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Spiked

2019-01-07T19:19:51Z

S Ross: Addition of recent Koch link reported by Monbiot

[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|left|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
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''Spiked'' is part of the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. It is an online magazine currently edited by [[Brendan O'Neill]] and previously by ''Times'' columnist [[Mick Hume]]. Spiked is a private company limited by shares with, in 2010, seven staff and an annual turnover of about £175,000.<ref>Companies House,Spiked Ltd. Financial Statement 2009</ref> For subsequent years, the directors have chosen to file only abbreviated accounts. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the advantage of abbreviated accounts has been perceived to be that only limited information will be available on public record. Its directors are [[Helene Guldberg]] (company secretary and managing editor, previously co-publisher of [[LM]]) and [[Frank Furedi]]. The great majority of the shares in the company Spiked Ltd, which has the same address as that of Spiked magazine and which runs Spiked magazine, are held by Frank Furedi and [[Jennie Bristow]].<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/about/article/326/ Support Spiked], Spiked, acc 29 May 2010</ref>

According to Alexa, the web information company, Spiked was the 12,013th most popular website in the UK in June 2010. As of August 2012 it ranked 21,998th. <ref>"[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/spiked-online.com# spiked-online.com]", Alexa website, accessed 9 June 2010</ref><ref>"[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/spiked-online.com# spiked-online.com]", Alexa website, accessed 28 August 2012</ref>

Spiked was launched in 2000 after the magazine Hume edited, LM, was terminated after unsuccessfully defending a libel lawsuit. Helene Guldberg's co-publisher, [[Claire Fox]], launched Spiked's sister organisation, the [[Institute of Ideas]] (IoI) around the same time. The staff and many of Spiked's contributors are members of the same network of [[Living Marxism]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] supporters. Its offices were previously the offices of the Revolutionary Communist Party and then LM and are at the same address as the IoI.

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the Academy of Ideas, has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Thus very many of the personnel of other entities associated with the LM network have written for Spiked. Spiked has promoted the events and publications of the [[Institute of Ideas]] and its projects, the [[Battle of Ideas]] and [[Culture Wars]]. Many of Spiked's writers write for and appear at the events of these entities.

Spiked has featured a number of pro-GM articles by [[Vivian Moses]] of [[CropGen]] and [[Thomas Deichmann]], the person at the centre of the ITN/LM libel case. Spiked has also published a number of articles downplaying the hazards of pesticide residues in food which suggest that there is nothing to worry about. It has also published articles attacking organic food by [[Dennis Avery]] and [[Alex Avery]] of the [[Hudson Institute]] and [[Center for Global Food Issues]].<ref>Alex Avery and Dennis Avery, [http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/00000002D21D.htm Unearthing the truth about organic food], Spiked, 5 Sept 2001, acc 25 May 2010</ref>

==Debates on the environment==
[[File:Early advert for spiked magazine.JPG|thumb|right|200px| An early advert for ''Spiked'' published in Last Magazine, Summmer 2000.]]
Spiked has also run a series of online debates about the environment sponsored by the [[Natural Environment Research Council]] (NERC), a UK public funding body whose mission is to support independent scientific research in the environmental sciences. One of the series was a debate on GM called "The future of GM"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040519220441/http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Science/Debates/GM/ Spiked Science Debates: The future of GM], Spiked, 16 Sept 2002, version placed in web archive 19 May 04 (Accessed in web archive 25 May 2010)</ref>. It features the opinions of "five experts" ([[Les Firbank]], [[Tony Gilland]], [[Robin Grove-White]], [[Gregory Conko]] and [[CS Prakash]]) together with three "Commissioned responses" from other "experts" ([[Alan Gray]], [[John Conroy]], and the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]]). Of these eight experts only one has been known to take a critical attitude towards the technology, and it would seem incompatible with NERC's aim to obtain "independent" and "impartial" input. However, when the history of those behind Spiked was brought to NERC's attention, Marion O'Sullivan, the Press Officer, replied that:
:"NERC is satisfied that '''there is no evidence''' suggesting that, on environmental matters, Spiked have any particular agenda." (emphasis added)<ref>Marion O'Sullivan in an email to GMWatch, September 2002, archived [http://ngin.tripod.com/180902a.htm here]</ref>

In fact, those involved in Spiked are pro-GM and ignore or attack environmental concerns in almost any form. Two of the contributors to this debate on GM ([[John Conroy]], [[Tony Gilland]]) are part of a group which includes Spiked, but their affiliation with the organisation was not made public. Gilland's contribution, "Let the Sowing Begin", argued that:
:The [GM] farm-scale trials are an unnecessary obstacle to the introduction of this beneficial technology.<ref>Tony Gillan, [http://web.archive.org/web/20040519215214/www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006D9FF.htm Let the sowing begin], Spiked, 16 Sep 02, version placed in web archive 2004, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

The other experts commissioned by Spiked included the biotech industry lobby group, the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]] (ABC), and the pro-GM lobbyists [[Greg Conko]] and [[CS Prakash]], who have also previously written for Spiked.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040519220441/http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Science/Debates/GM/ Spiked Science Debates: The future of GM], Spiked, 16 Sept 2002, version placed in web archive 19 May 04 (Accessed in web archive 25 May 2010)</ref>

A 2010 Spiked debate on After Copenhagen commenced with a manifesto from Spiked editor Brendan O’Neill, followed by contributions from Spiked staffers Brendan O’Neill, Rob Lyons and Nathalie Rothschild, LM associates [[Frank Furedi]] and [[Philip Hammond]] and critics of environmentalism [[Dominic Lawson]], [[Mike Hulme]], [[Ben Pile]], [[Tim Ridley]] and [[Peter Taylor]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/debates/copenhagen_homeAfter Copenhagen]", Spiked website, accessed 10 June 2010</ref>

Contributions to the 2009 Spiked ‘debate’ on online poker comprised four from sponsor Poker Junkie and one each from a pro-poker society, a poker player and an anti-regulation Spiked intern. Four readers commented.

Members of the LM network are among those who post comments on Spiked "debates", and these invariably support the party line but without revealing their affiliation. The same goes for other articles published by Spiked, many of which are penned by members of the LM network.

==Debates on mobile phones==

BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates on mobile phones during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. The debates explored public concerns about the perceived effects of mobile phones on health, child protection and the environment. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/issues_all/ Online debates]", Spiked, accessed 9 June 2010</ref>

==Campaigns 2010==

Spiked campaigns in 2010 included:<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/issues_all/ All Spiked Issues], Spiked, accessed 25 May 2010</ref>
* Challenging China-bashing
* Drink and drugs
* Environment
* For Europe, Against the EU
* Genetics
* GM food
* Hands off the human footprint - Climate Change
* Mad cow panic and BSE
* Open the Borders - Anti-immigration control

==Seminars==
Besides its website, Spiked also organises seminars which draw well-known figures to events carefully designed to promote its own agenda. In March 2003, Spiked co-sponsored with [[International Policy Network]] (IPN) a seminar held at the London headquarters of PR firm Hill & Knowlton entitled: "'GM food: should labeling be mandatory?"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040423050416/http://www.policynetwork.net/events/labelling_3march2003.htm 'GM food: should labelling be mandatory?'], IPN website, version placed in web archive 23/4/04, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

This seminar, in common with other Spiked seminars, was held at [[Hill & Knowlton]], an influential public relations company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040423050416/http://www.policynetwork.net/events/labelling_3march2003.htm 'GM food: should labelling be mandatory?'], IPN website, version placed in web archive 23/4/04, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

==People==
===Editorial===
[[Mick Hume]] – founder and editor-at-large | [[Brendan O'Neill]] – editor | [[Helene Guldberg]] – managing editor | [[Rob Lyons]] – deputy editor | [[Nathalie Rothschild]] – commissioning editor | [[Tim Black]] – senior writer
===Contributors===
[[Patrick Basham]] | [[Tracey Brown]] | [[Greg Conko]] | [[John Conroy]] | [[Fiona Fox]] | [[Thomas Deichmann]] | [[Bill Durodie]] | [[Michael Fitzpatrick]] | [[Tony Gilland]] | [[John Gillott]] | [[John Luik]] | [[Vivian Moses]] | [[Channapatna S. Prakash]] | [[Ellen Raphael]] | [[Christopher Snowdon]] | [[Juliet Tizzard]] | [[Patrick West]]
===Officers and shareholders of Spiked Ltd===
According to Spiked Ltd's Annual Return 2010:<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref>

====Officers====
[[Frank Furedi]] - company director | [[Helene Guldberg]] - company director and company secretary

====Shareholders====
Five sixths of the shares are held by Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow. Other shareholders comprise:
[[Ben Atfield]] | [[Geraldine Atfield]] | [[Simon Belt]] | [[Colin Berry]] | [[Simon Best]] | [[Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen]] | [[Frank Cassidy]] | [[Fiona Cleary]] | [[Dave Clements]] | [[Ceri Dingle]] | [[John Fitzpatrick]] | [[Dieter Hamblock]] | [[Stuart Hibbin]] | [[Ged Hession]] | [[Jon Holbrook]] | [[Ashley Johnstone]] | [[Joe Kaplinsky]] | [[Rob Killick]] | [[Simon Knight]] | [[Rose Landthaller]] | [[Michele Ledda]] | [[Ellie Lee]] | [[Peter Martin]] | [[Keith McCabe]] | [[Jonathan Meads]] | [[Alan Miller]] | [[Matt Ridley]] | [[Paul Reeves]] | [[Hilary Salt]] | [[Marco Santucci]] | [[Helen Searls]] | [[Jon Sowerby]] | [[Keith Teare]] | [[Mark Tyson]] | [[Paul Wight]] | [[James Woudhuysen]]
==Funding==
Spiked state<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/about/article/340 Spiked partners and sponsors]", Spiked website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> that current and former partners and sponsors include: | [[Arts Council England]] | [[Bloomberg]] | [[British Association for the Advancement of Science]] | [[British Council]] | [[BT]] | [[Cadbury Schweppes]] | [[Cambridge University Press]] | [[Cheltenham Science Festival]] | [[Colubris Networks]] | [[City of London]] | [[Clarke Mulder Purdie]] | Continuum International Publishing Group | Dana Centre | European Commission research project RightsWatch | [[EuroScience]] | [[Hill and Knowlton]] | [[IBM]] | [[INFORM]] | [[Institute for the International Education of Students]] | [[Institute of Psychiatry]] | [[International Policy Network]] | [[Luther Pendragon]] | [[Medical Research Council]] | [[Mobile Operators Association]] | [[National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts]] | [[Natural Environment Research Council]] | [[Orange]] | [[O2]] | [[Pfizer]] | [[Royal Institution]] of Great Britain | [[Social Issues Research Centre]] | [[Society of Chemical Industry]] | [[Tech Central Station]] | [[University of East London]] | [[Wellcome Trust]]

Spiked Ltd. lost money in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. In October 2009, Spiked appealed to its readers for funds to help it keep going. In 2011, Spiked again lost money and shareholder funds moved into the red. <ref> Companies House, Spiked Ltd. Abbreviated (Unaudited) Accounts 2011</ref>

More recently, Spiked received significant funds from the [[Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation]].<ref>[http://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/us-billionaires-hard-right-britain-spiked-magazine-charles-david-koch-foundation/labelling_How US billionaires are fuelling the hard-right cause in Britain] Guardian website, acc 7 Jan 20189</ref>

==Publications, Resources, references and contact==
[[File:Mayes-restraint.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Restraint or Revelation'', published by [[Spiked]] in 2002 and written by [[Tessa Mayes]] of the [[LM network]]]]
===Publications===
*[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/spiked_RestraintOrRevelation.pdf Restraint or revelation? Free speech and privacy in a confessional age]. A spiked-report by [[Tessa Mayes]]. 22 October 2002
===Resources===

:Spiked, [http://www.powerbase.info/images/7/7a/BrandManagersPack.pdf Brand Managers Pack]
:Greenstein, Tony, "[http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=3759 Spiked by Spiked]", Socialist Unity, 13 March 2009

===Contact===
:Website: [http://www.spiked-online.com/ www.spiked-online.com] (Accessed 21 August 2007)
:Address: spiked, 27 Holywell Row, London EC2A 4JB
:Tel: +44 (0)207 40 40 470
:Email: general-enquiries@spiked-online.com
:Facebook:[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/spiked/126119450764525 Spiked]
:Twitter:[http://twitter.com/#!/spikedonline Spiked]

==Notes==
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User talk:S Ross

2019-01-07T19:09:35Z

S Ross: Created page with "User talk"

User talk

Moral Maze

2015-11-04T18:42:55Z

S Ross:

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The [[Moral Maze]], broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1990 and chaired by Michael Buerk, describes itself as presenting "combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories". <ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qk11 Moral Maze]", BBC website, accessed 13 Nov 2010</ref> The libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]] has a consistent presence on the programme: the programme’s regular panellists include [[Claire Fox]] and [[Kenan Malik]], while [[James Panton]] has also been a panellist; additionally, guests on the programme have included LM associates or favourites [[Daniel Ben-Ami]], [[Piers Benn]], [[Jennie Bristow]], [[David Chandler]], [[Suzy Dean]], [[Ceri Dingle]], [[Martin Durkin]], [[Michael Fitzpatrick]], [[Ann Furedi]], [[Frank Furedi]], [[Luke Gittos]], [[Dennis Hayes]], [[Ellie Lee]], [[Philippe Legrain]], [[Munira Mirza]], [[Brendan O'Neill]], [[Shiv Malik]], [[James Panton]], [[Stuart Waiton]] and [[Kevin Yuill]]. This presence has been widely noted. <ref>"[http://shirazsocialist.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/851/ RCP hegemonise The Moral Maze]", Shiraz Socialist website, accessed 13 Dec 2010</ref> <ref>"[http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/26/the-rcp-establishment/ The RCP establishment]", Harry's Place website, accessed 13 Dec 2010</ref> <ref>"[http://rcpwatch.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/moralmaze/ The Moral Maze: a RCP/LM double act]", RCP/LM watch website, accessed 13 Dec 2010</ref> <ref>"[http://rcpwatch.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/another-moral-maze-double-act/ Another Moral Maze double act]", RCP/LM watch website, accessed 13 Dec 2010</ref> <ref>"[http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/television-wireless-july-10-long-march-to-microphone-nick-cohen-radio-4-moral-maze Long March to the Microphone]", Standpoint Magazine website, accessed 13 Dec 2010</ref> <ref>"[http://www.david-campbell.org/2009/11/09/karadzic-photography-revisionism/ Karadzic, photography and revisionism]", David Campbell website, accessed 13 Dec 2010</ref> The producer, [[Phil Pegun]], has officiated for [[Debating Matters]]. Fox's first appearance as a regular panellist was on 28 June 2006. <ref> "[http://www.instituteofideas.com/march2006newsletter.html Institute of Ideas March 2006 Newsletter]", Institute of Ideas website, accessed 1 July 2011</ref>

==Contact==
* Website: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qk11 Moral Maze]

==Resources==
* Radio listings [http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/m/mo/moral_maze.html Moral Maze]
*[http://figshare.com/articles/Moral_Maze_Transcripts/741242 Moral Maze Transcripts] (June-August 2012). Simon Wells. figshare. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.741242 Retrieved 12:35, Oct 06, 2013 (GMT).
*BBC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qk11/episodes/guide?page=6 Moral Maze Episode Guide] 31 January 2007-21 November 2007,
*BBC [http://archive.is/eGpft Moral Maze] ''Archive.is'' captured from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qk11 19 Apr 2013 19:44:02

==Notes==

<References/>

[[Category:LM network|Moral Maze]]

Philip Stott

2015-07-25T04:44:46Z

S Ross: correction to link

{{Template:Climate badge}}'''Philip Stott''' is professor emeritus of biogeography at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and a leading climate change sceptic. He also edits the ''Journal of Biogeography''.
==Climate change denial and pro-GM blogs==
Stott edits his own campaigning website, AntiEcohype,<ref>[http://www.probiotech.fsnet.co.uk/forest.html Forests], AntiEcohype website, accessed 3 Oct 2009</ref> which contains a number of his articles on topics such as climate, sustainability, biotechnology and forests. This website was superseded by a blog, EnviroSpin Watch<ref>[http://greenspin.blogspot.com/ Home page], EnviroSpin Watch website, accessed 3 Oct 2009</ref>. This blog was in turn superseded as of October 2007 by a new blog, Global Warming Politics <ref>[http://web.mac.com/sinfonia1/Global_Warming_Politics/A_Hot_Topic_Blog/A_Hot_Topic_Blog.html Home page], Global Warming Politics blog, accessed 3 Oct 2009</ref>. At one time Stott also ran a separate 'Pro-Biotech' website. He is a regular panelist on a 'critical environmental programme' (his description)<ref>Philip Stott, [http://greenspin.blogspot.com/2005_01_30_archive.html It's time to visit the 'Home Planet' again...], EnviroSpin Watch blog, Tuesday, February 01, 2005, accessed 3 Oct 2009</ref> - BBC Radio 4's Home Planet.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sdz0 Home page], Home Planet website, accessed 3 Oct 2009</ref>

==Climate activities==
Although he presents himself as an expert debunker of environmental myths, Stott does not appear to have had a single paper published in a scientific journal in the fields in which he most frequently applies this 'expertise', eg climate change or tropical ecology. His views are also generally at odds with the scientific consensus on such issues. <ref>see [http://mitosyfraudes.8k.com/INGLES/Disgrace.html Jeff Harvey's comments on Prof Stott's lack of relevant scientific credentials]</ref>

In a letter to The Guardian<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,3604,458853,00.html </ref> on climate change, Stott attacked the scientific consensus as the problem, saying, 'It is surely time in the UK for a more adult scientific openness about the limitations of our current knowledge.' Yet in the case of biotechnology he seems unwilling to acknowledge any limitations or uncertainties. In fact, [http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/319.htm according to Stott], genetic engineering can already be confidently declared 'an advance vital for human development' and indeed, 'essential for human survival', being the 'finest of all human adaptations'. These quotations come from an article which he describes as 'one of my more balanced pieces' (personal communication).

Prof Stott also claims to use the tools of post-modernism to expose the 'religious' zeal underlying environmental concerns. Despite this anxiety to 'deconstruct' the language of what he terms 'eco-hype', he shows no comparable interest in unpacking the language of 'techno-utopianism' or of 'sound science' myth making. On the contrary, his own writings on biotechnology are full of religious zeal and what can only be termed 'bio-hype'. Here's Prof Stott on the human genome project, 'Today, we shall truly ''eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil'' (Genesis 1.17), for two teams of scientists... have come together to announce the decoding of the alphabet of human life. And ''we shall be as gods".' In another essay Stott talks of 'that Holy Grail of the human genome, our very own alphabet of life' and continues, 'We are truly standing on a great peak and a new country lies at our feet.'<ref> [http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/319.htm (Biotechnology: Mary Shelley or Galileo?)]</ref>
==Pro-GM==
Prof Stott displays an extreme antipathy towards those with concerns about genetic engineering and presents them as extremists with semi-clandestine political agendas. Asked in an interview to account for the resistance to GM foods in Europe, he claimed:
:the real reason for the hysteria is indeed the exploitation of the fears... by extreme environmental groups, who often have little interest in the 'science', but who have social agendas of their own. These groups want to 'stop-the-world-and-get-off' and they will abuse and misuse 'science' to achieve their ends. They are avowedly anti-capitalist, anti-development, anti-science, sometimes even anti-farming, and most certainly anti-American, and they want to position America, and its biotech companies, as the 'Great Satan.' Many were at Seattle and Washington DC for the WTO and World Bank protests, and they regularly visit St Louis in small numbers to attack Monsanto, DuPont, etc.<ref>Johan Bakker, [http://www.monsanto.co.uk/news/2000/july2000/03072000agriconline.html Some Straight Talk About GMOs - Interview With Professor Philip Stott], Agriculture Online, 3 July 2000, archived on Monsanto website, accessed 3 Oct 2009</ref>

==Affiliations and networks==
Ironically, Stott's vision of extremists with underlying agendas exploiting the GM debate fits many of those with whom Philip Stott aligns himself. He serves on the Advisory Forum of the [[Scientific Alliance]], whose founder describes himself as 'a businessman who is totally fed up with all this environmental stuff' and has suggested Tony Blair introduces martial law. He has also founded a People's Alliance - aka The [[New Party]] (the name of [[Oswald Mosley]]'s first political party), which is so far to the right it has been labelled 'fascist'.

Stott contributes articles to [[Spiked]], an online 'magazine' to which he has a link from his [[EnviroSpin Watch]] blog.<ref>http://greenspin.blogspot.com/ </ref> [[Spiked]] is part of a semi-clandestine network of political extremists (the [[LM Network]]).

Stott also regularly collaborates with a small coterie of right wing contrarians, including [[Matt Ridley]] and [[Julian Morris]], centered principally on the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] (IEA) and the related [[European Science and Environment Forum]] (ESEF). The latter was set up with funding from [[Philip Morris]] as part of the tobacco giant's covert PR campaign to undermine industry-critical research .

Stott likes to emphasise that he is 'a totally independent academic' and that he does not take corporate money, but he appears perfectly happy to closely collaborate with those who do. He also authors material for [[Tech Central Station]], founded by the conservative journo/corporate lobbyist, [[James Glassman]].

Stott appeared as a key contributor in the ''Counterblast'' TV programme attacking organic farming, presented by [[Roger Bate]] as director of ESEF. According to Stott, "The idea that [organic] can replace other forms of agriculture is a dangerous lie."<ref>Philip Stott, [http://www.agairupdate.com/aau/articles/STF/Series3/Article20.html The ‘Organic Myth’], AgAir Update ("an international agricultural aviation publication"), undated, accessed 3 Oct 2009; the same quote is available as a headline and within the article at [http://archives.foodsafety.ksu.edu/agnet/2000/2-2000/ag-02-01-00-01.txt The Organic Myth: The Idea that it can replace other forms of agriculture is a dangerous lie], BBC Online, 31 Jan 2000, accessed Oct 3 2009</ref>

Even though his anti-environmental conclusions correspond precisely with those of the pro-corporate right, Stott claims to be a 'Guardian reader' and that he 'comes from the left'. It is hard to marry such claims with someone who refers disparagingly to the Society Section of The Guardian as 'tear-stained'; labels subject areas like Development Studies 'dubious'; and implies environmentalism is socialism with a green face: 'Environmentalism has become the main vehicle for the resurgence of command-and-control ideas after the collapse of the socialist model in the wake of the Cold War. Discuss...'<ref>(These comments were all taken from [http://greenspin.blogspot.com/2003_11_02_greenspin_archive.html just one page of Stott's blog])</ref>

At the end of May 2001 the U.S. Embassy and the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]] (SOAS), where Stott worked at the time, hosted a Conference entitled: [http://www.usembassy.org.uk/fas/seeds_of_opportunity.htm Seeds of Opportunity: The role of Biotechnology in Agriculture]. Stott was the conference chairman. According to the conference blurb, 'Participation will be broad-based, including ... representatives from... environmental groups'. In reality, however, not a single representative from any environmental group spoke at the conference which was heavily weighted in favour of GM.

Indeed, the only environmental group known to have been invited to contribute, the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] (RSPB), withdrew because of doubts about the accuracy of the information it had been given. According to Graham Wynne, Chief Executive of the RSPB: 'When we received the details, the balance of the conference content was different to that which had been understood at the time of the invitation to speak.'<ref>Ref needed</ref>

Although he constantly deprecates 'ad personam abuse', Stott dismisses the RSPB as the ' "Our feathered friends are more important than anything else in the world!" brigade', labelling the million-member organisation 'nerds with binoculars'! (The 'Real' Green Dictionary - Philip Stott 2001) He also dismissed Dr [[Arpad Pusztai]] as a 'maverick' during a BBC Radio 4 programme, The Moral Maze. This piece of 'ad personam abuse' is particularly ironic given that Stott's views are seriously at odds with the scientific consensus on a number of issues.<ref>see Jeff Harvey's comments http://mitosyfraudes.8k.com/INGLES/Disgrace.html</ref>

The environment correspondent of the Guardian, John Vidal, has described Prof Stott - in Stott-like vein - as 'an alarming academic' who pushes George Bush's agenda (The Guardian, June 6, 2001). The director of the Environmental Research Foundation, [[Peter Montague]], is equally blunt: 'It is evident that Professor Stott has abandoned his role as a serious scholar and has become a cheerleader for the biotech industry.'<ref>[http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/3187</ref>

Stott has been an Advisory Committee member of the [[Global Warming Policy Foundation]] since 2009.

==Notes==
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[[Category:Biotechnology|Stott, Philip]][[Category:GM|Stott, Philip]][[Category:Industry-Friendly Experts|Stott, Philip]][[Category:Pro-GM Lobbyists|Stott, Philip]][[Category:Climate Change Sceptics|Stott, Philip]][[Category:Climate Change|Stott, Philip]][[Category:Climate|Stott, Philip]]

Scientific Alliance

2015-07-25T04:42:27Z

S Ross: Addition of names

[[File:Scientific logo.png|right|thumb|300px|The Scientific Alliance Logo]]

In 2001, the lobby firm [[Foresight Communications]] helped launch the '''Scientific Alliance''', which claims to offer a rational scientific approach to the environmental debate "in response to the growing concern that the debate on the environment has been distorted by extreme pressure groups".<ref>Andy Rowell, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2001/jul/11/guardiansocietysupplement7 Hard rockers: The views of the green lobby should be challenged, according to a new alliance]", The Guardian, 11 July 2001, accessed 28 April 2009</ref>

However, the Alliance is seen by many as a corporate-friendly front group forwarding its own extreme agenda. It is also perfectly prepared to attack the scientific consensus on issues that do not fit with that agenda - for example, climate change.
The Alliance is anti-environmental, anti-organic and pro-GM. It is also pro-nuclear and dismisses climate change. It runs conferences along with other corporate front groups. Its current three stated policy areas are: Energy and Climate change, Transport/Infrastructure and Land Use/Agriculture.<ref>See Scientific Alliance [http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about-us/key-principles website], accessed 02 February 2015</ref> Between 2003 to early 2007 these three areas were stated as: Our Planet, Our Resources and Our Technology, with respective subheadings: Biodiversity and Climate Change; Energy, Waste & Recycling; and Chemicals and Transport.<ref>See Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205193001/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/the_debate.htm website], Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 28 February 2007, accessed 02 February 2015.</ref>
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==History==
The founders of the Scientific Alliance were [[Mark Adams]] and quarryman [[Robert Durward]], the director of the [[British Aggregates Association]], another client of Foresight. Durward says he is "a businessman who is totally fed up with all this environmental stuff... much of which is unjustified, such as the climate change levy. We also have the aggregates tax, which will put the UK quarry industry out of business."<ref>Andy Rowell, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2001/jul/11/guardiansocietysupplement7 Hard rockers: The views of the green lobby should be challenged, according to a new alliance]", The Guardian, 11 July 2001, accessed 28 April 2009</ref> Two years after its launch ''The Scotsman'' newspaper reported that on contacting the Alliance to ask about Durward's role, "after some uncertainty, the switchboard it shares with a number of other firms denied any knowledge of Mr Durward's existence. [[Matthew Drinkwater]], the one person responding to calls to its offices, could also be contacted by ringing the offices of Foresight Communications."<ref name="Gethin">Gethin Chamberlain, "[http://news.scotsman.com/scotlandsnewparty/The-rich-recluse-masterminding-Britains.2395433.jp The rich recluse masterminding Britain's new party]", ''The Scotsman'', 22 January 2003, accessed 28 April 2009</ref>

Scientific Alliance's phone number was also the contact telephone for both the [[BAA]] and [[Cloburn Quarry]] in Lanarkshire. The domain name for the Scientific Alliance was also registered to Cloburn quarry.<ref name="Gethin"/>
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==People==
===Advisory panel===
The Scientific Alliance maintains an Advisory Forum.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" align="right" float="right" width="65%">
<tr><th colspan="13" bgcolor="goldenrod" align="center">Members of the Scientific Alliance Advisory Panel 2003 Onwards <ref>Data compiled from yearly Internet Archive captures of the advisory panel page on the Scientific Alliance webpage. Boxes in black indicate years where membership on the panel is confirmed. White indicates they were not a member of the advisory board that year.The affiliations below the table are taken from those first given on the Scientific Alliance website. In some later entries only longer biographical notes were given and the affiliations have been extracted from those.</ref></th></tr>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">Name</th>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2003<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20030915231223/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about_us_advisory_forum.htm Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 15 September 2003, accessed 31 January 2015.</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2004<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20041115153947/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about_us_advisory_forum.htm Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 15 November 2004, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2005<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20050930102549/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about_us_advisory_forum.htm Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 30 September 2005, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2006<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20060830191811/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about_us_advisory_forum.htm Advisory Forum] Retrieved from Internet Archive of 30 August 2006, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2007<ref>Scientific Alliance [http://web.archive.org/web/20071008020952/http://www.gaia-technology.com/sa/about/advisoryforum.cfm Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 08 October 2007, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2008<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509062651/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/ Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 22 May 2008, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2009</th>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2010</th>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2011<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20110807025354/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/scientific-advisory-forum Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 August 2011, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2012</th>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2013<ref>Scientific Alliance [https://web.archive.org/web/20130318040546/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/scientific-advisory-forum Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 8 March 2013, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2014<ref>Scientific Alliance [http://www.scientific-alliance.org/scientific-advisory-forum Advisory Forum] Scientific Alliance website, accessed 31 January 2015</ref>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Tom Addiscott]]</td>
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<td align="center">[[Sallie Baliunas]]</td>
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<td align="center">Dr [[Jack Barrett]]</td>
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<td align="center">[[Colin Berry]]</td>
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<td align="center">Dr [[Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen]]</td>
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<td align="center">[[Mark Cantley]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Anthony Dayan]]</td>
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<td align="center">[[Bill Durodié]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Mick Fuller]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[David Henderson]]</td>
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<td align="center">Dr [[Jeremy Hodge]]</td>
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<td align="center">Dr [[Judith Irwin]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor Emeritus [[Michael Laughton]]</td>
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<td align="center">[[Martin Livermore]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Robert Maynard]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[John Mellor]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Vivian Moses]]</td>
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<td align="center">Dr [[Benny Peiser]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor Emeritus [[Phillip Stott]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Anthony Trewavas]]</td>
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<td align="center">Dr [[Roger Turner]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[William Wilkinson]]</td>
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<td align="center">Professor [[Michael Wilson]]</td>
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The following organisations appear to have had an afilliation with the Scientific Alliance<ref> The affiliations are taken from those first given on the Scientific Alliance website. See: [https://web.archive.org/web/20030915231223/http://www.scientific-alliance.org/about_us_advisory_forum.htm Advisory Forum] Retrieved from the Internet Archive of the Scientific Alliance website as of 15 September 2003, accessed 31 January 2015. In some later entries only longer biographical notes were given and the affiliations have been extracted from those. </ref>:

*[[Rothamsted Research]] | [[Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] | [[King's College London]] | [[Queen Mary, University of London]] | [[Department of Geography, Hull University]] | [[European Commission]] | The International Policy Institute at [[King's College London]] | Department of Agriculture & Food Studies [[University of Plymouth]] | [[IEA, GWPF]] | [[BRE]] | [[John Innes Centre]] | [[Independent Science]] | [[Air Pollution and Noise Unit at the Health Protection Agency]] | [[University of Southampton]] | [[King's College London]] | Faculty of Science [[Liverpool John Moores University]] | [[University of Edinburgh]] | [[Shell Chemicals]] | the [[British Society of Plant Breeders]] | [[Imperial College London]] | [[Horticulture Research International]]

===Networks===
Some of the key links of past and present Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum members:

::[[Martin Livermore]] is the Director of the Scientific Alliance. He is a PR consultant, formerly with [[Dupont]], and also a Fellow of the [[International Policy Network]].

::Professor [[Michael Wilson]] formerly of [[Horticulture Research International]] is advisor to Lord [[David Sainsbury]]'s company [[Diatech]].

::Professor [[Vivian Moses]] of King's College London runs the pro-biotech front group [[CropGen]] and is therefore linked to [[Lexington Communications]]

::[[Mike Wilson]] and [[Vivian Moses]] are also part of [[Sense About Science]].

::Wilson, Moses, Livermore and other leading GM proponents, including Tony Trewavas, serve or have served on the Alliance's Advisory Forum, as have the following associates of the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM Network]]: [[Colin Berry]], [[Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen]], [[Bill Durodie]] and [[Philip Stott]].
::Dr. Sallie Baliunas, [[George Marshall Institute]] Senior Scientist, is also associated with [[Global Climate Coalition]]; the right-wing [[Hoover Institution]]; [[ESEF]]; [[Anapolis Center]], and the [[American Enterprise Institute]]. Also the Wise Use group, the [[Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow]] and [[Tech Central Station]]

[[Foresight Communications]] is a PR firm established by [[Mark Adams]] in January 2001. Besides Scientific Alliance and [[British Aggregates Association]], its client list<ref>Foresight Communications [http://www.foresight-communications.co.uk/Clients.htm website]</ref> includes the [[New Party for Britain]] (also known as the People's Alliance). The New Party - also the name of [[Oswald Mosley]]'s first party - is so right-wing that the Tory leader in Scotland, where it operates, has called it 'fascist and undemocratic'. Like the [[Scientific Alliance]], this 'People's Alliance', was established by Durward and Adams.

According to ''The Scotsman'', Durward has spoken out on many issues, including the 'witch-hunt' against drunk drivers, the 'media-fuelled circus of Kyoto',<ref name="Gethin"/> and the 'bluster emanating from the collective witch-hunt referred to kindly as the green movement'. He has also written,'Perhaps it is now time for Tony Blair to try the "fourth way": declare martial law and let the army sort out our schools, hospitals, and roads as well. Who knows, they might even manage to put the "great" back into Britain.'<ref name="Gethin"/>

The website of the Scientific Alliance seems designed to downplay any sense of extremism. Its colours are muted. The prose style is generally measured and its logo combines a microscope with a pair of scales. However, a careful reading of the views it projects reveals something less than balance.

==Activities==
As well as running a website, the Scientific Alliance regularly organises conferences on environmental issues. In November 2002 it organised a conference on GM called Fields of the Future. The conference chairman was Lord [[Dick Taverne]] of [[Sense about Science]], and [[Tracey Brown]] of [[Sense about Science]] helped to find speakers for the event. In 2003 [[Bill Durodié]], who like Brown is part of the [[Living Marxism]] network, joined the Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum.<ref>Scientific Alliance Advisory Forum [http://www.gaia-technology.com/sa/about/advisoryforum.cfm website]</ref> One of the speakers at Fields of the Future was Professor [[Brian Thomas]] from [[Horticulture Research International]]. An article based on Thomas's speech appeared on both the Scientific Alliance website and that of [[Spiked]], a website run by the former editor of the magazine [[Living Marxism]] (later LM). [[Tracey Brown]] and [[Bill Durodie]] are also Spiked/LM contributors.

===Pro-nuclear activities===

At the Labour Party Conference in 2004, the Alliance held a pro-nuclear meeting with the [[Nuclear Industry Association]][http://www.niauk.org/].

