Orthodox Conservatives Group
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The Orthodox Conservatives group is a London-based, centre-right think tank founded in late 2019,.[1] which allies with various conservative movements, ostensibly set up as a grassroots movement to best represent the interests of those who identify as social conservatives in the United Kingdom. It closely follows the work of the late Sir Roger Scruton and claims to follow in his line of traditional conservative thought. Its honourary president is Ann Widdecombe DSG[2] and its Chairman is the barrister Colonel James Bogle.[3] Its chief patron is the Conservative MP Sir John Hayes[2]. The launch of the group was met with varying levels of acclaim and criticism in the press in early 2020, including claims from Unherd that policy surrounding "environment is conspicuously absent" from its ten founding tenets,[4] and positive coverage in The Conservative Woman.[5][6] The group has been vocal on issues surrounding energy, family policy, immigration, environment and foreign policy.
Reports[edit]
In November 2021 the group released its inaugural policy manifesto,[7] which set out a series of policy positions across a wide range of nine policy areas; Economics, Civility & Order, Nationhood & Culture, Foreign Policy, Family Policy, Education & Institutions, Architecture & Aesthetics, Environmental Stewardship and Religion & Spirituality. The manifesto was accompanied by a foreword from the chairman of the Bow Group, Ben Harris-Quinney. Subsequent reports have included Towards A New Commonwealth,[8] in which the group argues for heavier focus on the Commonwealth as an economic and foreign policy asset to the United Kingdom and its member states, in a multipolar world where "Western democracies will share a stage with countries that have historically been much poorer and much less influential." This report was authored by the economist Philip Pilkington, who is a senior analyst for economics at the think tank.[8]
Press coverage and events[edit]
Prominent members of the group frequently appear on various television channels, especially GB News,[9] Sky News[10] and other UK and international channels. Political commentary from the group has been featured in pieces by the Daily Express[11], The Guardian[12], Breitbart London, Conservative Woman[13], Conservative Home[14] and elsewhere. The group also publishes its own regular online publication called "OC Comment"[15]
At the Conservative Party conference in 2022, the Orthodox Conservatives Group hosted a panel in the Freedom Zone event organised by the Bruges Group[16]. This panel featured the historian David Starkey, the journalist Tim Stanley, political YouTuber Mahyar Tousi, conservative activist Christopher Rose and was moderated by the group's strategic director, Joseph Robertson[17]. Lord Daniel Moylan had been billed to speak but was absent due to ill health.
Key figures and partners[edit]
As well as its honourary president, Ann Widdecombe DSG and its chairman, the barrister Colonel James Bogle, who participated in Miller I, the group has the British peer Christopher Monckton listed as its senior researcher for Environmental Stewardship.[3] The American historian and monarchist Charles Coulombe is listed as its senior researcher for Monarchy & Institutions.[3] The Irish economist Philip Pilkington appears for the group frequently on GB News, as do its directors Joseph Robertson, Luke Doherty and Ethan Thoburn, who is also editor for the Bruges Group think tank. Another of its patrons listed is the author and professor Dr Chad Pecknold.[2]
Partnered organisations[edit]
The Bow Group and Bruges Group are listed as partner organisations on the groups website. It has also partnered with organisations such as the legal advocacy group ADF UK in its policy work and has collaborated on events with groups such as Turning Point UK.[citation needed]
Organisational structure[edit]
The Orthodox Conservatives Group is listed as a registered LLP on companies house[18]. Its registered office is listed in London. It claims to be funded largely by membership fees and donations[19]. It has an executive and administrative team, along with a split-level research team divided into junior and senior researchers. It has a social media following on Twitter,[20] where it regularly announces updates and news, as well as Instagram and YouTube channels. The number of paid members is not publicly available. It also offers student membership.[21]
References[edit]
- ↑ "About Us". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Patrons". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Team". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "The new 'Orthodox Conservatives' are missing a trick". UnHerd. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Hanna, Simone (8 February 2020). "Give the Tory Party back to true conservatives". The Conservative Woman.
- ↑ Jones, Will (2020-01-25). "New battle lines drawn in the Tory civil war". The Conservative Woman. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Policy Manifesto". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Towards A New Commonwealth". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ @gbnews. "'What they need, is a massive overhaul and a reality check.' Orthodox Conservatives Director, Joseph Robertson, discusses the current state of the Tory Party after eight Conservative MPs have said they will not stand at the next election" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-01-17 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "Orthodox Conservatives Group on Instagram: "We call once again for promises to be kept - we need a gold standard Conservative advisory, a gold standard Brexiteer cabinet and a genuine return on the investment of the British people at the ballot box in 2019. Chairman Luke Doherty spoke to @skynews"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Meyer-Funnell, Catherine (2022-09-26). "Right sweeps across Europe as Italy set to elect Giorgia Meloni". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Will Rishi Sunak find the fractured Tory party is ungovernable?". the Guardian. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Robertson, Joseph (2022-10-08). "The European project is dead. Long live the conservative common man". The Conservative Woman. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Scott, Tom Colsey and Jake (2020-02-07). "Tom Colsey and Jake Scott: Introducing the Orthodox Conservatives - at a time when our ideas are recovering and reviving". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "OC Comment". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Penny, Laurie. "Front row at the slow death of the Tory party". British GQ. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Orthdox Conservatives Group Conference". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "ORTHODOX CONSERVATIVES GROUP LLP overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Donate". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Orthodox Conservatives Group on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ "Membership". Orthodox Conservatives. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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