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| Abbreviation | SAU |
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| Formation | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) |
| Type | Social policythink tank |
| Headquarters | London,United Kingdom |
Director | Michael Mosbacher (2004 - 2019) |
| Website | www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk |
TheSocial Affairs Unit was a right-leaningthink tank in theUnited Kingdom.[1] Founded in 1980 as an offshoot of theInstitute of Economic Affairs, it published books on a variety of social issues. Its website notes that "many SAU supporters are inclined to believe that the generation which fought the Second World War were rather too keen on social engineering over the goals of personal responsibility".[2]
The Unit publishedStandpoint (2008 - 2021), a monthly cultural and political newsstand magazine edited byDaniel Johnson (2008 - 2018), Michael Mosbacher (2018 - 2019),Edward Lucas (2019 - 2020) and Andreas Campomar (2020 - 2021).[citation needed]
The Social Affairs Unit was established in December 1980 as an offshoot of theInstitute of Economic Affairs, in order to carry the IEA's economic ideas into the field ofsociology.[3] "Within a few years the Social Affairs Unit became independent from the IEA, acquiring its own premises."[3] Founded in 1980 as a registered charity,[4] its founder chairman was ProfessorJulius Gould, and its founder Director, Dr.Digby Anderson. Anderson often contributed leading articles to UK national newspapers,[3] was Director from 1980 to 2004, when he retired and was succeeded byMichael Mosbacher.[5]
Documents released as part of theTobacco Master Settlement Agreement showed that the Unit accepted funding fromBritish American Tobacco in the 1980s.[6]
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