The Bow Group
think tank
| The Bow Group link Facebook Website | |
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| Formation | February 7, 1951 |
| Headquarters | London |
| Leader | Chairman of The Bow Group |
| Type | think tank |
| Interests | Public policy |
| UK Conservative Party think tank | |
Official narrative
The Bow Group has four objectives:
- To contribute to the formation of Conservative Party Policy.
- To publish members' work.
- To arrange meetings, debates and conferences.
- To provide research about political and social problems.[1]
The History Of The Bow Group
The Bow Group began in February 1951, as an association of Conservative graduates, set up by a number of students who wanted to carry on discussing policy and ideas after they had left university. They were also concerned by the monopoly which socialist ideas had in intellectual university circles. It originally met at Bow, East London, from which it takes its name.
Since its foundation the Bow Group has been a great source of policy ideas, and many of its papers have had a direct influence on government policy and the life of the nation. Although it has no corporate view, it has at times been associated with views both of left and right - always within the broad beliefs of the Conservative Party.
Broadly, much of the Group's thought can be categorised as supporting both a market economy and social responsibility.
The Bow Group remains at the forefront of new thinking within the Conservative Party, focusing in the new parliament on welfare, inner cities, social deprivation, environmental policy, public services and the causes of crime. A selection of papers is available in the Research section of this site.[1]