First of all please excuse this post it's non characteristic one - text and link heavy with little in the way of pictures!
It's here because I'm not at all happy about some of the ways the Government of Boris Johnson is operating and in particular why Claire Fox is to join the House of Lords...
So if you’re wondering who might have suggested Claire Fox for the HoL my money would be former colleague Munira Mirza she’s head of Policy Unit at BJ’s No 10.
Munira’s husband (she’s married to Dougie Smith who was involved in Fever Parties a few years back) is now a ‘strategist and opposition researcher’ in Downing Street – here’s what looks to be a well researched item about how the one time revolutionaries history have inveigled themselves into the peaks of the establishment
It seems to be characteristic of the dodgy end of politics (and Grant Shapps) that assumed names and splintering of cliques are 'de rigeur' well there's plenty of that here.
I was aware of Claire Fox (also it seems working as Claire Foster) from the LM controversy with ITN and I noticed her attendance at RTS London meetings and then as a 'rent a quote' and source of 'controversy' mainly being given (perhaps too much?) publicity by the BBC.
Also somewhat discounted her involvement around one of the many 'fringe' Think Tanks the so called 'Academy of Ideas '.
When people suggest sources of information and opinion to me I'm always keen to know who is backing the source - not clear how the Academy of Ideas is funded - it's not a charity but there are some details held at Companies House The records reveal that Ellie Lee is (or perhaps was) involved too as is Suke Wolton both in LM's and the RCP UK's past.
Seems there's links to Spiked which is to me again a curious mix of characters and philosophies -as far as I can see this is funded by US Libertarians from the Koch family foundations.
Anyone know more ?- I think transparency around the figures and their agenda should be of use in informing debate around Ms Fox being an appropriate person to assume a peerage.
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[seems Claire's younger sister also used an assumed name at LM and is also a beneficiary of Tory honours, Fiona already was awarded an OBE and has a similarly questionable past)].
