1828 (website)
Type of site | Politics and current affairs |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | June 16, 2018 |
| Headquarters | |
| Key people | Jack Powell (Founder & Editor) Matt Gillow (Founder) Jason Reed (Deputy Editor) Luke Warren (Deputy Editor) Connor Axiotes (Deputy Editor) |
| Website | 1828.org.uk |
| Alexa rank |  1,616,276 (June 19, 2019[update])....[1] |
| Current status | Active |
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1828 is a neoliberal opinion website. It publishes articles on politics, economics and social issues from a free-market, pro-liberty perspective. Its contributors include politicians, campaigners, researchers and academics.
1828 was launched in June 2018 by Jack Powell and Matt Gillow as an outlet for commentary that promotes neoliberalism, social freedom and small government. The site provides original content on politics and economics and hosts events featuring leading politicians and policy experts 1828's authors include politicians, policy experts, campaigners and academics.
History
In 2019, 1828 hosted the UK's largest ever Free Market Roadshow. The event was co-hosted with the Austrian Economics Centre and its keynote speakers were Priti Patel[2] and Douglas Carswell[3]
In 2019, 1828 jointly published 'The Neoliberal Manifesto' with the Adam Smith Institute.[4]
In 2020, Jack Powell, founder and editor of 1828, was a speaker at LibertyCon, the largest conference on liberty in Europe, hosted by Students for Liberty.[5]
In June 2020, 1828 was linked to the UK government's coronavirus 'test and trace' system. In an article in the Daily Mirror,[6] it was reported that Dido Harding, the Public Health England employee responsible for the 'test and trace' system, is married to John Penrose MP, who sits on the 1828 advisory board.[7] The article referred to a piece written two years previously by the site's founders, Jack Powell and Matt Gillow, calling for the National Health Service to revert to an insurance-based universal healthcare system.[8]
The Daily Mirror article referred to 1828 as a "right-wing anti-NHS group", and insinuated that Dido Harding's indirect link to the site through her husband undermined her and the government's policy response to the coronavirus pandemic.[6] John Penrose MP responded to the article by confirming his link to 1828 and defending the site. He said: "I have written a couple of pieces for 1828 and I was asked to join their advisory board in April, but I am yet to attend a meeting. Like any good independent think-tank they publish a range of political ideas. I don’t necessarily agree with all of them particularly if they contradict the NHS manifesto pledges on which I was elected just six months ago."[6]
1828 echoed this view. In a statement, it said: "1828 is an opinion platform that doesn't take an 'institutional' view. The members of our advisory board do not agree with every article that is published - but rather support the goal of 1828, which is 'to champion freedom.' Any article that is published are the views of the author and not 1828."[6]
In a later clarification, the Daily Mirror wrote: "This article originally described the German healthcare insurance system as "private insurance". While a private insurance market does operate in Germany, most people pay into a Krankenkassen - a non-profit association administrating the government health scheme. We are happy to clarify."[6]
In August 2020, UK health secretary Matt Hancock announced the scrapping of Public Health England. He announced that it is to be replaced by a new public health body, which is to be led by Dido Harding. Various news outlets reported on the links between Harding and 1828, via her husband John Penrose and his position on its advisory board. Outlets including The Guardian,[9] Sky News,[10] the i,[11] the Daily Mirror,[12] The Yorkshire Post,[13] and the Morning Star[14] falsely described 1828 as a "think tank" and drew links between its explorations of European social insurance systems and the NHS, suggesting that Penrose and Harding supported privatising British healthcare.[citation needed]
Administration
In 2020, 1828 announced its board of advisors and parliamentary supporters.[7][15]
References
- ↑ "1828uk.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ↑ "'Freedom is under THREAT' - Priti Patel 1828 speech". Retrieved April 16, 2020 – via YouTube. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""The EU is a betrayal of Europe's exceptionalism" - Douglas Carswell to 1828 conference" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "The Neoliberal Manifesto: A freer and more prosperous Britain". Adam Smith Institute. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "LibertyCon 2020 Agenda" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Smith, Mikey (2020-06-02). "Tory MP husband of Test and Trace chief Dido Harding linked to anti-NHS group". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2020-06-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "1828 Boards of Advisors and Supporters". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The future of universal healthcare is social insurance". 1828. 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ "Dido Harding: confident, loyal – but with precious little relevant experience". The Guardian. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Public Health England to be scrapped - with Dido Harding picked to lead its replacement". Sky News. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ "Matt Hancock axes Public Health England in an apparent bid to make the country safer". inews.co.uk. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ Smith, Mikey; William, Helen; Bloom, Dan (2020-08-18). "Anger as Tory peer Dido Harding, pal of David Cameron, to lead new health body". mirror. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ "Dido Harding has been appointed to run the new national body that will replace Public Health England". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ "The woman who will sell our NHS to the United States". Morning Star. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ↑ "Website aims to champion our freedoms". Bath Chronicle – via Press Reader.
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