Ben Pile
Ben Pile Credentials Background Ben Pile is a researcher, commentator and blogger. He is the co-founder and main writer of the Climate Resistance blog, which claims to be โchallenging the climate orthodoxy.โ1 โAbout,โ Climate Resistance. Archived December 27, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/Q8mJ2 Pile also writes for the anti-environmental, libertarian Spiked Online, and contributed to the […]
Banks Mining
Banks Mining Background Banks Mining (H J Banks Mining) is a UK company that operates the Shotton and Brenkley coal mines in Northumberland. The company claims to mine around one million tonnes of coal each year. The Shotton coal mine is situated on the Blagdon Estate, owned by hereditary peer Matt Ridley. Ridley is an advisor to […]
Atlantic Bridge
The Atlantic Bridge Background The Atlantic Bridge Research and Education Scheme โ better known simply as the Atlantic Bridge โ was founded in 1997 in the UK by Liam Fox, former Defence Secretary and current International Trade Secretary. With Margaret Thatcher as its president, the neoconservative think tankโs aim was to promote Atlanticism โ a โspecial relationshipโ […]
Arron Banks
Arron Banks Credentials Background Arron F. Banks is a businessman famous for being one of the main funders of the UKโs Brexit campaign. He was a co-founder and donor for the Leave.EU group, headed by Nigel Farage, that campaigned for the UK to leave the European Union.1 Peter Walker and Jim Waterson. โArron Banks faces […]
Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom Credentials Background Andrea Leadsom was a Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire between 2010-2024, and announced she would not be standing in the July 2024 general election. She is former UKย Secretary of State for […]
Alexander Temerko
Alexander Temerko Credentials Background Alexander Temerko is a Ukrainian-born energy tycoon and prominent Conservative Party donor. He once told the Financial Times his donations โare aimed at building support for a coherent industrial policy within government.โ Temerko, who became a British citizen in 2011, describes himself as a โvocal champion of UK energy security and […]
Alan Rudge
Alan Rudge Credentials Background Alan W. Rudge is an electrical engineer and a member of the academic advisory council of UK climate science denial think tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation. He is perhaps best known for losing a ยฃ1000 bet […]
55 Tufton Street
Background 55 Tufton Street, located in Westminster, London, is at the centre of a small but influential network of free market, pro-Brexit thinktanks and lobby groups, including the UKโs principal climate science denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Information on the members of the Tufton Street network can be found below.1โMapped: The Cosy Climate-Euro […]
PragerU
PragerU (Prager University) Background Prager University, branded PragerU, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservative media organization founded in 2011 by radio talk show host and author Dennis Prager and his business partner Allen Estrin. As noted on its website, โPrager University is not an accredited academic institution and does not offer certifications or diplomas.โ1Madaline Donnelly. โHow Dennis Pragerโs […]
David Rothbard
David Rothbard (Deceased) Credentials Background David Rothbard co-founded the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) with Craig Rucker in 1985 and served as chairman and president. Rothbard passed away on March 30, 2018 after a long illness. When founding CFACT, Rothbard and Rucker approached […]
