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{{Short description|Independent think tank}}
{{Short description|Independent think tank}}
{{primary sources|date=July 2014}}
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{{about|the British conservative organisation|the color|blue|the musical group|Bright Blue (band)}}

{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| image = File:Bright_Blue_Logo_Updated_August_2018.png
| image = File:Bright Blue Logo Updated June 2024 type 2.jpg
| formation = {{start date and age|2014}}
| formation = {{start date and age|2014}}
| type = [[Liberal Conservative]] [[Think tank]]
| type = [[Public policy]] think tank
| leader_title = Chair
| status = Non-profit company
| leader_name = [[Sarah Sands]]
| membership = Around 1,000
| leader_title2 = Director
| leader_title = Executive chair
| leader_name2 = [[Ryan Shorthouse]]
| leader_name = [[Ryan Shorthouse]]
| name = Bright Blue
| name = Bright Blue
| location = [[London]], United Kingdom
| location = [[London]], England
| website = {{URL|http://brightblue.org.uk|www.brightblue.org.uk}}
| website = {{URL|http://brightblue.org.uk|www.brightblue.org.uk}}
}}
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{{Conservatism in the United Kingdom}}


'''Bright Blue''' is an independent [[think tank]] and [[pressure group]] advocating for [[Liberal conservatism|liberal conservative]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/think-tanks-conservative-tories-onward-freer_uk_5b04492ce4b0c0b8b23ec51d|title=Meet The New Conservative Think-Tanks Hoping To Reboot The Tories|date=2018-05-24|website=HuffPost UK|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> ideas and policies, based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2014 by British entrepreneur [[Ryan Shorthouse]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/new-tory-reformers-a4001661.html|title=The new Tory reformers looking to conquer the centre ground|date=2018-11-28|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> Bright Blue aims to "defend and champion liberal, open, democratic and meritocratic values, institutions and policies."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/about/|title=About|website=Bright Blue|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> Bright Blue is a membership-based think tank, with [https://brightblue.org.uk/membership/ membership] open to anyone who identifies as a liberal conservative.
'''Bright Blue''' is an independent [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[think tank]] and [[pressure group]] with a mission statement of defending and improving [[Liberalism|liberal]] society, based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2014 by British thinker [[Ryan Shorthouse]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/new-tory-reformers-a4001661.html|title=The new Tory reformers looking to conquer the centre ground|date=28 November 2018|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref> Bright Blue aims to "defend and champion liberal, open, democratic and meritocratic values, institutions and policies."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/about/|title=About|website=Bright Blue|language=en-US|access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref> Bright Blue is a membership-based think tank, with membership open to anyone who identifies as a liberal conservative. It publishes political research, recommends and vets public policy, and hosts political events.


''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' has described the organisation as "the modernising wing of the Tory party"<ref>{{cite news|last=Dominiczak|first=Peter|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9793318/Conservatives-should-be-the-party-of-the-low-paid-minister-says.html |title=Conservatives should be the party of the low paid, minister says |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=10 January 2013|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> and the ''[[ConservativeHome]]'' website has described it as "a deep intellectual gene pool for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]'s future".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoskin |first=Peter |url=http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2013/01/what-the-tory-modernisers-did-next.html |title=What the Tory modernisers did next |work=[[Conservative Home]] |date=9 January 2013|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> In 2018, the ''[[Evening Standard]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/new-tory-reformers-a4001661.html|title=The new Tory reformers looking to conquer the centre ground|last=Balls|first=Katy|date=28 November 2018|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> noted that Bright Blue "has managed to set the party’s agenda on a number of issues". In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, it was shortlisted for both UK Social Policy Think Tank of The Year and UK Environment & Energy Think Tank of The Year in the annual ''[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]'' awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/features/think-tank-awards-2016-the-winners|title=Think Tank Awards 2016|website=Prospect}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/think-tank-awards-2017-who-won|title=Think Tank Awards 2017: Who won?|first=Prospect|last=Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/sponsored/think-tank-awards-2018-the-full-shortlist|title=Think Tank Awards 2018: the full shortlist|first=Prospect|last=Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/think-tank-awards-2019-the-full-results|title=Think Tank Awards 2019—the full results|last=Dean|first=Alex|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' has described the organisation as "the modernising wing of the Tory party"<ref>{{cite news|last=Dominiczak|first=Peter|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9793318/Conservatives-should-be-the-party-of-the-low-paid-minister-says.html |title=Conservatives should be the party of the low paid, minister says |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=10 January 2013|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> and the ''[[ConservativeHome]]'' website has described it as "a deep intellectual gene pool for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]'s future."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoskin |first=Peter |url=http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2013/01/what-the-tory-modernisers-did-next.html |title=What the Tory modernisers did next |work=[[Conservative Home]] |date=9 January 2013|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> In 2018, the ''[[Evening Standard]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/new-tory-reformers-a4001661.html|title=The new Tory reformers looking to conquer the centre ground|last=Balls|first=Katy|date=28 November 2018|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> noted that Bright Blue "has managed to set the party’s agenda on a number of issues." In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, it was shortlisted for both UK Social Policy Think Tank of The Year and UK Environment & Energy Think Tank of The Year in the annual ''[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]'' awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/features/think-tank-awards-2016-the-winners|title=Think Tank Awards 2016|website=Prospect}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/think-tank-awards-2017-who-won|title=Think Tank Awards 2017: Who won?|first=Prospect|last=Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/sponsored/think-tank-awards-2018-the-full-shortlist|title=Think Tank Awards 2018: the full shortlist|first=Prospect|last=Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/think-tank-awards-2019-the-full-results|title=Think Tank Awards 2019—the full results|last=Dean|first=Alex|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> It was the first centre-right organisation to call for the UK to adopt a legal net zero emissions target.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansard |first=Robert |date=2018-05-25 |title=UK should adopt new G7-leading legal net zero emissions target, says Bright Blue |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/uk-adopt-leading-net-zero-emissions-target/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>