In a letter to the editor of the ''Financial Times'', [[Mia Nybrant]] of the Scientific Alliance finds "worrying that the British government has chosen to ignore the advice of many eminent scientists on the issue of nuclear policy, including those of the Royal Society and the [[Royal Academy of Engineers]]". She considers the government's decision to abandon fuel reprocessing evidence of its "neglectful attitude to the nuclear programme and highlights genuine problems with its energy policy". She believes that "a comparatively efficient and emissions-friendly alternative has yet to be discovered". She also laments the "blind faith" of the "anti-nuclear argument" which relies on the "ability of innovation to make renewables economically viable."<ref>Mia Nybrant, letter to the editor, ''Financial Times'', September 1, 2003</ref>

=== Views on environmentalism ===

The Alliance shows a bias towards big business and free trade and against environmentalism in much of its literature.

In their newsletter of 17 August 2007, they stated,
:Big Environmentalism represents vested interests every bit as much as does the business lobby. Their motives may be different but they are no purer. At heart, they want power and influence so that they can shape policy to their liking. They are politicians by any other name, but they remain unelected. Despite the good things the movement has helped to achieve in the past, their influence now is surely too strong if we want rational, balanced policymaking to be the norm."<ref>[http://www.gaia-technology.com/sa/newsletters/newsletters.cfm Ibid.]</ref>

===Against organic farming===
On organic farming, the Scientific Alliance says:

:Many scientists maintain that the organic movement follows ideological principles which are not supported by science. Indeed, Dr [[Patrick Moore]], one of the founders of Greenpeace, has argued that if all farming were to be organic, productivity would be so low that almost all forests around the world would have to be destroyed to make way for agricultural land. If the whole world went organic, it could support only 3-4 billion people, with a high risk of pest and disease epidemics.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030416233936/http://www.scientific-alliance.com/our_views_gmo.htm GM and Organic: Our View], Scientific Alliance website, version archived 16 Apr 2003, accessed in web archive 16 Mar 2010</ref>

Organic farming, then, if widely adopted, would bring ecological catastrophe, mass starvation and in all probability pest and disease pandemics. Not mentioned is the fact that, since leaving Greenpeace nearly 20 years ago, Patrick Moore has spent much of his time countering environmental concerns as a paid front man for Canada's lumber industrialists. As well as running a website, the Scientific Alliance regularly organises conferences on environmental issues.

In a letter to ''The Times'' in August 2007 entitled "Eating green", [[Martin Livermore]] states:
:We should not forget that all farming, including organic, makes an enormous impact on the environment. Transport is but one small component of this. Freer trade in agricultural produce has benefited many poor farmers in developing countries. Let’s not sacrifice their livelihoods at the altar of narrow environmentalism."<ref>Gaia Technology [http://www.gaia-technology.com/sa/campaigns/publishedletter.cfm?letterID=43&ID=2 website]</ref>

===Supporting nanotechnology===
In February 2010 an article in support of nanotechnology by [[Martin Livermore]], director of the Scientific Alliance, and [[Ulrich Adam]], Associate Director and Head of the Food and Consumer Affairs Practice at [[Hill & Knowlton]]’s Brussels office, appeared in Food Navigator.<ref>Martin Livermore and Ulrich Adam, [http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/Maximising-potential-and-minimising-risks-of-nanotechnology/?c=LOn9W9EEHyZNwm9oapzHOg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily Maximising potential and minimising risks of nanotechnology], Food Navigator, 18 Feb 2010, accessed 16 Mar 2010</ref> The introduction sets the tone for the article:
:Nanotechnology holds great potential and is being used increasingly in food and consumer products. So far, the connotations have mostly been positive. However this promising start is now at risk of being reversed. There is a very real danger that a scare – real or imagined – involving nanotechnology will hit the headlines, evaporating the current positive image of the ‘nano’ label.<ref>Martin Livermore and Ulrich Adam, [http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/Maximising-potential-and-minimising-risks-of-nanotechnology/?c=LOn9W9EEHyZNwm9oapzHOg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily Maximising potential and minimising risks of nanotechnology], Food Navigator, 18 Feb 2010, accessed 16 Mar 2010</ref>

Characteristically, Livermore is reassuring about nanotech, which is a far from risk-free technology<ref>Elder A, Gelein R, Silva V, Feikert T, Opanashuk L, Carter J, et al. 2006. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16882521 Translocation of inhaled ultrafine manganese oxide particles to the central nervous system]. Environ Health Perspect 114: 1172–1178.16882521</ref><ref>Stephen Daniells, [http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Defining-nano-Size-does-matter Defining nano: Size does matter], Food Navigator, 7 Jul 2009, accessed 16 Mar 2010</ref>:
:Let us be clear that there is no evidence at all that the current generation of nano-products is causing any kind of health problem. Nor is the nightmare ‘grey goo’ scenario – in which self-replicating nano-bots consume the world's biosphere – any more than another science fiction dystopia. Then again, neither are there any credible concerns about the safety of properly regulated GM crops, and look what environmental activists were able to make of that.<ref>Martin Livermore and Ulrich Adam, [http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/Maximising-potential-and-minimising-risks-of-nanotechnology/?c=LOn9W9EEHyZNwm9oapzHOg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily Maximising potential and minimising risks of nanotechnology], Food Navigator, 18 Feb 2010, accessed 16 Mar 2010</ref>

Equally characteristically, Livermore seems more concerned about public perception of risk than about the actual safety of the technology for consumers:
:... governments and scientists are trying to engage the public to ensure that there is not a future consumer backlash against nanotech, as underlined by the public consultation launched by the European Commission in December 2009. The Commission has promised to review all relevant legislation in the next two years.<ref>Martin Livermore and Ulrich Adam, [http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/Maximising-potential-and-minimising-risks-of-nanotechnology/?c=LOn9W9EEHyZNwm9oapzHOg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily Maximising potential and minimising risks of nanotechnology], Food Navigator, 18 Feb 2010, accessed 16 Mar 2010</ref>

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Rob Lyons

2015-06-25T14:51:14Z

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[[File:Rob_Lyons.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rob Lyons]]
[[Rob Lyons]] is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmentalist [[LM network]]. He is past deputy editor of [[Spiked]], science and technology director of the [[Institute of Ideas]] and website registrant for [[Spiked]], [[Sense About Science]], the [[Battle of Ideas]], the website of [[Frank Furedi]] (frankfuredi.com), [[Future Cities]], [[Precautionary Tales]] (precautionarytales.net) and [[Terrorism Research]] (terrorismresearch.net). His topics of interest include science and health issues, particularly the 'panic' about obesity, debates about the environment - particularly what to do about waste - and the 'moralisation' of everyday life.<ref>Battle of Ideas 2007 festival [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/site/speaker_detail/5/ biography](Accessed: 3 September 2007)</ref>

Lyons studied for a BA inLaw and Psychology at Keele University (1986-90).

==Affiliations==
*[[Spiked]]
*[[Institute of Ideas]] – editor of the ''Parents Forum''<ref>[http://parentingforum.blogspot.com/ Parents Forum] (Accessed: 22 September 2007)</ref>

==Publications==
===Spiked===
====2001====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7872/ 'The Zen of ADSL'], ''Spiked'', 24 April 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11636/ 'spiked-geist: Day Two'], ''Spiked'', 9 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11632/ 'spiked-geist: Day Three'], ''Spiked'', 10 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11622/ 'spiked-geist: Day Seven'], ''Spiked'', 14 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11620/ 'spiked-geist: Day Eight'], ''Spiked'', 15 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11604/ 'spiked-geist: Day 11'], ''Spiked'', 18 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11589/ 'Asylum: enforcing discrimination'], ''Spiked'', 22 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11578/ 'Cleaning up cricket'], ''Spiked'', 25 May 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11508/ 'spiked-proposals: IT'], ''Spiked'', 7 June 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11520/ 'No turn-ups on turnout'], ''Spiked'', 7 June 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11466/ 'A vote against politics'], ''Spiked'', 22 June 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11467/ 'Pitch invasions: they're just cricket'], ''Spiked'', 22 June 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11306/ 'All eyes on Brass Eye'], ''Spiked'', 31 August 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10906/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 12 October 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10871/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 19 October 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10843/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 2 November 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10824/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 9 November 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10773/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 7 December 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10733/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 20 December 2001.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10717/ 'New Year 2002: Where's the party?'], ''Spiked'', 28 December 2001.

====2002====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9732/ 'Dog's dinner in South Korea'], ''Spiked'', 1 February 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9704/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 14 February 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9668/ 'spiked-geist'], ''Spiked'', 27 February 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9543/ 'Over the moon' in June], ''Spiked'', 28 March 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9118/ 'Sing when you’re winning'], ''Spiked'', 20 June 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9055/ 'Life's a riot in Nara'], ''Spiked'', 2 July 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8404/ 'Clocking off'], ''Spiked'', 20 August 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8144/ 'Putting Zambia through the mill'], ''Spiked'', 13 September 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8677/ 'Lack of nerve gas'], ''Spiked'', 21 November 2002.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8751/ 'Happy New Fear'], ''Spiked'', 30 December 2002.

====2003====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6253/ 'Survivor stories'], ''Spiked'', 17 April 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5612/ 'WHO's to blame for the SARS panic?'], ''Spiked'', 20 May 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5324/ 'Eurovision loses its focus'], ''Spiked'', 22 May 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5247/ 'Weight watchers'], ''Spiked'', 25 June 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5060/ 'Hot air'], ''Spiked'', 14 July 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4809/ 'Barbecue panic - transcript from the Today programme'], ''Spiked'', 30 July 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4793/ 'Too many people?'], ''Spiked'', 5 August 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4771/ 'A viral hurricane?'], ''Spiked'', 19 August 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4747/ 'Thinking outside the lunchbox'], ''Spiked'', 3 September 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4677/ 'Shooting the messenger'], ''Spiked'', 23 September 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4571/ 'Ship of doom?'], ''Spiked'', 4 November 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4553/ 'Weighing the arguments'], ''Spiked'', 6 November 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4453/ 'Try again'], ''Spiked'', 28 November 2003.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4412/ 'Global warnings'], ''Spiked'', 18 December 2003.

====2004====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4328/ 'Start spreading the blues'], ''Spiked'', 22 January 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2636/ 'A poultry problem?'], ''Spiked'', 6 February 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/304/ 'A waste of time'], ''Spiked'', 2 April 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2387/ 'TV UK, 21 May'], ''Spiked'', 21 May 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2370/ 'A diet of hysteria'], ''Spiked'', 28 May 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2446/ 'An epidemic of epidemiology'], ''Spiked'', 25 June 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2448/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 25 June 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2365/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 2 July 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2307/ 'You aren’t what you eat'], ''Spiked'', 30 July 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2260/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 20 August 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2243/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 27 August 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2193/ 'Being seen to be green'], ''Spiked'', 8 December 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2184/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 10 September 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2178/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 16 September 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2028/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 1 October 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1994/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 15 October 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1956/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 21 October 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1939/ 'Saturday night, Sunday mourning'], ''Spiked'', 28 October 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6540/ 'Waste: a burning issue'], ''Spiked'', 22 December 2004.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1642/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 29 December 2004.

====2005====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1535/ 'Excessive precaution is unnecessary and may be harmful'], ''Spiked'', 17 January 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1529/ 'Offside, 20 January'], ''Spiked'', 20 January 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1512/ 'Falling down'], ''Spiked'', 27 January 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1516/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 27 January 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1242/ 'Cool heads required'], ''Spiked'', 11 February 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1215/ 'Making a meal out of school dinners'], ''Spiked'', 25 February 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1182/ 'Hard to swallow'], ''Spiked'', 18 March 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1119/ 'The Dinner Lady'], ''Spiked'', 13 April 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1090/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 28 April 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1028/ 'Nil points for Eurovision whiners'], ''Spiked'', 27 May 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/794/ 'Fat and fiction'], ''Spiked'', 10 June 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/866/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 17 June 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/900/ 'The fag-end of public policy'], ''Spiked'', 24 June 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/867/ 'Olympics: Let the real Games begin'], ''Spiked'', 6 July 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/770/ 'TV UK'], ''Spiked'', 22 July 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/690/ 'Enjoying the fruits (and veg) of an affluent life'], ''Spiked'', 5 August 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/819/ 'Rumblings at Heathrow'], ''Spiked'', 23 August 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/368/ 'Fat chance of making kids healthier'], ''Spiked'', 7 September 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/685/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 9 September 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/617/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 15 September 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/526/ 'Grounded by low horizons'], ''Spiked'', 23 September 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/496/ 'The Battle of Walter’s Heckle'], ''Spiked'', 29 September 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/490/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 30 September 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/643/ 'Global warming treaty goes cold'], ''Spiked'', 4 November 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/599/ 'Greenhouse kids throw a tantrum'], ''Spiked'', 14 November 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/463/ 'George Best: grief shouldn’t be a national sport'], ''Spiked'', 28 November 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/464/ 'Mobile phones and health, information and fear'], ''Spiked'', 6 December 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/491/ 'What about a Routemaster for the twenty-first century?'], ''Spiked'', 9 December 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/517/ 'Keeping Kyoto on life support'], ''Spiked'', 13 December 2005.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/591/ 'No room at the inn for smokers'], ''Spiked'', 23 December 2005.

====2006====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/147/ 'Time to tear up the Sex Offenders Register?'], ''Spiked'', 13 January 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/121/ 'Wailing for ourselves'], ''Spiked'', 24 January 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/106/ 'How to Live Longer'], ''Spiked'', 27 January 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/87/ 'Guilt by emission'], ''Spiked'', 31 January 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/114/ 'Smoking out the facts'], ''Spiked'', 16 February 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/136/ 'Bird flu: an infectious panic'], ''Spiked'', 23 February 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/229/ 'Press the Poliak-off button'], ''Spiked'', 3 March 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/256/ 'Do we need another hosepipe ban?'], ''Spiked'', 16 March 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/32/ 'Double-glazing over'], ''Spiked'', 23 March 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/284/ 'Kyoto and a climate of moralism'], ''Spiked'', 30 March 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/295/ 'Are packed lunches the ‘biggest evil’?'], ''Spiked'', 6 April 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/219/ 'Offside'], ''Spiked'', 20 April 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/213/ 'Climate change: a model cock-up'], ''Spiked'', 20 April 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/50/ 'From King of Chavs to object of pity'], ''Spiked'', 27 April 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/325/ 'Low rainfall, lower horizons'], ''Spiked'', 26 May 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/382/ 'Pay As You Eat'], ''Spiked'', 8 June 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/397/ 'Swiss cheesy humour'], ''Spiked'', 16 June 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/925/ 'More pussycats than Three Lions'], ''Spiked'', 3 July 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1019/ 'Bin these authoritarian policies'], ''Spiked'', 12 July 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1306/ 'Blair’s unhealthy political vision'], ''Spiked'', 28 July 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1391/ 'Mini-motos: from fad to panic in record time'], ''Spiked'', 7 August 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1489/ 'Filling a gap'], ''Spiked'', 17 August 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1613/ 'Crikey! He was only a TV presenter'], ''Spiked'', 7 September 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1674/ Jamie Oliver: what a ‘tosser’], ''Spiked'', 18 September 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1759/ ‘I want to hear human voices reacting to something’], ''Spiked'', 2 October 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1775/ 'Mums who sell junk food? Arrest them'], ''Spiked'', 4 October 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1805/ 'A liberal porn movie'], ''Spiked'', 10 October 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1915/ 'How to become SPOTY'], ''Spiked'', 19 October 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/1979/ 'What ever happened to humane medicine?'], ''Spiked'', 24 October 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2075/ 'The ‘school meals revolution’: a dog’s dinner'], ''Spiked'', 9 November 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2098/ 'Queen’s speech: an appointment with fear'], ''Spiked'', 14 November 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2200/ 'Still not ‘ethical’ after all these years'], ''Spiked'', 1 December 2006.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2206/ Frost/Nixon: 'An intellectual Rocky'], ''Spiked'', 3 December 2006.

====2007====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2691/ 'The truth about organic food'], ''Spiked'', 9 January 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2782/ 'A diet of misinformation'], ''Spiked'', 26 January 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2798/ 'Why the Home Office can't keep its house in order'], ''Spiked'', 31 January 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2818/ ‘Your planet needs you!’], ''Spiked'', 5 February 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2848/ 'Peckham: a suburb apart?'], ''Spiked'', 13 February 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2881/ 'HFEA in 'sensible decision' shock!'], ''Spiked'', 22 February 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2897/ 'Weighing into family life'], ''Spiked'', 27 February 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2920/ 'Lib Dems: riding the waves of anti-political cynicism'], ''Spiked'', 6 March 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2954/ '...Prince Charles?'], ''Spiked'', 13 March 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/2969/ 'The bear necessities of climate change politics'], ''Spiked'', 16 March 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3010/ '...Snoop Dogg?'], ''Spiked'', 27 March 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3023/ 'The poverty of politics'], ''Spiked'', 30 March 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3082/ 'Live Earth: change the record'], ''Spiked'', 12 April 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3111/ ''The IPCC goes looking for bad news'], ''Spiked'', 23 April 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3126/ '...toilet paper?'], ''Spiked'', 24 April 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3203/ 'Getting teary-eyed over 1966'], ''Spiked'', 27 April 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3399/ '...wi-fi?'], ''Spiked'', 22 May 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3425/ '...drink-driving?'], ''Spiked'', 30 May 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3487/ 'Lewis Hamilton: the new king of Bore-mula One'], ''Spiked'', 15 June 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3497/ 'How the left is living off Latin America'], ''Spiked'', 18 June 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3537/ '...Manhunt 2?'], ''Spiked'', 26 June 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3581/ 'Live Earth: a global pulpit of pop sanctimony'], ''Spiked'', 10 July 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3613/ 'A 'fat tax'? Get stuffed'], ''Spiked'', 17 July 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3612/ '...plastic bags?'], ''Spiked'', 17 July 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3622/ 'Ealing Southall: a comedy of errors'], ''Spiked'', 19 July 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3674/ 'The war on obesity is a war on the poor'], ''Spiked'', 26 July 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3686/ '...patio heaters?'], ''Spiked'', 30 July 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3695/ Branding parents 'deceitful'], ''Spiked'', 2 August 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3744/ 'Philip Lawrence: hard cases make bad law'], ''Spiked'', 22 August 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3751/ 'Amir Khan’s reality-TV therapy: no knockout'], ''Spiked'', 23 August 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3770/ '...rubbish?'], ''Spiked'', 29 August 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3776/ 'An ego-trip dressed up as an eco-trip'], ''Spiked'', 30 August 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3793/ 'The human footprint isn’t big enough'], ''Spiked'', 4 September 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3799/ '...packed lunches?'], ''Spiked'', 6 September 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3816/ '...Jim Davidson?'], ''Spiked'', 12 September 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3845/ '...food additives?'], ''Spiked'', 18 September 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3865/ 'Liberal Democrats: same 'old' story'], ''Spiked'', 19 September 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3916/ '...Jeremy Kyle?'], ''Spiked'', 2 October 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3953/ 'A trolley load of food fears'], ''Spiked'', 11 October 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3975/ 'The dangers of fried food and a fried planet'], ''Spiked'', 17 October 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/3996/ '...packaging?'], ''Spiked'', 23 October 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4026/ 'Toilets for all! A brief history of the WC'], ''Spiked'', 30 October 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4031/ '...bacon?'], ''Spiked'', 1 November 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4066/ 'A fit of peak'], ''Spiked'', 12 November 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4096/ 'IPCC: separating fact from fright'], ''Spiked'', 19 November 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4121/ 'Lack of development: that's the real disaster'], ''Spiked'', 28 November 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4161/ 'Bali: no more jaw-jaw, this is climate war'], ''Spiked'', 6 December 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4170/ 'Boxing: it’s not a tickling contest'], ''Spiked'', 10 December 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4183/ '...Greenland melting?'], ''Spiked'', 13 December 2007.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4195/ 'Hairshirt posturing vs everyday reality'], ''Spiked'', 18 December 2007.

====2008====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4231/ 'Earth: a man-made morality tale'], ''Spiked'', 3 January 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4303/ Let's call a ceasefire in the 'war on obesity'], ''Spiked'', 24 January 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4392/ ‘Bin the bag’: the bizarre cause célèbre], ''Spiked'', 30 January 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4483/ 'Cheaper chickens: a slap in the face of food snobs'], ''Spiked'', 7 February 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4503/ 'Keeping a cool head about hot weather'], ''Spiked'', 13 February 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4695/ 'Choking on the congestion charge'], ''Spiked'', 28 February 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4857/ 'Food Price Crisis: the world won’t starve just yet'], ''Spiked'', 13 March 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4916/ Why there’s no mileage in ‘food miles’], ''Spiked'', 27 March 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/4927/ 'Who will defend processed food?'], ''Spiked'', 28 March 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4962/ 'Who killed Henri Paul?'], ''Spiked'', 8 April 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4964/ 'Taxing times for Gordon Brown'], ''Spiked'', 9 April 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4969/ 'A bloody exciting sport'], ''Spiked'', 11 April 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/4977/ 'Food price crisis: feasting on apocalyptic porn'], ''Spiked'', 15 April 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5016/ 'Small is not beautiful'], ''Spiked'', 23 April 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5108/ ‘The wickedness of man was great in the earth’], ''Spiked'', 8 May 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5142/ 'Seasonal food only? F*** off, Gordon'], ''Spiked'', 13 May 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5174/ 'The Duchess vs ‘white trash’ Britain'], ''Spiked'', 21 May 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5193/ 'Nul points for Terry Wogan’s outburst'], ''Spiked'', 27 May 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5226/ 'Witch-hunting smokers out of polite society'], ''Spiked'', 4 June 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5335/ 'Gone, Baby, Gone: who’s fit to be a parent?'], ''Spiked'', 12 June 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5361/ ‘It’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, with swearing’], ''Spiked'', 18 June 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5419/ 'The crazy world of England’s smoking ban'], ''Spiked'', 3 July 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5438/ 'GM: it’s safe, but it’s not a saviour'], ''Spiked'', 7 July 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5495/ ‘The only certain thing is the science is uncertain’], ''Spiked'', 24 July 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/5513/ 'The Copernicus of the diet debate?'], ''Spiked'', 25 July 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5528/ 'Decriminalise all drugs now, but don’t celebrate them'], ''Spiked'', 30 July 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5552/ 'Kingsnorth: a camp of uncritical conformity'], ''Spiked'', 6 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5561/ 'spiked’s Top 10 Olympic moments'], ''Spiked'', 8 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5575/ 'From food to sex: defend spontaneity'], ''Spiked'', 12 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5582/ 'Medicine: the good, the bad and the ugly'], ''Spiked'', 14 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5589/ A disgusting example of ‘junk television’], ''Spiked'', 15 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5605/ 'Drive this careless law off the statute books'], ''Spiked'', 21 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/5666/ 'The end of food? Don’t swallow it'], ''Spiked'', 29 August 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5681/ 'Wanted for crimes against free expression'], ''Spiked'', 3 September 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5705/ 'Food prices: don’t turn a drama into a crisis'], ''Spiked'', 11 September 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5730/ 'Lehman Brothers: when confidence runs out'], ''Spiked'', 16 September 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5752/ 'Time to shoot down this anti-human outlook'], ''Spiked'', 24 September 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5757/ 'An endless diet of government intervention'], ''Spiked'', 25 September 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5772/ 'Jamie Oliver’s unpalatable ministry to the poor'], ''Spiked'', 1 October 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5799/ 'Down with the filthy rich misanthropes'], ''Spiked'', 9 October 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5825/ 'Liberty vs liberty'], ''Spiked'', 16 October 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5920/ 'Massaging capitalism rather than managing the crisis'], ''Spiked'', 13 November 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5945/ 'We have nothing to loos but our chains'], ''Spiked'', 19 November 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/5956/ ‘There’s a lot of rich people backing this cause’], ''Spiked'', 21 November 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5968/ 'New Labour: it’s not dead yet'], ''Spiked'', 26 November 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5990/ 'Low-carbon Britain: a pointless distraction'], ''Spiked'', 3 December 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/5977/ ‘There’s a lot of rich people backing this cause’], ''Spiked'', 5 December 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6029/ 'Honk if you support the voters of Manchester'], ''Spiked'', 16 December 2008.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6061/ '2008: the year of living dangerously?'], ''Spiked'', 23 December 2008.

====2009====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6111/ India’s ‘festival of first-time fliers’], ''Spiked'', 15 January 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6148/ 'In this film, it’s every Slumdog for himself'], ''Spiked'', 27 January 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/6164/ 'A dimestore novel that reveals India’s beating heart'], ''Spiked'', 30 January 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6176/ 'Frost/Nixon: Rocky for intellectuals'], ''Spiked'', 4 February 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6180/ 'Turning salt into Public Enemy No.1'], ''Spiked'', 5 February 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6183/ 'ITV sport: putting the Tic Tacs into tactics'], ''Spiked'', 6 February 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6206/ 'Bashing the bankers will make you go blind'], ''Spiked'', 12 February 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6289/ 'Why It’s Not Our Fault. Honest.'], ''Spiked'', 24 February 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/6303/ 'The death of community is greatly exaggerated'], ''Spiked'', 27 February 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6314/ Seeing red over ‘Fred the Shred’], ''Spiked'', 3 March 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6358/ 'Punishing us for that packet of Maltesers'], ''Spiked'', 16 March 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6416/ 'The ‘sustainable development’ con'], ''Spiked'', 31 March 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6441/ 'Calorie-counting is an eating disorder'], ''Spiked'', 8 April 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6553/ 'A campaign to switch off modern society'], ''Spiked'', 16 April 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6572/ 'A downturn in imaginative thinking'], ''Spiked'', 23 April 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/6596/ 'The deification of Earth'], ''Spiked'', 24 April 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6620/ 'Swine flu: official panic is making things worse'], ''Spiked'', 30 April 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6646/ 'Euro-kitsch, fame and growing up'], ''Spiked'', 8 May 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6663/ 'James Lovelock’s deification of Earth'], ''Spiked'', 15 May 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6735/ 'The neverending war on the white stuff'], ''Spiked'', 20 May 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/6898/ 'What’s behind today’s epidemic of epidemics?'], ''Spiked'', 29 May 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6972/ 'No party has a divine right to exist'], ''Spiked'', 1 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6983/ 'The man who should never have been PM'], ''Spiked'', 4 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6985/ 'Kaká: small name, big transfer fee'], ''Spiked'', 5 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6994/ 'The myth of a far-right surge'], ''Spiked'', 8 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/6996/ 'The fishy message of The End of the Line'], ''Spiked'', 9 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7008/ 'What’s behind today’s epidemic of epidemics?'], ''Spiked'', 12 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7038/ 'The new c-word in British politics: cuts'], ''Spiked'', 17 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7066/ 'Climate change horror: the UK will be like Provence'], ''Spiked'', 22 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/7085/ 'Puritanism disguised as science'], ''Spiked'', 26 June 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7110/ 'Desperately seeking an economic revival'], ''Spiked'', 2 July 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7131/ 'Let’s have a bonfire of the quangos'], ''Spiked'', 8 July 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7181/ 'The bunkum of Body Mass Index'], ''Spiked'', 22 July 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7197/ 'Fiddling with loans while Rome burns'], ''Spiked'', 28 July 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/7207/ 'Question everything — even environmentalism'], ''Spiked'', 31 July 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7222/ 'Organic food and unhealthy snobbery'], ''Spiked'', 3 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7230/ 'We need planes, trains and automobiles'], ''Spiked'', 6 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7259/ 'Copenhagen climate deal would be no fairytale'], ''Spiked'', 12 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7275/ 'Health wars: six myths about the NHS debate'], ''Spiked'', 17 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7291/ ‘We’re in the killing Nazis business’], ''Spiked'', 20 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7293/ 'Lockerbie: what’s justice got to do with it?'], ''Spiked'', 21 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7310/ 'Cameron’s Tories: the heirs to Blairism'], ''Spiked'', 25 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7323/ 'Question everything - even environmentalism'], ''Spiked'', 28 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7333/ 'The junk science behind the war on junk food'], ''Spiked'', 2 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7364/ 'Cycling: the Battle of the Panics'], ''Spiked'', 9 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7374/ 'Could England actually win the World Cup?'], ''Spiked'', 11 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7382/ 'Norman Borlaug, RIP'], ''Spiked'', 14 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7422/ 'The backward attacks on Norman Borlaug'], ''Spiked'', 21 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7426/ 'The austerity auction'], ''Spiked'', 22 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7465/ 'A blame game you can bank on'], ''Spiked'', 29 September 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7485/ 'Audley Harrison: a cautionary tale'], ''Spiked'', 2 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7495/ 'Weighing into family life — again'], ''Spiked'', 6 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7510/ 'Are the supermarkets killing British food?'], ''Spiked'', 7 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7593/ 'Recycling: an eco-ritual we should bin'], ''Spiked'', 20 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7607/ 'Life’s a beachball, and then you die'], ''Spiked'', 23 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7650/ 'Go veggie to ‘save the planet’? Burger off!'], ''Spiked'', 29 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/7645/ 'Cooking up a new theory of evolution'], ''Spiked'', 30 October 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7696/ 'The truth about those unemployment stats'], ''Spiked'', 16 November 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7728/ 'What’s stopping us from feeding the world?'], ''Spiked'', 19 November 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7746/ 'Cockermouth floods: monsoon as metaphor'], ''Spiked'', 24 November 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7792/ 'Why animal-free meat is a good idea'], ''Spiked'', 3 December 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7816/ 'Turn the clock back to 1875? No thanks'], ''Spiked'', 10 December 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7821/ 'The sad decline of David Attenborough'], ''Spiked'', 11 December 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7870/ 'Noughtie but nice'], ''Spiked'', 22 December 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/7856/ 'A pictorial paean to England’s Second City'], ''Spiked'', 30 December 2009.

====2010====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7887/ 'Eco-lightbulbs: not such a bright idea'], ''Spiked'', 4 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7934/ 'Put the lunch police back in their box'], ''Spiked'', 13 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7943/ ‘Twelve angry men’ are better than one judge], ''Spiked'', 14 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7967/ 'When will the IPCC melt away?'], ''Spiked'', 19 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7975/ 'A romcom with an anti-capitalist touch'], ''Spiked'', 21 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/7995/ 'After the war on salt, the battle against butter'], ''Spiked'', 25 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/8013/ 'A foodie’s guide to the history of humanity'], ''Spiked'', 29 January 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8066/ 'Advocacy research: what a filthy habit'], ''Spiked'', 10 February 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8200/ 'America, we need to talk about Jamie'], ''Spiked'', 18 February 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8228/ 'Is this Food, Inc. or Monsters, Inc?'], ''Spiked'', 23 February 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/8238/ 'A curious blend of doom and optimism'], ''Spiked'', 26 February 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8289/ 'What’s wrong with exploiting nature?'], ''Spiked'', 8 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8307/ 'Sons of Cuba: a knockout doc'], ''Spiked'', 12 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8320/ 'This tax on fizzy drinks stinks'], ''Spiked'', 18 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8330/ 'Bang goes that dumbing down theory'], ''Spiked'', 19 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8337/ 'Will Ireland become an anti-Catholic tyranny?'], ''Spiked'', 23 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/8349/ 'Don’t bring back the Ministry of Food'], ''Spiked'', 26 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8365/ 'An audience with the bean-counters'], ''Spiked'', 30 March 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8427/ 'It’s not only cars they want to slow down'], ''Spiked'', 1 April 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8532/ 'The sins of the father and mother'], ''Spiked'', 15 April 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8638/ 'The Icelandic volcano: let’s have a reckoning'], ''Spiked'', 22 April 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8661/ 'Let’s challenge these myths of Chernobyl'], ''Spiked'', 27 April 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8860/ 'The General Election that nobody won'], ''Spiked'', 10 May 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8866/ 'The low Horizons of modern society'], ''Spiked'', 12 May 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8898/ 'Squeezing the joy out of ketchup'], ''Spiked'', 20 may 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8931/ 'Why the Lib-Cons are so keen on austerity'], ''Spiked'', 27 May 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/8927/ 'People who eat ‘junk food’ aren’t junkies'], ''Spiked'', 28 May 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8945/ 'Let’s put the Gulf-spill crisis into perspective'], ''Spiked'', 1 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8955/ 'We should cut off more than their handouts'], ''Spiked'', 3 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/8968/ 'Why they love the ritual of recycling'], ''Spiked'', 8 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9012/ 'Why we need a limit on drink-drive laws'], ''Spiked'', 16 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9029/ 'Addicted to oil? What a dumb idea'], ''Spiked'', 21 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9073/ 'The tyranny of the anti-junk food crusade'], ''Spiked'', 23 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/9080/ 'Down with the doom-mongers!'], ''Spiked'', 25 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9100/ 'Is the climate around global warming changing?'], ''Spiked'', 30 June 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9161/ 'Officialdom’s bullying of so-called fat kids'], ''Spiked'', 5 July 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9169/ 'Five years on: the lessons of 7/7'], ''Spiked'', 7 July 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9177/ 'Down with the doom-mongers!'], ''Spiked'', 9 July 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9205/ 'How Jon Gaunt became a free-speech martyr'], ''Spiked'', 15 July 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9274/ 'An oily, underhand demand for censorship'], ''Spiked'', 19 July 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9354/ 'The speed-cam debate: calm down, dears!'], ''Spiked'', 28 July 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9359/ 'We need more Hurricanes in modern-day sport '], ''Spiked'', 29 July 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9379/ 'The key lesson of the BP oil spill? Don’t panic '], ''Spiked'', 2 August 2009.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9386/ 'Don’t call us fat or obese. Just leave us alone'], ''Spiked'', 5 August 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9397/ 'Pity the fool who doesn’t enjoy this film'], ''Spiked'', 9 August 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9403/ 'Stop smoking or your children will die'], ''Spiked'', 10 August 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9421/ 'Are the Reds really going to buy ‘the Reds’?'], ''Spiked'', 13 August 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9432/ 'Are we facing a second ‘Battle of Kingsnorth’?'], ''Spiked'', 17 August 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/9463/ 'The Tarantino of food writing'], ''Spiked'', 27 August 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9484/ 'What a misanthropic bunch of stunts'], ''Spiked'', 2 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9485/ 'The Tarantino of food writing'], ''Spiked'', 3 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9500/ 'Britain’s neverending school-meals saga'], ''Spiked'', 8 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9554/ 'Oh god, not another Greenpeace guilt-trip'], ''Spiked'', 14 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9588/ 'No longer just an armchair supporter'], ''Spiked'', 17 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9616/ 'From Cleggmania to crisis in four months flat'], ''Spiked'', 22 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/9630/ 'Serving up some home truths about food'], ''Spiked'', 24 September 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9754/ 'How Ireland became a giant Ponzi scheme'], ''Spiked'', 6 October 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9761/ 'A textbook myth-buster'], ''Spiked'', 8 October 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9784/ 'Another day, another attack on smokers'], ''Spiked'', 13 October 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9791/ 'Australia: the end of a cricketing empire'], ''Spiked'', 15 October 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9798/ 'Stay sane by fighting climate change! '], ''Spiked'', 19 October 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9824/ 'Want to fix the climate? Cut the carbon obsession'], ''Spiked'', 27 October 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9845/ 'Oh no, Nutt again!'], ''Spiked'', 2 November 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9888/ 'A wry look look at the state we’re in'], ''Spiked'', 12 November 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9893/ 'Let’s blow free speech restrictions sky high'], ''Spiked'', 15 November 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9928/ 'Putting the poo-poking ‘expert’ in the stocks'], ''Spiked'', 24 November 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/9935/ 'Proof at last: eating meat is not bad for the environment'], ''Spiked'', 26 November 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9951/ 'Falling fowl of the food snobs '], ''Spiked'', 29 November 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/9960/ 'Climate change: a practical problem, not a moral one'], ''Spiked'', 2 December 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10009/ 'The many myths of Erin Brockovich'], ''Spiked'', 16 December 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10026/ 'Whatever happened to the ‘obesity timebomb’?'], ''Spiked'', 21 December 2010.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10019/ 'Conformism dressed up as radical edginess'], ''Spiked'', 22 December 2010.

