ELPHICKE, Charlie

Member for Dover and Deal since 2010. Committees: Member, 1922 Committee since 2010. Political career: Contested St Albans 2001; Councillor, LB Lambeth 1994-98. Special political interests: Transport, taxation, border security, pensions, health, jobs and money. Profession/Trade: Tax lawyer. Education: Nottingham University; Felsted School. Affiliations: Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies. Author of: Uh-Oh, Were in Trouble (2008); Why Do We Feel So Broke? (2008); Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Four Years Ago? (2007); Where Has Your Pay Rise Gone? (2006); Robin Hood or Sheriff of Nottingham? Winners and Losers from Tax and Benefit Reform over the Last 10 Years (2006); The Tax Double Whammy: More Tax Costs More Than You Think (2006); (with William Norton) The Case for Reducing Business Taxes (2006); SAINTS Can Get Britain Saving Again (2005); Ending Pensioner Poverty (2003). Hobbies: Sailing. b. 14 March 1971. Married with two children.