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'''The Free Society''' is a libertarian grouping in which [[Simon Clark]] plays a leading role, maintaining its blog [http://takingliberties.squarespace.com/home/ Taking Liberties], which contains this account of the Society:
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'''The Free Society''' (TFS) is a libertarian grouping launched by the smokers’ lobby group [[FOREST]] 'to give a voice to those who want less not more government interference in their daily lives'. <ref name="about">The Free Society, [http://www.thefreesociety.org/About-Us/Who-Are-We Who Are We], accessed 21 April 2011. </ref>
  
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:The Free Society (TFS) has been launched to give a voice to the silent majority who want less, not more, government interference in their daily lives. Confronted with an ever expanding army of politicians, bureaucrats and special interest groups who seem determined to limit our freedoms through social engineering and censorship, our forthcoming website will discuss freedom and its limits (with a view to developing a network of like-minded people) and encourage national debate on a wide range of social and political issues. In the meantime please feel free to comment on any issue raised by this blog.<ref> The Free Society[http://takingliberties.squarespace.com/the-free-society/ The Free Society] accessed 3rd November 2008 </ref>
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FOREST's executive director [[Simon Clark]] plays a leading role, maintaining the Society's blog [http://takingliberties.squarespace.com/home/ Taking Liberties].
  
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The group focus on key issues such as the environment, food and drink, free speech, motoring, smoking, surveillance and taxation.  These issues and others are tackled by [[The Free Society]] through affiliations with influential think tanks and campaign groups.
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Its goal is to develop a network of like-minded people <ref> The Free Society [http://takingliberties.squarespace.com/the-free-society/ The Free Society] accessed 3rd November 2008 </ref> and 'a society that adopts a sensible, laissez-faire approach to social and economic affairs, trusting people to make their own decisions about how best to live their lives, mindful of the effect their behaviour may have on other people'.<ref name="about"/>
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:Confronted by an ever expanding army of politicians, bureaucrats and special interest groups who seem determined to limit our freedoms through social engineering and censorship, The Free Society will discuss freedom and its limits and encourage national debate on a wide range of issues.
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TFS focuses on key issues such as the environment, food and drink, free speech, motoring, smoking, surveillance and taxation.  These issues and others are tackled through affiliations with influential think tanks and campaign groups.
 
[[File:Freedom zone.jpg|thumb|right|600px|The 'Freedom Zone' 2010, a project of [[FOREST]] via its campaign [[The Free Society]].  Speakers included [[Philip Davies]] MP, [[Claire Fox]], [[Institute of Ideas]] and [[Simon Clark]] of tobacco industry funded [[FOREST]]]]
 
[[File:Freedom zone.jpg|thumb|right|600px|The 'Freedom Zone' 2010, a project of [[FOREST]] via its campaign [[The Free Society]].  Speakers included [[Philip Davies]] MP, [[Claire Fox]], [[Institute of Ideas]] and [[Simon Clark]] of tobacco industry funded [[FOREST]]]]
 
==Campaigns==
 
==Campaigns==

Revision as of 12:06, 21 April 2011

The Free Society (TFS) is a libertarian grouping launched by the smokers’ lobby group FOREST 'to give a voice to those who want less not more government interference in their daily lives'. [1]

FOREST's executive director Simon Clark plays a leading role, maintaining the Society's blog Taking Liberties.

Its goal is to develop a network of like-minded people [2] and 'a society that adopts a sensible, laissez-faire approach to social and economic affairs, trusting people to make their own decisions about how best to live their lives, mindful of the effect their behaviour may have on other people'.[1]

Confronted by an ever expanding army of politicians, bureaucrats and special interest groups who seem determined to limit our freedoms through social engineering and censorship, The Free Society will discuss freedom and its limits and encourage national debate on a wide range of issues.

TFS focuses on key issues such as the environment, food and drink, free speech, motoring, smoking, surveillance and taxation. These issues and others are tackled through affiliations with influential think tanks and campaign groups.

The 'Freedom Zone' 2010, a project of FOREST via its campaign The Free Society. Speakers included Philip Davies MP, Claire Fox, Institute of Ideas and Simon Clark of tobacco industry funded FOREST

Campaigns

[3]

Think Tanks

[4]

Funding

The website of The Free Society says it welcomes both individual and corporate donations 'to support the cost of our website, publications, research and events'. [5]


People

2008

Brian Monteith | Claire Fox | Dennis Hayes | Joe Jackson | Neil Rafferty | Simon Clark | Simon Hills | Suzy Dean [6]

2011

Brian Monteith | Chris Snowdon | Claire Fox | David Bowden | Dennis Hayes | Eamonn Butler | Jason Smith | Joe Jackson | Martin Cullip | Patrick Basham | Phil Whiteley | Simon Clark | Simon Hills | Suzy Dean[7]

Contact

Address: Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge CB3 0AX
Website: http://www.thefreesociety.org/

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Free Society, Who Are We, accessed 21 April 2011.
  2. ↑ The Free Society The Free Society accessed 3rd November 2008
  3. ↑ The Free Society Home Page: Campaigns accessed 3rd November 2008
  4. ↑ The Free Society Home Page: Think Tanks accessed 3rd November 2008
  5. ↑ The Free Society, Donations, accessed 19 April 2011
  6. ↑ The Free Society Home Page: Columnists accessed 3rd November 2008
  7. ↑ The Free Society, Who We Are?, The Free Society, Accessed 11-February-2011
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