@FT 2/ Booth-Smith was formerly director of policy at the Policy Exchange thinktank. Some other Policy Exchange policies: 1) Researching whether the power of judges has increased in the UK.
@FT 3/ It has argued that judicial overreach increasingly threatens the rule of law and effective, democratic government. The Project has also been a big supporter of the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights and
@FT 4/ provided a number of arguments and documentary sources used by the government when it appealed the decision that it could not submit Article 50 to the EU without Parliament's consent, a case brought by Gina Miller.
@FT 5/ 2) It has advocated for leaving the EEA and published a paper declaring the UK would "thrive" if it traded on WTO terms.
@FT 6/ 3) In Dec 2019, PE issued a report characterizing Extinction Rebellion as "an extremist group" and claiming ER wanted a breakdown of liberal democracy and the rule of law.
@FT 7/ Policy Exchange was co-founded by Michael Gove. It does not reveal who finances it and was rated by Open Democracy as one of the three worst UK thinktanks in terms of transparency.