The think tank describes its guiding ideas as: optimism about human potential; evidence not ideology; pro-market not free-market; [[social justice]]; rewarding contribution; individual success and communal responsibility; open and integrated societies; the importance of [[institution]]s; positivity about politics; and [[Citizenship|citizen]] power.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/who-are-bright-blue/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Research==


Bright Blue hosts its own [[online newspaper]], ''[https://www.brightblue.org.uk/blog/ Centre Write]'', which focuses on giving a platform to up-and-coming political commentators.
Bright Blue covers five main research themes in its work, including [[Green conservatism|energy and environment policy]]; [[human rights]] and discrimination; integrated Britain; [[Social Reform Conservatives|social reform]]; and ageing society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/research/|title=Research}}</ref>


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==Research==
Its first publication was the book ''Tory Modernisation 2.0''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/BBToryModern20.pdf|title=Tory Modernisation 2.0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/oct/06/conservative-modernisation-project-relaunch|title=Conservative modernisation: it's time for version 2.0|last=Shorthouse|first=Ryan|date=2012-10-06|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-10-24|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2013/02/reviewed-tory-modernisation-20-ed-ryan-shorthouse-guy-stagg|title=Reviewed: Tory Modernisation 2.0 ed. Ryan Shorthouse & Guy Stagg|website=newstatesman.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> published in 2013. ''Tory Modernisation 2.0'' is described as recommending "policies and a vision that the Conservative Party should adopt to improve society and the economy, to win in 2015, and beyond". The book contains contributions from various conservative intellectuals and [[Member of parliament|members of parliament]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/about/parliamentary-supporters/|title=Parliamentary Supporters|work=Bright Blue|language=en-US}}</ref> including [[Matthew d'Ancona]], [[Francis Maude]] and [[David Willetts]].


Bright Blue covers four main research themes in its work, including [[Fiscal policy|tax and employment]], [[Green conservatism|energy and environment]], [[social policy]], and education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/research/|title=Research}}</ref> Since its establishment, the think tank published over 100 reports.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Library |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/library-4/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>
In April 2014, Bright Blue published its second book, ''The Modernisers’ Manifesto''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bbmanifesto.pdf|title=The Modernisers Manifesto}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-think-tank-pushes-for-easing-of-cannabis-laws-to-be-cornerstone-of-party-s-election-manifesto-9299048.html|title=Tory think-tank pushes for easing of cannabis laws to be cornerstone|date=2014-04-28|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> The book outlined how the Conservative Party can demonstrate credibility and fresh ideas to convince the electorate that they need a second term in government to make Britain "a fairer nation with a stronger economy and high-quality public services". The book contained contributions from a range of high-profile opinion formers and policy makers such as [[Liam Fox]], [[Andrew Mitchell]], [[Zac Goldsmith]], [[Laura Sandys]], [[Nick Hurd]], [[George Freeman (politician)|George Freeman]], [[Isabel Hardman]], [[Matthew Parris]] and [http://www.ianbirrell.com/category/politics/ Ian Birrell].


Some of the most recent Bright Blue publications include an essay collection on helping people on lower incomes to acquire assets, ''A wealth of opportunities''; a detailed report on the state and advantages of [[Mutual organization|democratic business]] in the UK, ''Mind your business?'', and a report examining the adequacy, accessibility and fairness of the UK’s social security system, ''Building up''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Library |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/library-4/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref> The latter received extensive media coverage, especially in light of its call for the introduction of a state minimum income.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-15 |title=Tory think tank Bright Blue calls for 'minimum income' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64278651 |access-date=2024-06-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
=== Influence ===
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Bright Blue has seen a number of policies adopted by the UK Government. In 2019, the think-tank successfully campaigned for the introduction of a low-carbon obligation on gas suppliers.<ref name="theenergyst.com">{{Cite web|url=https://theenergyst.com/think-tank-calls-low-carbon-gas-obligation/|title=Think tank calls for low carbon gas obligation|date=2019-02-15|website=theenergyst.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edie.net/registration/regwall.asp|title=Fiddling the margins or a powerful signal? The green economy reacts to the Spring Statement|website=edie.net|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> The government has also recently embraced other Bright Blue policy suggestions including making the breach of a Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) a criminal offence; extending Tier 5 Youth Mobility visas to more countries;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=931ec687-d0a0-4d68-b164-d0649b0620dd|title=Employment and Immigration Law Update - Changes to Immigration Rules {{!}} Lexology|last1=Hedges|first1=Birketts LLP-Clare|last2=Leggett|first2=Janice|website=lexology.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> increasing the period of time international students can stay in the UK on a Tier 4 visa after their course has completed;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/sep/10/uk-work-visas-for-foreign-graduates-to-be-extended-to-two-years|title=UK work visas for foreign graduates to be extended to two years|last=editor|first=Richard Adams Education|date=2019-09-10|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-24|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> the [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] asking a voluntary question about gender identity in the Census from 2021;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censustransformationprogramme/questiondevelopment/2021censustopicresearchupdatedecember2018|title=2021 Census topic research update: December 2018 - Office for National Statistics|website=ons.gov.uk|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> the appointment reforming rural payments after Britain leaves the [[Common Agricultural Policy|EU Common Agricultural Policy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-environment-bright-blue-michael-gove-coffee-cups-plastic-straws-waste-a8169921.html|title=What's behind Theresa May's new love of the environment? This might be the answer|date=2018-01-20|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> the cutting of [[Stamp duty in the United Kingdom|Stamp Duty]] for nearly all first-time buyers,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/new-tory-reformers-a4001661.html|title=The new Tory reformers looking to conquer the centre ground|date=2018-11-28|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> announcing a new flexible lifelong loan entitlement to four years of post-18 education,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-skills-speech-29-september-2020|title=PM's skills speech: 29 September 2020|date=2020-09-29|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> ending the support for fossil fuel sector overseas,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-the-uk-will-end-support-for-fossil-fuel-sector-overseas|title=PM announces the UK will end support for fossil fuel sector overseas|date=2020-12-12|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> the banning of bottom trawling in marine protected areas,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marine-management-organisation-launches-consultation-on-four-of-englands-marine-protected-areas|title=Marine Management Organisation launches consultation on four of England’s Marine Protected Areas|date=2021-02-01|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> including international aviation and shipping in new carbon budgets,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-enshrines-new-target-in-law-to-slash-emissions-by-78-by-2035|title=UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035|date=2021-04-20|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> extending the Youth Mobility Visa scheme to India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-india-agree-partnership-to-boost-work-visas-for-indian-nationals|title=UK-India agree partnership to boost work visas for Indian nationals|date=2021-05-04|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> ensuring all new UK bilateral aid is spent in a way that does no harm to nature,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002824/Dasgupta_Response__web_July.pdf|title=The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review|date=2021-07-01|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> accelerating the phase-out of coal,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/end-to-coal-power-brought-forward-to-october-2024|title=End to coal power brought forward to October 2024|date=2021-06-30|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> discretionary suspensions of the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit claimants,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/807/made|title=The Universal Credit (Coronavirus) (Restoration of the Minimum Income Floor) Regulations 2021|date=2021-07-31|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> ensuring the central government vehicle fleet will be zero emission as soon as possible,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/transport-decarbonisation-plan|title=Transport decarbonisation plan|date=2021-07-14|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> making the right to request flexible working a right from day one,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-flexible-working-the-default|title=Making flexible working the default|date=2021-09-23|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> extending student loan repayment period to 40 years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1057091/HE_reform_command-paper-web_version.pdf|title=Higher education policy statement & reform consultation|date=2022-05-06|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> maintaining the telemedicine abortion service,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0293/210293.pdf|title=LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND CARE BILL|date=2022-03-29|website=parliament.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> removing the ability of local authorities to charge for the disposal of DIY waste from households at waste disposal sites,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-new-crackdown-on-fly-tipping|title=Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping|date=2022-04-11|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> appointing Ofgem as the new regulator for heat networks,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1074113/Lobby_Pack_10_May_2022.pdf|title=The Queen's Speech|date=2022-05-10|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref> and increasing in the salary threshold for the repayment of student loan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0293/210293.pdf|title=Thinktank warns Tories not to cut interest rates on student loans|last=Stewart|first=Heather|date=2017-09-10|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


