Catalyst (think tank)
Catalyst (later Catalyst Forum) was an independent
The organisation was founded at the high point of
Former right wing but egalitarian Deputy Leader of the Labour Party,
However, Catalyst was never a political or campaigning organisation and restricted itself to public policy work on redistribution and looking at soft areas like
Catalyst's first Director was former Director of Policy at the Labour Party,
It not only survived the modernisation period but re-emerged strengthened in recent years with a new generation of academics and intellectuals prepared to develop alternative democratic socialist policies. In 2003 Catalyst won the "One To Watch" category at Prospect magazine's annual Think Tank Awards.[1] In 2006 it merged with the Compass organisation.[2]
See also
- List of UK think tanks
- Compass (think tank)
References
- ^ "Think Tank Awards « Prospect Magazine". www.prospectmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- TheGuardian.com. 18 May 2006.