Alison Knight

Founding Member

Alison Knight, originally from rural Warwickshire, is a former Deputy Leader of Windsor and Maidenhead Council where she also held the sustainability portfolio. She first stood for election for the Conservatives in 1991 and has held various roles within the Party since. Alison is passionate about animal welfare and reducing her and others’ impact on the environment. A huge animal lover, Alison went vegan in 2017. To further reduce her impact on the planet she drives an electric car, and has not bought any new clothes since May 2019.

News

Ukraine, the people and the animals

Any human being with an ounce of decency cannot fail to be moved by appalling scenes being witnessed in Ukraine following the invasion by Russian forces.

Want to go vegan but can’t give up cheese? Help is at hand!

Cheese is an important ingredient for many families at Christmas. Luckily, there is now a superb range of vegan-friendly cheeses so that you can choose the right cheese for the recipe or occasion. Founding Vegan Conservatives Member and Co-chair Alison Knight has the low-down:-

Alison Knight: The Orangutan and palm oil

The Bornean Orangutan joined the Sumatran Orangutan in 2019 being officially listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and faces extinction in the wild within ten years.(1)