====2011====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10048/ 'Lib-Cons: following New Labour’s diet'], ''Spiked'', 4 January 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10068/ 'Produce more food not fewer people'], ''Spiked'', 11 January 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10103/ 'Steve Jobs’ sickness is none of our business'], ''Spiked'', 20 January 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10111/ 'Now, the therapist is the real king'], ''Spiked'', 24 January 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10116/ 'Why do greens keep mentioning the war?'], ''Spiked'', 25 January 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/10129/ 'It isn’t the sin of sloth that makes people fat'], ''Spiked'', 28 January 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10156/ 'Gasland: how to turn good news into bad'], ''Spiked'', 3 February 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10187/ Why I don’t buy this ‘People’s Supermarket’], ''Spiked'', 11 February 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10227/ 'The politics of The People’s Supermarket'], ''Spiked'', 23 February 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/10232/ 'Who’s afraid of stuff?'], ''Spiked'', 25 February 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10276/ 'Ban these evil coloured boxes!'], ''Spiked'', 10 March 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10282/ 'People have too much wealth? Get stuffed!'], ''Spiked'', 11 March 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10296/ 'Five lessons from Fukushima'], ''Spiked'', 16 March 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10316/ 'Life expectancy: and now for the good news...'], ''Spiked'', 22 March 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10332/ 'John Terry for England captain: who cares?'], ''Spiked'', 25 March 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10352/ 'The unbearable monotony of S*** My Dad Says'], ''Spiked'', 31 March 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/10355/ 'Nuclear energy: clean, reliable and powerful '], ''Spiked'', 1 April 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10371/ 'Keeping the poor in the dark'], ''Spiked'', 5 April 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10422/ 'Weight loss: the futility of the exercise'], ''Spiked'', 12 April 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10429/ 'The busybody war on packed lunches'], ''Spiked'', 14 April 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10431/ 'Nuclear energy: clean, reliable and powerful'], ''Spiked'', 15 April 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10438/ 'Making a meal of school children’s diet'], ''Spiked'', 18 April 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10478/ 'Henry Cooper: more than a one-punch wonder'], ''Spiked'', 3 May 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10485/ 'Shale gas: a welcome energy shock'], ''Spiked'', 5 May 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10505/ 'The Cube: welcome to your eco-prison cell'], ''Spiked'', 12 May 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10543/ 'The sky’s the limit for risk-aversion'], ''Spiked'', 25 May 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10552/ 'Anyone but United... or Barcelona'], ''Spiked'', 27 May 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10561/ 'Dodging the burgers won’t save the planet'], ''Spiked'', 31 May 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10585/ 'Killer cucumbers and evil bean sprouts? Chill out '], ''Spiked'', 7 June 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10589/ 'Too many mouths to feed? Get stuffed'], ''Spiked'', 9 June 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10601/ 'The Pipe: a liberal pantomime in the bogs'], ''Spiked'', 14 June 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/10642/ 'Britain makes more things than you think '], ''Spiked'', 24 June 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10648/ 'A day in the life of the lonely crowd'], ''Spiked'', 27 June 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10655/ 'How to prolong a conflict, ICC-style'], ''Spiked'', 29 June 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10670/ 'Who’s really fibbing about Fukushima?'], ''Spiked'', 4 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10679/ 'The fag end of the argument'], ''Spiked'', 5 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10683/ 'The tasteless aim of the war on salt'], ''Spiked'', 6 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10877/ 'How green politicking will deepen fuel poverty'], ''Spiked'', 14 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10910/ 'Good healthcare for all? Not on the NHS'], ''Spiked'', 20 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10911/ 'Why the state should butt out of our personal lives'], ''Spiked'', 21 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10929/ 'Forgive me, Bloomberg, for I have binged'], ''Spiked'', 27 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/10938/ 'The strange life and turbulent times of Andy Kershaw'], ''Spiked'', 29 July 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10952/ 'Panorama’s addiction to pisspoor journalism'], ''Spiked'', 2 August 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10962/ 'Mubarak is gone, but Mubarakans still rule'], ''Spiked'', 4 August 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/10997/ 'The state or the free market? What a choice...'], ''Spiked'', 19 August 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11014/ 'Health and safety gone mad? Don’t blame us!'], ''Spiked'', 24 August 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/11022/ 'The state or the free market? What a choice...'], ''Spiked'', 26 August 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11038/ 'Do growing economies cause bigger bellies?'], ''Spiked'', 31 August 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11056/ 'The onward march of the Obesity Orwellians'], ''Spiked'', 7 September 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11076/ 'Chefs of the world: get over yourselves'], ''Spiked'', 14 September 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11090/ 'Allotments: a plot against modern society?'], ''Spiked'', 19 September 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11101/ 'The return of the Mockney Missionary'], ''Spiked'', 22 September 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11111/ 'Making a Balls-up of economic recovery'], ''Spiked'', 27 September 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/11128/ 'Is society suffering from an eating disorder?'], ''Spiked'', 30 September 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11138/ 'This obsession with fat is really taxing'], ''Spiked'', 4 October 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11144/ 'A game of economic Pass the Parcel'], ''Spiked'', 6 October 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11157/ 'Dying to scare the life out of us'], ''Spiked'', 11 October 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/11351/ 'Putting people back at the heart of cities'], ''Spiked'', 28 October 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11368/ 'An earthquake under Britain’s energy supply'], ''Spiked'', 3 November 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11383/ 'Taking a knife to liberty and tolerance'], ''Spiked'', 8 November 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11567/ 'Smoking in cars: the BMA’s dodgy dossier'], ''Spiked'', 17 November 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11855/ 'George Osborne’s autumn of discontent '], ''Spiked'', 30 November 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11860/ 'The IPCC exposed: political to its core'], ''Spiked'', 2 December 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11867/ 'It’s Jeremy Clarkson’s fans they really fear'], ''Spiked'', 5 December 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11875/ 'The latest BS about the Big C'], ''Spiked'', 8 December 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11903/ 'More flabby claims about obese children'], ''Spiked'', 19 December 2011.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11938/ 'Reasons to be fearful? Top 10 panics of 2011'], ''Spiked'', 29 December 2011.

====2012====
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11945/ 'Welcome to the Nagging Health Service'], ''Spiked'', 3 January 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11967/ 'High-speed rail, snail's-pace building'], ''Spiked'', 11 January 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/11984/ 'First they came for the smokers...'], ''Spiked'', 18 January 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12006/ 'What’s up with the bees?'], ''Spiked'', 25 January 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/12017/ 'Calories and Corsets: why dieting never went out style'], ''Spiked'', 27 January 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12136/ 'When it comes to grub, think global'], ''Spiked'', 21 February 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12172/ 'Smoker or non-smoker, your freedom is at stake'], ''Spiked'', 1 March 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12227/ 'One year on: the lessons of Fukushima'], ''Spiked'', 9 March 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12248/ 'Red meat is bad for you? Burger off!'], ''Spiked'', 14 March 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12256/ 'Why eco-activists love His Royal Hystericalness'], ''Spiked'', 16 March 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12277/ Lies, damned lies and ‘pink slime’], ''Spiked'', 26 March 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/12301/ 'Why eco-activists love His Royal Hystericalness'], ''Spiked'', 30 March 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12319/ 'Football's three priorities: goals, goals, goals'], ''Spiked'', 5 April 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12337/ 'For once, Alan Davies is right'], ''Spiked'', 13 April 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12372/ 'Who made Jamie Oliver the Emperor of Eating?'], ''Spiked'', 24 April 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12382/ 'Barcelona are crying out for Andy Carroll'], ''Spiked'', 26 April 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/reviewofbooks_article/12391/ 'Lessons from the new food priesthood'], ''Spiked'', 27 April 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12399/ 'The rationing of medical treatment is really sick '], ''Spiked'', 1 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12410/ 'There’s no such thing as a natural drought'], ''Spiked'', 3 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12451/ 'Give food labelling the red light'], ''Spiked'', 15 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12472/ 'An energy policy for dimwits'], ''Spiked'', 23 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12478/ 'Camping it up behind the Iron Curtain'], ''Spiked'', 24 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12495/ 'The battle over GM: a noisy distraction'], ''Spiked'', 29 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12505/ 'The state-sanctioned bullying of fat people'], ''Spiked'', 31 May 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12537/ 'McOlympics? That’s fine with me'], ''Spiked'', 12 June 2012.
*[[Rob Lyons]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12565/ 'Stop hijacking Martha Payne'], ''Spiked'', 21 June 2012.

==References, Resources and Contact==
===Contact===
:Blog: [http://www.precautionarytales.net/ www.precautionarytales.net]
:Blog2: [http://www.robertlyons.co.uk/index.htm www.robertlyons.co.uk]
:Blog3: [http://www.paniconaplate.com/ www.paniconaplate.com]
:Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/Robspiked Robspiked]

===References===
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==Notes==
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[[Category:LM network|Lyons, Rob]]

Simon Wessely

2015-04-11T19:17:26Z

S Ross: Added to LM network category due to described links

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[[Simon Wessely]], born 1956 in Sheffield, is Professor of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, [[King’s College London]], and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at King’s and Maudsley Hospitals. According to his King College London web page “His research interests are in the grey areas between medicine and psychiatry, clinical epidemiology, psychiatric injury and military health ... has covered epidemiology, post traumatic stress, psychological debriefing, chronic fatigue syndrome, history, chronic pain, somatisation, Gulf War illness, military health and terrorism”. Wessely has published extensively on M.E/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, researching “many aspects of the illness, including biochemistry, epidemiology, history, immunology, neuroimaging, neurology, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, virology and other areas”.<ref>Kings College London [http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/staff/profile/default.aspx?go=10206 Institute of Psychiatry Staff], accessed 21 November 2010</ref>

Wessely's wife is Dr [[Clare Gerada]], Vice-Chair of [[Royal College of General Practitioners]].<ref>The Royal College of General Practitioners [http://www.rcgp.org.uk/pdf/Council_Members_2009_10.pdf About Us], accessed 21 November 2010</ref>

Royal College of General Practitioners.[2]
Wessely received a knighthood in 2013 for “services to military healthcare and psychological medicine”. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/professor-awarded-knighthood-for-service-to-military-healthcare 'Professor awarded knighthood for services to military healthcare’] ''GOV.UK'', 15 January 2013, accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>

Wessely has had grant funding of over £18,000,000 during his career. <ref name= "Wessely"> [http://www.simonwessely.com/cv.html Curriculum Vitae] Simon Wessely’s website, accessed 4 September 2013 </ref> Funders of his research include the Wellcome Trust, Department of Health, MRC, Institute of Social Psychiatry, the European Commission, National Institute of Health Research, Health Protection Agency, ESRC, Royal College of Psychiatrists. <ref> [https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/simon-wessely%2894c21595-7b21-4c2a-93ed-33e9dae9ddd6%29/projects.html Researchers; Simon Wessely] ''Kings College London'', accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>

==Science Media Centre==
Wessely was a member of the scientific advisory board between 2002-2012. Funders that Wessely has professional links to include The Wellcome Trust, MRC, King’s College London, ESRC, Mebtal Health Foundation and the Mental Health Research Network.

==Living Marxism links==
Wessely was the first recipient of the Maddox Prize in 2012, Sense about Science’s new award presented for “Standing up for Science”. Wessely was chosen for “his ambition and courage in the field of ME (chronic fatigue syndrome) and Gulf War syndrome, and the way he has dealt bravely with intimidation and harassment when speaking about his work and that of colleagues.” <ref> [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/2012-maddox-prize.html 2012 John Maddox Prize] Sense about Science, accessed 4 September 2013 </ref> Wessely is also a trustee of Sense about Science. <ref name= "Wessely"/>

Wessely has contributed articles to Spiked.com, part of the Living Marxism network. His articles have covered the response to and public concern over anthrax attacks post 9/11 and arguing against trauma counseling for victims of the London bombings of 7 July 2005. <ref> [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/author/Simon%20Wessely Author archive: Simon Wessely] ''Spiked Online'', accessed 4 September 2013 </ref>

Wessely was also a speaker at the Battle of Ideas festival in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. The Battle of Ideas is run by the Institute of ideas. <ref> [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2011/speaker_detail/104/ Speaker: Professor Simon Wessely] ''Battle of Ideas'', accessed 27 September 2013 </ref> He is also a judge for Debating Matters, another Institute of Ideas initiative – a national debating competition for school children. <ref> [http://www.debatingmatters.com/news/news_article/debating_matters_national_final_2013/ Debating Matters National Final 2013] ''Debating Matters'', accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>
Wessely also features in videos on the Worldbytes website, mainly from talks he has given at Battle of ideas events. Worldbytes is also connected to the LM network. <ref> [http://www.worldbytes.org/?s=wessely Wessely] ''Worldbytes'', accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>
Wessely’s personal website lists all these organisations as related external links.

==Communicating about science==
Wessely has said “throughout my career I have been active in public engagement activities to improve public understanding, and hence support for, medicine, psychiatry and research”. <ref name= "Wessely"/> He lists his involvement with Sense about Science as part of this aim. He has also written many media articles for the Times newspaper.

==Controversy==

===Gulf war syndrome===
Wessely co-authored a report in 2002, based on research conducted at the Gulf War Illness Research Unit [GWIRU] which he set up. The research was funded by the Ministry of Defence and concluded that “health problems reported by veterans could not be blamed on vaccines used during the 1991 war”.
Wessely, said that the research made it clear that the health effects suffered by soldiers who served in the 1st Gulf War were not associated with the brain or nervous system although veterans of Opertaion Desert Storm had poorer health than veterans of other conflicts. Wessely was quoted in the press as saying:
"There is no smoking gun," he said. "There is no new disease that causes Gulf War Syndrome. There is a Gulf War health effect."
The report was not well received by Gulf War veterans and criticism suggested the MoD funding had led to the “whitewash”. Scientific criticism also came from Malcolm Hooper, Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Sunderland University:
"For this survey not to find any evidence of neurological damage makes me very suspicious," he said.
"I find this research unpersuasive and statistically insignificant." <ref> [http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T18250179649&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=76&resultsUrlKey=29_T18250179634&cisb=22_T18250179651&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=230180&docNo=84 Gulf War report a whitewash veterans] ''The Journal'', 25 November 2002, accessed 4 September 2013 </ref>
Later research in the US concluded that Gulf War Syndrome is a “real condition with real causes and serious consequences for affected veterans”. That report, published in 2008 and compiled by “scientific experts and veterans serving on the congressionally mandated Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses” identified the cause as “neurotoxic” exposure causally linked to “the ingestion of pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills, given to protect troops from effects of nerve agents and exposure to dangerous pesticides used during the conflict”. <ref> Alan Silverlieb [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/17/gulf.war.illness.study/index.html Gulf War illness is real, says new report] ''CNN.com/Health'', 9 December 2008, accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>
There is still no settled view on the causes of Gulf War Syndrome, but Wessely and the MoD maintain a similar position to that which they did in 2002, despite the conflicting research findings in the US. In 2011, in a BBC article Wessely said”
"The evidence is incontrovertible that there is a Gulf War health effect,"
"Something to do with the Gulf has affected health and no-one serious has ever disputed that.
"Is there a problem? Yes there is. Is it Gulf War Syndrome or isn't it? I think that's a statistical and technical question that's of minor interest." <ref> Caroline Hawley & Stuart Hughes [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12195884 Two decades on, battle goes on over 'Gulf War Syndrome'] ''BBC news'', 16 January 2011, accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>
Wessely has elsewhere said that mental health problems in all ex-military personnel is minimal, with 20% experiencing some psychological disturbance caused by missing the “camaraderie and support of life in the forces”, with only 3% developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and this isn’t caused by what they have seen or done in combat but rather "it's errors of omission or commission that lead to mental health problems - the feeling that they have let the side down or that they have been let down.'' He also listed inadequate downtime between spells of active duty and a difficult childhood as contributory factors. <ref> Cassandra Jardine [http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/search/focusSearch.do?risb=21_T18250179649&pap=results_listvihttp://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/search/focusSearch.do?risb=21_T18250179649&pap=results_listview_Listview&formStateKey=29_T18250179634&format=GNBEXLIST&returnTo=20_T18250649393 Fighting another battle after the war] ''The Daily Telegraph'', 15 December 2008, accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>

===Chronic Fatigue Syndrome===
Wessely’s research in to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has made him a controversial figure. When he was awarded the Maddox Prize in 2012 the reactions indicate the level of this controversy:
“Malcolm Hooper, emeritus professor of medicinal chemistry at Sunderland University, said: "He's responsible for trying to make ME into a psychiatric condition when it's not. He has done very poor science."
Another opponent, the Countess of Mar, said: "I was absolutely horrified when I read he'd won the award and I would like to see it retracted."
Dr William Weir, a retired consultant physician who says ME is caused by a chronic viral infection, called the decision "almost satirical". "If the scientific data is properly examined it will be seen that Professor Wessely's doctrine is wrong and it will be proved to be wrong in about five years' time," he said.” <ref name= "Manning"> Sanchez Manning [http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T18251011588&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T18250179634&cisb=22_T18251011591&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=382507&docNo=5 ME: bitterest row yet in a long saga] ''Independent'', 25 November 2012, accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>
Wessely’s early research on the illness found it could be both physical and psychological, and did not find a viral link which contrasted with other research findings. His research also proposed behavioural treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy were the most successful treatments. The dearth of funding into the causes of CFS in the last 15 years has led some to criticise Wessely and his research as a contributory factor. <ref> Jenny Hope [http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T18251011588&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T18250179634&cisb=22_T18251011591&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=138794&docNo=24 Death threats to scientists who say ME may be ‘all in the mind’] Daily Mail, 30 July 2011, accessed 27 September 2013 </ref>
Wessely has said he has been “harassed, stalked and intimidated by fanatical lobby groups that dispute his findings”. <ref name= "Manning"/>He stopped working in the field of CFS research over 10 years ago, but remains a central figure and his research is still quoted frequently in media articles.

==Career== <ref name= "Wessely"/>
*2010 – present: Vice Dean for Academic Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry and South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust
Head: Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist: South London and Maudsley and King’s College NHS Trusts
*2009 – present: Professor of Psychological Medicine: Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
*2001–2008: Director, Clinical Trials Unit, South London and Maudsley Trust and Institute of Psychiatry
*2001- present: Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry: British Army
*1996- present: Director: Gulf War Illness Research Unit, GKT School of Medicine/IOP, now known as King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)
*1996-2009: Professor Epidemiological and Liaison Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
*1994-96: Reader, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
*1991–2006: Director, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Unit, GKT School of Medicine/IOP and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Service, South London & Maudsley Trust.
*1991-94: Senior Lecturer, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
*1990-1991: Honorary Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry
*1988-1991: Wellcome Research Training Fellowship in Epidemiology. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & Dept. of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry
*1987 1988: Senior Registrar Rotation, Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospitals, National Hospital for Neurology
*1984 1987: SHO/Registrar in Psychiatry, Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospitals
*1982 1984: SHO in General Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
*1981 1982: House Surgeon, Northampton and House Physician, Oxford

==Government advisory positions== <ref name= "Wessely"/>
*2008- current: Mental Health and Employment High Level Steering Group
*2008 – current: Defence Scientific Advisory Committee (DSAC)
*2008 – current: Advisory Committee on Military Medicine
*2006 – 2009: Health and Society Advisory Group, Health Protection Agency and Emergency Response Group
*2006- 2008: Scientific Advisory Panel on Emergency Response

==Affiliations, awards and publications==

===Affiliations=== <ref name= "Wessely"/>
*1999: Member, Academy of Medical Sciences, elected to Council 2009
*1999: External reviewer NIH Portfolio of research into CFS
*2002: Organiser, Joint NATO/Russia Advanced Research Workshop in March 2002, to consider the social and psychological consequences of terrorism
*2002-07: Chair, NATO Advisory Committee on Social and Psychological Consequences of Terrorism
*2002: Visiting Chair in Auckland, New Zealand
*2005- 06: External reviewer of the Australian Centre for Veteran’s Health
*2010: Member, organizing committee, European Festival of Science (ESOF) Member European Science Foundation (ESF), Co investigator and/or external advisor on three current large US grants into military health.
Wessley has been on the committees of numerous grant-giving bodies, including Medical Research Council, Wellcome, Mental Health Foundation, Guy’s and Saint Thomas’ Charity Special Trustees.

===Awards=== <ref name= "Wessely"/>
*2009: Shortlisted for the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s award of Academic Psychiatrist of the Year
*2010: King’s Media Personality of the year

===Publications=== <ref name= "Wessely"/>
Wessely has published over 600 research papers mainly in the areas of military health, unexplained symptoms and syndromes and clinical epidemiology.

==Contact==
:Address:
:3rd Floor
:Department of Psychological Medicine
:Weston Education Centre
:Cutcombe Road,
:London
:SE5 9RJ

:Phone:
:Institute of Psychiatry: +44(0)20 7848 0002

:Website:
:http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/staff/profile/default.aspx?go=10206

==Resources==

==Notes==
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[[File:Tracey brown 2001.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Tracey Brown]] in 2001 at the time of her employment with [[Regester Larkin]]]]
[[File:Tracey_Brown.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Tracey Brown in 2008]]
'''Tracey Brown''' has been the director of the pro-GM lobby group [[Sense about Science]] since shortly after it was founded in 2002. She is an associate of the libertarian and anti-environmental [[LM network]] and her writing has been published by [[Living Marxism]], [[Spiked]] and the [[Institute of Ideas]], and has appeared on 3 panels at the [[Battle of Ideas]], featuring alongside others linked to the network such as [[Robin Lovell-Badge]], [[Sandy Starr]] and [[Tony Gilland]]. Prior to joining [[Sense About Science]], she studied at Kent University under [[Frank Furedi]], the former leader of the [[RCP]], worked for the [[LM network]] project [[Global Futures]] and worked in risk management for the PR firm [[Regester Larkin]]. Brown is a trustee of [[MATTER]] and was a trustee of [[Centre of the Cell]] until 2013. In 2009 she became a commissioner for the [[UK Drug Policy Commission]]<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/tracey-brown/ 'profile'], ''UKDCP'', accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>. She has also been a member of the [[Agriculture and Food Security]] Advisory Board since 2009 and invited opinion of the [[International Center for Alcohol Policies]]<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.icap.org/InvitedOpinions/ConflictsofInterest/ConflictingInterestsBiasandScientificPub/TracyBrown/tabid/509/Default.aspx 'Invited Opinion'], ''International Center for Alcohol Policies'', accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>. She sits on the Outreach Committee of the [[Royal College of Pathologists]] and in 2009 was made a Friend of the College.<ref>International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers [http://www.stm-assoc.org/event_speakers.php?event_id=73&PHPSESSID=603eef988ec1f81d58a03f01e60bcfd9 About the Speakers], Sense about Science 'Debating Peer Review' Tue, 26th Apr 2011, 4:15pm - 6:00pm Washington Marriott West End Ballroom D & E 1221 22nd Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20037, accessed 2 May 2011</ref> She is married to LM Network associate [[Adam Burgess]].

==At Kent 1995/6==
Prior to working in PR, Brown worked as a Research Associate in the Sociology Department at the University of Kent, Canterbury, in 1995/6<ref>University of Kent, [http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Panawina/concise.html Concise Staff Information: DOSSA (Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology): Members l995/6"], accessed December 2007.</ref> where [[Frank Furedi]] is a professor. Furedi is the leading influence in the libertarian [[LM group]]. Brown went on to co-author 'Complaining Britain,' Society Vol.36 No.4 with Furedi. Her biographical note states that while at the University of Kent she "was responsible for a European Commission project to set up social research centres in Russia. Her own research specialism is the sociology of law."<ref name="Brown bio"/>

==Global Futures 1998-2002==
Brown's contact details at Sense about Science were given in October 2002 as: Email tbrown AT senseaboutscience.org, Telephone 01795 537322. The phone number was also that of the now inactive [[Global Futures]],<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021016212047/http://www.futureproof.org/contact.htm Global Futures], retrieved ftom the Internet Archive of 16 October 2002.</ref> "a charitable foundation sponsoring research and publications on new social trends". The only publication on the charity's web-site was one by [[Frank Furedi]]. (Furedi under the alias Frank Richards, was the chief theoretician of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) - a faction that evolved into the publishers of the magazine [[Living Marxism]] (later LM).) Brown worked with Furedi for a number of years and with [[Global Futures]] between its inception in 1995 and the creation of [[Sense About Science]] in 2002.

According to the Charity Commission, the administrative contact for Global Futures was [[Ellen Raphael]] who, at the time [[Sense about Science]] was established, also worked for [[Regester Larkin]] alongside former Monsanto PR man [[Harry Swan]]. (Raphael also studied in Frank Furedi's department at the University of Kent, Canterbury.) Raphael has subsequently joined Brown at [[Sense about Science]] as Assistant Director. One of Global Futures' two trustees was [[Phil Mullan]] (aka [[Phil Murphy]]). Mullan, a central member of the RCP and a regular contributor to LM, is also the registrant of the [[Spiked]] website which was set up in 2000 by LM's ex-editor [[Mick Hume]]. Global Futures' other trustees included [[Michael Fitzpatrick]] (aka [[Mike Freeman]]), another RCP/LM stalwart. Fitzpatrick is also a trustee of [[Sense about Science]].

Tracey Brown and [[Frank Furedi]] have worked with both LM and [[Spiked]] and have also both worked with the [[Institute of Ideas]], which has published a book co-authored by Brown: ''Compensation Crazy''.<Ref>Institute of Ideas [http://replay.web.archive.org/20020523171850/http://www.instituteofideas.com/Publications/DM/docs/compensation.html Compensation Crazy], Retrieved from the Internet Archve of 23 May 2002</ref> The [[Institute of Ideas]] was established by [[Claire Fox]], LM's co-publisher. Like Spiked it arose from the ashes of LM.

===Advising Big Tobacco===
An internal memo of 1998 in the Tobacco Documents Library (http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/) from Stephen Walzer of BAT Industries ([[British American Tobacco]]) discussed a letter that BAT received from Brown in her role at Global Futures, offering to help BAT in fighting the litigation launched against tobacco companies by people harmed by smoking. Walzer describes Brown as "a lecturer at the [[University of Kent]] who also works for Global Futures".<ref>[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/File:Brown.pdf Letter from Stephen Walzer, BAT Industries, London, UK, to Chris Proctor, re "Global Futures"], 6 Jul 1998, acc 3 April 2011</ref> Walzer wrote that Brown was offering:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">to put together a work programme covering the sociology of litigation and 'the expansion of tortious duties'. By this she means the trend which we all recognise from the United States for people to be unwilling to take the consequences of their own actions. There is considerable sympathy for the position of the tobacco companies, and I believe that a co-operation with Global Futures will be helpful.<ref>[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/File:Brown.pdf Letter from Stephen Walzer, BAT Industries, London, UK, to Chris Proctor, re "Global Futures"], 6 Jul 1998, acc 3 April 2011</ref></blockquote>

Walzer further explains that Brown was proposing:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">a study into the decline under the defence under English law that the plaintiff consents to risk, and it is also the intention to expand the study in the context of European Directives and the European Court of Justice. There is already a study being completed in relation to the US...<ref>[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/File:Brown.pdf Letter from Stephen Walzer, BAT Industries, London, UK, to Chris Proctor, re "Global Futures"], 6 Jul 1998, acc 3 April 2011</ref></blockquote>

Walzer added that 'there is a cost attached to this work' and that 'sponsorship would be welcome'.<ref>[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/File:Brown.pdf Letter from Stephen Walzer, BAT Industries, London, UK, to Chris Proctor, re "Global Futures"], 6 Jul 1998, acc 3 April 2011</ref>. An outline of the estimated expenditure is also available in the Tobacco Documents Library, which indicates the expected cost of the research was £10,900<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/bwz24a99/pdf?search=%22tracey%20brown%22 'Outline of Extended Project Costs'], Tobacco Documents Library, 22 June 1998</ref>. The proposed research would include an investigation into 'The decline of volenti non fit injuria defence' (the plaintiff consents to risk defence), and 'pleading tortious duties in alliance with contractual duties', including a breakdown of RCJ statistics and 10 year comparitor intervals. The proposal also suggested an investigation into 'the judiciary's attitude to absolute findings' would be carried out to understand judiciary preferences, which are seen to have allowed judges to settle cases without an absolute finding. In addition there would be an 'extended statistical search' into professional bodies and consideration given to 'The expansion of tort in the context of European directives and the European Courts of Justice', looking at 'issues which might contribute to both changes in the practice of English law and also to the popular perception of wrongdoing, injury and `rights'<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/bwz24a99/pdf?search=%22tracey%20brown%22 'Outline of Extended Project Costs'], Tobacco Documents Library, 22 June 1998</ref>.

The letter from Brown making the proposal is also available in the Tobacco Documents Library, in which she notes the potential appearance of a conflict of interest arising out of tobacco industry funding of the proposed research

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">I have looked at funding issues with a number of our trustees . As we discussed last Monday, it seems always to be the case that wherever an industry interest is linked to a project, it encourages a degree of cynical scepticism . However, there is also an acceptance that, in the current research climate, it is almost impossible to conduct any research without some commercial funding. We are keen to
encourage your support, among others, for this project and it makes sense to us to be totally transparent about supporting organisations in all cases. It is only in this way that we will be confident in undermining any scepticism and defusing the usual suspicions. I should add that, like most charitable organisations, we do not usually promote commercial sponsors in our publications and material. The trustees respond to written enquiries about sponsorship. <ref>Tracey Brown, [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/File:Brown.pdf 'Letter from Tracey Brown, Global Futures, to Stephen Walzer'], ''Tobacco Documents Library'', 23 Jun 1998, acc 3 April 2011</ref></blockquote>

In another letter retrieved from the Tobacco Documents Library written to an unknown recipient of 1999, Brown, again in her role at Global Futures, supplied her recipient (presumably someone in the tobacco industry) with press cuttings of the writings of [[Frank Furedi]], [[Tony Eaton]] and [[Simon Wessely]]. Brown suggested that these would provide useful background material for a seminar called [[Litigating Britain]]. The aim of the seminar, Brown wrote, was "to allow a full and frank discussion about developments in compensation claiming, between people who have a professional interest in the issue."<ref>[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/File:Brown2.pdf Letter from Tracey Brown, Global Futures, to unknown recipient], 29 Apr 1999, retrieved from Tobacco Documents Library, 3 Apr 2011</ref>

It is possible to trace a direct line of thought between Brown's offer to Big Tobacco and Sense About Science's work promoting nuclear power and genetically modified crops, which, like tobacco, are risky products requiring careful management of information of perception before people will accept them. Brown's proposed strategy regarding tobacco can be defined as:
*creating a climate of opinion that accepts risky technologies under the banner of personal freedom and responsibility; and in the process
*creating a climate of opinion that it is an abnegation of personal responsibility for people to sue corporations by whose products they’ve been harmed.
==Working in PR 2000-2002==
Before becoming the director of [[Sense about Science]], Brown was a senior analyst in the 'Risk Analysis Unit' of the PR company, [[Regester Larkin]]. 'Tracey is responsible for developing tailored forecasting and risk issue analysis for our clients,' her biographical note at the PR firm stated.<ref name="Brown bio">[http://web.archive.org/web/20010309203835/www.regesterlarkin.com/traceybrown.htm Tracey Brown], Regester Larkin, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of March 9, 2001.</ref> Regester Larkin specialises in "reputation risk management" and "crisis management, including countering campaigns by environmental, health and development NGOs. Regester Larkin's clients are nearly all pharmaceutical, oil, or biotechnology companies, including [[BioIndustry Association]], [[Shell]] Chemicals, [[TOTAL]], [[Bayer]], [[Pfizer]], [[Aventis CropScience]], and gas company [[BG Group]].

Her [[Regester Larkin]] biograhical note did not mention her role at [[Global Futures]] or her contacts with the tobacco industry. It stated that 'she has published papers on the growing litigiousness of British society and the impact of changing attitudes to compensation, and contributed to a number of national debates throughout the implementation of the Woolf reforms in 1999.'<ref name="Brown bio"/>

On her Sense About Science biographical note, Brown's stint with Regester Larkin is cryptically referred to as being "a year in a more commercial environment to set up a risk research unit."<ref name="SOS Brownbio">[http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php/site/about/28 "Office team: Tracey Brown, Director"], accessed December 2007.</ref> Press references suggest she was at [[Regester Larkin]] a little longer. She wrote an article in the ''Architects Journal'' in October 2000 in which she was described as a 'senior analyst at the Risk Analysis Unit, Regester Larkin'.<ref>Tracey Brown 'Measuring up to human rights', ''Architects Journal'', October 5, 2000 Thursday</ref> In January 2002 it was reported that she was one of five being made redundant.<ref>JOE LEPPER 'REGESTER LARKIN CUTS FIVE TO FOCUS ON CORE FUNCTIONS' ''PR Week'' January 11, 2002, SECTION: STOP PRESS, Pg. 3</ref>

==Backing GM 2002==

In October 2002 Tracey Brown attended a meeting about the design of the UK government's official Public Debate on genetically modified (GM) crops and food. She was invited as part of a group of eight 'social scientists familiar with the GM debate and public engagement processes' who were brought together for advice. In fact, 'public engagement processes' are not part of Brown's area of specialism which is the sociology of law.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20031206232703/http://www.gmpublicdebate.org.uk/ut_09/minutes_23102002.asp Advisory Discussion with Social Scientists"], October 23, 2002.</ref>

Brown appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today programme in December 2002 and said:
:"Time and time again now we see a pull-back from a willingness to judge evidence, from a willingness to put forward policy based on evidence, and a desire to try to push the discussion in different directions but without ever taking responsibility for the consequences in terms of progress. There's a vacuum"'' (12 Dec, 2003).

In reality, there is a considerable body of evidence showing harm from GM foods, and it might be expected that Brown, if she did not know about it before, may have learned about it at the meeting on the Public Debate (see [[Genetically Modified (GM) Foods - Renewed Threat to Europe]]).

