Welcome to my personal website. I'm husband to Judy and father of two. I work in corporate finance in the City of London. From 1998 to 2006 I built St. Helen's Capital, the most successful PLUS-quoted corporate advisory firm, with, when I left, over forty companies on the market.
Have you read 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' or one of the other Millennium Trilogy books written by Stieg Larsson? They were published by Quercus Books.
I raised the early capital for Quercus Publishing Plc. This is what Mark Smith, their CEO, said in April, 2007:
"Tony has been an integral part of Quercus from the beginning and we would not be where we are today, or have the capital base that we do, without his sterling efforts."
This is what PLUS Markets said about me in October 2010:
"Mr. Drury has been known to PLUS for well over a decade principally as Chairman of St. Helen's Capital from 1998 to 2006 and latterly as a director of a number of companies traded on public markets...he remains in good standing with PLUS Markets plc."
Read more about my employment, qualifications and skills under about me.
Authorship
I have written extensively on financial matters. My first in 1983 was the text book for Finance Houses. The best was an explanation of Investments Clubs in 1986. I continue that tradition on my blogging site (see below).
I published two books in 2011.
'Goodbye Dave: my decision to leave the Conservative Party' came out on 9 May 2011. It covers my serious concerns about David Cameron and the Liberal drift of Downing Street. The publisher is Enterprise Britain.
'Megan's Game' will be published in May 2012 by City Fiction Limited. It is my first work of fiction and tells of the love story between a London-based corporate financier (he is good looking and talented, so it is not me) and Megan Williams, a Welsh school sports teacher who lost her husband in the Iraq war. It is set in Cardigan Bay where the tradition of 'The Bells of Aberdovey' suggests that a couple walking the beach late at night might hear the bells ringing which is a sign of coming love. Unfortunately there are a few problems on the way.
Read more about my books.
Blogging
I am the co-founder of Enterprise Britain. It is run and managed by an inspirational Dutch American economist called Dirk Van Dijl with whom I have worked in the past. Dirk understands the small company enterprise market better than most. Our site now has sixteen bloggers and is growing in strength and readership. We try to represent the interests of Britain's four million SME owners, managers and colleagues.
My weekly blog is mainly focused on the efforts of the Coalition Government to stimulate our economy.
Unfortunately I have an alter ego called Mr. Angry.
He came to light when he exploded with rage over the state of the roads in Leighton Buzzard where he lives. Pothole county is driving him mad. He does not like David Cameron, Vince Cable, Inland Revenue inspectors, EU law makers and the army of Cameron disciples.
Mr. Angry drinks too much and is dominated by Mrs. Angry. It came as some surprise when he was promoted by Dirk to have his own blog.
Browse Around
Please enjoy browsing this website. Under About Me you'll find more on my qualifications, employment and skills. You'll also see more about my interests and achievements. Visit My Books to see my published books and forthcoming material. Don't miss the My Blog page for links to my current blogs. Finally, for more information about me or to introduce yourself, please use the Contact Me page.
Best Wishes
Tony
