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Onward, Onward is a UK centre-right think tank developing bold and practical ideas to boost economic opportunity, build national resilience, and strengthen communities. 1200 627 Onward Onward is a UK centre-right think tank developing bold and practical ideas to boost economic opportunity, build national resilience, and strengthen communities. 2018 310 310 Will Tanner Martyn Rose Neil O'Brien GB https://x.com/ukonward https://www.facebook.com/ukonward https://www.instagram.com/ukonward https://www.youtube.com/@ukonward https://www.linkedin.com/company/ukonward

The UK’s leading centre-right think tank

Bold Ideas for a Renewed Britain

Onward leads the charge as the UK’s foremost centre-right think tank, championing pragmatic, evidence-led compassionate conservatism.

What we do

It is one thing coming up with good ideas, but quite another to convince policymakers to adopt them and voters to support them at the ballot box. We know from experience that the best way for us to get good ideas taken up by politicians is by working with others as we develop our thinking and building coalitions of support to advocate for them. We engage with policymakers of all parties, the media and the general public.

Rebuilding Our Economy

Stronger growth, higher productivity, increased national security and greater social and geographical fairness.

Reshaping the State

Public service reform to deliver lean, efficient, top-quality services that are fit for the 21st century.

Renewing Our Social Contract

Fresh collective understanding of the balance between rights and responsibilities in our society.

Our values

Our team brings experience from the highest levels of government, politics, business and communications.

Optimistic

We believe in a positive, compassionate conservatism that boosts economic opportunity, streamlines the state, and strengthens communities.

Uniting

We focus on the needs of the whole country: young and old, urban and rural, rich and poor. We place particular emphasis on people and places that have felt neglected by Westminster.

Bold

We are not afraid to challenge the status quo. We believe that we have the ideas to make Britain a better place.

Compelling

We know how to produce big ideas that resonate with policymakers, the media and the public.

Data driven

We seek out ideas that are backed up by evidence. We rigorously test and challenge everything to produce reliable work that policy makers can trust.

Practical

Our plans actually work. We collaborate with people across the UK to make our ideas a reality.

Our latest work

Our work is focused on the most pressing issues facing the United Kingdom today. We publish research, hold events and run campaigns to support the policy debate and develop new thinking for the next generation of centre right thinkers and leaders.

“Britain needs fresh thinking: bold, imaginative and underpinned by first class research. From growing the economy to building homes to reshaping the state, Onward has the right team and the right ideas to put the tiger back in the tank of the centre-right.”

Rt Hon Lord Gove Former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

“We founded Onward to make policy on the centre right more hard-hitting, relevant and effective. We need Onward’s energy, input and their distinctive voice more than ever as we lay the foundations for a future Conservative government.”

Neil O'Brien MP Co-Founder , Onward

“Britain needs fresh thinking: bold, imaginative and underpinned by first class research. From growing the economy to building homes to reshaping the state, Onward has the right team and the right ideas to put the tiger back in the tank of the centre-right.”

Rt Hon Lord Gove Former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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