“Politics will lead you down many paths, but a conservative and a patriot will never be far from the Bow Group. Against the tide of globalism, liberalism, and Marxism the Bow Group stands resolute.
The Bow Group is where conservatism begins and ends in Britain, there is nowhere else like it.”
Ben Harris-Quinney, Bow Group Chairman
“It is my honour to accept the role of Senior Patron of the Bow Group, one of the very few conservative institutions that has been there throughout my life, and is ever renewing its commitment to conservatism…rather than demuring from it.”
Sir Roger Scruton, Bow Group Honorary Patron
“It’s so important to have a really strong intellectual base from which to develop policy, and the research material that began the Brexit movement and the Maastricht rebellion was a pamphlet published by the Bow Group. The Bow Group has always been at the heart of British and conservative patriotism.”
Sir Bill Cash MP, Bow Group Senior Patron
“All organisations that are not avowedly right-wing will eventually become left-wing.”
Dr John O’Sullivan, Bow Group Senior Patron
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Britain and the world’s oldest conservative think tank
Against the backdrop of concerns over Olympics security, a major report launched today, published by the Bow Group and produced by Dr. James D. Boys, the Bow Group's Research Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s...
Tomorrow, there will be referenda in England's biggest cities to determine whether or not they will be able to directly elect city mayors. This is key to improving the economy and is the first step to re-engaging voters with politics.The last Government removed...
The 60th Anniversary edition of Crossbow magazine has been launched by Sir John Major and Lord Howard. It includes Andrew Lilico's comment on the Eurozone crisis, a view from MEP Cgarles Tannock, an article on why the Conservatives must keep Scotland in the UK by...
I expect few, even in political circles, are thinking about the proposals to reform Section 3 of the Representation of the People Act.It has barely featured at all in the media or in Westminster discourse; this only serves to underline how far behind we are in the...
Last night the Bow Group celebrated its 60th Anniversary at its annual summer terrace reception. It is an event in which the issues of the day usually occupy centre stage, at the same time last year Jeremy Hunt addressed the group during the white heat of the...
Most often the Chairman’s message of this magazine has been focussed on the issues of the day at time of publication, and as has frequently been the case in the past, in this edition we find ourselves seemingly facing the most perilous and existential questions of...
The House of Lords has often been subject to considerable criticism on a number of different grounds, and the sheer amount written on the subject of House of Lords reform illustrates that our upper house sits uneasily in our constitutional framework of a modern,...
Race to the Top: the Experiences of Black Students in Higher Education is the first in a series of reports looking at the experiences of particular groups from non-traditional backgrounds within Higher Education and the challenges faced by that group in...
In a 5 page briefing paper sent to all Conservative MPs, the Bow Group argues that the Government must go further in tackling issues around executive pay. Alongside an analysis of the Government’s response on the issue to date, the Bow Group argues that a more...