future of the Anglo-American alliance. In his articles on domestic U.S. politics, Gardiner has praised and appealed to the Tea Party movement in American political debate, calling it the most influential political movement of the decade. Gardiner was a prominent and long-time supporter of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union from his position at the Heritage Foundation, and hosted key talks in support before the British vote on 23 June 2016. As someone who worked for Margaret Thatcher he maintained, "The Iron Lady believed firmly that Britain would be better off outside the European Union." References External links The Heritage Foundation Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Living people British columnists The Daily Telegraph people Year of birth missing (living people)