Laurence Fredricks

Intern

Laurence Fredricks is an intern at the centre-right think tank Onward. Before Onward, he read Land Economy at St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge. He has also just attained his MPhil in Planning, Growth and Regeneration from the University of Cambridge.

Politico

Rishi Sunak’s flying visit to COP28

Sebastian Payne, Onward's Director, is quoted in Politico stating that the Tories must not repeat David Cameron’s mistakes by dismissing the rise of Reform UK.

The Critic

“Centrism” is nothing of the kind

Future of Conservatism Director Gavin Rice wrote for the Critic about why the media’s idea of the centre ground is wrong.

The Telegraph

Britain’s addiction to mass migration is becoming dangerous

Future of Conservatism Director Gavin Rice explains why legal immigration is still rising post-Brexit in the Daily Telegraph.

iNews

Time for Britain to become a nation of builders once more

Sebastian Payne, Director of Onward, discusses the Autumn Statement in iNews.

The New Statesmen

Is Gen Z the most conservative generation in history?

The New Statesman quotes Onward's statistics regarding young people's opinions on future leadership of the UK.

Conservative Home

Think-tank responses to the Autumn Statement

Conservative Home quotes Onward's Director Sebastian Payne stating that the "Autumn Statement showed the best of moderate conservatism”

Team