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Conservative Way Forward (CWF) is a campaigning group within the British Conservative Party. It is a Thatcherite group in outlook and agenda, and Baroness Thatcher herself is the President. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ...
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CWF was founded in 1991 to "defend and build upon the achievements of the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher’s leadership, and to adapt the principles of her era in government to modern concerns and challenges".
Their core stated aim is "to provide a forum for all those who share our philosophy, from Parliament to the constituencies". They organise speaker meetings (like their Forthright debate series), seminars and receptions are regular features of their activities, supported and attended by Government Ministers past and future.
Although still a predominantly Thatcherite grouping, CWF has in recent years, with the decline of the left-leaning Tory Reform Group, become an integral and mainstream part of the Conservative Party. In all leadership elections since 1997, CWF has always publicly supported the candidate who ultimately won. During the 2005 leadership election, CWF's famous "Nine Principles" were hailed by David Cameron as the "common ground" of Conservative Party policy-making. The Principles are: The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ...
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Nationhood Each nation must be free to determine its policies to the benefit of its citizens
Freedom For responsible individuals, guaranteed by the rule of law administered by an independent judiciary and minimal state activity
Democracy The exercise of political power, with the consent of the people – through regular elections on the basis of universal suffrage and a secret ballot
Security The first duty of the state is to provide external and internal defence of the citizenry
Community Defined by geography, tradition, inheritance and sense of identity
Capitalism The most effective system of wealth creation. Free markets are blind to gender, race, class or religion
Choice For individuals must be maximised – even if the state accepts responsibility for provision of a safety net
Enterprise Fostered by a low tax, low inflation economy – with currency exchange rates determined by the free market
Deregulation Domestic and global – to maximise freedom of choice and individual responsibility in an improved society
It is run by a Board of Trustees and an appointed Executive Committee. Conservative Party members are entitled to apply for Associate Membership.
Officers
- Vice President: the Rt Hon Lord Parkinson, former Party Chairman and Trade and Industry Secretary
- Vice President: the Rt Hon Lord Tebbit CH, former Party Chairman
- Chairman: Christopher Chope OBE MP, former Government Minister
- General Secretary: Mark Allatt
- Treasurer: Ben Pickering
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