== Reports ==
=== Partnership ===
The think tank has worked extensively with multiple various intellectuals and [[Member of parliament|members of parliament]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/about/parliamentary-supporters/|title=Parliamentary Supporters|work=Bright Blue|language=en-US}}</ref> including [[Matthew d'Ancona]], [[Francis Maude]], [[Sajid Javid]], [[Tom Tugendhat]], [[Robert Buckland]], [[David Willetts]], [[Liam Fox]], [[Andrew Mitchell]], [[Zac Goldsmith]], [[Laura Sandys]], [[Nick Hurd]], [[George Freeman (politician)|George Freeman]], [[Isabel Hardman]], [[Matthew Parris]], or [http://www.ianbirrell.com/category/politics/ Ian Birrell]. [[Michael Gove]] has described Bright Blue as "the source of radical and exciting ideas that have shaped Government" and [[Lucy Frazer]] has called Bright Blue's work "pioneering."
Bright Blue regularly publishes original research reports and academic articles.


Many of Bright Blue's projects also involve collaboration with partner organisations, such as other think tanks, pressure groups and universities. For instance, it has worked with the left-wing think tank [[Fabian Society]] to call for and design a new pensions commission for the UK,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=DG Publishing |title=Renewed calls for govt to set up pensions commission |url=https://www.pensions-expert.com/Law-Regulation/Renewed-calls-for-govt-to-set-up-pensions-commission |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.pensions-expert.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> and it has hosted events with organisations such as [[UK Finance]] and [[Virgin Money (brand)|Virgin Money]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=The Future of UK Finance |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-future-of-uk-finance |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
=== Publications ===


=== 2022 ===
=== Influence ===
Bright Blue has seen over 70 of its policies adopted by the UK Government. Over 200 members of parliament declare themselves to be supporters of Bright Blue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliamentary Supporters |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/who-are-bright-blue/parliamentary-supporters/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref> Of those, over 20 are members of the Bright Blue Community – a group of people that "work closely with Bright Blue to shape and promote liberal conservative policies."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bright Blue Community |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/who-are-bright-blue/bright-blue-community/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>
*A carbonless crucible? Forging a UK steel industry<ref>{{Cite web|title=A carbonless crucible? Forging a UK steel industry|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/a-carbonless-crucible-forging-a-uk-steel-industry/}}</ref>
*A vision for tax reform in the 2020s<ref>{{Cite web|title=A vision for tax reform in the 2020s crisis|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/a-vision-for-tax-reform-in-the-2020s/}}</ref>
*Stepping up: public attitudes to addressing the cost of living crisis<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stepping up: public attitudes to addressing the cost of living crisis|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/stepping-up-public-attitudes-to-addressing-the-cost-of-living-crisis/}}</ref>
*Greening UK Export Finance<ref>{{Cite web|title=Greening UK Export Finance|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/greening-uk-export-finance/}}</ref>
*Energising enterprise: reforming business taxes<ref>{{Cite web|title=Energising enterprise: reforming business taxes|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/energised-enterprises-reforming-business-taxes/}}</ref>
*Fast track? European climate diplomacy after COP26<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fast track? European climate diplomacy after COP26|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/fast-track-european-climate-diplomacy-after-cop26/}}</ref>
*Sustained pressure?<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sustained pressure?|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/sustained-pressure/}}</ref>
*Rightfully rewarded? Reforming taxes on work and wealth<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rightfully rewarded? Reforming taxes on work and wealth|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/rightfully-rewarded-reforming-taxes-on-work-and-wealth/}}</ref>
*Blown off course? Public perceptions and expectations of the current Government<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blown off course? Public perceptions and expectations of the current Government|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/blown-off-course-public-perceptions-and-expectations-of-the-current-government/}}</ref>
*In deep water? Mapping the impacts of flooding in the UK since 2007<ref>{{Cite web|title=In deep water? Mapping the impacts of flooding in the UK since 2007|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/in-deep-water-mapping-the-impacts-of-flooding-in-the-uk-since-2007/}}</ref>


