If you want to know why Tory vice-Chairman Andrew Bowie had no response to@georgemonbiot (accurate) accusation he is part of the dysfunctional WM elite that we in Scotland are better off without, check out our quick expose of his donors!👇👇👇
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Angelica Salvesen
£4500
Wife of Andrew Salvesen, a member of the Salvesen shipping and whaling dynasty, which has a combined family wealth of £472 Million.
Total registered Salvesen family donations to Conservatives:
£73,950
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Gigi Salomon
£7500
Married to William H Salomon, an investment banker and trustee of right-wing think-tank Policy Exchange.
Total Salomon family registered donations to the Conservative Party:
£710,884
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Lord Philip Harris of Peckham
£2000
Conservative Peer and millionaire businessman, he is a member of the Leaders group of elite Conservative donors and donated £50,000 to Vote Leave.
Total registered Conservative donations:
£974,409.
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Stalbury Trustees
£5000
Thatcher linked group funded by the Marquess of Salisbury, whos family has been influencing UK, and global, politics for centuries!
American "non-partisan" right-wing think-tank/lobby group."Non-profit" organisation once chaired by John McCain with a USD Million budget. Accused of fomenting coups/subversion in several countries.
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Conservative Friends of Israel
£2650 (Trip)
"works to promote its twin aims of supporting Israel and promoting Conservatism in the UK...CFI is active at every level of the Conservative Party."
Labour have announced an Advisory Board that will draft and implement an EHRC AS Action Plan.
We profile the panel and ask if Jeremy Corbyn/left-wing members will be explicitly targeted by the actions these people dictate?
Definition of a Show Trial is one that is "retributive rather than corrective" and is "organized by a government in order to have an effect on public opinion and reduce political opposition, and not in order to find the truth"
Described by the JC as a "fierce critic of Anti-Zionism" Evans had a key role in Blair's 2001 election Victory as Labour assistant General Secretary. As NEC Chair he suspended Corbyn from the Labour Party. A "staunch"... thejc.com/news/uk/starme…
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Andrew Neil claims that “British people are crying out for a news service that is more diverse and more representative of their values and concerns”
Whose concerns will it REALLY represent?
We investigate... /1
The best place to start is always an analysis of the economic base.
Does this match with the show’s focus on the concerns of the British people?
As you’ll see below, the two main funders are mega-rich New Zealand and US businessmen… /2
“Co-lead investor in GB News, is the New Zealand-born, Dubai-based Christopher Chandler”
“US media group Discovery Inc is the other co-lead investor. Its significant shareholder is John Malone, the libertarian and erstwhile Murdoch cable rival”
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Welcome to this week's #questionabletime, the thread that tells you everything about tonight's #bbcqt guests Fiona Bruce won't
Things like: that Conservative MP talking about how much she values the environment "Consistently voted against measures to prevent climate change"! 1/
Speaking of Vicky Ford...other highlights of her voting record include:
"Consistently voted against higher taxes on banks"
Why would someone who worked for JPMorgan Chase then Bear Stearns (reputable institutions!) take this position? 🤔 2/
Lord Ian Austin Registered Donors as an MP
(A Thread)
Sir Ian is the Chairman of Mainstream UK, an organisation that also includes amongst it's backers Eric Pickles, Rachel Riley and three Independent Group For Change MP's, including Joan Ryan. mainstreamuk.org/why-were-backi…
American Jewish Congress
£2000 Trip
Advocacy group promoting Israeli interests globally and strengthening bonds with US. "Fighting BDS Movement" and "Addressing anti-Israeli sentiment at UN/ international institutions".
Donated to John Mann and Joan Ryan. ajcongress.org/about/
BigChange Ltd
£5000
Technology start-up founded by former Masternaut UK Director Martin Port.
No other donations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Po…