Maguire to "help run finances" for English Dems

Laura Miller
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Cru Investment Management director Jon Maguire says he will "help manage the finances" for the English Democrats, the party he will stand for in the next General Election.

Maguire is putting himself forward as the party's candidate in the Chippenham constituency in Wiltshire, against Tory incumbent MP James Gray. But he says he will focus on "helping the party with its financing, communications and marketing" rather than just solely campaigning to win a seat. Maguire's cru Investment Management is at the centre of a blame game following the suspension last year of the £400m Arch cru fund range, which left investors' cash frozen. The company produced the marketing material for the funds. He denies his involvement with the English Democrats - which ...

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