The think tank has had significant influence on a number of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Governments, including those of [[Premiership of David Cameron|David Cameron]], [[Premiership of Theresa May|Theresa May]], [[Premiership of Boris Johnson|Boris Johnson]], and [[Sunak ministry|Rishi Sunak]].
=== 2021 ===
*No place like home: The benefits and challenges of home working during the pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=No place like home: The benefits and challenges of home working during the pandemic|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/no-place-like-home-the-benefits-and-challenges-of-home-working/}}</ref>
*Beyond the safety net? Informal sources of support for Universal Credit claimants during the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beyond the safety net? Informal sources of support for Universal Credit claimants during the Covid-19 pandemic|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/portfolio/beyond-the-safety-net/}}</ref>
*Under stress? The experiences of benefit claimants during the pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Under stress? The experiences of benefit claimants during the pandemic|url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/under-stress}}</ref>
*Green money: a plan to reform UK [[carbon price|carbon pricing]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Green money: a plan to reform UK carbon pricing|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Green-money.pdf}}</ref>
*Nature positive? Public attitudes towards the natural environment<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nature positive? Public attitudes towards the natural environment|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nature-positive.pdf}}</ref>
*Benefit to all? Financial experience of Universal Credit claimants during the pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benefit to all? Financial experience of Universal Credit claimants during the pandemic|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/benefit-to-all}}</ref>
*Home truths: options for reforming residential property taxes in England<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home truths: options for reforming residential property taxes in England|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BB_Property-Taxes-Report-May-2021_prf06b.pdf}}</ref>
*Increasingly precarious? Young adults during the pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Increasingly precarious? Young adults during the pandemic|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/increasingly-precarious}}</ref>
*Shaky foundations<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shaky foundations|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/shaky-foundations}}</ref>
*Toward Green Export Finance? Investigating the views of UK exporting firms towards UKEF<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toward Green Export Finance? Investigating the views of UK exporting firms towards UKEF|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/toward-green-export-finance}}</ref>
*Driving uptake: maturing the market for battery electric vehicles<ref>{{Cite web|title=Driving uptake: maturing the market for battery electric vehicles|url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/maturing-the-market-for-battery-electric-vehicles.pdf}}</ref>
*Widening chasms<ref>{{Cite web|title=Widening chasms|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/widening-chasms-analysis}}</ref>


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In 2019, the think tank successfully campaigned for the introduction of a low-carbon obligation on gas suppliers.<ref name="theenergyst.com">{{Cite web|url=https://theenergyst.com/think-tank-calls-low-carbon-gas-obligation/|title=Think tank calls for low carbon gas obligation|date=15 February 2019|website=theenergyst.com|language=en-GB|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edie.net/registration/regwall.asp|title=Fiddling the margins or a powerful signal? The green economy reacts to the Spring Statement|website=edie.net|language=en|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> Other recent Bright Blue policy suggestions embraced by the UK Government include making the breach of a Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) a criminal offence; extending Tier 5 Youth Mobility [[UK visa policy|visas]] to more countries;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=931ec687-d0a0-4d68-b164-d0649b0620dd|title=Employment and Immigration Law Update - Changes to Immigration Rules {{!}} Lexology|last1=Hedges|first1=Birketts LLP-Clare|last2=Leggett|first2=Janice|website=lexology.com|date=25 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> increasing the period of time international students can stay in the UK on a Tier 4 visa after their course has completed;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/sep/10/uk-work-visas-for-foreign-graduates-to-be-extended-to-two-years|title=UK work visas for foreign graduates to be extended to two years|last=editor|first=Richard Adams Education|date=10 September 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> the [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] asking a voluntary question about gender identity in the Census;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censustransformationprogramme/questiondevelopment/2021censustopicresearchupdatedecember2018|title=2021 Census topic research update: December 2018 - Office for National Statistics|website=ons.gov.uk|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> post-[[Brexit]] rural payment reform to replace the [[Common Agricultural Policy|EU Common Agricultural Policy]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-environment-bright-blue-michael-gove-coffee-cups-plastic-straws-waste-a8169921.html|title=What's behind Theresa May's new love of the environment? This might be the answer|date=20 January 2018|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> cutting [[Stamp duty in the United Kingdom|Stamp Duty]] for nearly all first-time buyers;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/new-tory-reformers-a4001661.html|title=The new Tory reformers looking to conquer the centre ground|date=28 November 2018|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> a new flexible lifelong loan entitlement to four years of post-18 education;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-skills-speech-29-september-2020|title=PM's skills speech: 29 September 2020|date=29 September 2020|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> ending the support for the [[fossil fuel]] energy sector overseas;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-the-uk-will-end-support-for-fossil-fuel-sector-overseas|title=PM announces the UK will end support for fossil fuel sector overseas|date=12 December 2020|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> banning bottom trawling in marine protected areas;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marine-management-organisation-launches-consultation-on-four-of-englands-marine-protected-areas|title=Marine Management Organisation launches consultation on four of England's Marine Protected Areas|date=1 February 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> including international aviation and shipping in new [[carbon budget]]s;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-enshrines-new-target-in-law-to-slash-emissions-by-78-by-2035|title=UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035|date=20 April 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> extending the Youth Mobility Visa scheme to [[India]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-india-agree-partnership-to-boost-work-visas-for-indian-nationals|title=UK-India agree partnership to boost work visas for Indian nationals|date=4 May 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> ensuring all new UK bilateral aid is spent in a way that does no harm to nature;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002824/Dasgupta_Response__web_July.pdf|title=The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review|date=1 July 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> accelerating the phase-out of coal in the UK;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/end-to-coal-power-brought-forward-to-october-2024|title=End to coal power brought forward to October 2024|date=30 June 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> discretionary suspensions of the Minimum Income Floor for [[Universal Credit]] claimants;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/807/made|title=The Universal Credit (Coronavirus) (Restoration of the Minimum Income Floor) Regulations 2021|date=31 July 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> making the central government vehicle fleet zero [[Greenhouse gas emissions|emission]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/transport-decarbonisation-plan|title=Transport decarbonisation plan|date=14 July 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> making the right to request flexible working a right from day one;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-flexible-working-the-default|title=Making flexible working the default|date=23 September 2021|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> extending student loan repayment period to 40 years;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1057091/HE_reform_command-paper-web_version.pdf|title=Higher education policy statement & reform consultation|date=6 May 2022|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> maintaining the telemedicine abortion service;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0293/210293.pdf|title=LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND CARE BILL|date=29 March 2022|website=parliament.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> removing the ability of local authorities to charge for the disposal of DIY waste from households at waste disposal sites;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-new-crackdown-on-fly-tipping|title=Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping|date=11 April 2022|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> appointing [[Office of Gas and Electricity Markets|Ofgem]] as the new regulator for heat networks;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1074113/Lobby_Pack_10_May_2022.pdf|title=The Queen's Speech|date=10 May 2022|website=gov.uk|language=en|access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> and increasing the salary threshold for the repayment of student loans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0293/210293.pdf|title=Thinktank warns Tories not to cut interest rates on student loans|last=Stewart|first=Heather|date=10 September 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 March 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Most recent examples include also loosening [[Planning permission in the United Kingdom|planning restrictions]] on new [[Sea breeze|onshore wind]] farms,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boost for onshore wind with government to relax planning rules |url=https://news.sky.com/story/onshore-wind-farms-ban-to-be-eased-following-backbench-tory-pressure-12955304 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> full expensing on capital investment for UK firms,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spring Budget 2023 – Full expensing |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-expensing/spring-budget-2023-full-expensing |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Factsheet: UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/addressing-carbon-leakage-risk-to-support-decarbonisation/outcome/factsheet-uk-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> free childcare entitlement for children under the age of three, increasing the Universal Credit childcare cap, and paying parents on Universal Credit childcare support up-front.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spring Budget 2023 factsheet – Labour Market Measures |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2023-labour-market-factsheet/spring-budget-2023-factsheet-labour-market-measures |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
=== 2020 ===
*A better reward? Public attitudes to citizenship<ref>{{Cite web|title=A better reward? Public attitudes to citizenship|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/a-better-reward-public-attitudes-to-citizenship}}</ref>
*Going greener? Public attitudes to net zero<ref>{{Cite web|title=Going greener? Public attitudes to net zero|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Going-Greener-FINAL.pdf}}</ref>
*Delivering net zero: Building Britain's resilient recovery<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delivering net zero: Building Britain's resilient recovery|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Final-Delivering-net-zero.pdf}}</ref>
*Separate support? Attitudes to social security in Scotland<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Separate-Support-Final-2.pdf|title=Separate support? Attitudes to social security in Scotland}}</ref>
*Global green giant? A policy story<ref>{{Cite web|title=Global green giant? A policy story|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Global-green-giant-a-policy-story.pdf}}</ref>
*Framing the future: a new pensions commission<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fabian-Society-and-Bright-Blue-%E2%80%93-Report_January-2020_AWK_web.pdf|title=Framing the future: a new pensions commission}}</ref>


