Turning Point UK (TPUK) is a British offshoot of
Turning Point USA
Turning Point USA (TPUSA), or Turning Point, is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses. It was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. TPUSA's s ...
set up to promote
right-wing politics
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, author ...
in UK schools, colleges and universities, ostensibly to counter what Turning Point alleges are the
left-wing politics
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soc ...
of UK educational institutions.
The group reportedly has links to the far-right, including conspiracy theorists such as ''
InfoWars
''InfoWars'' is an American far-right conspiracy theory and fake news website owned by Alex Jones. It was founded in 1999, and operates under Free Speech Systems LLC.
Talk shows and other content for the site are created primarily in stud ...
''.
The group has a closely similar rhetoric to
Generation Identity
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, whose intentions are racist and
Islamophobic
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The scope and precise definition of the term ''Islamophobia'' ...
.
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The group describes its objectives as promoting "the values of free markets, limited government and personal responsibility". It says it does this to counter what it alleges is "a dogmatic Left-wing political climate, education system and radical Labour Party" which, Turning Point UK claims, "sympathises with terrorists ndwishes to disarm the nation".]
The group was launched in December 2018 by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, and Candace Owens
Candace Amber Owens Farmer ( Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American conservative author, talk show host, political commentator, and activist. Initially critical of United States President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Owens has bee ...
, then the communications director of the US group,[ at the ]Royal Automobile Club
The Royal Automobile Club is a British private social and athletic club. It has two clubhouses: one in London at 89 Pall Mall, and the other in the countryside at Woodcote Park, near Epsom in Surrey. Both provide accommodation and a range ...
in London. On the day of its social media launch in February 2019, Tory
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MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob William Rees-Mogg (born 24 May 1969) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset since 2010. Now a backbencher, he served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council f ...
and Priti Patel tweeted supportive messages for the group. Labour MP David Lammy observed that the launch and its Tory support are evidence that the Conservative Party "openly promotes hard-right, xenophobic bile".[
From its inception, the organisation and its leading members were the subject of widespread popular ridicule. It was described by the ]BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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as "a tsunami of online mockery".