Tory Action was a

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pressure group within the British Conservative Party, founded in November 1974 by George Kennedy Young and

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and right-wing defectors from the

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Activities

It was a secretive outfit in which membership was only open to Conservative Party members of two or more years standing, although their 'Aims' simply say "paid-up members". Its published 'Aims' state that "we do not have a corporate creed and our membership holds a variety of views but most feel strongly on sound

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, on the need for

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reform, law and order, combatting

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, halting the growth of the non-European population in the UK, and a

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programme." It published a newsletter entitled ''The Round Robin''. The group claimed to have a "country-wide network of Conservative office-holders and activists" and claimed credit for canvassing for Margaret Thatcher in her constituency for the 1979 General Election. In 1981,

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claimed it had the support of at least 25 Conservative MPs, including Ronald Bell who had hosted a Tory Action reception in the

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in December 1980. By 1990, the Tory Action Committee consisted of (Chairman) ?, Adrian Davies, Stephen Derry, Geoffrey W Bevan, Michael R Wheddon. The group ceased activities in the early 1990s.

References

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