==Sense About Science (2002-Present)==
In a Q & A interview with Tracey Brown, in answer to the question 'how do you decide what cause is worth fighting for?', Brown states:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
The main question for us is whether there is anyone else who is or should be taking action. We much prefer to encourage organisations and individuals to take more responsibility for public life than to take everything on ourselves, because then the net benefit to society is much greater...
We also always weigh up what’s at stake, whether the difference we can make will contribute in a significant enough way to our mission to equip the public with sound science and evidence. We consult a lot and having 6,000 people on our database to give us help is invaluable, and we review things every day as a team. For anything that is going to take considerable resources or where we have different perspectives we take the discussion to our board of trustees, who are very active. We also have an advisory council whose job is to challenge the board from time to time. The people selected for that are very opinionated and may hold minority views on what we should be doing, but it’s important to hear that perspective and be challenged<ref>See Hephzi Tagoe, [http://www.oxbridgebiotech.com/review/careers-2/hightable-tracey-brown-asking-evidence-make-sense-science/#sthash.wvz1Q1lX.dpuf 'Hightable with Tracey Brown: Asking for Evidence to make Sense about Science - See more at: http://www.oxbridgebiotech.com/review/careers-2/hightable-tracey-brown-asking-evidence-make-sense-science/#sthash.wvz1Q1lX.dpuf'], ''Oxbridge Biotech roundtable'', 5 July 2014, accessed 8 April 2015.</ref></blockquote>

However, the accounts of [[Sense About Science]] suggest their campaign choices may well be related more closely to funding streams. There was a massive shift in total funding received from publishers between 2005-10 and 2010-Present. In the first of these periods SAS received only around 8.75% of its funding from publishers, whereas in the second period this had jumped massively to around 32.51%<ref>Statistics compiled from accounts submitted to the chairty commission.</ref>. Correspondingly, SAS has played a leading role in the libel reform campaign, beginning in 2009 and continuing to the present day as one of their key campaigns. It would seem fairly certain that the receipt of such a large proportion of their income from publishers has had an influence on their choice of campaign and where to focus a large amount of their resources.

==Innogen==
Tracey Brown is on the Stakeholder Platform of the [[Innogen Centre]]<ref>Innogen, [http://www.innogen.ac.uk/About/Innogen-Stakeholder-Platform/Membership "Innogen Stakeholder Platform Membership"], accessed December 2007.</ref>- the ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics - along with a number of other GM proponents, including Dr [[Andrew Cockburn]] of Monsanto, [[Phil Dale]] of the [[John Innes Centre]] and [[John Hillman]] of the [[Scottish Crop Research Institute]].

==Views==
===Media Presence===
Tracey Brown is fairly prominent in the media as a result of her role as Director of Sense About Science. As such her media presence largely relates to campaigns run by Sense About Science: Libel reform (22), celebrity health claims and alternative medicine (19) and AllTrials (3). She has also been cited in the media discussing topics favoured by the network such as the MMR scandal, AIDS and the precautionary principle.

===Writing for Living Marxism/LM (1995-2000)===
Brown wrote 3 articles and one commentary for [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]] between 1995 and 2000. Two of these described Western anxieties inventing and exacerbating world conflicts and economic problems, one article on litigation, perhaps derived from a paper co-written with [[Frank Furedi]] and one commentary linking humanitarian interventions with an excessive form of moralism.

'''The West and Fundamentalism'''

Brown argues that a Western obsession with fundamentalism is derived from a society of nervous elites who fear they are incapable of controlling a changing world:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
Fundamentalism needs no explanation because it appeals to the nervousness and uncertainty prevalent in our society. In the post-Cold War world, the Western outlook is being shaped by slump and insecurity. Old alliances are becoming less reliable...Concern about the increase in crime, truancy and pregnancy among young people is indicative of how little confidence there is that society can offer a future. It is against this background of Western uncertainty that the menace of fundamentalism has been conceived in the fearful imaginations of politicians and scholars who feel that the world is out of control. They are projecting their own insecurities on to the rest of the world in the form of a hyped-up fundamentalist threat...When someone thinks that everyone is against them it is reasonable to be sceptical about their fears. When Western ideologues talk incessantly about the fundamentalism that is 'out there' waiting for them, we should be just as sceptical. Fears of fundamentalism tell us more about their state of mind than about real global developments<ref>Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/19990502024337/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM78/LM78_Islam.html 'The West's fundamental fears'], ''Living Marxism,'' No. 78 - April 1995, p. 20.</ref></blockquote>

'''Russia's free-market transition'''

Brown argues that the West's intervention in Russia's free-market transition exacerbated problems in the economy and was derived from excessive fears of potential future crises:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
Russia's 'transition' to a free market has in reality been a period of consolidation of the old bureaucracy in its new position as gatekeepers of business. The past few years have seen the growth of financial speculation and the powerful Moscow banks, amid the decay and promiscuous auction of productive assets. The irony is that none of this would have been possible without the constant injections of politically motivated cash made by Western governments and banks. Because of their fantasies about Russia degenerating into uncontrollable chaos-fantasies which say more about insecurity in the West than the real situation in the East-they have sustained an expanded, degenerate administration that has helped bring the country to the brink of bankruptcy<ref>Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/19990502024337/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM78/LM78_Islam.html 'The West's fundamental fears'], ''Living Marxism,'' No. 78 - April 1995, p. 20.</ref></blockquote>

'''Litigious Britain'''

In Brown's article 'name, blame, shame and claim' she argues that although judicial statistics showed a reduction in litigious activity, other actions were being carried out outside of the courts pointing to increasing litgiousness away from public scrutiny. Brown argues that growing numbers of settlements outside of court has led organisations to look 'at everything through a prism of liability' and that 'when litigation tops the agenda, innovation becomes increasingly unlikely'. She also doubts the value of litigation 'as a positive way of regulating the potentially irresponsible and profiteering behaviour of big organisations and professionals', as she argues a fear of litigation may lead to litgation avoidance strategies which are 'based on considering the possibility of that on eperson who might construct a legal case out of the situation'<ref>Tracey Brown, [https://www.scribd.com/doc/169146719/Last-Magazine-Name-Blame-Shame-and-Claim-Tracy-Brown-Summer-2000 'Name, blame, shame and claim'], ''Last Magazine'', Summer 2000, p. 94.</ref>. Brown concludes that litigation arbitrarily punishes and leads to a society unwilling to take any responsibility for others, and in so doing elevates the fears of all individuals within society to being struck by an excessive fear of litigation:

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Litigation does restrict behaviour, but in the worst possible way. litigation, and its implied liability for others, is quite arbitrary in whom it punishes and awards, and its consequences for behaviour are very damaging. Legal libaility does not simply restrict the excesses: it actually limits the responsibility that we are prepared to take for each other'...litigation avoidance frames our attitude to our daily interaction with one another and to the responsibility we are prepared to take on. Our potential liability makes us think twice about looking after other people's kids. It makes us wonder whether we would try to give first aid to somebody in an emergency. And for this, there is no compensation<ref>Tracey Brown, [https://www.scribd.com/doc/169146719/Last-Magazine-Name-Blame-Shame-and-Claim-Tracy-Brown-Summer-2000 'Name, blame, shame and claim'], ''Last Magazine'', Summer 2000, p. 94.</ref></blockquote>

===Writing for Spiked (2001-2005)===
Brown contributed two articles to [[Spiked]] between 2001 and 2005, the first of which was a reprint of 'name, blame, shame and claim', the latter offered opinion to a Spiked debate on what Science is for. In addition Brown contributed to a Spiked survey entitled 'enlightening the future: key challenges for the next generation 2024', in which she argued society has fostered a suspicion of knowledge and evidence:

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The way suspicion of knowledge presents itself today is in the challenge of cynicism, conspiracy theories and the ‘celebration’ of perception over objective study. This even lacks the cuteness of the early days of relativism, where at least people had some joy, albeit intellectually barren, in escaping the constraints and discipline of acquiring knowledge. Now, the new cohort is to be born into tired, joyless questions about conspiracies and agendas, in other words creating reality out of your prejudices, instead of trying to develop your thinking to account for reality<ref>Tracey Brown, [http://www.spiked-online.com/surveys/2024_article/1004 'enlightening the future: key challenges for the next generation 2024'], ''Spiked'', 2006, accessed 8 pril 2015.</ref></blockquote>

==Career Chronology==
*'''1995-1999<ref>See Tracey Brown, 'Medical negligence', Letter to ''the Times'', 16 February 1999.</ref>''' - [[University of Kent]] - Research Associate
*'''1995-2000''' - [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]] - Contributor/Writer
*'''1995-2002''' - [[Global Futures]] - Project Director
*'''1997-2000''' - [[European Commission]] - Programme to establish social research and teaching in the former Soviet Union<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/tracey-brown/ 'profile'], ''UKDCP'', accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>.
*'''1999''' - [[Woolf Reforms]] - Contributor to national debates on the reforms<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/20010309203835/www.regesterlarkin.com/traceybrown.htm 'Staff profile'], Regester Larkin, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of March 9, 2001.</ref>
*'''1999-2002''' - [[Litigious Society project]] - Co-ordinator<ref>See Tracey Brown, 'The Great Debate: Compensation Culture', ''The Scotsman'', 9 August 2002.</ref>
*'''2000-2002''' - [[Register Larkin]] - Senior Analyst<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/20010309203835/www.regesterlarkin.com/traceybrown.htm 'Staff profile'], Regester Larkin, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of March 9, 2001.</ref>
*'''2001-2005''' - [[Spiked]] - Contributor/Writer<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/author/Tracey%20Brown 'author archive'], ''Spiked'', accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>
*'''2002-Present''' - [[Sense About Science]] - Director
*'''2006''' - [[Innogen]] Stakeholder forum - member<ref>See [https://web.archive.org/web/20061001011400/http://www.innogen.ac.uk/About/Innogen-Stakeholder-Platform/Membership 'Innogen Stakeholder Platform Membership'], Innogen website, accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
*'''24 October 2008''' - [[Culture Wars]] - Contributor/Writer<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/article/hypochondriac_nation/ 'A Hypochondriac Nation'], 24 October 2008, ''Culture Wars'', accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>
*'''2009 - 2012''' - [[UKDPC]] - Commissioner<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/office-team.html 'Staff profile'], Sense About Science, accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
*'''2009-Present''' - The [[Royal College of Pathologists]] - Outreach Committee member
*'''2011-Present''' - The [[Agriculture and food]] Advisory Board - Editorial Board Member<ref>See [http://www.agricultureandfoodsecurity.com/about/edboard 'Editorial Board'], Agriculture & Food Security, accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
*'''2012'''(approx) - [[International Center for Alcohol Policies]] - Invited Opinion<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.icap.org/InvitedOpinions/ConflictsofInterest/ConflictingInterestsBiasandScientificPub/TracyBrown/tabid/509/Default.aspx 'Author Biography'], ''International Center for Alcohol Policies'', accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>
*'''2013-Present''' - [[Jurassica]] - Trustee<ref>See Tracy Brown, [http://www.jurassica.org/about/ 'about us'], Jurassica, accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>
*'''2014 - Present''' - [[Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science]] at [[University College London]] - Board member<ref>See [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jdi/people 'JDI board'], UCL website, accessed 1 April 2015.</ref>

==Other Affiliations==

Brown's biographical note on the Sense About Science website states that she has a number of other "voluntary roles", including being a member of the "awards panels for the Energy Institute and Women in Science, and BioVision Environmental Chair. She sits on the Royal College of Pathologists Campaign Board."<ref name="SOS Brownbio"/>

==Other Links with the Network==
===Panel Appearances===
'''2005'''
*''Saturday 29th October 2005'' - Tracey Brown appeared with: [[Ian Christie]] (associate of the think-tanks [[Green Alliance]] and [[New Economics Foundation]], Associate of [[]]Model Reasoning, was a Senior Fellow at London's Policy Studies Institute before going on to become an Associate Director at the [[Henley Centre]] and Deputy Director of [[Demos]] in the late 1990's) , discussing 'Should Scientists play God?' at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2005/cafe_conversations 'Should Scientists play God?'], 29 October 2005, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>
'''2008'''
*''Sunday 2nd November 2008'' - Tracey brown appeared with: [[Shaun Matisonn]] (chief executive officer, [[PruProtection]], Holding company of [[PruHealth]] and [[PruProtect]]), [[Raymond Tallis]] (fellow, [[Academy of Medical Sciences]]; author, philosopher, critic and poet; recent books include NHS SOS and Aping Mankind; chair, [[Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying]]), Dr [[Martyn Lobley]] (NHS GP and medical journalist; columnist and feature writer for [[The Times]] ‘Body & Soul’ section and for [[Pulse]], the GP’s newspaper), Professor Sir [[Simon Wessley]] (head, department of psychological medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, [[King's College London]]; president, [[Royal College of Psychiatrists]], [[ACSH]] Scientific advisor), and produced by [[Tony Gilland]] (associate fellow, [[Institute of Ideas]], has written for [[Spiked]]), discussing 'Hypochondriac Nation', at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2008/session_detail/1168 'Hypochondriac Nation'], 2 November 2008, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>
'''2009'''
*''Tuesday 8 September 2009'' - Tracey Brown appeared on a panel with [[James Randerson]] (editor of the Environment section of [[the Guardian]] website) and [[John McConnell]] (Founding Editor of The [[Lancet Infectious Diseases]]) discussing the findings of the [[Sense About Science]] 2009 Peer Review Survey, and whether peer review can help the public and the media understand the status of scientific claims, in association with [[Elsevier]] and [[BioNews]] and co-ordinated by [[Kate Sinclair]]<ref>See [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_45338.asp 'Science Fact or Science Fiction: Should Peer Review Stop Plagiarism, Bias or Fraud?'], ''BioNews'', accessed 8 April 2015.</ref>.
'''2010'''
*''Sunday 31st October 2010'' - Tracey brown appeared with: [[Fred Pearce]] (freelance journalist; environment consultant, [[New Scientist]]), Professor [[Robin Lovell-Badge]] (head, stem cell biology and developmental genetics, [[National Institute for Medical Research]], he has been on the Board (now 'Advisory Committee') of the [[Science Media Centre]] since 2007 and is on the Advisory council of [[Sense About Science]]), Dr [[Richard Smith]] (board member, [[Public Library of Science]]; former editor, [[British Medical Journal]]), and [[Sandy Starr]] (communications officer, [[Progress Educational Trust]]; webmaster, [[BioNews]], has written for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Culture Wars]], written and worked for [[Spiked]], is a member of the [[Manifesto Club]], and adjudged for [[Debating Matters]]), discussing 'End of peer review: has the peer review process lost credibility?' at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See Tracey Brown, [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2010/session_detail/4088 'End of peer review: has the peer review process lost credibility?'], 31 October 2010, ''Battle of Ideas'', accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>
'''2012'''
*''November 2012'' - Tracey Panel judged on a panel with [[Philip Campbell]] (editor of [[Nature]], and [[Brenda Maddox]] (American author, journalist, and biographer). [[Fang Shi-Min]] and Professor [[Simon Wessely]] were selected as joint winners.
'''2013'''
*''November 2013'' - Tracey Brown judged on a panel with: [[Philip Campbell]] (editor of [[Nature]]; Lord [[Martin Rees]] of Ludlow (OM FRS of the [[University of Cambridge]]), and Professor [[Colin Blakemore]] ([[University of London]] and [[University of Oxford]]). Professor [[David Nutt was selected as the winner.
'''2014'''
*''November 2014'' - Tracey Brown judged on a panel with: [[Philip Campbell]] (editor of [[Nature]]; Lord [[Martin Rees]] of Ludlow (OM FRS of the [[University of Cambridge]]), and Professor [[Colin Blakemore]] ([[University of London]] and [[University of Oxford]]). Dr [[Emily Willingham]] and early career scientist Dr [[David Robert Grimes]] were selected as joint winners.

===Sense About Science===
Reports of campaigns Brown has been Involved with based on a search for 'Tracey Brown' on the Sense About Science website:

'''No Date'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/bloggers-and-libel-law.html ‘Bloggers and Libel Law’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/genetic-ancestry-testing.html ‘Genetic Ancestry Testing’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/history-behind-keep-libel-laws-out-of-science-.html ‘Background’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/judgment-in-simon-singh-libel-case.html ‘Judgment in Simon Singh libel case’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/justice-minister-tells-campaigners-libel-law-is-not... ‘Justice Minister tells campaigners libel law “is not fit for purpose”‘], .
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/lester-libel-bill-published.html ‘Lester libel bill published’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/open-letter-to-the-prime-minister.html ‘Open letter to the Prime Minister’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/voys-campaigns-64-there-goes-the-science-bit-102..h... ‘There Goes The Science Bit...’].
'''2008'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/physical-agents-directive.html ‘Physical Agents Directive’], December 2008.
'''2009'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/174/comment-from-sense-about-science-on-the-sack... ‘Comment from Sense About Science on the sacking of Professor’], 30 October 2009.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/launch-of-the-libel-reform-campaign.html ‘Launch of the Libel Reform Campaign’], December 2009.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/annual-lecture-2009.html ‘Annual lecture 2009’], March 2009.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/87/peer-review-survey-2009 ‘Peer Review Survey 2009 · News’], 8 September 2009.
'''2010'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/annual-lecture-2010.html ‘Annual lecture 2010’], 21 June 2010.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/sense-about-science-win-at-medical-journalists-asso... ‘Sense About Science win at Medical Journalists’ Association Awards’], 16 July 2010.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/response-to-finalised-version.html ‘Response to 'Principles of scientific advice to government'‘], 26 March 2010.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/independent-scientific-advice.html ‘Independent scientific advice’], 2010.
'''2011'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/annual-lecture-2011.html ‘Annual lecture 2011’], 9 May 2011.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/british-cardiologist-sued-by-american-company-for-a... ‘British cardiologist sued by American company for a Canadian article’], 2 August 2011.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/christmas-reading-room-christmas-reading-room-2011-... ‘Christmas Reading Room 2011’], December 2011.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/177/house-of-commons-science-and-technology-comm... ‘Peer Review inquiry report published’], 28 July 2011.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/campaigners-and-celebs-tell-mps-public-interest-sho... ‘Campaigners and Celebs tell MPs: Public interest should be at the heart of new defamation bill’], 10 March 2011.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/libel-reform-campaign-welcomes-governments-draft-de... ‘Libel Reform Campaign welcomes Government’s draft Defamation Bill’], 15 March 2011.
'''2012'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php?year=2012&month=5 ‘Counting aphids in the pouring rain · Blog’], 11 May 2012.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php/37/can-journalists-and-health-information-profes... ‘Can Journalists and Health Information Professionals ever be… · Blog’], 11 June 2012.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/annual-lecture-2012.html ‘Annual lecture 2012’], 23 April 2012.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/240/governments-response-to-joint-scrutiny-commi... ‘Government's response to Joint Scrutiny Committee on draft Defamation… · News’], 1 March 2012.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/the-rally-for-libel-reform.html ‘The Rally for Libel Reform’], 15 March 2012.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/2012-maddox-prize.html ‘2012 John Maddox Prize’], 15 March 2012.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/resources.php/111/2012-celebrities-and-science ‘2012 Celebrities and Science Review · Resources’], 2012.
'''2013'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/dont-drop-the-defamation-bill.html ‘Don't drop the Defamation Bill’], 8 February 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/peer-review-usa.html ‘Peer review USA’], February 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/analysis-of-the-new-defamation-act.html ‘Analysis of the new Defamation Bill’], 25 April 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php/42/its-time-for-alltrials-registered-and-reporte... ‘It's time for AllTrials registered and reported · Blog’], 30 April 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/government-chooses-business-interests-over-citizens... ‘Government chooses business interests over citizens’], April 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/annual-lecture-2013.html ‘Annual Lecture 2013’], 13 may 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php?year=2013&month=10 ‘Quick thoughts on Science magazine 'sting' on peer review’], 4 October 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php?year=2013&month=12 ‘All change with Celebrities and Science’], 27 December 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/christmas-reading-room-2013.html ‘Christmas Reading Room 2013’], December 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php?year=2013&month=7 ‘The precautionary principle is a blunt instrument’], 9 July 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/maddox-further-information.html ‘John Maddox Prize evaluation and nomination’], 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/peer-review.html ‘Peer review’], 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/science-for-celebrities.html ‘Science for celebrities’], 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/the-defamation-act-and-next-steps-for-libel-reform-... ‘London says goodbye to libel tourists’], 2013.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/uncertainty.html ‘Uncertainty’], 2013.
'''2014'''
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/maddox-prize-2014.html ‘2014 John Maddox Prize’].
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/400/but-does-it-make-us-safer ‘But does it make us safer? · News’], 26 June 2014.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php/100/hightable-with-tracey-brown-asking-for-evide... ‘Hightable with Tracey Brown: Asking for Evidence to make Sense About Science’], 7 July 2014.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php/90/a-precautionary-tale ‘A precautionary tale · Blog’], 28 March 2014.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/blog.php ‘Axing Europe's top science job is a step backwards’], 18 November 2014.
*[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/maddox-prize-2013.html ‘2013 John Maddox Prize’], 2014.

==Publications==
'''1995'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/19990502024337/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM78/LM78_Islam.html 'The West's Fundamental Fears'], ''Living Marxism'', April 1995, No 79, p.-20.
'''1998'''
*Tracey Brown October, [http://web.archive.org/web/20000310012326/http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM114/LM114_Russia.html 'Russia: No Market for reforms'], ''LM'', 1998, 114, p.-22.
'''1999'''
*[[Frank Furedi]] & Tracey Brown, 'Complaining Britain', ''Society'', May/June 1999, Volume 36, Issue 4, pp 72-78.
'''2000'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/169146719/Last-Magazine-Name-Blame-Shame-and-Claim-Tracy-Brown-Summer-2000 'Name, Blame and Shame'], ''LM (last magazine)'', Summer 2000, p.-94.
'''2001'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11673#.VFIAH_msVMg 'Name, blame, shame and claim: Putting litigious Britain in the dock'], Spiked, 4 May 2001.
'''2002'''
*Tracey Brown is a contributor to; ''‘Compensation Crazy: Do We Blame and Claim Too Much?’'', Hodder & Stoughton, 2002
'''2003'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.endocrinology.org/endocrinologist/069/069.pdf 'Sowing the Seeds of Sense'], ''The Endocrinologist'', Autumn 2003.
'''2005'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/TB_-Research_Fortnight_11May05.pdf 'Why Opinion Polls about Science are not to be Trusted'], ''Research Fortnight'', May 2005.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/1024#.VFIhBvmsVMg 'What is Science for? Four experts offer their thoughts, as part of Spiked's Einstein survey'], ''Spiked'', 31 May 2005.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/TB_-_The_Scientist_2005.pdf 'Making Sense of Science: Peer Review is the Missing Link for the public'], ''The Scientist'', November 2005.
'''2008'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/article/hypochondriac_nation/ 'A Hypochondriac Nation'], A Battle in Print essay from the Battle of Ideas 2008, ''Culture Wars'', 24 October 2008.
'''2009'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/20110603192952/http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/26679A38-177B-45CD-BFA7-483D5FA2B5D8/0/BrowniePointsandSTEMinParliament.pdf ‘Too little Science or too Much?’], ''People & Science'', March 2009.
*Tracey Brown,[http://web.archive.org/web/20110603193557/http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/A97987F9-37BE-4980-86E1-59A86E2EC5B4/0/ReviewAndBrowniePoints.pdf ‘From Not Deignin to not daring: UK Libel laws Stop Scientists Speaking out’], ''People & Science'', September 2009.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/TB_Biochemist_2009_Dec_Sense_About_Science.pdf 'Science for the public'], ''The Biochemist'', December 2009.
'''2010'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.biochemist.org/bio/03201/0004/032010004.pdf 'Science for the Public – Beyond the Wow Factor'], ''Biochemist E-volution'', Feb 2010.
*Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/20110603192657/http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/1A35AA40-AD94-4909-B58F-E74528EFA579/0/ReviewBrowniePoints.pdf ‘Why Argue with Magic Medicine?: Tracey Brown Lambasts Regulatory Flattery'], ''People & Science'', March 2010.
*[[Ruth Runciman]], [[Colin Blakemore]] & Tracey Brown, [http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(10)60796-9.pdf ‘Time for a fresh look at drug policy governance’], ''The Lancet'', 22-28 May 2010, p.-1777.
*Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/20101226162854/http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/EB5E82FE-BD6A-4414-9B55-E112120E7B1B/0/BrowniePoints.pdf ‘Bring on the Awkward Squad’], ''People & Science'', September 2010
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2010/oct/18/libel-reform-high-court ‘Libel Must be Taken out of the High court’], ''The Guardian'', October 2010.
'''2011'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://web.archive.org/web/20110603173752/http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/5FE41522-AAD6-46FC-A80D-49968242D834/0/Correspondanceandreview.pdf ‘Peer Review: The Alternative is patronage’], ''People & Science'', March 2011.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/TB_The_Author_Science_and_Libel_2011_March.pdf ‘Science and Libel'], ''The Author'', Spring 2011.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/dec/29/high-heel-orgasms-celebrity-science 'High-heel orgasms? Colon cleanses? Celebrity 'science' is a bad joke'], ''The Guardian'', 29 December 2011.
'''2012'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/oct/23/chilling-verdict-laquila-earthquake 'A chilling verdict in L'Aquila'], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2012.
'''2013'''
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/08/defamation-bill-jeopardised-leveson-clause 'The defamation bill is now in thrall to a politically motivated Leveson clause'], ''The Guardian'', 8 February 2013.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/people-science-magazine/march2013/regular-items/experts ‘Our Confusing Relationship with experts'], ''People & Science'', March 2013.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jun/28/nick-clegg-kids-gm-food ‘Whether Nick Clegg Feeds GM Food to his Kids or not is Irrelevant'], ''The Guardian'', June 2013.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/jul/09/precautionary-principle-blunt-instrument ‘The Precautionary principle is a Blunt Instrument’], ''The Guardian'', July 2013.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/people-science-magazine/september-2013/regular-items-september/discussing-science-communication ‘Discussing Science Communication’], ''People & Science'', September 2013.
*Tracey Brown, [http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/people-science-magazine/december-2013/are-vested-interests-rough-guide-research ‘Are Vested Interests a Rough Guide to research?’], ''People & Science'', December 2013.
'''2014'''
*Tracey Brown & [[Michael Hanlon]], ‘In the Interests of Safety: The Absurd Rules that Blight our Lives’], ''Sphere'', 2014.

=== External links ===

Contributed to [[Institute of Ideas]] book [[Compensation Crazy]].

===References===
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Niall Crowley

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[[Niall Crowley]] is a writer and graphic designer living in London and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He has written for [[Spiked]] <ref>'[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/2835/ A Soul Musical without the Soul]', Spiked website, accessed 4 March 2011</ref> and [[Rising East]] <ref>'[http://www.uel.ac.uk/risingeast/archive04/entertainment/crowley.htm Niall Crowley]' Rising East website, accessed 6 October 2013</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]] <ref>'[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2013/speaker_detail/6988 Niall Crowley]' Battle of Ideas website, accessed 6 October 2013 </ref> and is an oganiser of [[WORLDbytes]] events <ref>'[http://www.worldbytes.org/news-events/} WORLDbytes website, accessed 6 October 2013</ref> and a member of the [[Birmingham Salon]].

Niall Crowley was born in 1983, studied History of Design at the University of Brighton and lives with LM network member [[Jason Smith]].

==Resources==

: Profile: '[http://www.uel.ac.uk/risingeast/archive04/entertainment/crowley.htm Niall Crowley]'
: Website: '[http://www.evolveprimal.com/ Evolve Primal]'
==Notes==

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Jason Smith

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[[Jason Smith]] is a freelance journalist associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He is a founder of the [[Birmingham Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.birminghamsalon.org/about.html About]", Birmingham Salon website, accessed 29 May 2010</ref>
and has written for [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/8910/ The Decline and Fall of the British Boozer]", Spiked website, accessed 29 May 2010</ref>, [[Culture Wars]], the [[The Free Society]] <ref>[http://www.thefreesociety.org/Columnists/Jason-Smith Jason Smith] The Free Society wqebsite, accessed 6 October 2013</ref>, worked for [[Debating Matters]]<ref> [http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/jason_smith/ Jason Smith] Debating Matters website, accessed 6 October 2013</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]] <ref>[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2013/speaker_detail/5822 Jason Smith 2013] Battle of ideas website, accessed 6 October 2013</ref> and appeared on [[WORLDbytes]] <ref>[http://www.worldbytes.org/tag/jason-smith/ Jason Smith] WORLDbytes website, accessed 6 October 2013</ref>. His blog promotes or links to a number of LM entities and personnel, including Spiked, Culture Wars, [[Brendan O'Neill]], [[Future Cities Project]], [[Helene Guldberg]], [[Ferraris for All]], [[Manifesto Club]], [[Parents With Attitude]], [[Bookshop Barnies]], [[Kenan Malik]], [[WORLDwrite]] and [[Audacity]]. Pages he likes on Facebook include [[Big Potatoes]], Belfast Exposed (managed by [[Pauline Hadaway]]), [[Institute of Ideas]], [[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]], [[Battle of Ideas]] and [[Novo Argumente]].

He studied at the University of Brighton and lives with LM network member [[Niall Crowley]].

==Resources==
:Blog [http://jasonsmith17.blogspot.com/ Jason Smith]
:Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=634609072 Jason Smith]
:LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-smith/b/ba2/725 Jason Smith]
==Notes==

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John Gillott

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[[File:John_Gillott.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John Gillott in 2004]]
'''John Gillott''' has a degree in applied mathematics. Between 2009 and 2013 Gillot was registered as a Phd student at the [[ESRC Innogen Centre]] in Development, Policy and Practice in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, [[Open University]].<ref>Internet Archive of [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://dpp.open.ac.uk/people/gillott.html dpp.open.ac.uk/people/gillott.html], accessed 8 December 2013</ref> He formerly worked at the [[Genetic Interest Group]] (GIG) London, as a policy officer, and was also on the staff of the online clinical genetics resource [[Genepool]] along with [[Juliet Tizzard]] of [[Progress Educational Trust]].<ref>GM Watch [http://www.gmwatch.org/profile1.asp?PrId=158 'John Gillott'], Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref> He contributed articles to [[Confrontation]] (between 1987-1989) and [[Living Marxism]] (between 1992 and 2000), in both of which he sometimes used the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] 'Party name' [[John Gibson]]. He also contributed articles to [[Spiked]] (between 2001 and 2010 at least)<ref>Spiked [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/search/results/ea1116f3a8ebd06d5ed634c9b0fce418/ Articles by John Gillott], accessed 11 March 2011</ref>, by which time he no longer used his [[RCP]] name. He has also been a speaker at [[Institute of Ideas]] events (for example on Wednesday 14 March 2007)<ref>Institute of Ideas [http://www.instituteofideas.com/events/healthforum.html Health forum], accessed 11 March 2011</ref> and contributed articles to [[PET]]'s weekly digest [[BioNews]]. He is associated with the [[LM network]].

==Education==
Gillott has a first degree in Mathematics.

Between 2009 and 2013 Gillot was registered as a Phd student at the [[ESRC Innogen Centre]] in Development, Policy and Practice in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, [[Open University]].<ref>Internet Archive of [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://dpp.open.ac.uk/people/gillott.html dpp.open.ac.uk/people/gillott.html], accessed 8 December 2013</ref> In 2009 this was listed as being on 'How Government and regulators pursue their objectives through public and stakeholder engagement'.<ref>Development Policy and Practice [https://web.archive.org/web/20091008140930/http://dpp.open.ac.uk/people/gillott.html John Gillott], Open University, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 8 October 2009 on 8 December 2013.</ref>

By June 2010 this had changed to 'The Changing Governance of Science? A critical inquiry into the contemporary politics and governance of research as explored through the human tissue and embryo cases in the UK'<ref>Development Policy and Practice [https://web.archive.org/web/20100616185129/http://dpp.open.ac.uk/people/gillott.html John Gillott], Open University, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 16 June 2010 on 8 December 2013.</ref>

[[File:John Gillott-Innogen.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[John Gillott]] from the [[Innogen]] website, 2011]]

==The 'Patents on Life' Directive==
''For more detail see Main Article [[Genetic Alliance UK]]''

In 1997 the [[Genetic Interest Group]] became embroiled in controversy over the lobbying activities of Gillott's colleague, GIG's Director, for the EU Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (popularly known as 'Patents on Life'). What was controversial about [[Alastair Kent]]'s lobbying for the Directive was that it was at total odds with GIG's declared policy of ''opposing'' attempts to patent genes. <ref>George Monbiot, [http://www.monbiot.com/archives/1998/05/07/emotional-blackmail/ Emotional blackmail], The Guardian, 7th May 1998, accessed 4 May 2011</ref>

This policy departure is interesting when viewed in the context of the attitude of GIG's Policy Officer towards those that GIG should have been allied with in opposition to the Directive. Gillott was busy vehemently attacking those with whom he and GIG should have been allied in opposition to the Directive. 'The Directive has been vigorously opposed,' Gillott noted in an article at the time, 'by environmental campaigners who say it is an aspect of the 'race to commodify life' which amounts to 'biopiracy' '. Gillott dismisses such views as 'the rubbish peddled by the environmentalists.'<ref>12-02-97: [http://web.archive.org/web/20000303015054/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/12-02-97-PATENTING.html 'Gene Patenting: piracy or progress?'] - [[John Gillott]], co-author of ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', looks at the brouhaha surrounding gene patenting.</ref>

Gillott's article appeared on the website of [[LM]] (formerly known as [[Living Marxism]]) of which Gillott was the science editor. That same year Gillott appeared in the Channel Four TV series [[Against Nature]] which presented environmentalists as comparable to the Nazis and as responsible for the deprivation and death of millions in the Third World.

Since the demise of [[LM]] magazine in 2000, Gillott has been a regular contributor to the [[Spiked]] website edited by LM's ex-editor, [[Mick Hume]]. Both Gillott and his GIG colleague [[Alastair Kent]] have also spoken at events run by the [[Institute of Ideas]], an organisation headed by LM's former co-publisher.

==Targeting Environmentalists==
[[File:Gillott and Kumar 1995.png|left|thumb|200px|[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], Cover of the 1995 edition of their ''Science and the Retreat from Reason''. 'It is difficult to understand', wrote one reviewer 'how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason... could lead in the end to such a state of unreason']]
Environmentalists are consistently a key target in Gillott's writing. In 1999 Gillott appeared, like [[Juliet Tizzard]], in the Channel Four TV series, ''[[Against Nature]]'', directed by [[Martin Durkin]]. The series painted environmentalists as doom-mongering Nazi's responsible for the deprivation and death of millions in the Third World. In one of his Spiked-science articles from 2001, Gillott claims that the apparent scientific consensus on global warming is 'rigged through a media compliant to Environmentalists' extremism'<ref>Spiked Online [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000002D0D1.htm 'Global Warming - where's the consensus?'], 22 May 2001, Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref>

Gillott's preoccupation with opposing and attacking the environmental movement is also a marked feature of a book he co-authored with [[Manjit Kumar]], who was once a prominent member of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]]. In [http://www.monthlyreview.org/science.htm Science and the Retreat from Reason] (Monthly Review Press, 1997) - first published in Britain by Merlin Press (1995) - Gillott and Kumar argue that progress requires the unfettered growth of science. This it sees as threatened by the irrationality of the environmental movement.<ref> [[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995.</ref>

Despite being published by the Monthly Review Press, Gillott and Kumar's book [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm attracted a review in their journal Monthly Review] that contained some unusually scathing criticisms. In his review John Bellamy Foster argues that although the book advances a ' strong and in many ways brilliant defence of science and reason', in the end it 'turns, in my view, into the opposite.' The book, according to Bellamy Foster, takes on 'all the assumptions' of 'the current "brownlash" against environmentalism', ie the attempt to minimize the seriousness of environmental problems in order to fuel a backlash against environmentalism and 'green' policies.<ref> [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by John Bellamy Foster, Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref>

Bellamy Foster is also highly critical of the authors' thesis, advanced particularly in the book's penultimate chapter, that environmentalists are 'the main contemporary enemies of science and reason'. He also notes the authors' 'naive willingness to accept all technology without question' - something which 'is evident throughout Science and the Retreat from Reason.'<ref> [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by John Bellamy Foster, Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref>

The authors, he says, 'write as if the left is simply being irrational in being skeptical about the wisdom of obtaining "cheap electricity from atomic power" or the application of "genetic engineering" (p. 173) --as if these technologies did not raise quite horrific possibilities.' Gillott, by contrast, is no skeptic but a true believer, writing of 'an imperative to crack on with genetic engineering: it will help improve the human condition. Diseases will be cured, new drugs will be developed, and, in the distant future, we might want to make more fundamental changes to our genetic constitution.' <ref>'Progress: Designer Genes', '''Living Marxism Issue 66''', April 1994.</ref>

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Not ones to stop half-way in their criticisms, Gillott and Kumar go on to contend that all of those who believe that there are ecological limits to economic growth (even ecological limits to capital accumulation) have succumbed to "a mass psychosis about limits in nature" (p. 166). Such views, we are told, are anti-science and anti-reason. Yet the fact remains that they are held by many, probably most, scientists, and hence cannot simply be presented--as Gillott and Kumar are wont to do--as attacks on science from without...'

