Ah, Tufton Street, the Hogwarts of hot air, where every Georgian townhouse doubles as a petrol-scented think tank. These fine gentlemen of “independent charity” fame insist they’re here to educate us, but their syllabus appears to be Climate Denial 101 with a seminar on How To Cash a Cheque from Exxon Without Spilling Your Tea.
The report peels back the wallpaper to reveal the four pillars of their house of nonsense. First, the money: rivers of “dark money” flowing across the Atlantic like some oily version of the Mayflower. Donors Trust, Sarah Scaife Foundation, BP, ExxonMobil, it’s less a think tank and more a frequent flyer programme for fossil fuels.
The UK has _never_ had a "heavy reliance on Russian gas": its gas comes mainly from Norway and Qatar along with domestic production.
The problem posed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine was rather that it plunged the UK into a bidding war with continental European countries that _had_ traditionally depended on Russian gas.
Excellent piece! We covered in depth here.
Ah, Tufton Street, the Hogwarts of hot air, where every Georgian townhouse doubles as a petrol-scented think tank. These fine gentlemen of “independent charity” fame insist they’re here to educate us, but their syllabus appears to be Climate Denial 101 with a seminar on How To Cash a Cheque from Exxon Without Spilling Your Tea.
The report peels back the wallpaper to reveal the four pillars of their house of nonsense. First, the money: rivers of “dark money” flowing across the Atlantic like some oily version of the Mayflower. Donors Trust, Sarah Scaife Foundation, BP, ExxonMobil, it’s less a think tank and more a frequent flyer programme for fossil fuels.
https://satiricalplanet.substack.com/p/the-ministry-of-hot-air-tufton-streets
The UK has _never_ had a "heavy reliance on Russian gas": its gas comes mainly from Norway and Qatar along with domestic production.
The problem posed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine was rather that it plunged the UK into a bidding war with continental European countries that _had_ traditionally depended on Russian gas.