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	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Ashcroft inquiry called off
		A pledge by billionaire former Conservative treasurer Michael Ashcroft to live in the UK permanently and pay income tax as part of a deal to allow him a peerage cannot be verified, the parliamentary ombudsman has said.
		Sir Michael Buckley was asked to investigate whether the controversial businessman, who gave millions to the Tories, had kept to his "gentleman's agreement" but his investigation was blocked by parliamentary rules.
		In a letter published in the Guardian, Sir Michael told Mr Bradley that in terms of Lord Ashcroft's introduction into the House of Lords the "political honours scrutiny committee were content to rely on undertakings given by both him and the then leader of the Conservative party [William Hague]".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/2218803.stm (470 words)

	Special report: Michael Ashcroft \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		The reports make plain that while Ashcroft has never been targeted as a suspected drug runner or money launderer, the loosely regulated offshore tax haven he set up in Belize has been the repeated focus of complaints that it makes life easy for criminals.
		April 11 1999: Michael Ashcroft, tax exile, Eighties wonder boy and ex-treasurer of the Conservative party, is the man the City loves to hate.
		May 25 2000: Michael Ashcroft yesterday donated £5m to a British university, prompting accusations that the controversial Conservative party treasurer and tax exile is attempting to "curry favour".
	www.guardian.co.uk /ashcroft/0,7368,499840,00.html (740 words)

	Ambergris Today Website: Your Source for Issues Concerning La Isla Bonita.
		Ashcroft, who controls a majority of B.T.L.'s shares, pointed out that the tariff re-balancing instituted on December 1, 2001 resulted in six hundred thousand dollars less revenue for B.T.L., implying that on an annual basis, this would have amounted to a seven million dollar give-back to consumers.
		Ashcroft also referred to the coziness between the Government and Glen Godfrey, which has been detrimental to the idea of a "level playing field" between BTL and its competitors, and would also only lead to another telephone monopoly spearheaded by Godfrey.
		According to a News 5 report, "while the spectacle of Michael Ashcroft complaining about unfair treatment by Belmopan may appear ludicrous--after all, this is a man whose spectacular success in Belize was predicated largely on a cozy relationship with government--that was essentially his pitch.
	www.ambergristoday.com /archives/31-1-02 (2648 words)

	A tycoon at war: not a pretty sight Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ashcroft sued The Times " the allegations were serious " and Rupert Murdoch, owner of allegedly offending newspaper and acquaintance of Ashcroft, personally played a part in brokering a settlement best described as a goal-less draw.
		Ashcroft also took action against the Government over leaks from the Foreign Office about him, and this time it was Tony crony Lord Falconer who brokered the out of court deal.
		Ashcroft and his book are of interest only because they throw light " more like gloom " on the deeply depressing way money, politics and the media interact.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20051002/ai_n15644899 (866 words)

	David Rowan: Interview: Lord Ashcroft on The Times (Evening Standard) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ashcroft, 59, is more than keen to elaborate, although on terms which, like the book, allow little room for questions he considers unhelpful.
		It was Baldwin, Ashcroft points out, who recently "exposed" John Humphrys' afterdinner remarks, and who, before the election, printed leaked comments from the Conservative MP Howard Flight which cost him his role as deputy party chairman.
		Six years ago, Baldwin was central in The Times's investigation into Ashcroft's finances, a role, the peer claims, which extended to writing a speech for a Labour MP, "so the paper could print allegations that they didn't have the balls to run without the cover of parliamentary privilege".
	www.davidrowan.com /2005/10/interview-lord-ashcroft-on-times.html (1270 words)

	Tyco Director Ashcroft Resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lord Michael Ashcroft said Monday he felt obligated to follow his plan by being the first to resign.
		Ashcroft's resignation followed a board vote Friday to scrap a plan to retain, for continuity's sake, two members of the board that served under L. Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco chairman and CEO now under state criminal and federal securities charges.
		Ashcroft, who served on the board 18 years, was mentioned as one of those considered, but he told Breen he would not be interested.
	www.nysscpa.org /home/2002/1102/2week/printversion12.htm (182 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Ashcroft: I've done nothing wrong
		Conservative treasurer Michael Ashcroft says he will not allow a political row over his donations to the party to drive him from his post.
		Mr Ashcroft lives for much of the year in the Central American country of Belize.
		The Tories insisted that the donations by Mr Ashcroft - who is a registered overseas voter in Britain - did not fall foul of the party's rules on foreign donations.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/535823.stm (571 words)

	Mikes Ashcroft & Finnegan Tour Mesop.
		Michael Ashcroft: over the years he's morphed into more than just a wealthy Belizean and British businessman who juggles political and corporate fortunes, it seems, for his fancy.
		He is in fact a cultural fixture, representative on the one hand of the ruthless investor whose greed imposed higher phone rates, and on the other a savvy player who can withstand, and outmatch the clumsy maneuverings of the Musa administration.
		Ashcroft was in the division at the request of Mike Finnegan to tour the area and meet residents face to face.
	www.7newsbelize.com /archive/07040507.html (1195 words)

