Roger Gough
Head of Government & Constitution Unit, 2006-2009
After reading PPE at Magdalen College, Oxford, Roger worked as an international investment analyst for fifteen years. He lived in Japan from 1988 to 1991 and later specialised in the European banking industry. At the 1997 General Election he stood as Conservative candidate. Roger specializes in constitution, machinery of government and local government.During his time with Policy Exchange, Roger contributed to five publications. Roger is now focussing on his work as a local councillor in Kent, where he is Cabinet Member for Corporate Support Services and Performance Management. He also works for the LGA Urban Commission.
Related Publications
Paying for the Party: Myths and realities in British political finance
Foreword by David Butler The case for urgent reform of Britain’s political finance laws, and for increased state funding of political parties, is generally based on the premise that the expenditures of British political parties have rocketed. The extensive new research and documentation in this study shows that the reformers are proposing to cure a largely imaginary malady. Furthermore, the proposed medication could have a toxic effect on Britain’s parties […]