Progress (organisation)

Article summary

Progress is a political organisation associated with the British Labour Party, founded in 1996 to support the New Labour leadership of Tony Blair. It is seen as being on the right of the party. Progress merged with Policy Network in May 2021 to form Progressive Britain. The organisation rebranded back to Progress in celebration of their thirtieth birthday in January 2026. Progress publishes polling and research on internal Labour politics, government policy and legislation, as well as organising conferences and other events.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365730363