We’re ConservaTech.
Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced semiconductors and cyber technology will shape the next century every bit as much as steam, electricity and the internet shaped the last.
The countries that lead these technologies won't just be richer - they'll be more secure, more influential and better able to defend their values. Britain should be leading that revolution.
Tech policy has never mattered more.
Yet too often the debate in Westminster struggles to keep pace with the speed of innovation. That's understandable. Technology is evolving at an extraordinary rate.
Our mission is simple: to help the Conservative Party by contributing ideas, policies and ambition needed to make Britain the best place in the world to build, invest in and deploy frontier technologies.
If you believe Britain can once again become the world's technology leader, and that Conservative ideas are the best way to get us there, we'd love you to join us.
Shaping Britain's Technology Future. Conservatively.
Our principles
Prosperity comes from enterprise, not government
Prosperity is created by people building businesses, investing, taking risks and creating things others value. Britain should be the best place in the world to start, build and scale a technology business — with competitive taxes, cheap and abundant energy, a planning system that lets us build, deep pools of capital and access to the world's best talent. Across government, policy should be tested against a simple question: will this make it easier or harder to build and invest here? Britain should be unambiguously open for business.
Protect people from harm without restricting everyone’s freedom
Technology policy should be grounded in common sense: protect people from genuine harm without trying to eliminate every conceivable risk. Rules should be targeted, evidence-based and proportionate, with government focused on punishing wrongdoing rather than restricting millions of legitimate users. New technology will never be entirely risk-free, and nor is anything else in life. Freedom should not be sacrificed in pursuit of perfect safety.
Allies are essential. Dependency is optional
Conservatives believe in the nation state. Britain should trade, collaborate and innovate with the world, particularly our allies, while retaining control over the technologies and infrastructure fundamental to our security, prosperity and democratic independence. Strategic resilience should not become an excuse for protectionism: markets should remain competitive, open to new entrants and connected to global innovation. We should pursue sovereignty through capability and choice, not isolation.
Innovation is the default, regulation is the exception
Conservatives should trust people, entrepreneurs and markets before regulators. Britain has accumulated too much technology regulation, often layering new rules on top of old ones rather than asking whether existing intervention is still necessary.
Policymakers should consider the cumulative weight of regulation, not simply whether each individual rule appears reasonable in isolation: a succession of individually defensible interventions can collectively create a significant barrier to investment, innovation and growth. Government should be willing to simplify, repeal and consolidate regulation that holds back innovation and adoption. Where new rules are proposed, the burden of proof should sit with the state: intervention should respond to clear evidence of serious harm, not simply the fact that a technology is new, disruptive or imperfect.
Technology should enable a smaller, smarter and more responsible state
Conservatives should embrace technology as an opportunity to deliver better government more efficiently, with fewer processes and less bureaucracy. AI and automation should allow government to become smaller, smarter and faster, rather than simply digitising the bureaucracy we already have. But a more technologically capable state must also be a responsible one: people should have clear rights over how government uses their data, with transparency and accountability when automated systems make decisions that affect their lives.