it turns out that:

• Aggregate Industries have given £100,500

• JCB have given £616,010 in cash donations and £118,177 non-cash donations

• Bestway Cash & Carry have given £28,852

• Harris Ventures (Lord Harris’ company) have given £1,160,730 in cash donations and £25,135.59 in non-cash donations

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Signatories to today’s letter in the Daily Telegraph calling for a stop to the proposed increase in national insurance have given close to half a million pounds to the Conservative party.

The following signatories have made donations to the Conservative party covered on the Electoral Commission register:

• Anthony Bamford has given £86,249.

• Aidan Heavey has given £5,500

• Christopher Gent has given £105,400

• Simon Wolfson has given £238,250

Among the other signatories, Lord Harris of Peckham takes the Conservative whip in the Lords.

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122 Responses to “Tax letter business leaders gave £2.5m to Tories”

  1. John77

    Oh, it’s terrible that some people who think Tory policy is right make a contribution to the party?
    Meanwhile David Sainsbury has given over £15m to the Labour Party and coincidentally it has changed Planning Legislation, against the advice of the independent advice from the Commission set up to advise it, in a way that significantly helps Sainsbury plc

  2. Mr. Sensible

    The fact remains this pledge is unfunded, and the tory tax policy altogether is going to mean cuts, cuts, cuts.

    That’s the bred and butter of it.

  3. Mr. Sensible

    I’m sure that those retailers would prefer an increase in VAT, wouldn’t they.

  4. Billy Blofeld

    All this re-tweeting. Clearly Call-Me-Dave has caused the socialists to crap their pants.

    Heaven forbid Dave comes out with a 2nd policy – there would be total anal-meltdown in Islington.

  5. Billy Blofeld

    ………..anyway – I thought Boy-George-Osborne was supposed to be the weak link?

    At the moment he appears to be giving Labour a 2nd damned good kicking (the first obviously causing Gordon to bottle the election that never was).

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