Good luck to Anthony Browne of Policy Exchange who is moving on to join team Boris. Anthony has doubled the size Policy Exchange and has maintained its status as the foremost centre-right think tank in the country. Indeed, given the degree of influence that PX has with Conservative modernisers, it would not be an exaggeration to call it the most influential think tank in the land.
PX has played a vital role in the resurgence of the centre-right in Britain, not just by promoting ideas, but also by nurturing talent. Great credit is due to Nick Boles, Francis Maude and many others who grew this organisation from nothing in 2002, a time when the centre-right was not a fashionable place to be in Britain.
Charles Moore and others have a tough decision in choosing Anthony’s successor. They must choose someone who is instinctively a liberal conservative, and also someone who will maintain and develop PX’s edgy and modern culture.
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