was that Watkins found it hard to accept that Liberals, especially those to whom he had given his loyalty, did not share his own high standards. It also seems that Watkins disliked the process of raising funds for the party, particularly from business and business people. One senior party official who worked closely with him recalled that Watkins loathed fund-raising and had once sent back a cheque enclosing a rare and unsolicited donation from the company Cadburys with a statement that the Liberal Party did not accept contributions from business. Other appointments Watkins was member of the National Liberal Club for many years, having first joined as an undergraduate. He was elected a vice-chairman of the Club not long before his death. He served on the executive of the London Liberal Party, being elected president in 1987. He also took on roles in Liberal International, the Liberal Parliamentary Candidates Association and the Electoral Reform Society. He was a founder member of the Liberal Friends of Israel. Death Philip Watkins died aged 64 years at Trinity Hospice, Clapham Common on 1 June 1995. He was unmarried and had been cared for during his illness by his brothers. References 1930 births 1995 deaths Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Politicians from Bristol Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford