United for Change

United for Change
Founded August 2018 (officially)
Headquarters 5th Floor Orwell House,
16-18 Berners Street,
London,
W1T 3LN[1]
Ideology Centrism
Political position Centre
Website
www.unitedforchange.uk

United for Change is a British political movement, founded on a centrist and pro-European platform.[2][3][4][5] The movement gained notice from its fundraising through large donations from philanthropists and donors.[6][7][8] Although only launched in August 2018, it had reportedly been in the process of development for at least a year.[9]

History

In April 2018, British press reported that former Labour donor Simon Franks had set up a company, the Project One Movement, aimed at potentially forming a political party and fielding candidates at an election.[7] It received roughly £50 million in funding from backers, and was compared to En Marche! in France.[10][11] In August 2018, United for Change was launched as the political campaign name of the Project One Movement.[12]

In late August, co-founder of the movement Adam Knight left to set up his own political organisation.[13][14] He later voiced his support for the Liberal Democrats.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "United For Change Limited". suite.endole.co.uk. Endole. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Henley, Peter (8 August 2018). "Who is United for change?". BBC News. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "The plot to stop Brexit". The Spectator. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Dunt, Ian (9 August 2018). "UK could use another centrist party, but not another anti-immigrant one". The Guardian. Opinion. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Clark, Ross (8 August 2018). "Britain needs a party for the 'gammon' vote (blog)". The Spectator. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Zoe, Williams (8 August 2018). "Being middle-aged is like taking a warm bath – if you remember not to care". The Guardian. Opinion. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Savage, Michael (8 April 2018). "New centrist party gets £50m backing to 'break mould' of UK politics". The Observer. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Hughes, Solomon (10 August 2018). "Who's the technocrat behind new "centrist party" United for Change?". Morning Star. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Swinford, Steven (8 April 2018). "Plans for new centrist political party will "end in fiasco", says Lord Hattersley". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Cole, Matthew (10 April 2018). "A new centrist party for Britain? Good luck with that". The Conversation. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Crerar, Pippa; Savage, Michael (8 April 2018). "'A daft waste of time': Labour pours scorn on new centrist party". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Privacy notice". unitedforchange.uk. United for Change. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Elliott, Francis (31 August 2018). "New centre party splits before its launch". The Times. Retrieved 3 September 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  14. ↑ Gartside, Ben; Payne, Adam (1 September 2018). "Inside 'United for Change,' the new centrist party trying to transform British politics". Business Insider. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Centrist party founder says Lib Dems could be 'real force for change'". Sunday Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

Further reading

  • Stewart, Heather (20 August 2018). "Prospect of a new UK party grows as Brexit shifts ground at Westminster". The Guardian.
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