Young Britons' Foundation

The Young Britons’ Foundation was co-founded in July 2003 by Donal Blaney, Greg Smith and Ben Pickering.

The Young Britons’ Foundation was entirely inspired by the success, drive and spirit of the American conservative movement.

First introduced to organisations such as the American Conservative Union, the Young America’s Foundation, the Leadership Institute, Collegiate Network and the Heritage Foundation at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), it was clear to co-founder Donal Blaney and Greg Smith that Britain was behind in the training and development of younger political activists.

People

Board of Trustees

• Ben Elliot - Chairman
• Frederick Forsyth - Patron
• Donal Blaney - Chief Executive

Staff

• Donal Blaney - Chief Executive
• Christian May - Director of Operations
• Paul Osborn - Director of Strategy
• Nick Vaughan - Director of Alumni Relations
• Mike Rouse - Head of Technology
• Peter Cuthbertson - Director of Internships
• Craig Cox National Media Training Co-ordinator
• Steven Dent Head of New Media

Advisory Board

• Bryan Auchterlonie
• Morton Blackwell
• Iain Dale
• John Dodd
• Matthew Elliott
• Andrew Griffith
• John Hilboldt
• David Keene
• Mark Loveday
• William J McCarthy
• Alan Mendoza
• Professor Patrick Minford
• Iain Murray
• Ben Pickering
• Ron Robinson
• Greg Smith
• Russell Tillson

Parliamentary Council

• Lord Trimble
• Lord Parkinson
• Earl of Stockton
• Liam Fox MP
• Bill Cash MP
• Gerald Howarth MP
• Julian Lewis MP
• Nigel Evans MP
• Greg Hands MP
• Daniel Hannan MEP
• Nirj Deva MEP
• Roger Helmer MEP
• Chris Heaton-Harris MEP

Founder Donors

• Kevin Fallon
• John Midgley & Laura Midgeley
• Paul Osborn
• Paul Shea
• Tom Scott
• Chris Walsh
• Sarkis Zeronian

Website

• http://www.ybf.org.uk/

External Resources

• Robert Booth, 'Tory madrasa' preaches radical message to would-be MPs, The Guardian, 6 March 2010.
• Robert Booth, Radicalised Tories ready to take on Labour's big guns, The Guardian, 6 March 2010.