=== 2019 ===
=== Media ===
Bright Blue events are routinely covered by UK media, such as ''[[The Independent]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Busby |first=Eleanor |date=16 January 2024 |title=Young people may be missing out because of home working, says Gillian Keegan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/business/young-people-may-be-missing-out-because-of-home-working-says-gillian-keegan-b2478896.html |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref> ''[[City A.M.]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conchie |first=Charlie |date=2024-05-15 |title=City minister: Pension funds need to start pumping cash into London's stock market |url=https://www.cityam.com/city-minister-pension-funds-need-to-start-pumping-cash-into-londons-stock-market/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=CityAM |language=en-GB}}</ref> or the [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-19 |title=Woo youth vote or die, Matt Hancock tells Conservatives |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65636112 |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The same is true of Bright Blue research.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-15 |title=Tory think tank Bright Blue calls for 'minimum income' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64278651 |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Bright Blue also often provides political commentary for UK printed and broadcast media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaughan |first=Richard |date=2024-05-30 |title=Tories fear Sunak's 'Dunkirk' strategy will alienate young voters |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/tory-sunaks-dunkirk-strategy-young-voters-3081417 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=In The News Archives |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/category/in-the-news/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Distant neighbours? Understanding and measuring social integration in England<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Distant_Neighbours_|title=Distant neighbours? Understanding and measuring social integration in England}}</ref>
*Helping hand? Improving Universal Credit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/thinktankcentral/2019/03/anvar-sarygulov-heres-how-the-government-can-improve-universal-credit.html|title=Anvar Sarygulov: Here's how the Government can improve Universal Credit|website=Conservative Home|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><u><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Helping-hand.pdf|title=Helping Hand? Improving Universal Credit|last=Shorthouse|first=Ryan|website=brightblue.org.uk}}</ref></u><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/universal-credit-compensation-claimants-government-mistakes-dwp-think-tank-81907|title=Government should pay compensation for Universal Credit mistakes, Conservative think tank says|website=inews.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
* Pressure in the pipeline: Decarbonising the UK's Gas<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Pressure-in-the-pipelines.pdf|title=Pressure in the Pipeline: Decarbonising the UK's gas|last=Shorthouse|first=Ryan|website=brightblue.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/spring-statement-2019-philip-hammonds-speech|title=Spring Statement 2019: Philip Hammond's speech|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edie.net/news/6/Gas-must-be--completely--decarbonised-by-2050--says-UK-think-tank/|title=UK gas must be 'completely' decarbonised by 2050, says think-tank|website=edie.net|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
*Emission impossible? Air pollution, national governance, and the transport sector<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Emission_Impossible_Final.pdf|title=Emission impossible? Air pollution, national governance and the transport sector}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://green.brightblue.org.uk/publications/2019/2/15/pressure-in-the-pipeline-decarbonising-the-uks-gas-s4thy|title=Emission impossible? Air pollution, national governance, and the transport sector|website=Energy and environment|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/opinion/3080777/emission-impossible-we-need-to-increase-national-accountability-for-air-pollution|title=Emission impossible? We need to increase national accountability for air pollution|date=2019-08-23|website=businessgreen.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fleetworld.co.uk/raise-fuel-duty-and-ved-for-diesels-to-tackle-pollution-says-think-tank/|title=Raise fuel duty and VED for diesels to tackle pollution, says think tank|date=2019-08-12|website=Fleet World|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
*Distant neighbours?<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/distant-neighbours/|title=Sam Lampier: Distant neighbours?|last=Blue|first=Bright|date=2019-07-18|website=Bright Blue|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>


