Tory Action

Tory Action was a right-wing pressure group within the British Conservative Party, founded in November 1974 by George Kennedy Young and Airey Neave^[1] and right-wing defectors from the Monday Club.^[2]

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 public finance, on the need for denationalisation, European Union reform, law and order, combatting subversion, halting the growth of the non-European population in the UK, and a repatriation programme."^{[citation needed]}

It published a newsletter entitled The Round Robin.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]} In 1981, George Young claimed it had the support of at least 25 Conservative MPs, including Ronald Bell who had hosted a Tory Action reception in the House of Commons in December 1980.^[3]

By 1990, the Tory Action Committee consisted of (Chairman)  ?, Adrian Davies, Stephen Derry, Geoffrey W Bevan, Michael R Wheddon.^{[citation needed]}

The group ceased activities in the early 1990s.