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Ultimately, it is not just environmentalists who come under attack in Gillott and Kumar's book but all of those, among scientists and philosophers, who have raised questions about the role of science in contemporary society. Thus among those who are supposed to have retreated from science and reason we find, astonishingly, such names as Robert Oppenheimer (because of his quote from the Bhagavad Gita--"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"--when viewing the first atomic blast), Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead (pp. 22, 113, 197).'<ref> [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by John Bellamy Foster, Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref>

Bellamy Foster concludes his review, 'It is difficult to understand, in fact, how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason, and indeed of realism, could lead in the end to such a state of unreason.'<ref> [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by John Bellamy Foster, Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref>

==Views==
===Media Presence===
Gillott has a limited media presence which is mostly linked to his time working as Policy officer for the [[GIG]] between 1996 and 2005.

===Writing for Living Marxism/LM (1989-2000)===
'''As John Gibson (February 1989 - January 1994)'''

Between February 1989 and January 1994 Gillott wrote for [[Living Marxism]] under his party name of [[John Gibson]] contributing 21 articles. The issues covered included: prospects in the former Soviet countries (3); an anti-environmentalist discourse (6); science under attack (3); genes and intelligence; in support of genetic engineering (2); the hypocrisy of Western nuclear weapons policy (2); war economy, and one book review.

'''As John Gillott (February 1994 - Summer 2000)'''

Between February 1994 and the final issue of Living Marxism/[[LM]] in Summer 2000 Gillott wrote 21 articles and 2 commentaries using his own name. The issues covered included: animal rights vs human rights; science under attack (5); against the regulation of scientific research and access to new technologies (2); in support of genetic engineering (6); an anti-environmentalist discourse (8); the precautionary principle;

'''Imperialist environmentalism'''

Environmentalists were accused of Western imperialism:

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The long-term needs of people in all areas of the world will be best served by implementing the most advanced technology across the board, and establishing the highest level of communication and cooperation necessary to use it....This long-term goal is negated by the thinking behind sustainable development, which is ultimately about limiting development by raising environmental concerns. The bottom line message of sustainable development is: things cannot change much, so accept your lot. So while 'appropriate' technology sounds fine in the World Bank/Oxfam brochure, on the ground in Africa it means more back-breaking work using limited, outdated technology<ref>See [http://web.archive.org/web/20000713004836/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM76/LM76_Futures.html 'Futures: The dangers of 'sustainable development'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 76 - February 1995, p. 34.</ref></blockquote>

'''Energy Consumption and Technological Innnovation'''

He also takes the line that in order to deal with climate change humanity should push for more energy production:

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Whatever measures are taken now to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, global warming is going to occur to some degree if the scientific models are correct. The accumulations of gases already released will see to that. One lesson we need to draw from history and the experience of the world today is this: if contemporary society is to face up to the challenges of global warming, there can be no place for conservationism. Indeed our environmental doommongers could help bring their own nightmares to life if some of their policy recommendations were acted upon. For underlying many of the calls from Greens to cut carbon dioxide emissions is the belief that global warming is a warning to reduce the scale of human production. This would only put us at the mercy of climatic extremes. What is needed is more of that kind of human activity, especially in the fields of science and technology, if we want to protect ourselves from the impositions of nature<ref>See [http://web.archive.org/web/19980218134216/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM78/LM78_Futures.html 'Futures: Wouldn't a bit of global warming be a good thing?'], ''LM'' 106, p. 34, December 1997/January 1998.</ref></blockquote>

'''Environmentalism anti-humanist'''

The acceptance of natural limits is seen as anti-humaist:

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The mindset which imagines that there are natural limits to human growth is a barrier to dealing with the real limits which capitalist society imposes on human inventiveness and needs. Global warming and biodiversity loss may well pose a severe problem to humanity. But only because society limits what people can do in response. And it is these limitations which are ignored by those who focus on the supposed problem of population growth and present humanity as little better than animals. In this they follow Malthus, who wrote that human institutions had little influence 'in comparison with those deeper-seated causes of evil, which result from the laws of nature, and the passions of mankind'<ref>[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000226164913/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM71/LM71_Futures.html 'Futures: Too many people?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 71 - September 1994, p. 34.</ref></blockquote>

'''Genetic engineering'''

Similarly any questions raised against the potential dangers of unregulated genetic engineering research were seen as anti-humanist, holding up the inevitable march to progress:

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Commercialism is not the real target under attack; indeed the reaction to the role of the profit motive in biotechnology is out of all proportion to the real problems that commercialism currently causes in the field. Rather than joining in a phoney attack on profit-making, scientists would do better to illustrate the gains to be made for humanity from an instrumental and manipulative approach to nature. Making an uncompromising case for the oncomouse would be a good starting point...Commercial imperatives must be criticised for the right reasons. To join in with the anti-patenting lobby on the particular issue of the oncomouse would be to endorse what is at heart a regressive, anti-science, anti-humanist campaign. By contrast, upholding our right to develop tools like the oncomouse can be a useful step towards setting a human-centred agenda<ref>See John Gillott, [http://web.archive.org/web/20000226034134/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM87/LM87_Futures.html 'Of oncomice and men'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 87 - February 1996, p. 34.</ref></blockquote>

'''Society Anti-Science'''

Science is seen as on the retreat:

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Society today is not dominated by science. Indeed it is arguable that contemporary culture is more anti-scientific than at any time since the Enlightenment. Science as technique continues to advance, but popular enthusiasm for a vision of progress based on science has entirely disappeared. What's more, popular opinion is suspicious, even hostile, to the idea of science as a liberator<ref>[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000229055058/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM48/LM48_Science.html 'The scapegoating of science'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 48 - October 1992, p. 35.</ref></blockquote>

'''Genetic engineering'''

He stresses the positive potential for genetic engineering and that nature is itself a random selection process:

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All technology and medicine is about changing nature, or stopping nature taking its course. In this sense, intervention at the genetic level is no different. Intervention at the genetic level is of a more fundamental character, however, because of the regulative role of genes in many developmental processes and diseases. But this ought to be an argument for, rather than against, genetic engineering, since it promises more profound improvements in the human condition than conventional medicine...There is no balance in nature. Because of the unplanned character of evolution, the only order that has been created is a dynamic one in which some species thrive and others die. Change, contingency, and destruction are the only fixed patterns in nature.<ref>[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419123710/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM66/LM66_Progress.html 'Progress: Designer genes'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 66 - April 1994, p. 32.</ref></blockquote>

He also argues critics of genetic engineering are overly pessimistic and anti-humanist and assumes genetic engineering will inevitably be beneficial:

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Other critics argue that humanity will never have a sufficient understanding of nature to risk making such fundamental changes...Such pessimism is unwarranted, and mythologies we can do without. Humanity already has a fairly good grasp of biology, and that knowledge is rapidly advancing. Caution must be based on rational, scientific principles, not mystical mumbo-jumbo. Caution must also be tempered by the recognition that it is only by experimenting, and making mistakes, that progress in scientific understanding is made. Diseases will be cured, new drugs will be developed, and, in the distant future, we might want to make more fundamental changes to our genetic constitution<ref>[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419123710/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM66/LM66_Progress.html 'Progress: Designer genes'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 66 - April 1994, p. 32.</ref></blockquote>

'''Anti-regulation'''

He argues regulation of genetic engineering only restricts potential gains:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
Popular attitudes and the focuses of campaigning activity are in flux, while therapeutic applications of human genetics are still some way off. Outright bans are unlikely in all but a few areas, but more subtle restrictions, such as excessive delays in decision-making, high regulatory hurdles and a cautious attitude among investors, could well end up becoming the norm if supporters of human genetics accept the new received wisdom on how to regulate the field, and rely on public support for medical applications of science to protect the field from its critics<ref>[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000818063540/http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM128/LM128_Gillott.html 'Genetic engineering: a cautionary tale'], ''LM 128'', p. 18, March 2000.</ref></blockquote>

===Writing for BioNews (1999-2013)===
Gillott has worked as a volunteer writer for [[BioNews]] since June 1999, when it was first established as the weekly digest for the [[Progress Educational Trust]] (PET). He has contributed 14 articles and two reviews in this time. These articles have continued to expound the virtues of gentic technologies such as cloning and embryo screening as well as questioning the extent to which educationall attainment can be entirely attributed to genes.

===Writing for Spiked (2001-2010)===
Gillott wrote 10 artticles for [[Spiked]] between May 2001 and July 2010. Many focused on the benefits of genetic engineering technologies and questioned the scientific virtue of climate change research.

'''Climate science questioned'''

In a review of''the skeptical environmentalist'' by [[Bjørn Lomborg]] he argues an anti-humanist, moralist environmentalism has gripped elite circles and this has seen a rise in unsicentific concerns gaining prominence:

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Reading The Skeptical Environmentalist, the first thing we learn about Bjørn Lomborg is that he cares more for truth than appearances. In the opening paragraphs he associates himself with the late [[Julian Simon]], a critic of environmentalist thinking who was reviled and ridiculed by his enemies...Lomborg’s approach is fresh, direct and rigorous. There is no hedging of arguments, no kowtowing to the Green great-and-good, and no shame in using the methods of statistics and economic assessment where others prefer moralism<ref>John Gillott, [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2677#.VREPSo7kcpo 'The Skeptical Environmentalist: John Gillott reviews the book that has landed like a bombshell on environmental debates'], 10 September 2001, ''Spiked'', accessed 24 March 2015.</ref></blockquote>

'''Climate and the precautionary principle'''

He argues the precautionary principle in climate science leads to a stifling of technological innovation:

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Although the IPCC is formally independent of the UNFCCC, being charged with simply providing scientific assessments, in practice (especially through the summaries presented to policy makers) it works within this precautionary framework. As a result, the IPCC has introduced an assumption of harm into its policy recommendations.
Human societies have the potential to develop and manage environmental change. As regards human wellbeing, the level of development is by far the most important causal factor in determining the impact of environmental change. One consequence of the assumption of harm is that the public discussion often ignores this. This is reinforced by the cultural framework in which climate change is discussed, which tends to see economic and technological development as part of the problem, rather than the solution<ref>John Gillott, [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11591#.VREPjI7kcpo 'Global warming - where's the consensus? The facts behind the politics'], 22 May 2001, ''Spiked'', accessed 24 March 2015.</ref></blockquote>

'''Hybrid embryos'''

In one article he argues the rejection of research combining animal and human embryos is negative for science:

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In 2000, an Expert Group chaired by the UK’s chief medical officer and including the chief scientist recommended a ban on the creation of hybrid embryos...‘The Expert Group concluded that the use of eggs from a non-human species to carry a human cell nucleus was not a realistic or desirable solution to the possible lack of human eggs for research or subsequent treatment.’ Worse still perhaps, there was no public opposition to this proposal from any interested scientists at the time. The freedom to conduct open-ended inquiry, to discover new things, should be the principle on which all research is conducted. But support for this, especially in a controversial area such as human reproduction, has to be won in the political arena. It is, ultimately, subject to a democratic decision. Faced with public unease and hostile lobby groups, the temptation is to hype the medical potential of the research, to provide a counter-weight<ref>John Gillott, [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2685#.VREWBY7kcpo 'Who’s afraid of ‘Frankenbunnies’? Scientists should vigorously oppose the UK authorities' clampdown on research involving 'hybrid' embryos'], 8 January 2007, ''Spiked'', accessed 24 March 2015.</ref></blockquote>

==Career Chronology==
*'''Summer 1987 - Summer 1989''' - [[Confrontation]] - Contributor/Writer
*'''February 1989 - Summer 2000''' - [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]] - Contributor/Writer
*'''June 1996<ref>There are conflicting sources for his start date, one suggests the 18th of June the other September. For early start date see: [[Tom Wilkie]], 'Go-ahead for human genetics scrutiny', ''The Independent'',, 18 June 1996.</ref>/September 1996<ref>See [http://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/docs/historyofgig_final1006.pdf 'History of Genetic Alliance UK (Formerly known as Genetic Interest Group)'], ''GIG'' 2006, p. 25.</ref> -December 2005<ref>See [http://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/docs/historyofgig_final1006.pdf 'History of Genetic Alliance UK (Formerly known as Genetic Interest Group)'], ''GIG'' 2006, p. 25.</ref>''' - [[Genetic Interest Group]] (GIG) - Policy Officer
*'''June 1999 - December 2013''' - [[BioNews]] - Contributor/Writer
*'''May 2001 - July 2010''' - [[Spiked]] - Contributor/Writer
*'''2004<ref>Unclear when this role began and ended. However, according to a speeaker note he was 'on the staff of the online clinical genetics resource Genepool' in 2004. See [http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/PlayingSafeProc.html 'The great debate'], at [[Newcastle Science festival]], 17th March 2004, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>''' - [[Genepool]] - Staff Member
*'''2012 - Present''' - [[Innogen]] (ESRC [[Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics]]), The [[Open University]] - Visiting Fellow<ref>See John Gillott, [http://www.innogen.ac.uk/people/John%20Gillott 'Staff Profile'], Innogen, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>

===Educational Background===
*'''2012<ref>See John Gillott, [http://www.innogen.ac.uk/people/John%20Gillott 'Staff Profile'], Innogen, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>/2013<ref>See John Gillott, [http://dpp.open.ac.uk/people/john-gillott 'Staff Profile'], The Open University, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>''' - Completed PhD
*BSc in Mathematics

==Other Links with the Network==
===Panel Appearances===
'''2004'''
*''Wednesday 17th March 2004'' - John Gillott appeared with: Professor [[Lynn Frewer]]; Dr [[Phil Macnaghten]]; and Professor [[Roy Boyne]], discussing 'Playing it safe: Science and the Risk Society', at the [[Great Debate]] at the [[Newcastle Science Festival]]<ref>See [http://www.thegreatdebate.org.uk/PlayingSafeProc.html 'Playing it safe: Science and the Risk Society'], at the [[Great Debate]] at the [[Newcastle Science Festival]], 17 March 2004, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>.
'''2010'''
*''Saturday 31st October 2009'' - John Gillott appeared with: Dr [[Phillipa Brice]] (head, knowledge and communications, [[Foundation for Genomics and Population Health]]), Professor [[Peter Donnelly]] (director, [[Wellcome Trust]], [[Centre for Human Genetics]]), [[Mark Henderson]] (head of communications, [[Wellcome Trust]]), [[Robin Walsh]] (co-founder, [[Sheffield Salon]]), discussing 'Genetics and genomics: medicine made to measure?', at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2009/session_detail/2510 'Genetics and genomics: medicine made to measure?'], 31 October 2009, Battle of Ideas, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>.
'''2012'''
*''Sunday 21st October 2012'' - John Gillott appeared with: Professor [[Marcus Pembrey]], [[Marilyn Monk]], and [[Sandy Starr]], discussing 'Epigenetics: are you what your parents ate?' at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2012/session_detail/6797 'Epigenetics: are you what your parents ate?'], 21 October 2012, Battle of Ideas, accessed 19 March 2015.</ref>.

==Publications==
===1980-1989===
'''1987'''
*[[John Gibson]], 'The working class under Thatcher', ''Confrontation'', No. 2, Summer 1987, London: Junius Publications, ISSN 0269-9966, p. 31-83.
'''1989'''
*[[John Gibson]], 'Review', ''Confrontation'', No. 5, Summer 1989.
*[[John Gibson]], 'No nukes here?', ''Living Marxism'', No. 4 - February 1989, p. 35.
*[[John Gibson]], 'An ozone-free zone?', ''Living Marxism'', No. 5 - March 1989, p. 36
*[[John Gibson]], 'The war economy', ''Living Marxism'', No. 6 - April 1989, p. 32.
*[[John Gibson]] & [[Manjit Singh]], 'Silence of Despair', ''Living Marxism'', No. 14 - December 1989, p. 34.

===1990-1999===
'''1990'''
*[[John Gibson]], 'Eco-doom day book', ''Living Marxism'', No. 17 - March 1990, p. 44.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], 'Let's conquer tomorrow's world', ''Living Marxism'', No. 21 - July 1990, p. 32.
*[[Alan Harding]], [[John Gibson]], [[Manjit Singh]], [[Daniel Nassim]], [[Rob Knight]], and [[Andrew Calcutt]], 'Marxist Review of Books', ''Living Marxism'', No. 21 - July 1990, p. 47-50.
*[[Thomas Fischer]] and [[John Gibson]], 'A new Germany in the making', ''Living Marxism'', No. 23 - September 1990, p. 36.
'''1991'''
*[[John Gibson]], 'The Greens: eaten up', Living Marxism, No. 31 - May 1991, p. 15.
*[[John Gibson]], 'Germany one year on', Living Marxism, No. 33 - July 1991, p. 18.
*[[John Gibson]], 'The dangers of sustainable development', Living Marxism, No. 38 - December 1991, p. 22.
'''1992'''
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000309025825/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM44/LM44_God.html God and the Big Bang], ''Living Marxism'', No. 44 - June 1992, p. 34.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000229055058/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM48/LM48_Science.html 'The scapegoating of science'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 48 - October 1992, p. 35.
*[[John Gibson]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991104143622/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM50/LM50_Burt.html 'The Burt scandal'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 50 - December 1992, p. 34.
'''1993'''
*[[John Gibson]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000618144944/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM60/LM60_Jurassic.html 'The real dangers of Jurassic Park'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 60 - October 1993, p. 24.
*[[John Gibson]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000310210120/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM61/LM61_Market.html 'Lots of pain, but no gain'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 61 - November 1993, p. 24-7.
*[[John Gibson]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000517134014/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM62/LM62_Green.html 'Environmental imperialism'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 62 - December 1993, p. 34.
'''1994'''
*[[John Gibson]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000226223123/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM63/LM63_Nukes.html 'North Korea: nuclear Gooks?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 63 - January 1994, p. 24.
*[[John Gibson]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000226052250/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM63/LM63_Green.html 'Green patsies'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 63 - January 1994, p. 28.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000610200511/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM64/LM64_Monkey.html 'Progress: No man is a monkey'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 64 - February 1994, p. 16.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419021239/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM65/LM65_Progress.html 'Progress: science fiction'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 65 - March 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000303200745/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM66/LM66_HFEA.html 'No controls on infertility treatment'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 66 - April 1994, p. 24.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419123710/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM66/LM66_Progress.html 'Progress: Designer genes'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 66 - April 1994, p. 32.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000308001007/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM69/LM69_Futures.html 'Futures: Over the moon?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 69 - July 1994, p. 22.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000226164913/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM71/LM71_Futures.html 'Futures: Too many people?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 71 - September 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010730211836/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM72/LM72_Futures.html 'Futures: A fear of science?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 72 - October 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillot]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991005041340/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM73/LM73_Futures.html 'Futures: Of mice and men'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 73 - November 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]], 'Futures: Petrol pollution scam', ''Living Marxism'', No. 74 - December 1994, p. 20.
'''1995'''
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)
*[[John Gillot]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991110032341/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM81/LM81_Futures.html 'Futures: Science and the Bomb'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 81 - July/August 1995, p. 52.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000713004836/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM76/LM76_Futures.html 'Futures: The dangers of 'sustainable development'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 76 - February 1995, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Dominic Wood]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19980218134216/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM78/LM78_Futures.html 'Futures: Who's afraid of global warming?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 78 - April 1995, p. 28.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Nick Thwaites]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000303164233/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM82/LM82_Futures.html 'Futures: Dump the Greenpeace platform'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 82 - September 1995, p. 34.
'''1996'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991106003050/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM86/LM86_Futures.html 'Futures: The spectre of eugenics'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 86 - January 1996, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000226034134/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM87/LM87_Futures.html 'Futures: Of oncomice and men'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 87 - February 1996, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]] ‘Letter: Ship of Oil and Fools’ ''The Guardian'' (London) February 24, 1996 Byline: Section: The Guardian Features; Pg. 24.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000309221835/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/02-22-96-OIL.html 'Oil Spills and Eco-doom Mongers - But is it really the 'environmental disaster' that many have claimed, asks John Gillott?’], ''Living Marxism Commentary'', 22 February 1996.
*[[John Gillott]], 'Futures Letter: Science loses its bottle’, ''The Independent'' (London), March 28 1996, Thursday SECTION: COMMENT; Page 18.
*[[John Gillott]], 'Futures: Chernobyl fall-out', ''Living Marxism'', No. 89 – April 1996, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000422191630/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/04-26-96-DIVORCE.html 'Chernobyl as a metaphor for the 1990s - John Gillot explores how the dishonest discussion about delayed-action cancers are used to justify an anti-nuclear argument’], ''Living Marxism Commentary'', 29 April 1996.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010729011714/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM90/LM90_Futures.html 'Futures: Who's afraid of nature's revenge?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 90 - May 1996, p. 28.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010729010623/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM94/LM94_Futures.html 'Futures: Carry on the car'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 94 - October 1996, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010305025205/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM96/LM96_Futures.html 'Futures: New Food No Danger'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 96 - December/January 1996/7, p. 34.
'''1997'''
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.) & Monthly Review Press, 1997.
*[[John Gillott]], [[Sandy Raeburn]] and [[Alastair Kent]], 'Genetic Services in the United Kingdom', Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 1997; 5 (suppl. 2): 188-195.
*[[John Gillott]], 'GENE JUNCTION; John Gillott argues we've over-reacted to the decision that information from genetic tests will in future affect life insurance', ''The Guardian'' (London) February 20, 1997, FEATURES PAGE; Pg. 17.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000306000122/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/03-24-97-DOLLY.html 'Cloning Update - John Gillot, who writes on scientific issues for LM magazine, is excited by the possibilities brought about by the onset of cloning but despairs at the hysterical reaction’], ''Living Marxism Commentary'', 24 March 1997.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010724000547/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM99/LM99_Futures.html 'Futures: Send in the clones'], ''LM'' 99, p. 20, April 1997.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010720222422/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM100/LM100_Futures.html 'Futures: Time for science to get on its soapbox'], ''LM'' 100, p. 34, May 1997.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000303015054/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/12-02-97-PATENTING.html 'Gene Patenting: piracy or progress? - [[John Gillott]], co-author of Science and the Retreat from Reason, looks at the brouhaha surrounding gene patenting’], ''Living Marxism Commentary'', 2 December 1997.
'''1998'''
*[[John Gillott]], [[Jonathan Montgomery]] and [[Stewart Payne]], 'Confidentiality Guidelines', [[Genetic Interest Group]], 1998.
*[[John Gillott]], 'Childhood testing for carrier status: the perspective of the Genetic Interest Group', in Clarke A. (ed.), ''The Genetic Testing of Children'', Bios Scientific Publishers, 1998: pp. 97-102.
'''1999'''
[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37483.asp 'We must allow therapeutic applications of cloning'], ''BioNews'', 28 June 1999.

===2000-2009===
'''2000'''
*[[John Gillott]], 'Genetic engineering: a cautionary tale', [[LM]] 128 - March 2000, p. 18.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37518.asp 'National genetic screening programmes are needed'], ''BioNews'', 13 March 2000.
*[[John Gillott]], [https://www.scribd.com/doc/169146736/Last-Magazine-Warning-Precautionary-Principle-Ahead-John-Gillott-Summer-2000 'Warning: precautionary principle ahead'], p. 50, Last Magazine, Summer 2000.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37547.asp 'New technology, age-old discrimination'], ''BioNews'', 16 October 2000.
'''2001'''
*[[John Gillott]], 'Screening for disability: a eugenic pursuit?', ''J. Med. Ethics'', 2001, 27: pp. 21-23.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11591#.VQqZ447kcpo 'Global warming - where's the consensus? The facts behind the politics'], ''Spiked'', 22 May 2001.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2677#.VQqZ447kcpo 'The Skeptical Environmentalist John Gillott reviews the book that has landed like a bombshell on environmental debates'], ''Spiked'', Monday 10 September 2001.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/10782#.VQqZ4o7kcpo 'Phoney debate about cloning: The main problem is not the law, but the boo-word culture that surrounds the cloning issue'], ''Spiked'', 29 November 2001.
'''2003'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37676.asp 'Genetics needs to go back in its box'], ''BioNews'', 2 May 2003.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5249#.VQqZ5o7kcpo 'IVF babies: life chances. The birth of IVF ‘saviour sibling’ Jamie Whitaker in the USA should prompt the UK to re-think how it regulates fertility treatment'], ''Spiked'', Tuesday 24 June 2003.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37694.asp 'Putting genetics into practice'], ''BioNews'', 30 June 2003.
'''2006'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37853.asp 'Reproductive rights - and wrongs?'], ''BioNews'', 13 February 2006.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37875.asp 'Human rights, privacy and medical research: analysing UK policy on tissue and data'], ''BioNews'', 22 May 2006.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2119#.VQqZ647kcpo 'Stemming scientific endeavour. Research involving the transfer of a nucleus from a human cell into an animal cell is being stifled by religious and government officials'], ''Spiked'', Tuesday 21 November 2006.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.gig.org.uk/docs/hrprivacypdf190506.pdf '''Human Rights, Privacy and Medical Research; analysing UK policy on tissue and data'''], Genetic Interest Group, 2006.
'''2007'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2685#.VQqZ747kcpo 'Who’s afraid of ‘Frankenbunnies’? Scientists should vigorously oppose the UK authorities' clampdown on research involving 'hybrid' embryos], ''Spiked'', 8 January 2007.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2993#.VQqZ747kcpo 'Keeping the research in an embryonic state For research using human embryos to move forward, and to reap benefits for humanity, scientists will have to break free of overregulation'], ''Spiked'', Wednesday 21 March 2007.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37927.asp 'Embryos, hybrid embryos and UK law'], ''BioNews'', 10 April 2007.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37937.asp 'PGD and the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill'], ''BioNews'', 11 June 2007.
'''2008'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_37992.asp 'A permissive trend - and its limitations'], ''BioNews'', 12 May 2008.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/5853#.VQqZ8o7kcpo'A history of quantum weirdness Manjit Kumar’s new book charts the historic clash between Einstein and Bohr over quantum mechanics, and the science and philosophy that shaped their arguments'], ''Spiked'', Friday 24 October 2008.
===2010-2019===
'''2010'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/8348#.VQqZ9Y7kcpo 'The party poopers at Darwin’s 200th birthday. Following mainstream scientists’ celebration of Darwin’s big birthday last year, two new books argue that Darwin’s theory is not all it’s cracked up to be. Are they on to anything?'], ''Spiked'', Friday 26 March 2010.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/9368#.VQqZ9Y7kcpo 'Choosing our children’s traits Should parents be free to create ‘saviour siblings’? To have boys and no girls? What about making sure their baby is deaf? A fascinating new book explores these modern moral dilemmas'], ''Spiked'', Friday 30 July 2010.
'''2011'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_87799.asp 'Regulators and embryologists aren't buddies'], ''BioNews'', 31 January 2011.
'''2013'''
*[[John Gillott]], ‘The Changing Governance of Embryo Research?’, New Genetics and Society, 32 (2), pp. 190-206, 2013.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_314080.asp 'After the tyranny of the embryo?'], ''BioNews'', 17 June 2013.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_357970.asp 'Back to school - using genetics to personalise education'], ''BioNews'', 28 October 2013.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_375982.asp 'Boris, Genes and Class'], ''BioNews'', 2 December 2013.
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_380642.asp 'Professor Plomin Goes to Parliament'], ''BioNews'', 16 December 2013.
'''2014'''
*[[John Gillott]], [http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_397336.asp 'Book Review: G is for Genes - The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement'], ''BioNews'', 17 February 2014.
*[[John Gillott]], '''Bioscience, Governance and Politics''', Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 11 March 2014.

==Affiliations==

[http://www.gig.org.uk Genetic Interest Group]

[http://www.library.nhs.uk/genepool GenePool]

==References==
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[[Category:LM network|Gillott, John]][[Category:GM|Gillott, John]][[Category:Biotechnology|Gillott, John]]

Stuart Derbyshire

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[[File:Stuart_Derbyshire.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Stuart Derbyshire in 2007]]
[[Stuart Derbyshire]] is an academic and is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental [[LM network]], having written for [[Living Marxism]], written for [[Spiked]], <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/author/Stuart%20Derbyshire/ Articles by Stuart Derbyshire]", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010</ref>, adjudicated for [[Debating Matters]], spoken on 14 [[Battle of Ideas]] panel appearances, spoken at a [[Manchester Salon]], consulted for the [[Pro-Choice Forum]] and is a spokesperson for [[Academics For Academic Freedom]]. According to a former online CV Derbyshire was the 'Science correspondent' for ''[[LM magazine]]'' from July 1994 and then undertook the same role for its successor ''[[Spiked]]'' from 2000 onwards<ref>Stuart Derbyshire [http://birmingham.academia.edu/StuartDerbyshire/CurriculumVitae Curriculum Vita], ''Academia.edu'' Circa 2008</ref>.

==Current and Recent Roles==
Derbyshire has been an Associate Professor at the [[National University of Singapore]] since July 2013, where he has a joint position at the [[Clinical Imaging Research Centre]]. He has also Judged for [[Debating Matters]] and written for [[Spiked]] since 2000 and has sat on the editorial board for the journal '[[Contemporary Hypnosis]]' since February 2010. He has also been an Editorial Board member for [[Pain]] (since January 2009), [[Psychosomatic Medicine]] (since February 2008), [[Hospital Imaging & Radiology Europe]] (since August 2007), and [[psycCRITIQUES]] (since March 2007). In addition he has been the Associate Editor of the Pain and Imaging Section of the [[Journal of Cancer Pain]] (since January 2004), a study section member & ad-hoc reviewer for the [[National Institutes of Health]] (since 199), and a member of the [[International Association for the Study of Pain]] (since 1997). He has been a member of the [[Association for Psychosomatic Society]] since 2009 and has spoken at at least two events organised by the [[Manchester Salon]]. The first of these in 2009 involved a discussion on behavioural economics, whilst the second, in 2011, was entitled 'I feel your pain: human and animal suffering'. Around this time (2009-2010) he was consulted extensively for [[Beattie McGuiness Bungay]], and also consulted for the University of Birmingham at Alabama (2008-2013). He was also a consultant for the [[Innovative Medicines Initiative]] joint undertaking between the [[European Union]] and the [[European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations]] ([[EFPIA]]) from 2008-2009. Prior to this he contributed to the [[Science and Technology Committee]] report on abortion law, in October 2007, was a member of the [[RCOG]] Working Party on Fetal Awareness in June 2006, and Testified before the House of Commons [[Science and Technology Committee]] in January 2005<ref>All dates in this section are taken from either: Stuart Derbyshire [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartderbyshire ‘CV’], linkedin, accessed 17 March 2015 OR [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>

==Previous Roles==
'''Academic'''
From May 2005 to july 2013 derbyshire was a Reader in Psychology & director of the pain laboratory at [[Birmingham University Imaging Centre]] ([[BUIC]]) and and Adjunct professor in the department of Radiology at the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. Before this he was Secondary Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Primary Assistant Professor (Primary) in the Department of Radiology at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from August 2004 - May 2005. From September 2000 to August 2004 he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology before which he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the [[University of California]] (July 1998-August 2000).

'''Memberships, Consultancies and associations'''
According to a (circa) 2009 version of his CV he was a founding member of the [[Pain and Genetics Special Interest Group]] for the [[American Pain Society]] in May 2004. In March 2004 he testified in opposition to House Bill 1315 before the Virginia State Senate, and consulted for [[Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia]] until August 2005. He also consulted for the [[New York Civil Liberties Association]] from February 2004 until August 2005, prior to which he began a role on the website editorial board for the [[American Pain Society]], which continued from January 2003 until January 2007. Between 2002-2010 he was also a consultant for the [[LM Network]] linked [[Pro-Choice Forum]]. In March 1996 he also gave evidence to the Rawlinson Commission of Inquiry into Fetal Sentience. He worked for [[Living Marxism]] as their Science Editor from June 1994 until at least March 1999.

==Research Interests==
Derbyshire's main research interests have been in the areas of neuroimaging and pain. His main focus, according to his staff profile at the National University of Singapore, 'is to understand pain without touch and he has used hypnosis, visual illusions and priming to generate pain without touch in both normal volunteers and patients with chronic pain'<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire, [http://blog.nus.edu.sg/psychology/2013/09/03/new-staff-ap-stuart-derbyshire/ Staff profile], 3 September 2013, blog nus, accessed 18 March 2015.</ref>. His research funders have included the [[Medical research Council]], the [[Economic and Social Research Council]], and the [[Wellcome Trust]]. His profile on the website [[ORC experts]] (an online business-to-business expert knowledge sharing service<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/aboutus/AboutUs.asp 'about us'], ORC Experts website, accessed 18 March 2015.</ref>) states his:

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research is mainly concerned with the nature of pain, especially pain that occurs in the absence of identifiable pathology. Consequently, his research abuts psychology, cognitive science, and philosophical ethics...Current research involves both theoretical and empirical research on the nature of pain and the possible causes of a rising incidence of pain or other somatic illness in the absence of identifiable pathology and in the context of improving health and longevity. He is also involved in work to understand implicit influences on health and consumer behaviour and has extensive experience with priming procedures and implicit measure of preference (such as the [[IAT]]). Last year, Expert consulted for [[Carling]] and [[Center Parcs]] on these issues. He has been a member of research faculty at the Universities of Pittsburgh and California, Los Angeles and is currently a Reader in Psychology at the Expert's University, UK, and also the director of pain research at the Birmingham University Imaging Centre. His work is funded by a grant from the Medical Research Council<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 expert proffile], ORC Experts, accessed 18 March 2015.
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==History of Funding==
*'''2000 - 2005''' - Stuart Derbyshire collaborated with Dr. [[Anthony Jones]] ([[University of Manchester]]), on the project entitled: ''Brain mechanisms of pain perception in musculoskeletal disorders and their modulation by pharmacological intervention''. Received funding from the [[Arthritis and Rheumatism Council Programme Grant]]. Direct Costs: £825,000.
*'''2002 - 2003''' - Stuart Derbyshire was PI on the project entitled: ''Function-specific brain networks in pain processing''. Received funding from [[University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology]] (Seed Grant). Direct Costs: $8000
*'''2003 - 2005''' - Stuart Derbyshire was PI on the project entitled: ''Central generators of functional pain revealed through brain imaging''. Received funding from the [[Pittsburgh Foundation]] and [[John F. and Nancy A. Emmerling Fund for Research in Mental Disorders]]. Direct Costs: $125,152.
*'''2003 - 2005''' - Stuart Derbyshire was PI on the project entitled: ''Central mechanisms of hypnotic analgesia''. Received funding from the [[Competitive Medical Research Fund]]. Direct Costs: $25,000.
*'''2003 - 2005''' - Stuart Derbyshire collaborated with Dr. [[Igor Galynker]], [[Beth Israel]] on the project entitled: ''Functional magnetic resonance imaging of pain processing in opiate dependence ''. Received funding from the [[Singer-Hellman Foundation]]. Direct Costs: $39,000.
*'''2004 - 2008''' - Stuart Derbyshire was PI on the project entitled: ''Geriatric Incontinence: The Brain-Bladder Connection''. Received funding from the [[National Institutes of Health]]. Direct Costs: $100,000.