=== 2018 ===
== Organisation ==
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The board of directors is made up of [[Ryan Shorthouse]] (executive chair), Alexandra Jezeph, Diane Banks, Phil Clarke and Richard Mabey. It currently has fourteen associate fellows, as well as over 200 parliamentary supporters<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/about/parliamentary-supporters/|title=Parliamentary Supporters}}</ref> and an independent advisory council<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/about/advisory-council/|title=Advisory council}}</ref> of figures from different political and professional backgrounds, including multiple [[List of Conservative Party (UK) MPs|Conservative parliamentarians]] such as such as [[Michael Gove]], [[Nicky Morgan]], [[Damian Green]], and [[Penny Mordaunt]].
* Clearing the air: Reducing air pollution in the West Midlands<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BB42CTA-Clearing-the-air-WEB.pdf|title=Clearing the air: Reducing air pollution in the West Midlands}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birminghams-clean-air-zone-should-15329892|title=Birmingham clean air zone 'should extend across West Midlands'|last=Walker|first=Jonathan|date=2018-10-25|website=birminghammail|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
* Conservation Nation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BB40EECN-Conservation-nation.pdf|title=Conservation Nation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3061991/conservation-nation-bright-blue-calls-for-conservation-to-be-made-cross-departmental-priority|title=Conservation Nation: Bright Blue calls for conservation to be made cross-departmental priority|date=2018-09-03|website=businessgreen.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
* Saving global nature: greening UK Official Development Assistance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Saving-global-nature-Greening-ODA.pdf|title=Saving global nature: greening UK Official Development Assistance}}</ref>
* Hotting up: Strengthening the Climate Change Act ten years on<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Hotting-up.pdf|title=Hotting up: Strengthening the Climate Change Act ten years on}}</ref>
* Burning Injustices<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Burning-injustices.pdf|title=Burning Injustices}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/social-affairs/discrimination/news/100015/penny-mordaunt-unveil-tory-pitch-working-class|title=Penny Mordaunt to unveil Tory pitch to working-class women|last=PoliticsHome.com|date=2018-11-21|website=PoliticsHome.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>


In November 2022, Ryan Shorthouse announced that he would stand down as Director of Bright Blue and step up to chair the organisation, criticizing the Conservative government for having "failed millennials" and citing disagreements over housebuilding policies and soaring childcare costs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2022 |title=Ryan Shorthouse: I'm losing faith that our current politics can deliver for my generation. Here's a Conservative agenda for change. |url=https://conservativehome.com/2022/12/13/ryan-shorthouse-i-am-losing-faith-that-our-current-politics-can-deliver-for-my-generation-heres-a-conservative-agenda-for-change/ |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=Conservative Home |language=en}}</ref> Bright Blue is appointing a new Executive Director in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lampier |first=Sam |date=22 November 2022 |title=Bright Blue: Ryan Shorthouse to step down as CEO of Bright Blue |url=http://www.brightblue.org.uk/bright-blue-ryan-shorthouse-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-bright-blue/ |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== 2017 ===
* Saving for the future: extending the consensus on workplace pensions<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Savingforthefuture2.pdf|title=Saving for the future: extending the consensus on workplace pensions}}</ref>
* Individual identity: Understanding how conservatives think about human rights and discrimination<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Individual_Identity.pdf|title=Individual identity: Understanding how conservatives think about human rights and discrimination}}</ref>
* A greener, more pleasant land: a new market-based commissioning scheme for rural payments<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Agreenermorepleasantland.pdf|title=A greener, more pleasant land: a new market-based commissioning scheme for rural payments}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-environment-bright-blue-michael-gove-coffee-cups-plastic-straws-waste-a8169921.html|title=What's behind Theresa May's new love of the environment? This might be the answer|date=2018-01-20|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
* Fighting for freedom? The historic and future relationship between conservatism and human rights<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fightingforfreedom.pdf|title=Fighting for freedom? The historic and future relationship between conservatism and human rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/11/uk-working-holiday-visas-bright-blue-tier-5-theresa-may|title=UK should allow more working holiday visas, says Tory thinktank|last=correspondent|first=Jamie Grierson Home affairs|date=2018-06-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-24|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* Britain breaking barriers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/HumanRights.pdf|title=Britain Breaking Barriers}}</ref>
* Green conservatives? Understanding what conservatives think about the environment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightblue.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Green-conservatives-polling-report-Final.pdf|title=Green conservatives? Understanding what conservatives think about the environment}}</ref>


=== Projects ===
== Funding ==
⚫
Bright Blue is a not-for-profit company that is funded by a range of organisations. It acknowledges its sponsoring partners in all reports and advertising materials, as well as on its website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Partners |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/support/our-partners/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whofundsyou.org/org/bright-blue|title=Bright Blue {{!}} Who Funds You?|website=whofundsyou.org|language=en|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> The [[Rowntree trusts|Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust]], [[Joseph Rowntree Foundation]], [[Open Society Foundations]], [[Lloyds Bank|Lloyds Bank Foundation]], and [[Alan Parker (businessman)|Oak Foundation]] are some such organisations. In November 2022, the funding transparency website [[Who Funds You?]] gave Bright Blue a C grade (rating goes from A to E).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Funds You? Bright Blue |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/who-funds-you/bright-blue/ }}</ref>
It also manages a weekly updated blog, ''[https://www.brightblue.org.uk/blog/ Centre Write]'', which started in May 2014. The blog promotes articles submitted by its community of liberal conservative thinkers.