	The case of British Tory Treasurer Michael Ashcroft: wealth, patronage and parliamentary politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ashcroft's response was allegedly to quash the report and solicit the British government to intervene on his behalf.
		Ashcroft made large donations to the People's United Party of Belize (PUP), estimated in the area of $1 million, while they were the opposition party.
		Ashcroft was invited to put his side of the argument in the newspaper and silence the rumors.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/aug1999/ash-a04_prn.shtml (1980 words)

	Michael Chertoff
		Promising to use all available means to "fight terrorism," prosecuting every violation of law "to the fullest extent of the law," desperately wanting the death penalty for every possible offense, and, according to his remarks last week before the Senate Judiciary committee, wanting laws changed to impose the death penalty for even more offenses.
		Chertoff's goal, I believe, and the goal of Ashcroft and Bush in supporting this prosecution in federal court, is to subject federal trials, as they see fit, to ad hoc exemptions of whatever laws (be they constitutional, criminal code, or rules of procedure) that will suit their purposes.
		Support for this theory of mine includes their prosecution of attorney Lynne Stewart, for, in effect, zealously representing her client; rules created by Ashcroft that subject attorneys and their clients to surveillance, be they under secret wiretaps issues by the secret FISA court or monitoring of all contacts in prison settings.
	www.opednews.com /cassel_michael_chertoff.htm (1289 words)

	ConservativeHome's Interviews: Michael Ashcroft
		Before Michael offered direct support to the marginals in the run up to the last election candidates like me in highly marginal seats were only able to dream of what we would like to do.
		Lord Ashcroft's straight answers (and some humour), no nonsense approach, analysis skills, understanding of how focused support and professionalisation at a local level can have a big impact on the results, his personal support for target seats and now his greater involvement with them can only bode well for the future.
		michael has always been an amazing asset to the conservative party.why would labour have tried so hard to stop his invaluable contribution in year 2000.he is are rare individual who is amazingly successful in business as well as politics.
	conservativehome.blogs.com /interviews/2006/06/michael_ashcrof.html (4021 words)

	Michael Ashcroft Launches Public Attack On UK Minister Clare Short
		Now Lord Ashcroft, who recently announced that he is stepping down as Conservative party treasurer, has launched a hard-hitting attack on Clare Short, claiming in an article in the Guardian newspaper that she is behind a 'Get Ashcroft' campaign and warning her: 'I am big enough and fit enough to look after myself.'
		Two weeks ago, during the UK election, Clare Short attacked Lord Ashcroft's tax free status in Belize, letting it be known that after the election she would press Belize to rescind the tax-privileged status of his companies there.
		It is ironic that the Guardian, itself once a denizen of the Marxist forest, should now offer Michael Ashcroft a pulpit from which to lecture the Government.
	www.lowtax.net /asp/story/frontstory.asp?storyname=4121 (1865 words)

	Belize to sell phone firm to Ashcroft : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Belize has buried the hatchet with British magnate Michael Ashcroft and will re-sell to him a majority stake in the country's national phone company, Prime Minister Said Musa said on Thursday.
		Musa said Ashcroft and the government have now worked out a part ownership deal that will include workers in order to calm tension between BTL and the union.
		Ashcroft, a lord and the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, is one of Britain's richest men.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1663548,00020013.htm (395 words)

	The Social Affairs Unit - Web Review: Dirty politics, Dirty times - Michael Ashcroft
		Dirty Politics, Dirty Times is a fascinating account of Michael Ashcroft's life with most of the space devoted to his period as Tory Treasurer and his battle with The Times and New Labour who mounted a massive effort to smear his name.
		Ashcroft claims that apart from his donations to the Party the three years he spent as Treasurer meant that he missed out on lots of money because of the time he spent on politics:
		One gets the feeling that Ashcroft is a tough man to cross, although he often tries to make peace with his enemies (The Times journalist turned Tory MP Michael Gove is an example).
	www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk /blog/archives/000604.php (1361 words)

	The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - The Truth Shall Make You Free! \|\|\| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sir Ashcroft went on about the money BTL has lost, which he approximates at $600,000 in December and the position BTL is in now, which he continuously reiterated as “slowly being strangled.” The picture Ashcroft drew of BTL appeared bleak.
		Sir Ashcroft began the conference explaining about the guidelines, which they are to follow in order to re-balance their tariffs to prepare themselves for competition.
		Ashcroft’s despair is partially due to lack of bank confidence.
	www.belizetimes.bz /news/story/126.shtml (600 words)

	Allegations of Sleaze Set Off A New Controversy for Tories
		Ashcroft had been suspected by American officials of possible involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering.
		Ashcroft to Conservative members of Parliament on Wednesday, saying there was no evidence of wrongdoing.
		Ashcroft has long claimed to be a victim of class snobbery by the British business and political establishment, but the complexity of his business empire and his penchant for offshore tax havens have tended to stoke controversy.
	www.iht.com /articles/1999/07/23/brit.2.t_3.php (438 words)