==Views==
===Media Presence===
Derbyshire has been referenced in the media around 92 times on a variety of issues<ref>Based on a Nexis search of ‘'Stuart Derbyshire' AND 'Singapore' OR 'University' NOT 'Football', which returns 101 articles, of which 92 are the Derbyshire in question.</ref>, with the main topic he is referenced on being issues surrounding fetal pain and abortion (around 40). The next most frequent topic he has been asked to comment on relates to the ability of people to 'physically feel images of pain' (14), followed by 'mobile phone use in hospitals' (11 (9 of which were written with fellow LM Network associate [[Adam Burgess]])), 'back-pain' and 'alternative medicine' (6), 'University education in decline' (6), the idea of 'NUDGE parenting' (6), 'hypnosis and pain' (3), 'Animal research' (3 (1 written with fellow LM Network associate [[Mick Hume]])), 'smart drugs' (2), HIV/AIDS (1), computer games (1), and risk management (1).

'''On Pain'''

His main prominence in the media has clearly been in relation to foetal experiences of pain. He argues that it is only with experience that pain can be understood, and thus it is highly improbable that a foetus can feel pain. He also argues in favour of vivisection for the same reason, arguing animals are incapable of experiencing pain in a human sense, which incorporates an understanding of the self and an ability to comprehend hypothetical future scenarios as a result of pain, highlighting a psychological component to the experience of pain. Similarly his research regarding the demonstration that people can physically feel pain through watching videos or images of others experiencing pain seeks to highlight the subjective aspects of pain.

'''Mobile phone use'''

Whilst Derbyshire appears to have carried out academic research for most of the topics he has been referenced on in the media, he appears to have carried out no academic research other than a short piece conducted with Adam Burgess, also of the LM Network, entitled ‘use of mobile phones in hospitals’, in which they argue against restrictions placed on mobile phones in hospitals due to interference with hospital machinery, which they argue is unfounded. Interestingly, this report was often cited in the media under a byeline which suggested that doctors were calling for these bans to be removed. However, the only people referenced in these articles appeared to be both Derbyshire and Burgess, or one or the other. Whilst they are doctors in the academic sense, they are not doctors in the medical sense, making it unclear to whom the byelines refer.<ref>For example see the Birmingham Post, 'Doctors want more mobile freedom', ''Midland Independent Newspapers plc'', 13 October 2006.</ref>

===Writing for Living Marxism/LM (1994-1999)===
Derbyshire wrote 10 articles for Living Marxism/LM and 2 commentaries between 1994 and 1999, as their Science editor, writing about the possibilities of drugs which could enhance human potential, Aids (4), a book review, genetics' influence on personality and intelligence (3), whether a fetus can feel pain, and animal research (1).

'''On 'Wonder drugs''''

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Somewhere in between the two competing ideas - of drugs as a simple cure for illness on the one hand, and cosmetic pharmacology on the other - lies the real possibility of using drugs to improve the brain's basic mechanisms, such as laying down memories and holding attention...The possibility of drugs that can enhance achievement is considered problematic by the critics because they have a low opinion of most people's ability to control their own actions. In today's climate, it is fine to say drugs can change your personality, it is fine to propose tranquillising people to make them 'comfortable' with their uncomfortable circumstances. But a hint that drugs could enhance everybody's potential is frowned upon<ref>Stuart Derbyshire, [http://web.archive.org/web/19991023113417/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM68/LM68_Futures.html 'Futures: Prozac and cons'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 68 - June 1994, p. 34.</ref></blockquote>

'''On HIV/AIDS'''

Writing for LM Derbyshire suggests that the fears surrounding the spread of HIV/AIDS were a moral crusade to prevent sexual promiscuity:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
Across the West, the notion of a heterosexual Aids explosion was promoted by governments and moralists who saw it as a potent weapon with which to encourage young people to stay on the sexual straight and narrow. Across the West, the notion of a heterosexual Aids explosion was promoted by governments and moralists who saw it as a potent weapon with which to encourage young people to stay on the sexual straight and narrow<ref>*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991201131838/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM85/LM85_Futures.html 'Futures: A turning point in Aids research?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 85 - December 1995, p. 34.</ref></blockquote>

'''On genes and personal responsibility'''

He argues it will never be possible to attribute human action to genes alone:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
Any attempt to link genetic difference in a causal way to behavioural difference is bound to fail. Human behaviour does not have the same biological element as human health. A key difference is that human behaviour, at root, contains the element of motivation. This motivation is both common to all humans, and yet different to each and every individual. Individual aspirations are shaped by historical context, and by personal experience. It follows that genetic variety, or even genetic defect, cannot in any way cause something that is of a non-biological character<ref>*[[Helene Guldberg]] and [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000608162949/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM80/LM80_Futures.html 'Futures: No Natural Born Killers'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 80 - June 1995, p. 38.</ref></blockquote>

He also argues that research should be carried out into the possibility of manipulating genes towards improving intelligence through genetics:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
So this is the scientific story so far: family studies indicate that genes play a role in variation in intelligence, but we do not as yet know which genes, or how many, are involved. Finding these genes will immediately raise the question of what society or individuals should do with the knowledge. My view is that, far from being afraid to find the truth in this area, society should be prepared to act upon it, even though economic, educational and other forms of inequality are the biggest barrier to most people realising their potential. For if genes do account for about 50 per cent of the variability in IQ scores, and if we believe that general cognitive ability is useful in life, then manipulating genes or their effects to increase IQ should be investigated<ref>*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]] and [[James Heartfield]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010714114051/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM102/LM102_Futures.html 'Futures Exchange: Do genes influence intelligence?'], ''LM 102'', p. 38, July/August 1997.</ref></blockquote>

'''On the unlikehood of a fetus feeling pain'''

He stresses the importance of the psychological components of pain in addition to any physical/biological reality when considering whether a fetus is able to feel pain:

<blockquote style="background-color:beige;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%">
After 26 weeks, the human fetus has the necessary biological apparatus for pain, shows a localised behavioural response to stimulation, and launches a hormonal stress response to needling. But is this sufficient evidence to conclude that the fetus can experience pain? Whether or not the fetus feels what we understand as pain hinges not on its biological development, but on its conscious development. Unless it can be reasonably demonstrated that the fetus has a conscious appreciation of pain after 26 weeks' gestation, then its responses to noxious stimulation are still essentially reflex responses, exactly as those prior to 26 weeks...the experience of pain is a consequence of developmental processes through which the fetus and new-born baby have yet to pass.<ref>*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010730211945/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM93/LM93_Taboos.html 'Taboos: Can a fetus feel pain?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 93 - September 1996, p. 8.</ref></blockquote>

===Writing for Spiked===
[[File:Stuartderbyshirespiked2000-2014wordle.png|thumb|right|500px|Word cloud of Spiked titles, written by Stuart Derbyshire, 2000-2014. [http://www.wordle.net/create wordle] website, 9 March 2015.]]
Derbyshire has written for Spiked since 2000 as their Science editor, contributing close to 70 article by 2014, many of which continued from topics he explored in Living Marxism, but with a greater focus on the concept of pain.

'''HIV/AIDS'''

Derbyshire has written a number of articles for [[Spiked]] on the issue of HIV/AIDS, which was often covered by [[LM]]/[[Living Marxism]]. His argument remains in line with former coverage in LM/Living Marxism, that the danger of the HIV/AIDS virus has always been inflated, particularly with regards to heterosexual transmission. This may well be built on his ideological foundations that view the state as overly paternal and intent on moralising to its citizens. These views faciliate his argument that the state sought to elevate the risk posed by the virus, in this case, in order to control and alter people's sexual impulses and desires. Thus, in spite of the fact that globally almost 78 million have been infected since the beginning of the epidemic <ref>See [http://www.who.int/gho/hiv/en/ WHO statistics] accessed 23 December 2014.</ref>, with 50% of those dying of HIV/AIDS, Derbyshire feels content to argue under the byeline: 'we have pretty much tamed the AIDS virus. So why won't we celebrate?'<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/ignore-the-panic-about-a-plague-mankind-is-beating-aids/16330#.VQmIm_msXfM Spiked 'Ignore the ‘plague’ panic – mankind is beating AIDS:We have pretty much tamed the AIDS virus. So why won’t we celebrate?'], 10 December 2014, ''Spiked'', accessed 23 December 2014.</ref>. This line of argument is also strange given the fact that HIV/AIDS remained ranked as the joint 6th highest leading cause of death in 2012<ref>This is the latest date statistics are given for leading cause of death on the WHO's [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/ media centre factsheets], update May 2014, WHO, accessed 23 December 2014.</ref>. Given such figures it seems strange to celebrate, particularly given an apparent disdain for Western racism towards Africa in many of Derbyshire's articles, and the reality that the HIV/AIDS pandemic affects Africa more than anywhere else.

==Career Chronology==
*'''June 1994 - March 1999''' - [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]] - Contributor/Writer
*'''March 1996''' - Gave evidence to the Rawlinson Commission of Inquiry into Fetal Sentience<ref>A version of Stuart Derbyshire's CV from (circa) 2009 provides the majority of these dates. Where it has been possible to confirm the information in additon to his CV this has been indicated.</ref>
*'''1997 - Present''' - [[International Association for the Study of Pain]] - Member
*'''July 1998 - August 2000''' - [[University of California]] - Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''1999 - 2011''' - [[National Institutes of Health]] - Study section member & ad-hoc reviewer<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''1999 - Present''' - [[American Pain Society]] – Member
*'''2000 - Present''' - [[Debating Matters]] – Judge<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartderbyshire ‘CV’], linkedin, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2000 - Present''' - [[Spiked]] - Writer<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartderbyshire ‘CV’], linkedin, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''September 2000 - August 2004''' - [[University of Pittsburgh]] - Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology
*'''2002 - 2010''' - [[Pro-Choice Forum]] - Consultant<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartderbyshire ‘CV’], linkedin, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''January 2003 - January 2007''' - [[American Pain Society]] - Website editorial board<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''January 2004 - Present''' - [[Journal of Cancer Pain]] - Associate Editor (Pain Imaging Section)
*'''February 2004 - August 2005''' - [[New York Civil Liberties Association]] ([[NYCLA]]) - Consultant
*'''March 2004''' - Testified in opposition to House Bill 1315 before the Virginia State Senate.
*'''March 2004 - August 2005''' - [[Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia]] - Consultant
*'''May 2004''' - [[American Pain Society]] [[Pain and Genetics Special Interest Group]] - Founding member
*'''August 2004 - May 2005''' - [[University of Pittsburgh]] - Assistant Professor (Secondary) in the Department of Anesthesiology
*'''August 2004 - May 2005''' - [[University of Pittsburgh]] - Assistant Professor (Primary) in the Department of Radiology
*'''January 2005''' - Testified before the House of Commons [[Science and Technology Committee]]
*'''May 2005 - July 2013''' - [[University of Pittsburgh]] - Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology
*'''May 2005 - July 2013''' - [[Birmingham University Imaging Centre]] ([[BUIC]]) - Reader in Psychology & director of the pain laboratory<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartderbyshire ‘CV’], linkedin, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''June 2006''' - Member of the [[RCOG]] Working Party on Fetal Awareness<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2007 (approx<ref>He has been an associate editor since at least 2007. See Stuart Derbyshire [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/site/speaker_detail/28/ speaker biography], 27 October 2007, Battle of Ideas, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>) - Present''' - [[International Association for the Study of Pain]] ([[ISAP]]) - Associate editor<ref>See [http://www.iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNews/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1827 PAIN editorial board], ''ISAP'', accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''March 2007 - Present''' - PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books Editorial Board Member<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''13 July 2007''' - [[The Times Higher Education Supplement]] ([[THES]]) - Contributor/Writer
*'''August 2007 - Present''' - [[Hospital Imaging & Radiology Europe]] - Editorial Board Member<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''October 2007''' - [[Science and Technology Committee]] report on abortion law - Contributor
*'''2008 - 2009''' - [[Innovative Medicines Initiative]] [[Joint Undertaking]] - Consultant<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2008 - 2010''' - [[Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]] - Consultant<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2008 - Present''' - [[Association for Psychological Science]] – Member<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2008 - 2013''' - [[University of Birmingham at Alabama]] – Consultant
*'''February 2008 - Present''' - Psychosomatic Medicine Editorial Board Member<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2009 - 2010''' - [[Beattie McGuiness Bungay]] - Consultant<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''2009 - Present''' - [[Association for Psychosomatic Society]] - Memeber<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''January 2009 - Present''' - [[Pain Associate]] - Editorial Board member<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''14 July 2009''' - [[Manchester Salon]] - Speaker<ref>See [http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/july_2009.html 'Manchester Salon'], Tuesday 14 July 2009, Institute of Ideas, accessed 12 March 2015.</ref>
*'''February 2010 - Present''' - [[Conteporary Hypnosis]] - Editorial Board Member<ref>See [http://www.orcexperts.co.uk/expert-consultant.asp?bioID=779852&perID=729422 ‘Stuart Derbyshire – expert 729422’], ORC experts, accessed 17 March 2015.</ref>
*'''July 2013 - Present''' - [[National University of Singapore]] - Associate Professor

===Educational Background===
*'''1981-1986''' - [[Longton High School]]
*'''1988-1991''' - [[University College London]] - BSc Hons in Psychology, 2.i
*'''1991-1994''' - [[University College London]], [[University of London]] - PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience<ref>His PhD was entitled: ''Neuropsychological Measures of Pain Processing in Pain Patients and Pain Free Volunteers: A Study Using Positron Emission Tomography'' and funded by the ESRC.</ref>
*'''May 1994 - May 1996''' - [[University of Manchester]] - Post-Doc
*'''May 1996 - June 1998''' - [[University of Pittsburgh]] - Research Fellow, PET Facility in the Radiology Department

==Other Links with the Network==
===Battle of Ideas Panel Appearances===
'''2005'''
*''Sunday 30th October 2005'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[Tony Gilland]] (associate fellow, [[Institute of Ideas]], has written for [[Spiked]]), Dr [[Richard Ashcroft]] (Head of Medical Ethics, [[Imperial College, London]]), [[Simon Crompton]] (freelance health writer and medical editor of [[Body&Soul]], the Saturday health section of The [[Times]]), and [[Tim Lewens]] (lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, [[University of Cambridge]]), discussing 'Ethics on trial' at the [[Battle of Ideas]].<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2005/battle_health 'Ethics on trial'], 30 October 2005, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2006'''
*''Sunday 28th October 2006'' - Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[Jon Entine]] (adjunct fellow, [[American Enterprise Institute]]), [[Pierre Magistretti]] (vice-chairman, [[European Dana Alliance for the Brain]]; professor of neuroscience and co-director, [[Brain Mind Institute]] ([[BMI]]) [[Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne]] ([[EPFL]])), [[Raymond Tallis]] (professor of geriatric medicine, [[University of Manchester]]; author, The Hand: A Philosophical Inquiry into Human Being (2003)), (Sponsored by [[EDAB]] and produced by [[Clare Fox]] and [[Caliah Jackson]]), and [[Tony Gilland]] (associate fellow, [[Institute of Ideas]], has written for [[Spiked]]), discussing ‘Human enhancement: creating superhumans or dicing with our destinies?’ at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2006/keynotes ‘Human enhancement: creating superhumans or dicing with our destinies?’], 28 October 2006, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2007'''
*''Saturday 27th October 2007'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Professor [[Edzard Ernst]] (Laing chair in Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth), Dr [[Toby Murcott]] (science writer and broadcaster), and [[Bríd Hehir]] (development manager [[Do Good Charity]]; former NHS health visitor and senior manager, has written for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Spiked]] ), discussing ‘CAM – junk science or genuine alternative?’, [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/site/session_detail/160 ‘CAM – junk science or genuine alternative?’], 27 October 2007, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2008'''
*''Sunday 2nd November 2008'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Professor Sir [[Mark Walport]] (director, [[Wellcome Trust]]; Government Chief Scientific Adviser (from April 2013)), Professor [[Ross Anderson]] (professor of security engineering, [[University of Cambridge]]; chair, [[Foundation for Information Policy Research]]), [[Tim Kelsey]] (Tim Kelsey, chair, Executive Board, [[Dr Foster Intelligence]], the UK's leading health and social care informatics organisation; chief executive, [[Dr Foster Research]]), and [[Jeffrey Rosen]] (professor of law, [[George Washington University]], appointed a director of [[WPP]] in January 2005. He is also deputy chairman and managing director of [[Lazard LLC]]), discussing ‘Whose data is it anyway?’ at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See: [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2008/session_detail/1166 ‘Whose data is it anyway?’], 2 November 2008, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2009'''
*''Saturday 16th May 2009'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[Leigh Caldwell]] (chief executive, [[Inon]]), Professor [[Emre Ozdenoren]] (associate professor of economics, [[London Business School]]; Research Fellow, [[Centre for Economic Policy Research]] ([[CEPR]])), Dr [[Michael Savage]] (blogger, Grumpy Art Historian; head of traded credit policy, [[RBS]]), and [[Dolan Cummings]] (associate fellow, [[Institute of Ideas]]; editor, [[Debating Humanism]]; was a co-founder of the [[Manifesto Club]], editorial director of the [[Institute of Ideas]], is the editor of [[Culture Wars]], writes for [[Spiked]]), discussing ‘The rise and rise of behavioural economics’, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2009/session_detail/2389 ‘The rise and rise of behavioural economics’], 16 May 2009, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
*''Sunday 1st November 2009'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[Philip Collins]] (chair of the trustees, [[Demos]]; deputy chief leader writer, [[The Times]]; senior visiting fellow, [[LSE]]), [[Tim Montgomerie]] (co-editor, [[ConservativeHome]]; co-founder, [[Conservative Intelligence]]; member of the advisory board, [[Centre for Social Justice]]), [[Peter Taylor-Gooby]] (professor of social policy, [[University of Kent]], Canterbury; director, [[ESRC]] [[Social Contexts and Responses to Risk programme]]) and [[Claire Fox]] (director, [[Institute of Ideas]]), discussing ‘Nudge Nudge, Nag Nag: the new politics of behaviour’, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2009/session_detail/2500 ‘Nudge Nudge, Nag Nag: the new politics of behaviour’], 1 November 2009, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2010'''
*''Saturday 30th October 2010'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[John Harris]] (Lord Alliance Professor of Bioethics, [[University of Manchester]]; joint editor-in-chief The [[Journal of Medical Ethics]]; member, [[Human Genetics Commission]]), and [[Ann Furedi]] (chief executive, [[British Pregnancy Advisory Service]], wrote for [[Confrontation]] and regularly for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Spiked]], was Director of Policy and Communications for the UK regulator of infertility treatment and embryo research, the [[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]]), discussing ‘What makes life sacred?’, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2010/session_detail/4149 ‘What makes life sacred?’], 30 October 2010, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
*''Saturday 30th October 2010'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[Tipu Aziz]] (professor of neurosurgery, [[University of Oxford]]), Dr [[Helene Guldberg]] (co-publisher of [[Living Marxism]] and co-founder and (current) Managing Editor of [[Spiked]]. On occasion in writing for [[Living Marxism]] she used the pseudonym [[Helene Gold]]), [[David Thomas]] (freelance legal advisor, [[British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection]] ([[BUAV]]); human rights consultant; recent chairman, [[RSPCA]]; former director, [[UK Association of Lawyers for Animal Welfare and Compassion in World Farming]]), and [[Jeremy Taylor]] (science writer; television producer and director, he has spoken at the [[Birmingham Salon]], [[Leeds Salon]] and [[Manchester Salon]] and for [[The Great Debate]]), Dr [[Richard D. Ryder]] (ethicist; campaigner; trustee, [[RSPCA]] author), discussing ‘Should apes have rights?’, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2010/session_detail/4076 ‘Should apes have rights?’], 30 October 2010, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2011'''
*''Tuesday 25th October 2011'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Dr [[Kathleen Richardson]] ([[British Academy]] postdoctoral fellow, Department of Anthropology, [[University College London]], has written for [[Living Marxism]], [[Spiked]], and [[Culture Wars]], and spoken at the [[Manchester Salon]] and the [[Brighton Salon]], and participated in a campaign of the [[Manifesto Club]]), Professor [[Raymond Tallis]] (fellow, [[Academy of Medical Sciences]]; author, philosopher, critic and poet), and [[Kevin Warwick]] (professor of cybernetics, [[University of Reading]]; author, Artificial Intelligence: the basics), discussing ‘Artificial intelligence, bionic men and human conciousness’ at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2011/session_detail/5790 ‘Artificial intelligence, bionic men and human conciousness’], 25 October 2011, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
*''Saturday 29th October 2011'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Tiger de Souza (knowledge and innovation manager, v, The National Young Volunteers' Service) Steve Reed (leader, Lambeth Council; councillor, Labour Party, Brixton Hill Ward), Liz Richardson (research fellow, University of Manchester), and Kathryn Ecclestone (professor of education, University of Sheffield, has written for Spiked and Culture Wars, adjudicated for Debating Matters, co-written a book with Dennis Hayes, spoken at the Brighton Salon and is a founder member of the Birmingham Salon), discussing ‘Remaking citizens for the 'Big Society'‘, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2011/session_detail/5790 ], 29 October 2011, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
*''Sunday 30th October 2011'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: [[Sandy Starr]] (communications officer, [[Progress Educational Trust]]; webmaster, [[BioNews]], has written for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Culture Wars]], written and worked for [[Spiked]], is a member of the [[Manifesto Club]], and adjudged for [[Debating Matters]]), [[Martha Robinson]] (neuroscience PhD student, [[University College London]]), [[Richard Swinburne]] (emeritus professor, philosophy of religion, [[University of Oxford]]), and Professor [[Raymond Tallis]] (fellow, [[Academy of Medical Sciences]]; author, philosopher, critic and poet; recent books include NHS SOS and Aping Mankind; chair, [[Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying]]), discussing ‘Is there a ghost in the machine?’, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2011/session_detail/5602 ‘Is there a ghost in the machine?’], 30 October 2011, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
*''Sunday 30th October 2011'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Professor [[Andy Miah]] (chair in science communication & digital media, [[University of Salford]]), [[Barbara Sahakian]] (professor of clinical neuropsychology, [[MRC]]/[[Wellcome Trust]] Behavioural and Clinical Neurosciences Institute, [[University of Cambridge]]), Professor Sir [[Simon Wessely]] (head, department of psychological medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, [[King’s College London]]; president, [[Royal College of Psychiatrists]]), and [[Helen Birtwistle]] (history teacher; former resources and communications manager, [[Debating Matters]] Competition), discussing ‘Smart drugs: magic bullet or cheating ourselves?’, Battle of Ideas<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2011/session_detail/5728 ‘Smart drugs: magic bullet or cheating ourselves?’], 30 October 2011, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
'''2012'''
*''Sunday 21st October 2012'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Professor [[David Jones]] (director, [[Anscombe Bioethics Centre]]), [[Steven Edwards]] (professor of philosophy of healthcare, [[Swansea University]]), Dr [[Peter Simpson]] (chairman, [[UK Donation Ethics Committee]]), [[Hugh Whittall]] (director, [[Nuffield Council]] on Bioethics), and [[Helen Birtwistle]] (history teacher; former resources and communications manager, [[Debating Matters]] Competition), discussing ‘Organ donation: dead or alive?’, at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>See [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2012/session_detail/6760 ‘Organ donation: dead or alive?’], 21 October 2012, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.
*''Sunday 21st October 2012'' - Dr Stuart Derbyshire appeared with: Dr [[Roger Giner-Sorolla]] (reader in social psychology, [[University of Kent]]), [[Imran Khan]] (director, [[CASE]] - the [[Center for Social and Economic Research]]<ref>See [http://www.case-research.eu/ Center for Social and Economic Research], accessed 12 March 2015.</ref>), Professor Sir [[Mark Walport]] (director, [[Wellcome Trust]]; Government Chief Scientific Adviser (from April 2013)), and Dr [[Nina Powell]] (doctoral research fellow, [[National University of Singapore]]), discussing ‘Trust me: I'm a scientist’, Battle of Ideas, http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2012/session_detail/6810 ‘Trust me: I'm a scientist’], 21 October 2012, Battle of Ideas, accessed 27 January 2015.</ref>.

===Other Presentations, Invited Lectureships and Seminars===
'''1997'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Foetal pain Does it Exist?', [[University of Oxford]], 29 February 1997
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Exploring the bio-psycho-social model: Meaningless catchphrase or fundamental cornerstone?', [[British Pain Society]], Annual Scientific Meeting, Newcastle UK, April 1997.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'the neuropsychology of pain', [[CURE]] Neuroenteric Biology Group, [[UCLA]] USA, 3rd November 1997.
'''1998'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'How can we assess pain in animals?', the [[William Dick Centennial Animal Welfare Debate]], The [[University of Edinburgh]] Veterinary School, Scotland, 23 May 1998.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Central representation of somatic and visceral pain', Fourth International Symposium on Brain-Gut Interactions, University of California San Diego Campus USA, 12-15 July 1998.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'The problem of variation in assessing group differences using functional imaging techniques', at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]], London UK, 11 September 1998; The [[University of Manchester]] UK 14th September 1998; and [[Glaxo Institute]] Cambridge, UK, 16 September 1998.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'The central correlates of visceral pain and anticipation in controls versus patients suffering irritable bowel syndrome', IBS CURE GI Clinical and Outcomes Research Meeting Los Angeles, October 1998.
'''1999'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Functional imaging studies of back pain and opiate analgesia: Back Pain – Will the Next Millenium be Better?' at the Symposium in honor of Professor [[Malcolm Jayson]], Oxford Lodge, Manchester UK 22nd October 1999.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Mechanisms underlying chronic pain: Discussion Meeting: The Biological Basis of Chronic Fatigue Disorders,', [[Novartis Foundation]]/[[Lindbury Trust]], London UK 7-8th November 1999.
'''2000'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Gender differences in response to pain', Symposium in honor of Professor [[Malcolm Harris]], Eastman Dental Hospital, London UK, 18th – 21st September 2000.
'''2001'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Visceral afferent pathways', Fourth International Symposium on Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, The Pfister Hotel Milwaukee Wisconsin, 30 March – 2 April 2001.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Imaging the anatomy of pain', [[North West Pain Research Group]] and [[Hope Hospital Neuroscience Forum]], University of Manchester UK, 7 June 2001.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Aids in Africa', [[TRASNA]] [[Society of Trinity College]], World Aids Day Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 29-30 November 2001.
'''2002'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Human Brain Mechanisms of Pain: Distributed Networks, Cognitive Modulation, and Individual Differences', with [[Alex Ploghaus]] (Speaker); and [[Robert Coghill]] (Moderator) at [[American Pain Society]]'s 21st Annual Scientific Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 14-17 March 2002.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke at 'Debating matters: Animal experimentation', [[Debating Matters]], [[Edinburgh International Book Festival]], Edinburgh, UK, 19 August 2002.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Dissecting the brain in pain', [[Psychiatry Grand Rounds]], [[Beth Israel Medical Center]], New York, 26 September 2002.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'The biological basis of risky decision making', Trauma Research Institute, W. Virginia, 3 October 2002.
'''2003'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Imaging pain: The inside story or just a pretty picture?', [[University of Bath]], [[Pain Forum]], 5 February 2003, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Picturing the brain in pain', Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, 12 March 2003,
[[University of Pittsburgh]] Medical Center.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Functional brain imaging', at the Second Asian-Pacific Postgraduate Course on Gastrointestinal Motility ([[APPGM]]), 22-24 November 2003, Seoul, Korea.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Visceral afferent pathways' at the Second Asian-Pacific Postgraduate Course on Gastrointestinal Motility ([[APPGM]]), 22-24 November 2003, Seoul, Korea.
'''2004'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Pain in the Brain and Lower Parts of the Anatomy', at the [[Royal Holloway and New Bedford College]], London, Department of Psychology, 6 April 2004.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attedned the event 'Fish Pain is a Misnomer' at the [[University of Glasgow]], Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Scotland, 16-17 April 2004.
*Stuart Derbyshire, moderated the event 'Neurogenetics: Buzzword, New Frontier, Both or Neither?', with [[Jeffrey Mogil]] (Speaker); [[Jon-Kar Zubieta]] (Speaker), at the 2nd Joint Scientific Meeting of the [[American Pain Society]] and the [[Canadian Pain Society]], Vancouver, B.C. on 6-9 May 2004.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Imaging the brain: prospects and pitfalls', at [[Janssen Pharmaceutica]] Inc., 16 July 2004.
*Stuart Derbyshire, attended 'Imaging the brain in pain', at the [[Portuguese Pain Society]] Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 14- 16 October 2004.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'If it ain't broke how do we fix it? The challenge of functional pain', [[Institute
for Science and Technology in Medicine]], [[Keele University]] Medical School, UK, 25 October 2004.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'If it ain't broke how do we fix it? The challenge of functional pain', [[University
of Wales]], Bangor, Psychology Department 29 October 2004.
'''2005'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Imaging of cortical and pain control systems', Official [[IASP]] Satellite meeting – Visceral Pain, Adelaide, Australia, 17-19 August 2005.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Sex, gender and human pain', [[IASP]] Meeting, Sydney, Australia, 21-25 August 2005.
Linda LeResche (Moderator); Anita Holdcroft (Speaker); Stuart Derbyshire
(Speaker).
'''2006'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'The brain in pain: Why does the ghost of Descartes still haunt us?', Plenary
presentation at the [[American Psychosomatic Society]] 64th Annual Meeting, Denver, March 1-
4, 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Brain mechanisms of pain from a psychosomatic perspective' at the [[American Psychosomatic Society]] 64th Annual Meeting, with [[Denver Francis Keefe]] (Moderator); [[Fabrizio Benedetti]] (Speaker); and [[Jon-Kar Zubieta]] (Speaker), 1-4 March 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'The brain makes hallucinated pain feel real', at [[Representation intracerebrale de la douleur]], Caen, France, 17 March 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Is fetal pain a misnomer?' at the [[European Society for Philosophy and Psychology]] Annual Meeting, [[Queen's University]], Belfast, 24-27 August 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Somatic and visceral processing with functional imaging' at the 26th [[European Conference on Psychosomatic Research]], in Croatia with [[Paul Enck]] (Moderator); [[Qasim Aziz]] (Speaker); Stuart Derbyshire (Speaker); H Mönnikes (Speaker) and A Kowalski (Speaker), September 27-30, 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'What inspired you?', [[Society of Chemical Industry]], London, 10 October 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke at the 'Policy Exchange Book Launch: Science vs. Superstition: the case for a new scientific Enlightenment', with [[James Panton]] (chair); [[Raymond Tallis]] (speaker); [[Charles Hendry]] (speaker); [[Matt Ridley]] (speaker); [[Stuart Derbyshire]] (speaker), for the ''[[Policy Exchange]]'' '[[Ideas Forum]]', Clutha House, London, 6 December 2006.
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'Does pain from any source still feel the same?', [[University of Manchester]], School of Psychology, 14 December 2006.
'''2007'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'Does pain from any source still feel the same?' at the [[University of Edinburgh]], School of Psychology and Department of Neuroscience, 25 January 2007.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Functional imaging of physically and psychologically induced pain in controls and functional pain patients', at [[GlaxoSmithKline]], DuCane Road, London, 7 February 2007.
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'Fetal pain: The evidence. International Conference on Second Trimester Abortion', The [[Institute of Physics]], London, UK, 29-31 March 2007.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoke on 'Being hypnotisable increases pain experience during distraction but the label “hypnosis” reduces pain experience'. Derbyshire SWG with Hylands-White N, Jevons CJ, Stevenson E., at the [[British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis]] Conference. [[Novotel]] York, 10-13 May 2007.
*Stuart Derbyshire organised the 'Social cognitive neuroscience symposium' with speakers: Guinote A, Humphreys G, Knoblich G, Sebanz N, and Van Vugt M. The [[British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section]], [[University of Kent]], 5-7 September 2007.
'''2008'''
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'Does pain from any other source still feel the same?', [[University of Swansea]], School of Medicine, 7 February, 2008.
*Stuart Derbyshire, spoek at the 'Hypnosis: Theory and Therapy symposium' organised by Naish, P (organizer), & alongside Kirsch I, Gruzelier J, Liossi C. The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Royal Dublin Society, 2-4 April 2008.
*Stuart Derbyshire spoke on 'Gray matter volume in medial frontal and supplementary motor regions increases with hypnotisability' alongside [[Gianaros]] PJ, [[Whalley]] MG, Oakley DA, at the [[British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis]] Conference. Hilton Stansted, May 2008.
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'How does the brain switch pain on and off?' [[SSNP]] Midlands, West Park Hospital, Wolverhampton, 2 June, 2008.
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'Psychophysiological mechanisms of pain', [[RCA]] Regional Current topics Meeting, Novotel Birmingham, 4-6 June 2008.
*Stuart Derbyshire, 'What goes up doesn’t always come down: The problem of chronic pain', [[GlaxoSmithKline]], DuCane Road, London, 9 July 2008.
'''2011'''
*''September 2011'' - Stuart Derbyshire appeared on a panel with Professor [[Anthony Jones]] discussing: 'I feel your pain: human and animal suffering', for the [[Manchester Salon]] at the [[Manchester Science Festival]], sponsored by the International [[Anthony Burgess Foundation]]<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire & Anthony Jones, [I feel your pain: human and animal suffering 'I feel your pain: human and animal suffering'], 24 September 2011, the Manchester Salon, accessed 18 March 2015.</ref>.
'''2014'''
*Stuart Derbyshire spoke on 'Stand up for Humanity and Put Neuroscience in its Place' at the [[Science Cafe]] on 18th September 2014<ref>See Stuart Derbyshire, [http://heyevent.com/event/724115601002303/science-cafe-sg-stand-up-for-humanity-and-put-neuroscience-in-its-place 'Science Café SG: Stand up for Humanity and Put Neuroscience in its Place'], 18 September 2014, hey-event, accessed 18 March 2015.</ref>