== Magazine ==
==''Centre Write''==
Bright Blue publishes the quarterly magazine ''[https://brightblue.org.uk/blog/ Centre Write]''. Each edition seeks to explore different themes and issues that the United Kingdom is currently facing. It features contributions from leading academics, politicians, commentators, and thinkers.


''Centre Write'' is a British online newspaper published and edited by the think tank Bright Blue. It publishes a spectrum of centre-left, centrist, and right of centre authors. Its focus is on providing a platform for up-and-coming writers to write political opinion pieces.
== Organisation ==
⚫
The board of directors is made up of [[Sarah Sands]] (chair), [[Ryan Shorthouse]] (Director), Alexandra Jezeph, Diane Banks, Phil Clarke and Richard Mabey. It currently has nine Associate Fellows: [[Helen Jackson (politician)|Helen Jackson]], [[Kieron O'Hara]], [[Nick Tyrone]], Ben Gadsby, Andrew O'Brien, Michael Stephens, Kieran Cooke and Michael Johnson. It has a list of nearly 200 Parliamentary supporters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/about/parliamentary-supporters/|title=Parliamentary Supporters}}</ref> and an independent Advisory Council<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brightblue.org.uk/about/advisory-council/|title=Advisory council}}</ref> from different political and professional backgrounds - including multiple [[List of Conservative Party (UK) MPs|Conservative parliamentarians]] such as such as [[Michael Gove]], [[Matt Hancock]], [[Nicky Morgan]], [[Damian Green]], and [[Penny Mordaunt]].


In the past, its printed magazine has featured contributors such as [[Tim Yeo]], [[Ben Goldsmith]], [[Suella Braverman]], [[Priti Patel]], [[Frances O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway|Frances O'Grady]], [[Chris Grayling]], [[John Hayes (British politician)|John Hayes]], [[Madeleine Sumption]], [[Paul Blomfield]], [[Vernon Bogdanor]], [[John Curtice]], [[Philippe Legrain]], [[David Blanchflower]], [[Matt Hancock]], [[Vicky Ford]], [[Alan Mak (politician)|Alan Mak]], [[Nigel Huddleston]], [[Steve Hilton]], [[Paul Goodman, Baron Goodman of Wycombe|Paul Goodman]], [[Ed Vaizey]], [[Flick Drummond]], [[Angus Maude]], [[Justine Greening]], [[Nicky Morgan]], [[Douglas Carswell]], [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]], [[Michael Heseltine]], [[Damian Collins]], [[Tracey Crouch]], [[Sam Gyimah]], [[Tim Loughton]], [[Roger Scruton]], [[Nick Gibb]], [[Kwasi Kwarteng]], [[Dehenna Davison]], [[Neil O'Brien]], [[Ben Houchen]], [[Michael Kenny (political scientist)|Michael Kenny]], [[Rory Stewart]], [[Jesse Norman]], [[Peter Hitchens]], [[Victoria Atkins]], [[Susan Hall]], [[Alicia Kearns]], [[Matt Warman]], [[Tobias Ellwood]], [[Grant Shapps]], and [[Ed Davey]], amongst others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magazines |url=https://www.brightblue.org.uk/blog/magazines/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Bright Blue |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, however, ''Centre Write'' stopped releasing a printed magazine in order to focus on its online publication.
== Funding ==
⚫
Bright Blue is a not-for-profit company that is funded by a range of organisations. It acknowledges its sponsoring partners in all reports and advertising materials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whofundsyou.org/org/bright-blue|title=Bright Blue {{!}} Who Funds You?|website=whofundsyou.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref> The [[Rowntree trusts|Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust]], [[Joseph Rowntree Foundation]], [[Open Society Foundations]], [[Lloyds Bank|Lloyds Bank Foundation]], and [[Alan Parker (businessman)|Oak Foundation]] are some such organisations. Bright Blue has been a given an C grade for funding transparency by [[Who Funds You?]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whofundsyou.org/org/bright-blue|title=Bright Blue {{!}} Who Funds You?|website=whofundsyou.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[List of think tanks in the United Kingdom|List of Think Tanks in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of think tanks in the United Kingdom]]


==References==
==References==

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Bright Blue
Formation2014; 10 years ago (2014)
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Bright Blue is an independent centre-right think tank and pressure group with a mission statement of defending and improving liberal society, based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2014 by British thinker Ryan Shorthouse,[1] Bright Blue aims to "defend and champion liberal, open, democratic and meritocratic values, institutions and policies."[2] Bright Blue is a membership-based think tank, with membership open to anyone who identifies as a liberal conservative. It publishes political research, recommends and vets public policy, and hosts political events.

The Daily Telegraph has described the organisation as "the modernising wing of the Tory party"[3] and the ConservativeHome website has described it as "a deep intellectual gene pool for the Conservative Party's future."[4] In 2018, the Evening Standard[5] noted that Bright Blue "has managed to set the party’s agenda on a number of issues." In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, it was shortlisted for both UK Social Policy Think Tank of The Year and UK Environment & Energy Think Tank of The Year in the annual Prospect awards.[6][7][8][9] It was the first centre-right organisation to call for the UK to adopt a legal net zero emissions target.[10]

The think tank describes its guiding ideas as: optimism about human potential; evidence not ideology; pro-market not free-market; social justice; rewarding contribution; individual success and communal responsibility; open and integrated societies; the importance of institutions; positivity about politics; and citizen power.[11]

Bright Blue hosts its own online newspaper, Centre Write, which focuses on giving a platform to up-and-coming political commentators.

