As the article says, this has been pretty clear for several years now, but Noticing it would have damaged careers so here we are
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![A screenshot from Smart Thinking's newsletter on Tuesday, showing that the following think tanks were involved at Labour's party conference this year: Institute for Government; Coalition for Global Prosperity; Fabian Society; Future Governance Forum; Think Labour [previously called Labour Together]; IPPR; Centre for Cities; Resolution Foundation; Nesta; Joseph Rowntree Foundation Higher Education Policy Institute; Centre for European Reform; DEMOS; Re:State; Centre for London; CenTax; Power to Change; British Future; Education Policy Institute; The Policy Institute at King's College London; The King's Fund; The Centre for Social Justice; Onward](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6hbc23wzgyawee3te2ijlxqo/bafkreic7bp6iqn2cyd3nc6gicgg6qmnn535w4qmmmwqj6mqepaxt6srzaq)
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He holds a number of paid positions as an adviser for lobbying and consultancy companies.[51] He is paid chair of the Purpose Defence Coalition, members of which include arms manufacturer Leonardo, which has "extensive links" to Israel’s military.[52] He is paid chair of the Purpose Business Coalition, members of which include Leonardo and oil company BP. He is a paid senior adviser to Rud Pedersen, a lobbying company with expertise in security and defence, which has oil and gas companies Glencore and Enwell Energy as clients.[53](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jr5xhxt5w6a2jqh2os36rkvg/bafkreigabmkwwcyr3imibfflpjfuvahwhhulufzosxxtheaynei5tcfo7q)
