Sam Bright

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Investigative journalist, author, and Yorkshireman. Bylines include @NYTimes, @BBC, @Guardian. UK Deputy Editor, @DeSmog.

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Group Behind Trump Agenda Working on Albanian Election

1 week ago | truthdig.com | Sam Bright

The Heritage Foundation, the U.S. group that produced a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term, is trying to shape the upcoming Albanian election, DeSmog can report. The opposition candidate Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party has openly boasted of the group’s involvement in his campaign, posting pictures online of his meetings with Heritage Foundation executives and claiming that it has helped to “design” his policy platform.
Group Behind ‘Autocratic’ Trump Agenda Working on Albanian Election

1 week ago | desmog.com | Sam Bright

The Heritage Foundation, the U.S. group that produced a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term, is trying to shape the upcoming Albanian election, DeSmog can report. The opposition candidate Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party has openly boasted of the group’s involvement in his campaign, posting pictures online of his meetings with Heritage Foundation executives and claiming that it has helped to “design” his policy platform.
New Reform Think Tank ‘Resolute 1850’ Run by Mining Magnates

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett |Sam Bright

A new research group set up to support Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is run by investors with business interests in the energy and metals industries, DeSmog can reveal Resolute 1850 is reportedly being launched in the Spring to “support Reform with policy development, briefing and rebuttal”, according to plans seen by the Financial Times.
Hedge Fund Boss Paul Marshall Bet Big on Elon Musk Before Trump’s Election

3 weeks ago | desmog.com | Sam Bright

Right-wing media owner Paul Marshall bought a large stake in Elon Musk’s company Tesla prior to the U.S. presidential election, DeSmog can reveal. At the same time, Marshall’s outlets were regularly producing content in support of Musk, now a key figure in Donald Trump’s administration who has decimated several government agencies since the new president’s inauguration on 20 January.
Hedge Fund Boss Paul Marshall Bet Big on Elon Musk Before Trump’s Election

3 weeks ago | ecotopical.com | Sam Bright

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Kemi Badenoch Made Anti-Net Zero Speech at Shell Ad Agency

1 month ago | desmog.com | Sam Bright

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch today ditched her party’s commitment to the UK’s flagship climate target in a speech hosted by an advertising group that works for Shell, DeSmog can reveal. During her address, Badenoch suggested that we are “bankrupting ourselves” in the pursuit of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. She said that the country should still seek to reduce its climate impact, but shouldn’t set a date for achieving net zero.
Heritage Foundation and Its Eastern European Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU

1 month ago | truthdig.com | Sam Bright

The group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investigative outlet VSquare revealed that the Heritage Foundation gathered hardline conservative groups on 11 March to hear how they would overhaul the current structures of the EU.
Heritage Foundation And Allies Discuss Dismantling The EU

1 month ago | popularresistance.org | Sam Bright

Above photo: European Union flag on wall with a crack. Alexander Borisenko / Alamy Stock Photo. The group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investigative outlet VSquare revealed that the Heritage Foundation gathered hardline conservative groups on 11 March to hear how they would overhaul the current structures of the EU.
Heritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU

1 month ago | desmog.com | Sam Bright

The group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investigative outlet VSquare revealed that the Heritage Foundation gathered hardline conservative groups on 11 March to hear how they would overhaul the current structures of the EU.
Heartland Institute UK Chief: Group Is Influencing Trump Policy ‘at the Highest Level’

1 month ago | desmog.com | Sam Bright

The Heartland Institute is “extremely influential” in Donald Trump’s policy circles, according to the head of the climate science denial group’s UK-EU branch. Speaking on the Peter McCormack Show on 26 February, Lois Perry claimed that the institute boasts “very strong affiliations” with “certain big individuals” in Trump’s team.