The Bow Group is the oldest centre-right think tank in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the Bow area or London where it first met, its origins date back to 1951.
Prominent members of the group include, or have included, Geoffrey Howe, William Rees-Mogg, Norman St John Stevas , Michael Howard, Norman Lamont, Peter Lilley and Christopher Bland .
The group condusts research, publishing reports, engages in political debate, and produces the quarterly members magazine Crossbow.
Although to the right of the political spectrum, the Group is not averse to opposing the policies of the Conservative Party. In February 2005 it published a report by Peter Lilley strongly against Government plans, supported by the Conservatives, to introduce identity cards into the UK.
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