Between 1991 and 2001 he was the director of the Centre for Policy Studies, which is located at 57 Tufton Street. And in 2002, he received an honorary degree from the University of Buckingham, which has close ties to Lawson’s GWPF. On the eve of Britain's EU Referendum vote, Lord Kalms gave £10,000 to the Vote Leave campaign, bringing his total donations to the group to £40,000.