# Onward ## Basic Info **Name:** Onward (UK Onward Thinktank Ltd) **What is it:** Center-right think tank. Explicitly aligned with the Conservative Party. Currently partnering with the [[UK Conservative Party]] on Kemi Badenoch's policy review. **Location:** London, UK **Link:** https://ukonward.com/ **Who is involved:** Funded in 2018 by Will Tanner, Martyn Rose and Neil O'Brien --- ## Entries ### People - **Simon Clarke** — Director (since January 2025). Former Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, former Secretary of State for Levelling Up and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Lost seat in 2024 election by ~200 votes. - **[[Michael Gove]]** — Chairman of the Editorial Board (since January 2025). Former Secretary of State, co-founder, current editor of The Spectator.