	Wimbledon Choral Society : Profile
		Lancastrian Michael Ashcroft was appointed as Musical Director in 1979 and has been the Society's longest serving conductor.
		Michael is now a professional freelance conductor and music education consultant.
		Michael's repertoire is vast but he particularly enjoys researching and conducting works which are either not often performed or are little known works from the early 20th century.
	www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk /who.html (1375 words)

	Channel5Belize.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ashcroft takes renewed interest in B.T.L. He says he is not interested in returning to ownership of Belize Telecommunications Limited, but Michael Ashcroft remains a potent presence in the industry.
		Chancellor of the institution, and the man who five years ago established a scholarship programme that facilitated the students’ university education, says Tuesday’s graduation is a proud achievement for all concerned.
		Ashcroft says the main reason why he’s providing the scholarships is to help Belizeans to help themselves.
	new.channel5belize.com /archive_news_cast.php?news_date=2005-01-12 (3038 words)

	Watford FC, Lord Michael Ashcroft, Fordwat - 03/2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lord Michael Ashcroft, the rich and sometimes controversial deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, has acquired a 42 per cent controlling stake in the club through his investment company, Fordwat.
		Ashcroft said he hoped his backing could help take Watford into the Premiership, perhaps alongside another London ring town, Reading, whose place in the top flight already seems to be booked.
		My investment will hopefully enable the management to take the club to the next level and beyond.' Ashcroft was already a minority shareholder in the club, having bought around six per cent in a 2001 rights issue.
	www.footballeconomy.com /rep_mar_08.htm (327 words)

	The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - The Truth Shall Make You Free! \|\|\| Hard Hitting Weekly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When Michael Ashcroft came to Belize, he came with a handful of lawyers and accountants and, within a fairly short space of time, became the most dominant economic force in Belize.
		Ashcroft embodies the dilemmas and complexities of the unavoidable relationship between the first world and the third.
		Ashcroft: Until foreign currency investors trust the Government of Belize not to renege on contracts, significant inward investment will be difficult.
	www.belizetimes.bz /hardhitting.shtml (1660 words)

	A Vocal Director Resigns At Tyco
		Lord Michael Ashcroft, the chief proponent of a plan to replace Tyco board members in office when former chief executive L. Dennis Kozlowski allegedly stole more than $170 million, yesterday announced his departure.
		In a letter to current chairman and chief executive Edward Breen, Ashcroft wrote ''I have been a vocal and persistent advocate of the wholesale replacement of the current board as the preferred option.
		Ashcroft, however, was one of two board members, along with Richard Bodman, who earlier had been expected to stay on.
	www.yourlawyer.com /articles/read/2936 (666 words)

	Michael Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the parent company of The Belize Bank and has a 26% share in BTL.
		Lord Ashcroft has become a significant figure in Australian politics having been identified as the single largest individual donor to any Australian political party during the Financial Year 2004/2005.
		He later claimed this had been a joke, and his title was created as simply Baron Ashcroft of Chichester.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Ashcroft (911 words)

	Belize to sell BTL to UK’s Ashcroft, again
		After initially selling BTL to Ashcroft, the government forced him to sell back most of his shares in 2003 because of sharp price increases and other disputes.
		A US court ruled Belize did not have the right to take BTL back from Ashcroft, but in March reversed its decision, freeing Belize to do what it likes with the phone company.
		As part of the original contract to sell BTL to Ashcroft, the government had agreed that any disputes would be settled in a US court.
	www.sanpedrosun.net /old/06-172.html (361 words)

	village voice > news > Nat Hentoff by Nat Hentoff
		Ashcroft's view was that he would rather put 762 people away for some number of months if two or three of them are guilty or can prove others are guilty."
		She skeptically asked Ashcroft to comment on a pledge she says Chertoff made during the roundup of immigrants that "every one of the detainees has the right to counsel, and every one of the detainees has the right to make phone calls to attorneys."
		After all, Ashcroft said, "The last time I looked at September 11th, an American street was a war zone." So, all of us, not just aliens in America, can become the disappeared.
	villagevoice.com /news/0327,hentoff,45201,6.html (1111 words)

	Ashcroft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ashcroft, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia
		Michael Ashcroft, British businessman and member of the House of Lords.
		Richard Ashcroft, British musician, former frontman for The Verve
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashcroft (105 words)

	Amazon.com: "Michael Ashcroft": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There he introduced me to Michael Ashcroft who had arrived two days earlier and was therefore able to...
		The Belize business background of the Conservatives' wealthy Treasurer, Michael Ashcroft, caused dispute, even though he was eventually awarded a peerage (itself the subject of hesitation by the Political Honours Scrutiny...
		Michael Ashcroft Cases -- Legal cases undertaken by Michael Ashcroft of 20 Essex Street.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Michael-Ashcroft (485 words)

	central america: belize, guatemala, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, costa rica, business directory , professionals ...
		That's right, when British Telecom connected with Belize Telecommunications Limited, on one end was Chairman of the Board, Lord Michael Ashcroft, on the other, Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa.
		Michael Ashcroft, Chairman, B.T.L. "Hello Prime Minister; very well indeed.
		Ashcroft mentioned in his conversation with you about a level playing field?
	belize.centramerica.com /noticias/detalle.asp?Id=1209 (1056 words)

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