===TV and Radio Appearances===
'''2009'''
* ''Early 2009'' - Stuart Derbyshire appeared on 'The One Show' with [[Michael Mosley]], looking at 'the Power of Hypnosis', on the ''BBC''<ref>See [http://www.candohypnotherapy.co.uk/the-power-of-hypnosis/ 'the power of hypnosis'], candotherapy, accessed 18 March 2015.</ref>.
'''2011'''
*''November 2011'' - Stuart Derbyshire appeared on 'Derren Brown: 'The Experiments'', ''Channel 4''<ref>See University of Birmingham News, [http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/psychology/news-events/2011/03Nov11-derbyshire-derrenbrown.aspx 'Assassination under hypnotic suggestion: Stuart Derbyshire features on Derren Brown's The Experiments series'], 3 November 2011, ''University of Birmingham website'', accessed 18 March 2015.</ref><ref>Also see Derren Brown, [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/derren-brown-the-experiments/on-demand/47993-001 'the experiments'], episode 1, minute 11, ''Chanel 4 OD'', accessed 18 March 2015.</ref>

==Publications==
===1990-1999===
'''1994'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991023113417/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM68/LM68_Futures.html 'Futures: Prozac and cons'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 68 - June 1994, p. 34.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010730211023/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM72/LM72_Books.html 'The Marxist Review of Books'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 72 - October 1994, p. 43.
'''1995'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], ‘Duesberg and AIDS’, ''Nature'', 1995, Volume 377(6551), p. 672.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19990502032023/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM79/LM79_Futures.html 'Futures: Aids in Africa'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 79 - May 1995, p. 38.
*[[Helene Guldberg]] and [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000608162949/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM80/LM80_Futures.html 'Futures: No Natural Born Killers'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 80 - June 1995, p. 38.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991201131838/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM85/LM85_Futures.html 'Futures: A turning point in Aids research?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 85 - December 1995, p. 34.
'''1996'''
*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010730211945/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM93/LM93_Taboos.html 'Taboos: Can a fetus feel pain?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 93 - September 1996, p. 8.
*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010622200409/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM95/LM95_America.html 'E-mail from America'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 95 - November 1996, p. 32.
*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010521182958/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM95/LM95_Futures.html 'Futures: The HIV-Aids heretics'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 95 - November 1996, p. 34.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000303121217/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/12-12-96-AIDS.html 'No Cuts in AIDS research - Dr Stuart Derbyshire calls for redirection in AIDS funding away from the moral crusade against sex and towards finding a cure'], ''Living Marxism Commentary'', 12 December 1996.
'''1997'''
*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]] and [[James Heartfield]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20010714114051/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM102/LM102_Futures.html 'Futures Exchange: Do genes influence intelligence?'], ''LM 102'', p. 38, July/August 1997.
'''1998'''
*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20000310052338/http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM115/LM115_Futures.html 'Futures: What's wrong with animal research?'], ''LM 115'', November 1998, p. 36.
'''1999'''
*Dr [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000312185100/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/discuss/commentary/09-03-99-MEMORY.html 'Of mice and men - Researchers may have used genetics to improve the memory of mice, but it is nonsense to talk of an 'intelligence gene, argues Dr Stuart Derbyshire'], ''Living Marxism Commentary'', 9 March 1999.
===2000-2009===
'''2001'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11810#.VJgsg14jdA ‘A timeline of reaction: Opposition to animal research has a long history - and none of it is glorious’], ''Spiked'', 8 March 2001.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11758#.VJgsVl4jdA ‘Animal research: a scientist's defence: Medical research is not concerned with the welfare of animals - and nor should it be’], ''Spiked'', 29 March 2001.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11510#.VJgsRV4jdA ‘spiked-proposals: Animal research: In supporting the development of science and medicine, political leaders should get on a platform and argue the need to put humans first’], ''Spiked'', 7 June 2001.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11459#.VJgsNl4jdA ‘On fish, brains and inflated rectums: A scientist discovers that the pursuit of life and knowledge can sometimes be less than rational’], ''Spiked'', 27 June 2001.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11302#.VJgsK14jdA ‘AIDS in Africa: why the West is interested:How the UN donor countries are distorting the extent of AIDS, and using safe sex messages to push African societies around’], ''Spiked'', 2 August 2001.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/10790#.VJgr8l4jdA ‘Stop stemming the research: For stem cell research to fulfil its potential, US scientists need to develop more backbone’], ''Spiked'', 29 November 2001.
'''2003'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6707#.VJgro14jdA ‘AIDS in Africa: sense at last: New research explodes Western myths about HIV infection in Africa’], ''Spiked'', 23 February 2003.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6464#.VJgrk14jdA ‘Viral scares: The overblown panic about SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) makes this Asia-bound traveller sick’], ''Spiked'', 3 April 2003.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6459#.VJgrel4jdA ‘Pandemic of precaution: Life must not stop because of SARS’], ''Spiked'', 8 April 2003.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6464#.VQGVZ_msXfM 'Viral scares'], ''Spiked'', 3 April 2003.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5633#.VJgraV4jdA ‘Fishing for theories: Do trout feel pain - or do we just feel sorry for them?’], ''Spiked'', 8 May 2003.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5330#.VJgrPl4jdA ‘Hitler's youth: Hitler: The Rise of Evil tried to 'understand' the personality, by ignoring history’], ''Spiked'', 22 May 2003.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]] [http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/00000006DE75.htm 'Primate research: a moral good'], ''Spiked'', 23 July 2003.
'''2004'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2642#.VJgrGF4jdA ‘As if AIDS isn’t bad enough: ...the UNAIDS campaign in Africa is making it worse’], ''Spiked'', 6 February 2004.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2550#.VJgq2F4jdA ‘Pain and prejudice: Our understanding of pain has improved dramatically - so why are we no better at alleviating it?’], ''Spiked'', 5 May 2004.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2486#.VJgqwV4jdA ‘Vivisection: Put human welfare first: Scientists who support a new centre for researching alternatives to animal testing have their priorities all wrong’], ''Spiked'', 1 June 2004.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2339#.VJgqTF4jdA ‘Ruining cats and dogs: The UK government's Animal Welfare Bill could turn having a pet into a pain’], ''Spiked'', 16 July 2004.
'''2005'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/1193#.VJgqNV4jdA ‘Late abortion and the ‘fetal pain’ fallacy: The USA's ban on 'partial-birth abortion' rests on flawed arguments about fetal development’], ''Spiked'', 16 March 2005.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/854#.VJgqI14jdA ‘Do video games train for violence?: A neuroscientist reports from the Human Brain Mapping conference in Toronto’], ''Spiked'', 5 July 2005.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/625#.VJgqEV4jdA ‘Unethical committees: A burgeoning ethical infrastructure can mean that scientists take less care of their research subject’], ''Spiked'', 11 November 2005.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/472#.VJgqA14jdA ‘Bush isn’t the only one who’s anti-science: The Republican War on Science is on the money about the Bush administration. But it neglects to mention the sins of Democrats and even scientists themselves’], ''Spiked'', 28 November 2005.
'''2006'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/223#.VJgp3l4jdA ‘The hard arguments about vivisection: Some scientists advocate experiments on animals while simultaneously apologising for them. Bad move’], ''Spiked'', March 2006.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/302#.VJgp0l4jdA ‘We need more drugs testing - on animals and humans: We mustn't let the disastrous trials at Northwick Park hospital blind us to the need for further medical innovation’], ''Spiked'', 4 April 2006.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/286#.VJgpwl4jdA ‘Avian flu: this is not 1918: The discovery of a dead infected swan in Fife has led to warnings of another 1918-style flu epidemic. Let’s have some historical and scientific perspective’], ''Spiked'', 13 April 2006.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/215#.VJgps14jdA ‘So, can a fetus feel pain?: A new study showing that premature babies launch a ‘brain response’ following a heel lance is cited as evidence that fetuses feel pain. One expert begs to differ’], ''Spiked'', 20 April 2006.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]] and [[Adam Burgess]], ‘Use of mobile phones in hospitals’., ''British Medical Journal'', 2006, 333 (7572). pp. 767-768.
'''2007'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/2851#.VJgpoV4jdA ‘Mother Teresa and the ‘me, me, me’ culture: The new book Mother Teresa: Saint or Celebrity? shows that the nun was as ruthless as any other celeb in protecting her public image’], ''Spiked'', 14 February 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/3519#.VJgpTV4jdA ‘Of spiders and men: The building behaviour of animals is fascinating (spiders can even weave webs in outer space!) But contrary to the claims of Gould and Gould, it's no feat of engineering, artistry or complex thinking’], ''Spiked'', 21 June 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/3760#.VJgpN14jdA ‘We’re no slaves to our senses: Free will and agency are not merely the creation of nerve endings in the human brain. So while neuroscience can tell us a lot, it does not hold the key to understanding human uniqueness’], ''Spiked'', 24 August 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/3856#.VJgpKF4jdA ‘Let’s make the world storm-proof: The idea that hurricanes are blowback for man’s polluting ways overlooks the fact that it is only man – through development and construction – who can offset the impacts of freak weather’], ''Spiked'', 21 September 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/3993#.VJgpE14jdA ‘Abortion: What You Didn’t Need To See: The Channel 4 Dispatches documentary on late abortion and fetal pain was a gratuitous and confused mess’], ''Spiked'', 22 01/01/February000 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/4122#.VJgo9F4jdA ‘Sticking a needle in alternative medicine: Exotic therapies such as acupuncture might make people feel good. But the role of medicine is to cure patients' illnesses, not make them happy’], ''Spiked'', 28 November 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/4131#.VJgo5l4jdA ‘A brainless analysis of American politics: Drew Westen’s attempt to explain voting patterns in America by examining the nerve activity in voters’ brains is light on political insight and heavy on Yank-bashing’], ''Spiked'', 30 November 2007.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/reviewofbooks_article/4209/ 'How powerful is the power of persuasion?'], ‘‘Spiked Online’’, 21 December 2007
'''2008'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/4704#.VJgopV4jdA ‘What makes humans special?: When both trendy authors and top psychologists claim that man should accept his ‘rightful position in the cosmos’ as ‘just another animal’, it pays to revisit George Herbert Mead’s humane attempts to explain human consciousness’], ''Spiked'', 29 February 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/4930#.VJgomF4jdA ‘Honderich: the thinking man’s unthinking man?: Ignoring all the piss and vinegar about philosopher Ted Honderich – who has been labelled by fellow academics as rambling, bumbling, bombastic, hateful and stupid – is his book On Consciousness actually any g’], ''Spiked'', 28 March 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/4990#.VJgojF4jdA ‘A catfight over consciousness: Ignoring all the piss and vinegar about Ted Honderich and his difficult personality, is his book On Consciousness any good? Well, yes and no’], ''Spiked'', 18 April 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5149#.VJgoaF4jdA ‘Abortion: get out the vote: An academic offers tips on how you can pressure your MP to turn up to Tuesday’s vote in parliament and defend the 24-week limit’], ''Spiked'', 15 May 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/5208#.VJgoVl4jdA ‘Jim Crow dressed up in multicultural drag: It’s more than 50 years since the landmark Brown case challenged the segregation of blacks and whites in American schools. Yet under the yoke of multiculturalism, new, liberal-justified forms of segregation are r’], ''Spiked'', 30 May 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/5390#.VJgoRV4jdA ‘How do we break free of the rules of biology?: Chris Fernyhough has written a sometimes touching book on his daughter’s mental development in the first three years. But he fails to get to the heart of the infant’s transition from biological machine to hum’], ''Spiked'', 27 June 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]] & [[Raja]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5423/ 'The World Wide Web is nothing like a brain'], ''Spiked'', 3 July 2008
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5647#.VJgoN14jdA ‘Humans are more important than animals: When it comes to using animals in research, the only moral judgement should be: does it benefit humankind?’], ''Spiked'', 26 August 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5784#.VJgoLV4jdA ‘Who’s afraid of xenotransplantation?: Using pig organs in humans could save thousands of lives. So why is Britain driving research away?’], ''Spiked'', 3 01/01/February000 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/5947#.VJgoIV4jdA ‘Let’s blow away all the barriers to stem-cell science: The windpipe transplant shows the potential of stem-cell medicine and the collaborative genius of human beings. We should build on it’], ''Spiked'', 20 November 2008.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/6047#.VJgoEF4jdA ‘There’s more to humans than biological burps: Through vivid explorations of tears, snot, earwax and blushing, Ray Tallis’ brilliant new book shows us that ‘being human’ is not a simple stimulus-response thing – it is shaped by history, thought, time and s’], ''Spiked'', 29 01/01/February00February 2008.
'''2009'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6124#.VJgn9V4jdA ‘A fishy campaign: PETA’s attempt to rebrand fish as ‘sea kittens’ takes anthropomorphism to an unfathomable new low’], ''Spiked'', 20 January 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/6299#.VJgkPl4jdA ‘Sex, war and stupidity: In labelling Churchill as ‘ape-like’ and claiming that Timothy McVeigh was driven by ‘primate’ instincts, the authors of Sex and War hope to prove that war is an evolutionary trait. Their thesis is mind-blowingly dumb’], ''Spiked'', 27 February 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6339#.VJgkLF4jdA ‘Still squeamish about stem cells: Obama’s extension of federal funding to stem-cell research is good news. But Bush was not the only barrier to progress’], ''Spiked'', 10 March 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6618 ‘Give it a rest: fish do not feel pain: Yet another research project claims to show that fish are capable of feeling pain. It’s as wrongheaded as all the rest’], ''Spiked'', 29 April 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6638 ‘Brain dysfunction did not cause the recession: Ahead of a major conference, The Battle for the Economy, Stuart Derbyshire declares war on ‘behavioural economics’’], ''Spiked'', 6 May 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/7003#.VJgj_l4jdA ‘Is the digital age killing compassion?: One has to marvel at the megalomania of scientists who slam all of modern culture on the basis of their tiny studies’], ''Spiked'', 11 June 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/7210#.VJgjiV4jdA ‘A downturn in imaginative thinking: A new book claims that people’s psychology and ‘animal spirits’ bring about economic downturns. It’s an argument that is both economically vulgar and politically unconvincing’], ''Spiked'', 31 July 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/7357#.VJgjY14jdA ‘Why we shouldn’t create pain-free animals: A proposal to genetically modify farm animals so that they don’t feel pain is practically and morally misguided’], ''Spiked'', 8 September 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/7371#.VJgjUV4jdA ‘A downturn in imaginative thinking: A new book’s claim that people’s psychology brings about economic downturns is both economically vulgar and politically unconvincing’], ''Spiked'', 11 September 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/7652#.VJgjQF4jdA ‘Farewell, Norman Levitt: With the passing of Norman Levitt, a rigorous defender of scientific truth against the relativism and cowardice of the ‘academic left’, we have lost a modern Enlightenment hero’], ''Spiked'', 30 October 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/7768#.VJgjIl4jdA ‘How to overcome recession: develop some ‘autistic’ skills: Books on behavioural economics are everywhere, but this one brings something particulary bizarre to the debate: the idea that autism shows us a way out of recession’], ''Spiked'', 27 November 2009.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/7176#.VJgj3V4jdA ‘Birth pains are nothing to celebrate: It was degenerate feminists, not ignorant men, who first argued that childbirth should be a painful rite of passage’], ''Spiked'', 23 July 2009.
===2010-2019===
'''2010'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/8003#.VJgjFl4jdA ‘Just monkeying around with a camera: A BBC film ‘made’ by chimpanzees at Edinburgh Zoo only confirms how different humans and apes really are’], ''Spiked'', 27 January 2010.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/8634 ‘It’s time to move beyond Roe vs Wade: US women’s right to choose will remain fragile so long as pro-choice activists rely so heavily on the Supreme Court’], ''Spiked'', 21 April 2010.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/9097#.VJgi-14jdA ‘Abortion is more than a scientific issue: A contributor to a major report on ‘fetal pain’ says the facts are important, but a woman’s right to choose should be discussed in moral terms’], ''Spiked'', 1 July 2010.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/9852#.VJgi7l4jdA ‘It wasn’t God that created the human ‘I’: The gap between neural activity and mental experience – a sense of self – is bridged by years of human interaction’], ''Spiked'', 4 November 2010.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]] & Maria Fitzgerald, ‘The painful consequences of neonatal nociceptive input’, ''Pain'', August 2010, Volume 150(2), pp. 220-221., http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezp1.bath.ac.uk/science/article/pii/S0304395910002708.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], ‘The necessity of animal models in pain research’, ''Pain'', October 2010, Volume 151(1) pp. 12-17.
'''2011'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/11051#.VJgi3l4jdA ‘The pseudoscience of the parent-bashers: The increasingly popular idea that a person's fate is decided in the first five years of life is completely baseless’], ''Spiked'', 5 September 2011.
'''2012'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/12925 ‘Using science to freak out parents: A new book on ‘attachment parenting’ peddles the myth that there’s a right way to raise kids. PLUS: Why parental determinism is little more than neurobollocks’], ''Spiked'', 28 September 2012.
*Nina Powell, Stuart Derbyshire & Robbert Guttentag, ‘Biases in children's and adults' moral judgements’, ''Pain'', September 2012, Volume 113(1), pp. 186-193.
'''2013'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/13409 ‘The miracle of the HIV-free baby: The apparent curing of a baby with HIV is a brilliant reminder of man’s capacity to defeat nature’s many menaces’], ''Spiked'', 6 March 2013.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/dustin_hoffman_enough_to_make_a_grown_man_cry/13826 ‘Dustin Hoffman: enough to make a grown man cry: The Hollywood star admits he was once a shallow person who was obsessed with looks, but he shouldn’t tar all men with that brush’], ''Spiked'', 18 July 2013.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/no_ants_are_nothing_like_human_beings/13855 ‘No, ants are nothing like human beings: EO Wilson says ant colonies use agriculture and air-conditioning. They don’t’], ''Spiked'', 26 July 2013.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/neurodeterminism/13885 ‘Never mind the neuro-bollocks: Ignore the neuro-determinists: man is more than a machine’], ''Spiked'', 5 August 2013.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the_fall_and_fall_of_asian_fertility/14220 ‘The fall and fall of Asian fertility: The unwillingness of young Asians to start families echoes a worldwide rejection of the capacity to live independently’], ''Spiked'', 30 01/01/February000 2013.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/no_you_cant_kill_a_robot/14368#.VJgiVV4jdA ‘No, you can’t kill a robot’], ''Spiked'', 2 December 2013.
*[[Stephen Mayhew]], [[Stuart Derbyshire]], [[Andrew Bagshaw]], [[Nicholas Hylands-White]], and [[Camillo Porcaro]], ‘Intrinsic Variability in the human response to pain is assembled from multiple, dynamic brain processes’, ''NeuroImage'', July 2013, Volume 75, pp. 68-78..
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]] & [[David Oakley]], ‘A role for suggestion in differences in brain responses after placebo conditioning in high and low hypnotizable subjects’, ''Pain'', September 2013, Volume 154(9), pp. 1487-1488.
'''2014'''
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/setting-the-record-straight-on-aids/15768#.VJgiSF4jdA ‘Setting the record straight on AIDS:Chris Jennings’ new book exposes the reality of the epidemic that never was’], ''Spiked'', 12 September 2014.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], [http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/ignore-the-panic-about-a-plague-mankind-is-beating-aids/16330 ‘Ignore the ‘plague’ panic – mankind is beating AIDS: We have pretty much tamed the AIDS virus. So why won’t we celebrate?’], ''Spiked'', 10 01/01/February00February 2014.
*[[Stuart Derbyshire]], ‘The use of neuroimaging to advance the understanding of chronic pain: From description to mechanism’, ''Psychosomatic Medicine'', July-August 2014, Volume 76(6), pp. 402-403.

==Resources==
*[http://blog.nus.edu.sg/psychology/2013/09/03/new-staff-ap-stuart-derbyshire/ Staff profile, National University of Singapore]
*[http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stuart_Derbyshire/publications ResearchGate]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Derbyshire, Stuart]]

Dublin Salon

2015-02-18T11:37:24Z

S Ross: New salon

The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was founded in New York in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was Brighton in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading ''Capital Vol. 1''. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> Manchester Salon was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival."<ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]]. The Dublin Salon was launched in early 2015.

==Contact==
Website:

* [http://www.dublinsalon.org Dublin Salon]

Twitter

* [https://twitter.com/DublinSalon Dublin Salon]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network]]

Salons

2015-02-18T11:33:57Z

S Ross: addition of Dublin

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was the [[New York Salon]], founded in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was the [[Brighton Salon]] in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> The [[Manchester Salon]] was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival." <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> Other salons comprise the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Birmingham Salon]], the [[Croydon Salon]], the [[Dublin Salon]], the [[East Midlands Salon]], the [[Huddersfield Salon]], the [[Leeds Salon]], the [[Lisbon Salon]], the [[Liverpool Salon]], the [[London Legal Salon]], the [[Oxford Salon]], the [[Sheffield Salon]] and the [[Zurich Salon]]. Some appear to be defunct, at least for now. The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

==Contact==
Websites:
* Belfast http://www.belfastsalon.org
* Birmingham http://www.birminghamsalon.org/
* Brighton http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/
* Croydon http://www.croydonsalon.com
* Dublin http://www.dublinsalon.org/
* East Midlands http://eastmidlandssalon.org/
* Huddersfield http://www.qtdm.co.uk/salon/index.html and http://huddersfieldsalon.blogspot.com/
* Leeds http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/
* Lisbon http://www.wix.com/lisbonsalon/lisbon_salon
* Liverpool http://http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/
* London Legal - see blog below
* Manchester http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/
* New York http://www.nysalon.org
* Oxford [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/ http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/]
* Sheffield http://www.sheffieldsalon.org.uk/
* Zurich http://www.zurichsalon.org/

Facebook:
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=22386580350 Belfast]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/pages/Birmingham-Salon/218509645629 Birmingham]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=34728930120 Brighton]
* Croydon - Website only (see above)
* Dublin - Not active on Facebook
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts East Midlands]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=64156937808 Huddersfield]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65142827020&ref=ts Leeds]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122663531111681&v=wall Lisbon]
* [https://www.facebook.com/liverpoolsalon?fref=ts Liverpool]
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=manchester%20salon&init=quick&tas=0.5854414435411038&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=22202360423 Manchester]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/NY-Salon/15274377599 New York]
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/199458380138081/ Oxford]
* Sheffield - Website only (see above)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zurichsalon Zurich]

Twitter
* Belfast - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/birminghamsalon Birmingham]
* [https://twitter.com/intent/user?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrightonsalon.com%2F&region=screen_name&screen_name=BrightonSalon&source=followbutton&variant=1.0 Brighton]
* Croydon - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/DublinSalon Dublin]
* East Midlands - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/HuddsSalon Huddersfield]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/theleedssalon Leeds]
* Lisbon - Not active on Twitter
* Liverpool - Not active on Twitter
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://twitter.com/#!/manchestersalon Manchester]
* New York - Not active on Twitter
* Oxford - Promised soon
* Sheffield - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/ZurichSalon Zurich]

Blog
* [http://londonlegalsalon.blogspot.com/ London Legal]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Salons]]

Salons

2015-02-18T11:32:30Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was the [[New York Salon]], founded in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was the [[Brighton Salon]] in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> The [[Manchester Salon]] was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival." <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> Other salons comprise the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Birmingham Salon]], the [[Croydon Salon]], the [[Dublin Salon]], the [[East Midlands Salon]], the [[Huddersfield Salon]], the [[Leeds Salon]], the [[Lisbon Salon]], the [[Liverpool Salon]], the [[London Legal Salon]], the [[Oxford Salon]], the [[Sheffield Salon]] and the [[Zurich Salon]]. Some appear to be defunct, at least for now. The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

==Contact==
Websites:
* Belfast http://www.belfastsalon.org
* Birmingham http://www.birminghamsalon.org/
* Brighton http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/
* Croydon http://www.croydonsalon.com
* Dublin http://www.dublinsalon.org/
* East Midlands http://eastmidlandssalon.org/
* Huddersfield http://www.qtdm.co.uk/salon/index.html and http://huddersfieldsalon.blogspot.com/
* Leeds http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/
* Lisbon http://www.wix.com/lisbonsalon/lisbon_salon
* Liverpool http://http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/
* London Legal - see blog below
* Manchester http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/
* New York http://www.nysalon.org
* Oxford [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/ http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/]
* Sheffield http://www.sheffieldsalon.org.uk/
* Zurich http://www.zurichsalon.org/

Facebook:
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=22386580350 Belfast]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/pages/Birmingham-Salon/218509645629 Birmingham]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=34728930120 Brighton]
* Croydon - Website only (see above)
* Dublin - Not active on Facebook
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts East Midlands]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=64156937808 Huddersfield]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65142827020&ref=ts Leeds]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122663531111681&v=wall Lisbon]
* [https://www.facebook.com/liverpoolsalon?fref=ts Liverpool]
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=manchester%20salon&init=quick&tas=0.5854414435411038&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=22202360423 Manchester]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/NY-Salon/15274377599 New York]
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/199458380138081/ Oxford]
* Sheffield - Website only (see above)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zurichsalon Zurich]

Twitter
* Belfast - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/birminghamsalon Birmingham]
* [https://twitter.com/intent/user?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrightonsalon.com%2F&region=screen_name&screen_name=BrightonSalon&source=followbutton&variant=1.0 Brighton]
* Croydon - Not active on Twitter
* https://twitter.com/DublinSalon]
* East Midlands - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/HuddsSalon Huddersfield]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/theleedssalon Leeds]
* Lisbon - Not active on Twitter
* Liverpool - Not active on Twitter
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://twitter.com/#!/manchestersalon Manchester]
* New York - Not active on Twitter
* Oxford - Promised soon
* Sheffield - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/ZurichSalon Zurich]

Blog
* [http://londonlegalsalon.blogspot.com/ London Legal]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Salons]]

Steve Daley

2015-02-18T11:28:07Z

S Ross: Grammar

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[File:Steve_Daley.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Steve Daley in 2010]]
[[Steve Daley]] is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He helped found [[Trasna An Domhain Go Leir]] (Across the Whole World) and has worked with the pro development group [[WORLDwrite]], <ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6426417.stm How fair is Fair Trade]", BBC website, accessed 15 Feb 2011</ref> spoken at [[Audacity]] and [[Battle of Ideas]] events and written for [[Spiked]].<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/3453/ G8: Who's pulling Africa's strings]", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010</ref>

==References==

Twitter: [https://twitter.com/stevedaley stevedaley]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Daley, Steve]]

Pauline Hadaway

2015-01-28T11:23:26Z

S Ross: Additional links to LM network

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[File:Pauline_Hadaway.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Pauline Hadaway in 2008]]
[[Pauline Hadaway]] was director of the [[Belfast Exposed]] gallery and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]], in that she has been involved with the following organisations: [[Living Marxism]], [[Battle of Ideas]] <ref>"[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2008/speaker_detail/1452/ Profile of Pauline Hadaway]", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> , the [[Belfast Salon]], [[Debating Matters]], the [[Liverpool Salon]], the [[Manifesto Club]], [[Spiked]] and [[WORLDwrite]].

She studied at the University of Ulster.

==Resources==
:Belfast Exposed: [http://www.belfastexposed.org Belfast Exposed]
:Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/pauline.hadaway Pauline Hadaway]
:LinkedIn: [https://www.facebook.com/pauline.hadaway Pauline Hadaway]
:Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/paulinehadaway paulinehadaway]
:Website: [http://www.paulinehadaway.co.uk/ Pauline Hadaway]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Hadaway, Pauline]]

John Hutchinson

2014-10-25T22:12:56Z

S Ross: New LMer

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[John Hutchinson]] is an academic <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-hutchinson/19/24/476/ John Hutchinson] LinkedIn website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He has spoken <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/moocs.html How will universities deal with online degrees (MOOCs)?] Manchester Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and written <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/can-we-talk-about-this-lowry.html Can we talk about this?] Manchester Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> for the [[Manchester Salon]] and sits on the committee of the [[Liverpool Salon]]. <ref>[http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/committee/ Committee] Liverpool Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>

==References, Resources and Contact==

===References===
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Hutchinson, John]]

Kevin Bean

2014-10-25T22:06:30Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Kevin Bean]] is an academic <ref>[http://www.liv.ac.uk/irish-studies/staff/kevin-bean/ Dr. Kevin Bean] Liverpool University website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He spoke at the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2008 <ref>[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2008/speaker_detail/1485 The new politics of Northern Ireland/ Irish History: don't mention the war?] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and 2009 <ref>[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2009/speaker_detail/1485 Face the Future: Reimagining Belfast] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>, has officiated for [[Debating Matters]] <ref>[http://www.debatingmatters.com/search/results/60bdaa47f28ee653bf38890c928add1d/ Kevin Bean] Debating Matters website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and spoken at the [[Manchester Salon]] <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/decline-of-tribal-politics-rise-of-identity-politics-april-2011.html From tribal to identity politics] Manchester Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>, has been favourably reviewed by [[Spiked]] <ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/5515#.VEwVIxawWNo From insurgency to identity] Spiked website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and sits on the committee of the [[Liverpool Salon]].<ref>[http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/committee/ Committee] Liverpool Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>

==References, Resources and Contact==

===References===
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Bean Kevin]]

Kevin Bean

2014-10-25T21:56:55Z

S Ross: New LMer

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Kevin Bean]] is an academic <ref>[http://www.liv.ac.uk/irish-studies/staff/kevin-bean/ Dr. Kevin Bean] Liverpool University website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He spoke at the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2008 <ref>[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2008/speaker_detail/1485 The new politics of Northern Ireland/ Irish History: don't mention the war?] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and 2009 <ref>[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2009/speaker_detail/1485 Face the Future: Reimagining Belfast] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>, has officiated for [[Debating Matters]] <ref>[http://www.debatingmatters.com/search/results/60bdaa47f28ee653bf38890c928add1d/ Kevin Bean] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and spoken at the [[Manchester Salon]] <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/decline-of-tribal-politics-rise-of-identity-politics-april-2011.html From tribal to identity politics] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>, has been favourably reviewed by [[Spiked]] <ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/review_of_books/article/5515#.VEwVIxawWNo From insurgency to identity] Battle of Ideas website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> and sits on the committee of the [[Liverpool Salon]].<ref>[http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/committee/ Committee] Liverpool Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>

==References, Resources and Contact==

===References===
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Bean Kevin]]

Kate Moorcock-Abley

2014-10-25T21:40:45Z

S Ross: grammar

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[File:Kate_Abley.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kate Abley]]
[[Kate Abley]], nee Moorcock, is a teacher and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. She was a member of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]], <ref>"[http://www.multiverse.org/fora/showthread.php?t=5428 #18]", Multiverse website, accessed 29 June 2010</ref> the principal research coordinator for LM entity [[Families for Freedom]] and has written for the LM entity [[Spiked]]<ref>Kate Moorcock, '[http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000053B4.htm Road to nowhere]', [[Spiked Online]], 29 December 2000; Kate Abley '[http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006DCFE.htm Trusting teachers:The sort of teaching that I want to do does not exist any more.]', ''Spiked Online'', 26-Mar-2003. </ref> and written<ref>Kate Moorcock-Abley and Joanna Williams, [http://www.instituteofideas.com/transcripts/policywatch2.pdf Response to ‘Safeguarding Children’, Consultation on Draft Revision of child protection guidance for the Education Service. Consultation], commissioned by the [[Institute of Ideas]], April 2004</ref> for and spoken at the [[Institute of Ideas]].<ref>Institute of Ideas [http://newsite.instituteofideas.com/events/on_the_frontline/ IoI Events: On the frontline?] 09 06 10 18:00</ref>

Abley is the daughter of science fiction writer, Michael Moorcock. She taught primary school children for 13 years and is author of Swings and Roundabouts: The Danger of Safety in Outdoor Play Environments, published by Sheffield Hallam University Press and is listed (as Moorcock-Abley) in 2012 as a teacher at St Saviour's Church of England Primary School in London.<ref>St Saviour's [http://www.st-saviours.waltham.sch.uk/index.asp?view=ShowSection&SectionID=5 Staff List & Roles and Responsibilities], accessed 6 February 2012.</ref>.

She is the managing director of the LM associated building promoters [[Audacity]]<ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/people.htm Profile of Kate Moorcock Abley]", Audacity website, accessed 2 May 2010</ref> and married LM associate, [[Ian Abley]] in 1998.<ref>Audacity [http://www.audacity.org/downloads/Ian-Abley-CV.pdf Ian Abley CV], 11 September 2011, accessed 6 February 2012</ref>

==Publications==
*[[Kate Moorcock]], ''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0863398340/wwwlink-software-21/202-4420309-5128661 Swings and Roundabouts: The Danger of Safety in Outdoor Play]'', Perpetuity Press, 1998
*[[Kate Moorcock]], '[http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000053B4.htm Road to nowhere]', [[Spiked Online]], 29 December 2000.
*[[Kate Abley]] '[http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006DCFE.htm Trusting teachers:The sort of teaching that I want to do does not exist any more.]', ''Spiked Online'', 26-Mar-2003.
*[[Kate Moorcock-Abley]] and Joanna Williams, [http://www.instituteofideas.com/transcripts/policywatch2.pdf Response to ‘Safeguarding Children’, Consultation on Draft Revision of child protection guidance for the Education Service. Consultation], commissioned by the [[Institute of Ideas]], April 2004.
*Kate Abley '[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/737/ Passing the book: Who's to blame for kids' bad behaviour in schools?]' ''Spiked Online'', Monday 5 September 2005.
*[[Kate Moorcock-Abley]] [http://www.audacity.org/KMA-17.04.07.htm Multi-cultural racism, politically dead patricians, and the housing shortage], ''Audacity'', 17 April 2007.

==Notes==

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[[Category:LM network|Abley, Kate]]

Culture Wars

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[[File:Culture Wars.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Culture Wars]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]Culture Wars is an online cultural review and a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]],<ref>[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/about About], Culture Wars website, acc 1 May 2010</ref> which is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. Culture Wars was founded in 1999. “Culture Wars was first launched to complement the conference ‘Culture Wars: Dumbing Down, Wising Up?’, at the Riverside Studios in London in March 1999. The conference was organised by LM (formerly Living Marxism) magazine to explore what was behind debates that had originated in the US about the ‘dumbing down’ of Western culture and society.”<ref>[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/about Culture Wars History], Culture Wars website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> As of 2014, it is no longer active. <ref>[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/ Home page] Culture Wars website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>

Culture Wars promotes the following organisations associated with the LM network: [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] , [[Future Cities Project]], [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]] <ref>[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/about Resources], Culture Wars website, accessed 8 May 2010</ref>

Its editor is [[Dolan Cummings]], who has written for [[Spiked]] and is associated with the LM network.<ref>[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/about About], Culture Wars website, accessed 1 May 2010</ref>

==Contact==

http://www.culturewars.org.uk

Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=3460804201 Culture Wars]

Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/CultureWars CultureWars]

==Notes==
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[[Category:LM network]]

LM network

2014-10-25T21:27:28Z

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The [[LM network]] or LM group is a superficially loose and informal network of individuals and organisations sharing a libertarian and anti-environmentalist ideology. Its constituent organisations are led and largely composed of people associated with the defunct [[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) and its principal publication [[Living Marxism]]. The network has no public presence or acknowledged existence. The strongest link is between the largest and longest established entities, [[Spiked]] and the [[Institute of Ideas]], both established in 2000 by close associates and for many years operating from the same address, Signet House 49-51 Farringdon Road EC1M 3JB, previously the offices of [[Living Marxism]] <ref>”[http://www.locallife.co.uk/islington/business-consultants.asp?pageno=3 LM Magazine]” Local Life website accessed 7th June 2010</ref>. Thus [[Patrick Hayes]] affirms in his twitter profile "I work for spiked www.spiked-online.com and the Institute of Ideas www.instituteofideas.com...". <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/P_Hayes P Hayes] Twitter website acc 29 Oct 2011</ref> Associated entities typically have overlapping personnel, similar themes, views and techniques, and promote one another. The network's funds and staff numbers are relatively limited as is its influence. Perhaps of most concern are those LM associates who have obtained influential positions with other organisations and the network’s extensive youth oriented programmes.

