Policy

9th May 2012
TARGET PAPER: Effective before elected House of Lords
Andrew Taggart & Samuel Emery, with a foreword by Lord Norton

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

17th April 2012
Half of Black Students Feel Government is Discriminatory Employer
Elevation Networks with a foreword by Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP

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 employment.

25th March 2012
Bow Group urges Government to scrap badger cull plans
Graham Godwin-Pearson with foreword by Dr Brian May CBE

The Bow Group has today unveiled a major paper urging the Government to reconsider plans to resume badger culling in England in autumn 2012, saying the culls, an attempt to control the spread of bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), are likely to be more costly and less practical to conduct than DEFRA believes. Counter-intuitively, culling has also been proven to make bTB worse and Defra’s focus should be on vaccination instead.

14th March 2012
MP Briefing Calls for Shift in Focus of Executive Pay Debate
Richard Mabey

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 proactive approach can turn divisive public opinion into meaningful empowerment.

17th February 2012
The Conservative Party Must Decide Between the Pulpit and the Progressive Agenda
Ben Harris-Quinney

 When it comes to homosexual marriage, the Conservative party not only stands divided, Conservatives themselves are divided, often between their true values and natural instincts, and a quest for the popular vote.

12th February 2012
The Falklands: For Argentina the target is not the battlefield, it’s the negotiation table
Ben Harris-Quinney

Argentina is a nation with renewed economic might, in a Latin America that is finally showing signs of economic and political development that could herald its eventual and long awaited cooption into the developed world. Yet just 300 miles from the Argentine coast lays a reminder that, despite their ascent in the global order, traditionally dominant powers remain ever present.

9th February 2012
From the American Heartland: Three states, Two Losers, and One Winner.
Dr James D Boys, Bow Group Liaison Officer

The latest in a seemingly endless series of state by state elections to select a Republican Presidential candidate occurred in the United States on Tuesday night. The voting from the three states provided some remarkable outcomes, two clear losers and one obvious winner.With the three elections held in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri the race for the nomination has again been thrown into disarray for any candidate from Massachusetts hoping for a smooth coronation. Rather than continue the much sought-for momentum following his win in Florida, Mitt Romney has once again proved singularly unable to appeal to the conservative base in sufficient numbers and to put together a string of successes that would be force his opponents to pack up their tents, get in line and back his candidacy.

1st February 2012
Bow Group questions Government’s handling of HS2
Richard Mabey & Tony Lodge

This new report from the Bow Group Transport and Energy Committee, Winning the consensus on High Speed Rail: why all parties should now support the best route for HS2,

21st January 2012
"The New Falklands Conflict" Bow Group Chairman Q&A in La Razon

-The Argentine government has demanded renewed talks about the islands, which Argentina calls Las Malvinas. ¿Is this a provocation or the right decision?


The issue of the ownership of the Falkland Islands is one that has been resolved in bitter conflict, therefore the Argentine people clearly continue to feel dispossessed. The recent growth of the Argentine economy, and the the discovery of oil within the Falklands territory has given the debate renewed vigour in Argentina.
4th January 2012
Our "national moral compass" is nothing more than a tabloid run bear pit

Writing at the commentator.com the Bow Group chairman puts forward the case that the recent immolation by press and commentary of Aiden Burley MP is yet another example of the media gripping a story, and with wilfully blinkered vision tearing someone’s career, and life, apart without asking any of the difficult questions that should come with proposing a universal and immutable moral compass.

From our Chairman

Bow Group Council 2011The Bow Group is growing. If you want to get in touch, please call us in the office on 020 7193 3806 or email me via office@bowgroup.org

Ben Harris-Quinney

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