Tim Montgomerie

Tim Montgomerie (2012)

Tim Montgomerie (born July 24, 1970 in Hampshire, England ) is a British activist , blogger , columnist and former commentator for the British newspaper The Times . He founded the “Center for Social Justice” think tank with Iain Duncan Smith in 2004 and created the online political magazine “ConservativeHome”, on which he wrote articles between 2005 and 2013 before joining The Times . In March 2014, however, Montgomerie quit his job as a commentator for the Times . On February 17, 2016, Montgomerie resigned from the Conservative Party , citing the party leadership's pro-European policies as the reason.

Montgomerie is seen as "one of the most important conservative activists of the past 20 years". In 2012 the British weekly The Observer wrote of him: "In the eyes of most MPs, Montgomerie is one of the most influential Tories outside Parliament."

education

Montgomerie was taught at King's School , a private school in Gütersloh attended by children of British soldiers stationed in the region. He then studied economics and geography at the University of Exeter from 1988 .

At the University of Exeter, Montgomerie and Burrowes founded the Conservative Christian Fellowship (CCF) in December 1990, which was supported by the Christian Coalition of America . During this time he took the view that the Conservatives should work more closely with the Church on issues such as homosexuality and Clause 28 and that the party should exclude the unbiblical and liberals . He later changed his mind about it. He was head of the CCF from 1990 to 2003.

Career

Montgomerie worked for the Bank of England as a statistician for a brief period in the 1990s , where his focus was on Russian economic policy and research into systemic risks to the financial system .

Conservative party

From 1998 to 2003, Montgomerie was speechwriter for two party leaders, William Hague and then Iain Duncan Smith . He was also responsible for outreach to conservatives in religious communities and volunteers. In September 2003, Montgomerie was named chief of staff to Iain Duncan Smith, just two months before Duncan Smith was ousted from the party leadership.

Center for Social Justice

In 2004, Montgomerie founded the Center for Social Justice think tank with Iain Duncan Smith and Philippa Stroud to make social welfare a priority in British politics.

ConservativeHome

Montgomerie (left) at a 2012 Policy Exchange event with Mark Pack of the Liberal Democrat Voice

On March 28, 2005, Montgomerie founded the political online magazine "ConservativeHome" during the campaign for the British general election in 2005 .

In September 2006, The Independent described Montgomerie as a "growing voice of conservative politics". He was able to persuade Cameron to cut taxes with concrete assurances. He has spoken out in favor of same-sex marriage .

From 2010

Montgomerie continued to work on ConservativeHome with co-editor Jonathan Isaby , assistant editor Joseph Willits, assistant editor-in-chief and assistant editor Matthew Barrett, and former Conservative MP Paul Goodman .

Thanks to his acclaim for ConservativeHome, Montgomerie wrote non-stop articles on Conservative politics for The Guardian and The Times newspapers and occasionally for the Daily Mail , The Independent and the Financial Times .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Roy Greenslade: Tim Montgomerie resigns as The Times's comment editor. In: The Guardian. March 11, 2014, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
2. ↑ order-order.com
3. ↑ ^{a b} Daniel Finkelstein : The coup behind the Tories' clap for poverty The Times October 13, 2009. (login required)
4. ^ Tim Montgomerie, the man who takes the Conservative pulse. In: The Observer February 12, 2012.
5. ↑ David Eaton: The softly spoken assassin feared by David Cameron . In: New Statesman . March 8, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Tim Montgomerie: pushing for a rightwing Tory party - with a heart. October 23, 2012.
7. ↑ Marvin Olasky: A new fab four ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: World Magazine July 22, 2006. 
8. ↑ Nick Cohen Onward, Christian Tories ( Memento March 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: New Statesman May 1, 2000.
9. ↑ ^{a b} Andrew Grice: Prominent Tory disowns 'religious right' and supports gay marriage. In: The Independent September 15, 2015.
10. ↑ Conference Chairs / Facilitators / Presenters Speakers Specialist
11. ^ Steven Vass: Bloggers ready for general election debut on April 10, 2005 in the Sunday Herald
12. ^ New Model Tories: Tory tribes. ( Memento of July 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) In: The Independent September 24, 2006.
13. ↑ Cameron set to avoid tax giveaway , BBC News. October 1, 2006. Accessed May 8, 2010. 
14. ↑ Joseph Willits joins ConservativeHome ( November 12, 2011 memento in the Internet Archive ) In: World Magazine July 22, 2006.
15. ↑ All articles by Tim Montgomerie . journalisted.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2014.