Tony’s gap year presaged a varied and interesting future with roles in Berlin as a postman and a year as an apprentice in engineering. He went up to New College, Oxford and obtained a degree in Philosophy from UEA then worked for Saab and Porsche, computer programming for the MoD and then software design for IBM and Marlborough Sterling. He is currently an IT consultant specialising in the Financial Services sector and is the trustee responsible for data protection compliance and is a member of the Investment Committee.