“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
The Bow Group was saddenned to hear of the passing of one of its most notable alumni, Norman St John Stevas PC FRSL. As a founding member of the Bow Group his intellect and influence contributed to the character of the organisation in its fledgling years. Senior...
He's barrel-shaped and middle-aged, with flapping tie and a head of hair like a mop. But when he popped by a gritty south London neighborhood recently, Mayor Boris Johnson was treated like a rock star. An excited crowd gathered at Croydon College, where the mayor...
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...
Graham Godwin-Pearson, Chairman - Bristol West ConservativesTomorrow, 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...
"George Osborne's budget makes the UK a better place to start in business, to start a business and to succeed in business than it was yesterday."The Bow Group supports the key planks of George Osbornes budget but raises concerns over the rising cost of living and...
The Chairman of the Bow Group joins Lord Tebbit and Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to look ahead to the Queen's Speech. Measures to encourage growth, banking reform, and controversial changes to the House of Lords are all expected to be...
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 gaining...
By Ben Harris-Quinney, Bow Group Chairman. As the Government laid out its legislative agenda in yesterday’s Queen’s speech, and at its anniversary, the doors of debate have been flung open. Not only is the leadership of the Conservative party under scrutiny...
The Bow Group produced its first research paper in 1952, entitled “Coloured People in Britain”. It served as a study into the British Afro-Caribbean community, and the issues and barriers that were faced by these citizens, to integrate and succeed in British...