Impact
CategoriesNews magazine
PublisherConservative and Unionist Central Office
Founded1964
First issueWinter 1964
Final issueSpring 1969
CountryEngland
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish

Impact was the official media outlet of the Young Conservatives in the United Kingdom. The magazine existed between 1964 and 1969 and was headquartered in London.

History and profile

Impact was launched in 1964, and its first issue dated Winter 1964.[1][2] In the first issue the magazine declared itself as the official publication of the Young Conservatives,[3] and its subtitle was the Young Conservative news magazine.[2] The publisher of Impact was Conservative and Unionist Central Office based in London.[2]

The magazine featured both news and editorials.[4] Alec Douglas-Home published articles in Impact one of which was a discussion of modernization in regard to the British industrialization.[5] As of 1967 one of the contributors was Robert Worley.[3] Its circulation was about 10,000 copies.[3] Impact folded following the publication of the issue dated Spring 1969.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Z. Layton-Henry (April 1973). "The Young Conservatives 1945-70". Journal of Contemporary History. 8 (2): 143–156. doi:10.1177/002200947300800207. S2CID 154974714.
  2. ^ a b c d "Impact: the Young Conservative news magazine". LSE Library. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Lawrence Black (December 2008). "The Lost World of Young Conservatism". The Historical Journal. 51 (4): 991–1024. doi:10.1017/S0018246X08007164. S2CID 16300641.
  4. ^ "Young Tories lose club status". The Times. No. 5626. London. 8 March 1965. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "The meaning of modernization. Conservatives explain". The Times. No. 56111. London. 8 September 1964. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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