Welcome

Welcome to the website of Progressive Conservatives, a new group for classical liberals in the Conservative Party. 

Syed Kamall MEP, Chairman of Progressive Conservatives 

Aims

Progressive Conservatives aim to achieve three specific goals:    

1. To help identify the many classical-liberals active within the Conservative Party
2. To argue for classical-liberal policies
3. To support the selection of classical-liberal candidates as Conservative Party candidates for office.

We know that progress is achieved by maximising liberty, in both economic and social fields. Progressive Conservatives seeks to ensure that the Conservative Party remains at the forefront of developing policies maximising the wealth and happiness of the British people.

Examples

Examples of the progressive history of the Conservative Party include:

• William Wilberforce's campaign to abolish the slave trade
• Benjamin Disraeli elected as Britain's first, and so far only, Jewish prime minister.
• Disraeli's Reform Act of 1867.
• Churchill's abolition of national ID cards.
• Margaret Thatcher's election as Britain's first woman leader of a major political party.
• Margaret Thatcher's election as Britain's first, and so far only, woman prime minister.
• Sale of council houses to tenants.
• Increasing share ownership for the public.
• Giving consumers more choice in pensions, investments and savings.