Research

Bright Blue covers four main research themes in its work, including tax and employment, energy and environment, social policy, and education.[12] Since its establishment, the think tank published over 100 reports.[13]

Some of the most recent Bright Blue publications include an essay collection on helping people on lower incomes to acquire assets, A wealth of opportunities; a detailed report on the state and advantages of democratic business in the UK, Mind your business?, and a report examining the adequacy, accessibility and fairness of the UK’s social security system, Building up.[14] The latter received extensive media coverage, especially in light of its call for the introduction of a state minimum income.[15]

Partnership

The think tank has worked extensively with multiple various intellectuals and members of parliament,[16] including Matthew d'Ancona, Francis Maude, Sajid Javid, Tom Tugendhat, Robert Buckland, David Willetts, Liam Fox, Andrew Mitchell, Zac Goldsmith, Laura Sandys, Nick Hurd, George Freeman, Isabel Hardman, Matthew Parris, or Ian Birrell. Michael Gove has described Bright Blue as "the source of radical and exciting ideas that have shaped Government" and Lucy Frazer has called Bright Blue's work "pioneering."

Many of Bright Blue's projects also involve collaboration with partner organisations, such as other think tanks, pressure groups and universities. For instance, it has worked with the left-wing think tank Fabian Society to call for and design a new pensions commission for the UK,[17] and it has hosted events with organisations such as UK Finance and Virgin Money.[18]

Influence

Bright Blue has seen over 70 of its policies adopted by the UK Government. Over 200 members of parliament declare themselves to be supporters of Bright Blue.[19] Of those, over 20 are members of the Bright Blue Community – a group of people that "work closely with Bright Blue to shape and promote liberal conservative policies."[20]

The think tank has had significant influence on a number of Conservative Governments, including those of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Rishi Sunak.

In 2019, the think tank successfully campaigned for the introduction of a low-carbon obligation on gas suppliers.[21][22] Other recent Bright Blue policy suggestions embraced by the UK Government include making the breach of a Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) a criminal offence; extending Tier 5 Youth Mobility visas to more countries;[23] increasing the period of time international students can stay in the UK on a Tier 4 visa after their course has completed;[24] the ONS asking a voluntary question about gender identity in the Census;[25] post-Brexit rural payment reform to replace the EU Common Agricultural Policy;[26] cutting Stamp Duty for nearly all first-time buyers;[27] a new flexible lifelong loan entitlement to four years of post-18 education;[28] ending the support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas;[29] banning bottom trawling in marine protected areas;[30] including international aviation and shipping in new carbon budgets;[31] extending the Youth Mobility Visa scheme to India;[32] ensuring all new UK bilateral aid is spent in a way that does no harm to nature;[33] accelerating the phase-out of coal in the UK;[34] discretionary suspensions of the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit claimants;[35] making the central government vehicle fleet zero emission;[36] making the right to request flexible working a right from day one;[37] extending student loan repayment period to 40 years;[38] maintaining the telemedicine abortion service;[39] removing the ability of local authorities to charge for the disposal of DIY waste from households at waste disposal sites;[40] appointing Ofgem as the new regulator for heat networks;[41] and increasing the salary threshold for the repayment of student loans.[42] Most recent examples include also loosening planning restrictions on new onshore wind farms,[43] full expensing on capital investment for UK firms,[44] introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM),[45] free childcare entitlement for children under the age of three, increasing the Universal Credit childcare cap, and paying parents on Universal Credit childcare support up-front.[46]

Media

Bright Blue events are routinely covered by UK media, such as The Independent,[47] City A.M.,[48] or the BBC.[49] The same is true of Bright Blue research.[50] Bright Blue also often provides political commentary for UK printed and broadcast media.[51][52]

Organisation

The board of directors is made up of Ryan Shorthouse (executive chair), Alexandra Jezeph, Diane Banks, Phil Clarke and Richard Mabey. It currently has fourteen associate fellows, as well as over 200 parliamentary supporters[53] and an independent advisory council[54] of figures from different political and professional backgrounds, including multiple Conservative parliamentarians such as such as Michael Gove, Nicky Morgan, Damian Green, and Penny Mordaunt.

In November 2022, Ryan Shorthouse announced that he would stand down as Director of Bright Blue and step up to chair the organisation, criticizing the Conservative government for having "failed millennials" and citing disagreements over housebuilding policies and soaring childcare costs.[55] Bright Blue is appointing a new Executive Director in 2024.[56]

Funding

Bright Blue is a not-for-profit company that is funded by a range of organisations. It acknowledges its sponsoring partners in all reports and advertising materials, as well as on its website.[57][58] The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Lloyds Bank Foundation, and Oak Foundation are some such organisations. In November 2022, the funding transparency website Who Funds You? gave Bright Blue a C grade (rating goes from A to E).[59]

Centre Write

Centre Write is a British online newspaper published and edited by the think tank Bright Blue. It publishes a spectrum of centre-left, centrist, and right of centre authors. Its focus is on providing a platform for up-and-coming writers to write political opinion pieces.

In the past, its printed magazine has featured contributors such as Tim Yeo, Ben Goldsmith, Suella Braverman, Priti Patel, Frances O'Grady, Chris Grayling, John Hayes, Madeleine Sumption, Paul Blomfield, Vernon Bogdanor, John Curtice, Philippe Legrain, David Blanchflower, Matt Hancock, Vicky Ford, Alan Mak, Nigel Huddleston, Steve Hilton, Paul Goodman, Ed Vaizey, Flick Drummond, Angus Maude, Justine Greening, Nicky Morgan, Douglas Carswell, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Michael Heseltine, Damian Collins, Tracey Crouch, Sam Gyimah, Tim Loughton, Roger Scruton, Nick Gibb, Kwasi Kwarteng, Dehenna Davison, Neil O'Brien, Ben Houchen, Michael Kenny, Rory Stewart, Jesse Norman, Peter Hitchens, Victoria Atkins, Susan Hall, Alicia Kearns, Matt Warman, Tobias Ellwood, Grant Shapps, and Ed Davey, amongst others.[60] In 2024, however, Centre Write stopped releasing a printed magazine in order to focus on its online publication.

See also

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