Tim Montgomerie

This article is about the political activist. Not to be confused with the American sprinter, Tim Montgomery.

Tim Montgomerie
Montgomerie in 2012
Born
Timothy Montgomerie

(1970-07-24) 24 July 1970 (age 54)
Barnstaple, Devon, England
EducationKing's School
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
Political partyConservative
Websiteconservativehome.blogs.com

Timothy Montgomerie (born 24 July 1970) is a British political activist, blogger, and columnist. He is best known as the co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and as creator of the ConservativeHome website, which he edited from 2005 until 2013, when he left to join The Times.

He was formerly the newspaper's comment editor, but resigned in March 2014.[1] On 17 February 2016, Montgomerie resigned his membership of the Conservative Party, citing the leadership's stance on Europe, which was then supportive of EU membership.[2] In 2019, he was briefly a special adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, advising on social justice issues.[3]

Montgomerie has been described as "one of the most important Conservative activists of the past 20 years",[4] and in February 2012, The Observer said that "In the eyes of most MPs, Montgomerie [is] one of the most influential Tories outside the cabinet."[5]

  1. ^ Greenslade, Roy (11 March 2014). "Tim Montgomerie resigns as The Times's comment editor". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Montgomerie, Tim (18 February 2016). "Enough. I'm quitting the Conservative party". The Times. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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  4. ^ Finkelstein, Daniel (13 October 2009). "The coup behind the Tories' clap for poverty". The Times.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Helm, Toby (12 February 2012). "Tim Montgomerie, the man who takes the Conservative pulse". The Observer. Retrieved 27 March 2018.