Sam Bright leads DeSmog’s coverage of UK politics. He was previously an investigative journalist at the BBC and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Mirror, and others. He is the author of two books.
The Northern Research Group has been accused of a โclear conflict of interestโ in accepting sponsorship from firms that are major beneficiaries of government spending.
The prime minister praised Policy Exchange, which received $30,000 from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil in 2017, for shaping laws that target green activists.
Former Conservative ministers and high-ranking MPs among those who have backed Net Zero Scrutiny Groupโs new attack on green policy
The ex-cabinet ministerโs comments have been described as a โdamning indictmentโ of the Conservative government.
Rishi Sunakโs party has attacked green traffic measures via adverts to millions of UK voters, despite central government commitments to cut road pollution.
The newspaperโs chief interviewer and columnist joins an increasingly influential body of trustees at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Financial, ideological and senior staff ties are still channelling the interests of opaquely funded think tanks into the heart of government.
Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt is among those to have received funds from a firm owned by a former chair of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Campaigners say thereโs โno excuseโ for allowing Veolia North America and the Western States Petroleum Association to sponsor events at the Society of Environmental Journalists gathering.
The governing party has accepted millions in โdirty donationsโ while watering down its net zero commitments.
