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Mat Hope
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We've just publish the next part in @DeSmogUK's 'how the hell did we get here' series 👇
desmog.co.uk/2018/12/04/spi…

@MikeSmall2018 has an astonishing story of yet more US money coming in to UK politics at an incredibly volatile point in the nation's history.
This story outlines hows Charles Koch has been pumping 💲💲💲 into a network based around @spikedonline .

These 'free speech advocates' regularly call for environmental deregulation, and blame 'green crap' for a multitude of weird sins.
Charles Koch is a fossil fuel magnate - desmogblog.com/charles-koch

Until @DeSmogUK and @GeorgeMonbiot approached Spiked to say we'd uncovered the funding, it had never acknowledged this link before.

Turns out, it has received $300k from the Charles Koch foundation over the years.
This isn't the only example of 🇺🇸 💲 infiltrating 🇬🇧 politics...

@ChloeFarand and I previously outlined for @DeSmogUK how a trans-atlantic power couple sit at the heart of a web of thinktanks pushed for environmental deregulation as part of a hard Brexit desmog.co.uk/2018/11/18/mat…
These articles show how money and resources flow from 🇺🇸 to 🇬🇧, allowing these networks to push their anti-environmental propaganda at the media, and the highest level of politics.
Read more from @GeorgeMonbiot here 👉 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

And check out @DeSmogUK's Disinformation database for more info 🕵️‍♀️ desmog.co.uk/global-warming…
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A nice bit of analysis this...

Only @lorddeben can defend himself from these allegations. But make no mistake, what this story really shows is the climate science denial media apparatus in operation THREAD
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10 years on from launching climate science denial campaign group @thegwpfcom, Nigel Lawson is stepping down as its Chair. Seems like a good moment to revisit some of his greatest hits... 🗒🔍

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A bunch of newspapers and media outlets have today splashed that the #Gatwick disruption could be the fault of an "eco warrior".

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Fine, report those two bits of information.
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