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CPAC 2012 Official Trailer Released

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CPAC is the annual gathering of the conservative movement in the USA. It is attended by 8,000 activists from throughout the United States and, increasingly, from around the world. Half of those attending are students. This year it runs from 9-11th February in Washington DC.

The conference itself is a thorough exploration of contemporary political issues, while the exhibition numbering some 250 exhibitors that comprise the conservative movement is extraordinarily impressive.

During this election year, CPAC is particularly fascinating as speakers will include those seeking the presidential nomination. This year, speakers include:

  • Mitt Romney
  • Rick Santorum
  • Newt Gingrich
  • Sarah Palin
  • Marco Rubio
  • Jim Jordan
  • Ann Coulter
  • Mike Huckabee
  • Jim DeMint
  • Allen West

In addition to attending CPAC itself, members of the British delegation who spend the recommended week in Washington DC will also enjoy tours of the US Congress, US Supreme Court, Washington’s historic monuments, Washington National Cathedral, Arlington National Cemetery, the National Rifle Association, George Washington’s Mount Vernon home and an NHL ice-hockey match featuring the Washington Capitals.

For more information on joining YBF in Washington DC for the CPAC conference, email Frank@YBF.org.uk

 

YBF Think Tank Career Development Workshop

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The next YBF Conservative Career Workshop is next Wednesday 11th January 2012

The event will be held at 55 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QL from 5:30pm – 7pm and tickets are completely free thanks to the generosity of our donors.

For free tickets please click here

Focusing on the world of think tanks, the event will be hosted by:

Matthew Elliott

Matthew is the Chief Executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance and Big Brother Watch. Matthew launched the Taxpayers’ Alliance in 2004 as a non-partisan grassroots campaign for lower taxes and better public spending. Under his leadership, the TPA has grown to become “arguably the most influential pressure group in the country” according to the Guardian, with over 60,000 supporters, 15 full-time campaigners and a huge media profile. He also founded Big Brother Watch in 2009 to campaign for civil and personal liberties.

From September 2010 to May 2011 Matthew took a sabbatical from the TPA to lead the NO to AV campaign in the nationwide referendum on changing Britain’s electoral system. The NO campaign won by a spectacular margin of over two to one.

Speakers during the event will include:

Alex Deane

Alex was Prime Minister David Cameron’s first Chief of Staff. Following this, he was the founding director of Big Brother Watch, the civil liberties think tank. Alex read English Literature at Cambridge University and took a Masters degree in International Relations as a Rotary Scholar at Griffith University. A World Universities Debating Champion, Alex is now Head of Public Affairs for Weber Shandwick.

Stephanie Lis

Stephanie is the Campaign Manager of The Freedom Association, Britain’s premier libertarian pressure group. She started working for TFA as an intern in early 2011 before being promoted to her current role. Stephanie read history at Nottingham University before completing her masters at LSE.

Raheem Kassam

Raheem is the Executive Editor of the acclaimed political website The Commentator as well as Director of Campaigns at The Henry Jackson Society and Director of the counter-extremism pressure group Student Rights.


Ben Harris-Quinney

Ben is the chairman of the Bow Group. He holds an MSc in International Relations from LSE. Ben has been involved in politics and international relations for more than 10 years, having worked on foreign policy issues for the Conservative Party in both the UK and European Parliaments.

The YBF Activist Training Conference

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The 8th YBF Activist Training Conference, known as YBF8, took place at St Anne’s College, Oxford from lunchtime on Friday, 9 December 2011 until lunchtime on Sunday, 11 December 2011.

Each year’s conference improves on the last and in 2011 we had our best line-up of speakers yet at the leading conference for young conservatives of its kind in the United Kingdom.

As former Conservative Party Chairman Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP said in response to one journalist’s obsession as to whether or not he was attending YBF8:

“Apparently someone I’ve never heard of in a paper I don’t read says I shouldn’t be here! Well, I’m delighted to be associated with the Young Britons’ Foundation and for you to have a strong voice with young people”. 

Among the 33 speakers were:

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