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ThinkLabour

ThinkLabour, formerly known as Labour Together and Common Good Labour, is a British think tank closely associated with the right wing of the Labour Party. Founded in June 2015 with the initial aim of bridging Labour factions, it switched its focus to opposing the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn and later supported Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. It works to measure public opinion and develop political policy. Its leading architect was Morgan McSweeney. The group supported Labour in the 2024 general election, as well as for a second term in government. It is regarded by The Guardian, Politico, The Times, and Business Insider as a highly influential group upon the Starmer-led Labour Party, and seen as an "incubator" of its 2024 manifesto. It has sought to resemble the centre-right think tank Onward. As Labour Together, the group failed to declare £730,000 of donations from millionaire venture capitalists and businessmen between 2017 and 2020. The organisation was fined and found guilty of over 20 separate breaches of the law. In 2025 it was reported that they had paid private investigators to run a smear campaign against prominent journalists investigating "Operation Red Shield", Labour Together's campaign to marginalise the Labour left. The organisation rebranded to ThinkLabour in 2026.

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ThinkLabour, formerly known as Labour Together and Common Good Labour, is a British think tank closely associated with the right wing of the Labour Party. Founded in June 2015 with the initial aim of bridging Labour factions, it switched its focus to opposing the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn and later supported Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. It works to measure public opinion and develop political policy. Its leading architect was Morgan McSweeney. The group supported Labour in the 2024 general election, as well as for a second term in government. It is regarded by The Guardian, Politico, The Times, and Business Insider as a highly influential group upon the Starmer-led Labour Party, and seen as an "incubator" of its 2024 manifesto. It has sought to resemble the centre-right think tank Onward. As Labour Together, the group failed to declare £730,000 of donations from millionaire venture capitalists and businessmen between 2017 and 2020. The organisation was fined and found guilty of over 20 separate breaches of the law. In 2025 it was reported that they had paid private investigators to run a smear campaign against prominent journalists investigating "Operation Red Shield", Labour Together's campaign to marginalise the Labour left. The organisation rebranded to ThinkLabour in 2026.

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  1. date of foundation: 2015 — 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 foundation is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1378646916

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