Political Campaigning
Murray Wells has taken part in the campaign by UK entrepreneurs against the changing of UK taxation laws to end taper relief, arguing that this change will damage the prospects of future entrepreneurs and start-up companies. He took part in organizing a Flash Crowd event as part of this campaign.
He was one of 68 business leaders to publicly pledge their support to Conservative proposals to reverse part of Labours planned National Insurance rise in the run up to the 2010 General Election This became a key issue in the campaign
He was also a co-founder of StartUp Britain, which was announced in the 2010 budget Chancellor Goerge Osbourne, and launched by David Cameron as an initiative conceived at No.10 Downing Street the aim of which is to inspire entrepreneurs and influence the government's business agenda.
Murray Wells has served as an advisor on business and enterprise to both the UK's then Labour Party government and the then Conservative Party opposition. As a member of the New Enterprise Council he was an advisor for the then Shadow Chancellor, George Osbourne.
Murray Wells has expressed a desire to be a cabinet minister and has a special interest in British railway policy.
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