The rationale for profiling the LM network on Powerbase is not any one of its main characteristics but rather their combination; these being: advocating policies which benefit corporate interests, as set out by the [[Institute of Ideas]], corporate funding, a significant focus on influencing youth; the number of organisations it operates; and a lack of transparency about its origins, methods, scope and purpose. This profile is necessarily extensive and detailed because of the network's disparate nature and the lack of formal public links between its entities.

[[Image:Living Marxism No 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first edition of [[Living Marxism]], November 1988, edited by [[Mick Hume]].]]

[[Image:Lm.gif|thumb|right|300px|The logo of [[LM Magazine]] after it changed its name from [[Living Marxism]] at issue 97 in February 1997.<ref>'[http://web.archive.org/web/19980218145236/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM97/index.html Welcome to the new-look LM]', ''[[LM]]'', February 1997, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 18 February 1998, accessed 27 October 2010</ref>]]

==Methods==
The Institute of Ideas’ Director [[Claire Fox]] concedes, ‘Certainly, there is a network of like-minded people. Some people do come from an RCP background, because we have a long intellectual history together, and we do work together sometimes…’<ref>Chris Bunting, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=193769 What's a nice Trot doing in a place like this?], Times Higher Education, 28 Jan 2005, acc 21 May 2010</ref> Former editor of LM and Spiked and continuing Spiked contributor [[Mick Hume]] confirms, ‘The network of people I live and work with contain lots of people who were members of the RCP.’<ref>Andy Beckett, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/1999/may/15/weekend7.weekend2 Licence to rile], The Guardian, 15 May 1999, acc 21 May 2010</ref> while Spiked and Institute of Ideas contributor [[Dolan Cummings]] explains ‘I never left the RCP: the organisation folded in the mid-Nineties, but few of us actually 'recanted' our ideas. Instead we resolved to support one another more informally as we pursued our political tradition as individuals, or launched new projects with more general aims that have also engaged people from different traditions, or none. These include Spiked and the Institute of Ideas... ‘<ref>Dolan Cummings, [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/printable/3954/ In defence of ‘radicalisation’: Critiques of Hizb ut-Tahrir focus less on its dodgy politics than on its intellectualism. But what’s wrong with a devotion to the debate of ideas?], Spiked, 12 Oct 2007, acc 21 May 2010</ref>
[[Image:LM-logo-200.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Living Marxism]] logo circa January 1997 from their website www.junius.co.uk]]

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the [[Academy of Ideas]], has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Many of the organisational and campaigning approaches used by those in the network are characteristic of those used by the RCP, including: the creation of a range of organisations without apparent formal links; the launching of multiple campaigns; the use of extensive and extended debate; the adoption of contrarian and controversial positions; the use of martial terminology; and the early adoption of leading edge communication techniques.

A defining characteristic of the network’s entities are their positioning and presentation as catalysts for debate or irreverent challenging of established orthodoxy. In practice, this enables the promotion of the views of the network and its sponsors on almost any topic, under the guise of free enquiry. Their principal underlying themes of economic development and freedom from regulation benefit corporate interests while the larger and more established organisations explicitly seek sponsorship, either directly or via PR companies or free enterprise think tanks. Several of the entities target young people, while others are sector or issue led. The network's entities are increasingly seeking partners overseas.

Individual ex-RCP members with links to the network have assumed influential positions elsewhere, particularly in the media and sciences. Members of the network write regularly for mainstream news publications, particularly the Independent, which publishes an occasional series of Battle of Ideas thought pieces, Prospect and Huffington Post (UK) and appear on topical radio programmes, notably the [[Moral Maze]].

However, higher education is the most common occupational sector of associated personnel. Many have past or current links with the adjacent Universities of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church, Sussex and East London. Their influence on the latter is particularly evident in UEL units [[London East Research Institute]] and [[Rising East]]. Details of some of those associated with the LM network are available via LM network at the bottom of this page.

An example of how the network operates was when LM associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]] set up a building industry consultancy [[Audacity]] <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/people.htm People]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and sought funding from building companies <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/sponsors.htm We need your support]", Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. The consultancy then published Heartfield’s book ‘Let’s Build’ calling for government support for the building industry <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/buy.htm Buy]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. Heartfield’s book was then promoted across part of the rest of the network: [[Birmingham Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.birminghamsalon.org/ Let’s Build event 8th June 2010]", Birmingham Salon website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>, [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/boxarticle/3395/ We need more houses, not divisive housing policies]" Spiked website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and [[WORLDbytes]]. <ref>"[http://www.worldbytes.org/shownpreviously.html Programme 7 Audacity Director Ian Abley on planning laws]" WORLDbytes website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>

[[File:Internet freedom.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Internet Freedom]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Libero.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Libero]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Transport Research.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Transport Research Group]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[Image:IoI small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Institute of Ideas: an [[LM]] project. Image from the LM website @ www.informinc.co.uk circa 2000 promoting the first Institute of Ideas event in June/July 2000<ref>Retrieved from the Internet Archive the [http://web.archive.org/web/20000207200115/http://www.informinc.co.uk/ LM] website of 7 February 2000</ref>]]
[[File:IoI.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Institute of Ideas]], at the core of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battle of Ideas logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Battle of Ideas]], a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Academylogo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[The Academy]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battleofideasbanner.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Battle of Ideas]] banner noting the funding of the [[LM network]] by pharma giant [[Pfizer]], [[BT]] and [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s newspaper ''[[The Times]]''.]]
[[File:Culture Wars.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Culture Wars]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Debating Matters.gif|thumb|right|300px|[[Debating Matters]] a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:GU Logo Animated Text.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] a project of [[Debating Matters]] which is in turn part of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Belfast Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Birmingham Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Brighton Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:East Midlands Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Huddersfield Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Leeds Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manchester Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:NY Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:AFAF LOGO small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Academics for Academic Freedom]] and [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:SAFAF.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Student Academics for Academic Freedom]] the student equivalent of [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manifesto club logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Manifesto Club]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Maverick club logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|Logo of the [[Maverick Club]], circa 2000, a part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|right|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
[[File:YJA new banner.gif|thumb|left|600px|[[Young Journalists Academy]] is a project of [[Journalism Education Limited]] launched by [[Spiked]] a core part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Novo logo.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Novo Argumente]] the German magazine affiliated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Hands_off_the_human_footprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Hands Off The Human Footprint]] a [[Spiked]] campaign, part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Modern movement demo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The one and only [[Modern Movement]] demo - a counter to the protests against the third Heathrow runway in February 2009.]]

[[File:Audacity logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Audacity]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Logo BigPotatoes.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Big Potatoes]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Engaging Cogs logo.gif|thumb|right|400px|[[Engaging Cogs]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Future cities.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Future Cities Project]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Global futures logo.gif|thumb|right|600px|[[Global Futures]], an [[LM network]] venture]]
[[File:Mantownhuman logo.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[ManTownHuman]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:CPCS-150x100.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Generation Youth Issues logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Generation Youth Issues]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Parentswithattitude.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Parents With Attitude]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Pro choice forum.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Pro-Choice Forum]], part of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Worldwrite_logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Worldwrite]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Worldbytes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Worldbytes]] part of [[WORLDWrite]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Easynet logo.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Easynet]], started by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]
[[File:200px-Cyberia Internet Cafe.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Cyberia]] a business set up by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]

[[File:ELSS Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo of the [[East London Science School]] the first venture of the [[LM network]] into running an educational establishment]]

==Funding==
None of the organisations associated with the LM network provides a breakdown of funders and how much they have provided. We do know, however, that they are funded by corporations that fund think tanks dedicated to promoting their interests in the political and media spheres. For example, the pharmaceutical company [[Pfizer]] has funded [[Spiked]], the [[Institute of Ideas]]' [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2005 and 2006, the [[Debating Matters]] programme and two organisations with which the LM network has connections, the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. Both of the latter are engaged in managing debate about scientific issues.

As well as funding the LM network, Pfizer funds free market think tanks such as the US-based [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and [[Cato Institute]], the Netherlands-based [[Edmund Burke Foundation]], the Brussels based [[Centre for the New Europe]] (which also does work on climate funded by [[Exxon]]), the UK’s [[Social Market Foundation]] and the [[American Council on Science and Health]], a deceptive front group. <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/apr07_2/c1819 American Council on Science and Health]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> Pfizer is a member of one of the most important global corporate lobby groups, the International Chamber of Commerce. <ref>"[http://www.iccwbo.org/id19696/index.html Links to ICC member companies]", International Chamber of Commerce website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> What’s in it for Pfizer? One clue is in the topics covered by the Debating Matters schools debating competition which include such subjects of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as: the value or otherwise of complementary medicine, NHS rationing of expensive drugs, clinical trials in developing countries, fertility treatments, genetic screening, anti-aging treatments, genetic engineering and animal experimentation.

BT is another major sponsor of the LM network. BT sponsored the Battle of Ideas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition, then BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. In return, BT/ O2 and other operators had the opportunity via Spiked to challenge public concerns about the perceived effects on health, child protection and the environment of mobile phones.

Other corporations and corporate lobby groups that have funded the LM network are [[Cadbury Schweppes]], [[IBM]], [[Novartis]], [[Orange]], [[O2]], The [[Mobile Operators Association]] and the [[Society of the Chemical Industry]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/BrandManagersPack.pdf Spiked Brand Managers’ Pack]", Spiked website, accessed 8 May 2010</ref> These sources of funding are typical of lobbying or PR firms. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest lobby firms also fund the network. [[Hill and Knowlton]] is one of the most controversial lobbying and PR firms in the world, having famously been behind the deception on the incubator baby story in Kuwait in 1990/91. It also worked for a long list of controversial corporations, including some from the oil, tobacco, pharma, fast food, and GM industry. It worked too for repressive regimes, including Egypt, Haiti, Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey – and China after the Tiananmen square massacre. Along with PR firm [[Luther Pendragon]] (which has worked for the Hinduja brothers, Macdonalds, Pepsi, the GM industry and others), Hill and Knowlton has put up cash for LM network events.

The LM network has also worked with other free market think tanks such as the [[International Policy Network]] (which took money from Exxon for climate change ’outreach’) and the [[Social Issues Research Centre]] (which takes money from the food, alcohol and tech industry and downplays the risks from their products). <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_3/c484 The Social Issues Research Centre]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref>

==Comment by George Monbiot==
The following is an excerpt from an interview by Lobbywatch with [[George Monbiot]] about the LM network:<ref>Lobbywatch, [http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3876:interview-with-monbiot-on-the-lm-group Interview with George Monbiot about the LM group], 11 April 2007, archived on GMWatch website, accessed 21 May 2010</ref>

:Lobbywatch: Do you actually think there is a network of people concertedly working together as this LM group?

:George Monbiot: That is a good question and I think it could be answered in several different ways. There is a group of people who have more or less stuck together for a long time. To what extent they consciously organise under a single name or under a single banner, I don’t know - you would have to ask them. But that they have pursued a very consistent agenda for quite a long time and the fact that they have moved first of all into one industry, television, and then into another, science communication, more or less as a body, suggests to me that there is a coordinated programme of action.

:Lobbywatch: We all have networks of people that we interact with. What makes this so different? Why do you find it so worrying?

:George Monbiot: There are two reasons why I find it worrying. The first is that the agenda they pursue appears not to be pursued overtly. For example, when they ran the magazine Living Marxism it was very far from a Marxism journal - it was just about as far from a Marxist journal as you could possibly get. And it seemed to me that the title was a direct and deliberate attempt to distract attention from the fact that this was a far right wing libertarian publication which was using the terms of the left to make it look as if the positions it was taking were new and unusual ones. Whereas in actual fact they were very well trodden ones, but well trodden by people like the [[Libertarian Alliance]] who in theory were at the other end of the political spectrum.

In another part of the interview, Monbiot talks about the LM network's lack of transparency and their fondness for ostensibly objective debates:

:Lobbywatch: Could you give more examples really of how you see them as not being as transparent as they might be? ...

:George Monbiot: The idea of them sitting behind what appears to be a front? Well another example is the way in which you have got this great proliferation of organisations which all do the same thing and have the same people in it, but run under a host of different names. And perhaps, even more importantly, the way in which they stage debates which claim to be objective and even-handed debates but are totally controlled and managed. And this is what the Institute of Ideas specialises in. Where it will…it is very clever, it knows how to get famous names… because it will write to Melvyn Bragg or someone and say, ‘Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming to speak at this conference we are having in six months time - would you like to join them?’ and they say, ‘Oh yes’. And then they’ll write to Fay Weldon and say ‘Melvyn Bragg, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming’. Etc. And then they’ll say ‘Unfortunately, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ can’t come, but anyway we have got Melvyn Bragg and Faye Weldon’. And that is how they operate. So they get all these names together and everyone thinks ‘Oh look…look at all these big names doing this debate, it has got to be a really good debate’. And then they will stuff the panels with these network people. And then you’ll suddenly say ‘Well no, hang on, wait a minute - there’s [[Tony Gilland]], and there’s [[Juliet Tizzard]], and there’s [[Fiona Fox]] - what are they doing on the panel?’

==Organisations==
===Precursors===
*[[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]] (1977-1981) | [[National Organisation of Revolutionary Communist Students]] 1979 | [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (1981-1996)| [[The Red Front]] (1987) | [[Workers Against Racism]] (1978-?) | [[Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign]] (1977-early 1980s) | [[Irish Freedom Movement]] (early 1980s to 1993) | ''[[Confrontation]]'', theoretical journal (1986-89) | [[The next step]], review/newspaper (1979-1994) | ''[[Living Marxism]]'' (1988-2000) | [[Ad-hoc Hands Off the Middle East Committee]], 1990 |
===Companies===
The LM network has operated via a series of companies. At first these were publishing companies, but from the mid 1990s as they branched out into the science communication world and the internet these became for profit companies which often employed significant numbers of LM network associates as well as being used to cross-subsidise other LM network entities. Companies include (in date order):
*[[Junius Publications]] (1977-2000) | [[Informinc (LM) Limited]] (1997-2004) | [[JP Graphics Limited]] (1997-2003) | [[Cyberia]] | [[Easynet]] | [[CScape]] | [[Inset Press Limited]] | [[Academy of Ideas]] | [[Cybercafe Limited]] | [[Delta Bravo Limited]] |

===Defunct associated entities (with years of activity)===
* [[Africa Direct]] 1995-1997
* [[Campaign Against Militarism]] 1993-1998
* [[Channel Cyberia]] 1996-1999
* [[Chew On It Productions]] 2000 (inc. 2006) (dormant)
* [[Culture Wars]] 1999-2013
* [[Engaging Cogs]] 2006-2007
* [[Families for Freedom]] 1996-1999
* [[Feminists for Justice]] 1998-2000
* [[Freedom & Law]] Active 1997
* [[Genderwatch]] 1996-1999
* [[Global Futures]] launched 2002 (dormant)
* [[Inter-Generation]] launched 2009 {dormant}
* [[Internet Freedom]] 1998-2006
* [[Libero]] 1997-2000
* [[Litigious Society]] launched 1999 by [[Global Futures]]
* [[London International Research Exchange]] 1994-1998
* [[Maverick Club]] 1998-2002
* [[ME-WE]] 2003-2005
* [[Modern Movement]] active 2009
* [[Parents Against the Charter]] active 1991
* [[The Progress Club]] 2001 (dormant)
* [[Transport Research Group]] 2000-2008
* [[Trasna An Domhain Go Leir]] 1999-2003
* [[Workers Against Racism]] 1980-1994

===Active associated entities (with year of launch)===
* [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] 2007 together with [[Student Academics For Academic Freedom]] 2007 - Unqualified free speech
* [[Audacity]] 2000 - Construction
* [[Big Potatoes]] 2010 - Innovation
* [[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]] 2007 - Academic network
* [[East London Science School]] 2013 - School
* [[Fans For Freedom]] 2012 - Anti-regulation
* [[Freedom in a Puritan Age]] 2009 - online magazine (loose association)
* [[Future Cities Project]] 2006 (together with [[Bookshop Barnies]] 2005 and [[ManTownHuman]] 2008) - Planning/ architecture
* [[Generation Youth Issues]] 2007 - Children and young people's peer relations
* [[Hands Off The Human Footprint!]] 2009 - 2010 (inactive) anti-environmentalist
* [[Institute of Ideas]] 2000 (together with [[Battle of Ideas]] 2005, [[Debating Matters]] 2003 and [[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] 2010) - Debating fora
* [[Manifesto Club]] 2006 - Anti-regulation
* [[Novo Argumente]] 1992 - German online magazine (sister organisation)
* [[Parents With Attitude]] 2002 - Debating website
* [[Pro-Choice Forum]] 1997 - Abortion studies
* [[Salons]] (Regional) 2005 - Debating fora
* [[Spiked]] 2000 (together with [[Young Journalists Academy]] 2006 and [[free speech NOW!]] 2014) - online magazine
* [[Take a Liberty (Scotland)]] 2010 - Anti-regulation
* [[WORLDwrite]] 1991 (together with [[WORLDbytes]] 2008) - Current affairs/ media training

The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], the [[Progress Educational Trust]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. It also has links with [[The Free Society]] which uses as columnists LM associates [[Suzy Dean]], [[Claire Fox]] and [[Dennis Hayes]], carries articles by LM associates [[Dolan Cummings]], [[Shirley Dent]] and [[Tim Black]] and maintains front page links with LM entities the Future Cities Project, Institute of Ideas and Spiked <ref>"[http://www.thefreesociety.org/ Think Tanks/ Media]", The Free Society website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref>. The Free Society has as its policy director ex Tory MSP and hard right ex Chairman of the now disbanded [[Federation of Conservative Students]], [[Brian Monteith]]. The other principal organisations involved in the Society are the tobacco industry lobbyists [[FOREST]] and the right wing think tank the [[Adam Smith Institute]]. The Free Society was a partner of the 2008 Battle of Ideas.

Information on these or other past or present LM/ RCP initiatives gratefully received.

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:GM]][[Category:Pro-GM Lobbyists]][[Category:GM Lobby Groups]][[Category:Biotechnology]][[Category:Corporate Science]][[Category:LM network]]

Denis Joe

2014-10-25T20:56:38Z

S Ross:

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[[Denis Joe]] is a poet. He is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]] in that he has written for [[Spiked]]<ref>’[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/author/Denis%20Joe Author archive – Denis Joe]’Spiked website, accessed 5 Sept 2013</ref>, [[Culture Wars]]<ref>’[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/contributor/denis_joe/ Contributor – Denis Joe]’ Culture Wars website, accessed 6 September 2013</ref>, the [[Liverpool Salon]] and the [[Manchester Salon]]<ref>’[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/opinion-articles-by-denis-joe.html Articles by Denis Joe]’ Manchester Salon website, accessed 6 Sep 2013</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>'[www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2013/speaker_detail/8063 speaker details]’ Battle of Ideas website, accessed 6 September 2013’</ref> and participated in [[Debating Matters]]<ref>’[http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/denis_joe/ People – Denis Joe]’accessed 6 September 2013</ref>. He has served on the committee of the [[Liverpool Salon]].<ref>[http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/committee/ Committee] Liverpool Salon website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>

==Resources==

Facebook:

*[https://www.facebook.com/denis.joe.7 Denis Joe]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Joe, Denis]]

Denis Joe

2014-10-25T20:53:52Z

S Ross: Facebook page added

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Denis Joe]] is a poet. He is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]] in that he has written for [[Spiked]]<ref>’[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/author/Denis%20Joe Author archive – Denis Joe]’Spiked website, accessed 5 Sept 2013</ref>, [[Culture Wars]]<ref>’[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/contributor/denis_joe/ Contributor – Denis Joe]’ Culture Wars website, accessed 6 September 2013</ref>, the [[Liverpool Salon]] and the [[Manchester Salon]]<ref>’[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/opinion-articles-by-denis-joe.html Articles by Denis Joe]’ Manchester Salon website, accessed 6 Sep 2013</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>'[www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2013/speaker_detail/8063 speaker details]’ Battle of Ideas website, accessed 6 September 2013’</ref> and participated in [[Debating Matters]]<ref>’[http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/denis_joe/ People – Denis Joe]’accessed 6 September 2013</ref>.

==Resources==

Facebook:

*[https://www.facebook.com/denis.joe.7 Denis Joe]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Joe, Denis]]

Denis Joe

2014-10-25T20:52:23Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Denis Joe]] is a poet. He is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]] in that he has written for [[Spiked]]<ref>’[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/author/Denis%20Joe Author archive – Denis Joe]’Spiked website, accessed 5 Sept 2013</ref>, [[Culture Wars]]<ref>’[http://www.culturewars.org.uk/index.php/site/contributor/denis_joe/ Contributor – Denis Joe]’ Culture Wars website, accessed 6 September 2013</ref>, the [[Liverpool Salon]] and the [[Manchester Salon]]<ref>’[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/opinion-articles-by-denis-joe.html Articles by Denis Joe]’ Manchester Salon website, accessed 6 Sep 2013</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>'[www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2013/speaker_detail/8063 speaker details]’ Battle of Ideas website, accessed 6 September 2013’</ref> and participated in [[Debating Matters]]<ref>’[http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/denis_joe/ People – Denis Joe]’accessed 6 September 2013</ref>.

==Resources==

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Joe, Denis]]

Pauline Hadaway

2014-10-25T20:50:20Z

S Ross: Addition of an activity

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[[File:Pauline_Hadaway.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Pauline Hadaway in 2008]]
[[Pauline Hadaway]] is a director of the [[Belfast Exposed]] gallery and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. She has been involved in the following organisations: [[Living Marxism]], [[Battle of Ideas]] <ref>"[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2008/speaker_detail/1452/ Profile of Pauline Hadaway]", Battle of Ideas website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> , the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Liverpool Salon]], the [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

She studied at the University of Ulster.

==Resources==
:Belfast Exposed: [http://www.belfastexposed.org Belfast Exposed]
:Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/pauline.hadaway Pauline Hadaway]
:LinkedIn: [https://www.facebook.com/pauline.hadaway Pauline Hadaway]
:Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/paulinehadaway paulinehadaway]
:Website: [http://www.paulinehadaway.co.uk/ Pauline Hadaway]

==Notes==

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[[Category:LM network|Hadaway, Pauline]]

Free speech NOW!

2014-10-25T20:45:33Z

S Ross: New LM project

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[free speech NOW!]] is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. It is a project of [[Spiked]] and was launched in early 2014. <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/spikedfreespeechnow Facebook group] Facebook group, accessed 25 October 2014</ref> Its page on the Spiked site states ‘We are absolutely committed to fighting against all forms of censorship and intolerance, to ensure that everyone - regardless of their viewpoint - enjoys the freedom to express themselves in public life.’ <ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/freespeechnow Free speech NOW!] Spiked website, accessed 25 October 2014</ref>

==Contact==

Website:

* [http://www.spiked-online.com/freespeechnow/ free speech NOW!]

Facebook:

*[https://www.facebook.com/spikedfreespeechnow free speech NOW!]

Twitter:
*[https://twitter.com/free_speech_now free speech NOW!]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network]]

LM network

2014-10-25T20:43:15Z

S Ross:

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The [[LM network]] or LM group is a superficially loose and informal network of individuals and organisations sharing a libertarian and anti-environmentalist ideology. Its constituent organisations are led and largely composed of people associated with the defunct [[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) and its principal publication [[Living Marxism]]. The network has no public presence or acknowledged existence. The strongest link is between the largest and longest established entities, [[Spiked]] and the [[Institute of Ideas]], both established in 2000 by close associates and for many years operating from the same address, Signet House 49-51 Farringdon Road EC1M 3JB, previously the offices of [[Living Marxism]] <ref>”[http://www.locallife.co.uk/islington/business-consultants.asp?pageno=3 LM Magazine]” Local Life website accessed 7th June 2010</ref>. Thus [[Patrick Hayes]] affirms in his twitter profile "I work for spiked www.spiked-online.com and the Institute of Ideas www.instituteofideas.com...". <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/P_Hayes P Hayes] Twitter website acc 29 Oct 2011</ref> Associated entities typically have overlapping personnel, similar themes, views and techniques, and promote one another. The network's funds and staff numbers are relatively limited as is its influence. Perhaps of most concern are those LM associates who have obtained influential positions with other organisations and the network’s extensive youth oriented programmes.

The rationale for profiling the LM network on Powerbase is not any one of its main characteristics but rather their combination; these being: advocating policies which benefit corporate interests, as set out by the [[Institute of Ideas]], corporate funding, a significant focus on influencing youth; the number of organisations it operates; and a lack of transparency about its origins, methods, scope and purpose. This profile is necessarily extensive and detailed because of the network's disparate nature and the lack of formal public links between its entities.

[[Image:Living Marxism No 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first edition of [[Living Marxism]], November 1988, edited by [[Mick Hume]].]]

[[Image:Lm.gif|thumb|right|300px|The logo of [[LM Magazine]] after it changed its name from [[Living Marxism]] at issue 97 in February 1997.<ref>'[http://web.archive.org/web/19980218145236/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM97/index.html Welcome to the new-look LM]', ''[[LM]]'', February 1997, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 18 February 1998, accessed 27 October 2010</ref>]]

==Methods==
The Institute of Ideas’ Director [[Claire Fox]] concedes, ‘Certainly, there is a network of like-minded people. Some people do come from an RCP background, because we have a long intellectual history together, and we do work together sometimes…’<ref>Chris Bunting, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=193769 What's a nice Trot doing in a place like this?], Times Higher Education, 28 Jan 2005, acc 21 May 2010</ref> Former editor of LM and Spiked and continuing Spiked contributor [[Mick Hume]] confirms, ‘The network of people I live and work with contain lots of people who were members of the RCP.’<ref>Andy Beckett, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/1999/may/15/weekend7.weekend2 Licence to rile], The Guardian, 15 May 1999, acc 21 May 2010</ref> while Spiked and Institute of Ideas contributor [[Dolan Cummings]] explains ‘I never left the RCP: the organisation folded in the mid-Nineties, but few of us actually 'recanted' our ideas. Instead we resolved to support one another more informally as we pursued our political tradition as individuals, or launched new projects with more general aims that have also engaged people from different traditions, or none. These include Spiked and the Institute of Ideas... ‘<ref>Dolan Cummings, [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/printable/3954/ In defence of ‘radicalisation’: Critiques of Hizb ut-Tahrir focus less on its dodgy politics than on its intellectualism. But what’s wrong with a devotion to the debate of ideas?], Spiked, 12 Oct 2007, acc 21 May 2010</ref>
[[Image:LM-logo-200.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Living Marxism]] logo circa January 1997 from their website www.junius.co.uk]]

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the [[Academy of Ideas]], has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Many of the organisational and campaigning approaches used by those in the network are characteristic of those used by the RCP, including: the creation of a range of organisations without apparent formal links; the launching of multiple campaigns; the use of extensive and extended debate; the adoption of contrarian and controversial positions; the use of martial terminology; and the early adoption of leading edge communication techniques.

A defining characteristic of the network’s entities are their positioning and presentation as catalysts for debate or irreverent challenging of established orthodoxy. In practice, this enables the promotion of the views of the network and its sponsors on almost any topic, under the guise of free enquiry. Their principal underlying themes of economic development and freedom from regulation benefit corporate interests while the larger and more established organisations explicitly seek sponsorship, either directly or via PR companies or free enterprise think tanks. Several of the entities target young people, while others are sector or issue led. The network's entities are increasingly seeking partners overseas.

Individual ex-RCP members with links to the network have assumed influential positions elsewhere, particularly in the media and sciences. Members of the network write regularly for mainstream news publications, particularly the Independent, which publishes an occasional series of Battle of Ideas thought pieces, Prospect and Huffington Post (UK) and appear on topical radio programmes, notably the [[Moral Maze]].

However, higher education is the most common occupational sector of associated personnel. Many have past or current links with the adjacent Universities of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church, Sussex and East London. Their influence on the latter is particularly evident in UEL units [[London East Research Institute]] and [[Rising East]]. Details of some of those associated with the LM network are available via LM network at the bottom of this page.

An example of how the network operates was when LM associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]] set up a building industry consultancy [[Audacity]] <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/people.htm People]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and sought funding from building companies <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/sponsors.htm We need your support]", Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. The consultancy then published Heartfield’s book ‘Let’s Build’ calling for government support for the building industry <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/buy.htm Buy]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. Heartfield’s book was then promoted across part of the rest of the network: [[Birmingham Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.birminghamsalon.org/ Let’s Build event 8th June 2010]", Birmingham Salon website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>, [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/boxarticle/3395/ We need more houses, not divisive housing policies]" Spiked website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and [[WORLDbytes]]. <ref>"[http://www.worldbytes.org/shownpreviously.html Programme 7 Audacity Director Ian Abley on planning laws]" WORLDbytes website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>

[[File:Internet freedom.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Internet Freedom]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Libero.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Libero]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Transport Research.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Transport Research Group]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[Image:IoI small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Institute of Ideas: an [[LM]] project. Image from the LM website @ www.informinc.co.uk circa 2000 promoting the first Institute of Ideas event in June/July 2000<ref>Retrieved from the Internet Archive the [http://web.archive.org/web/20000207200115/http://www.informinc.co.uk/ LM] website of 7 February 2000</ref>]]
[[File:IoI.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Institute of Ideas]], at the core of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battle of Ideas logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Battle of Ideas]], a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Academylogo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[The Academy]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battleofideasbanner.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Battle of Ideas]] banner noting the funding of the [[LM network]] by pharma giant [[Pfizer]], [[BT]] and [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s newspaper ''[[The Times]]''.]]
[[File:Culture Wars.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Culture Wars]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Debating Matters.gif|thumb|right|300px|[[Debating Matters]] a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:GU Logo Animated Text.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] a project of [[Debating Matters]] which is in turn part of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Belfast Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Birmingham Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Brighton Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:East Midlands Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Huddersfield Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Leeds Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manchester Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:NY Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:AFAF LOGO small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Academics for Academic Freedom]] and [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:SAFAF.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Student Academics for Academic Freedom]] the student equivalent of [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manifesto club logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Manifesto Club]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Maverick club logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|Logo of the [[Maverick Club]], circa 2000, a part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|right|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
[[File:YJA new banner.gif|thumb|left|600px|[[Young Journalists Academy]] is a project of [[Journalism Education Limited]] launched by [[Spiked]] a core part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Novo logo.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Novo Argumente]] the German magazine affiliated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Hands_off_the_human_footprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Hands Off The Human Footprint]] a [[Spiked]] campaign, part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Modern movement demo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The one and only [[Modern Movement]] demo - a counter to the protests against the third Heathrow runway in February 2009.]]

[[File:Audacity logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Audacity]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Logo BigPotatoes.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Big Potatoes]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Engaging Cogs logo.gif|thumb|right|400px|[[Engaging Cogs]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Future cities.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Future Cities Project]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Global futures logo.gif|thumb|right|600px|[[Global Futures]], an [[LM network]] venture]]
[[File:Mantownhuman logo.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[ManTownHuman]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:CPCS-150x100.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Generation Youth Issues logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Generation Youth Issues]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Parentswithattitude.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Parents With Attitude]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Pro choice forum.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Pro-Choice Forum]], part of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Worldwrite_logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Worldwrite]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Worldbytes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Worldbytes]] part of [[WORLDWrite]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Easynet logo.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Easynet]], started by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]
[[File:200px-Cyberia Internet Cafe.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Cyberia]] a business set up by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]

[[File:ELSS Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo of the [[East London Science School]] the first venture of the [[LM network]] into running an educational establishment]]

==Funding==
None of the organisations associated with the LM network provides a breakdown of funders and how much they have provided. We do know, however, that they are funded by corporations that fund think tanks dedicated to promoting their interests in the political and media spheres. For example, the pharmaceutical company [[Pfizer]] has funded [[Spiked]], the [[Institute of Ideas]]' [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2005 and 2006, the [[Debating Matters]] programme and two organisations with which the LM network has connections, the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. Both of the latter are engaged in managing debate about scientific issues.

As well as funding the LM network, Pfizer funds free market think tanks such as the US-based [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and [[Cato Institute]], the Netherlands-based [[Edmund Burke Foundation]], the Brussels based [[Centre for the New Europe]] (which also does work on climate funded by [[Exxon]]), the UK’s [[Social Market Foundation]] and the [[American Council on Science and Health]], a deceptive front group. <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/apr07_2/c1819 American Council on Science and Health]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> Pfizer is a member of one of the most important global corporate lobby groups, the International Chamber of Commerce. <ref>"[http://www.iccwbo.org/id19696/index.html Links to ICC member companies]", International Chamber of Commerce website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> What’s in it for Pfizer? One clue is in the topics covered by the Debating Matters schools debating competition which include such subjects of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as: the value or otherwise of complementary medicine, NHS rationing of expensive drugs, clinical trials in developing countries, fertility treatments, genetic screening, anti-aging treatments, genetic engineering and animal experimentation.

BT is another major sponsor of the LM network. BT sponsored the Battle of Ideas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition, then BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. In return, BT/ O2 and other operators had the opportunity via Spiked to challenge public concerns about the perceived effects on health, child protection and the environment of mobile phones.

Other corporations and corporate lobby groups that have funded the LM network are [[Cadbury Schweppes]], [[IBM]], [[Novartis]], [[Orange]], [[O2]], The [[Mobile Operators Association]] and the [[Society of the Chemical Industry]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/BrandManagersPack.pdf Spiked Brand Managers’ Pack]", Spiked website, accessed 8 May 2010</ref> These sources of funding are typical of lobbying or PR firms. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest lobby firms also fund the network. [[Hill and Knowlton]] is one of the most controversial lobbying and PR firms in the world, having famously been behind the deception on the incubator baby story in Kuwait in 1990/91. It also worked for a long list of controversial corporations, including some from the oil, tobacco, pharma, fast food, and GM industry. It worked too for repressive regimes, including Egypt, Haiti, Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey – and China after the Tiananmen square massacre. Along with PR firm [[Luther Pendragon]] (which has worked for the Hinduja brothers, Macdonalds, Pepsi, the GM industry and others), Hill and Knowlton has put up cash for LM network events.

The LM network has also worked with other free market think tanks such as the [[International Policy Network]] (which took money from Exxon for climate change ’outreach’) and the [[Social Issues Research Centre]] (which takes money from the food, alcohol and tech industry and downplays the risks from their products). <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_3/c484 The Social Issues Research Centre]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref>

==Comment by George Monbiot==
The following is an excerpt from an interview by Lobbywatch with [[George Monbiot]] about the LM network:<ref>Lobbywatch, [http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3876:interview-with-monbiot-on-the-lm-group Interview with George Monbiot about the LM group], 11 April 2007, archived on GMWatch website, accessed 21 May 2010</ref>

:Lobbywatch: Do you actually think there is a network of people concertedly working together as this LM group?

:George Monbiot: That is a good question and I think it could be answered in several different ways. There is a group of people who have more or less stuck together for a long time. To what extent they consciously organise under a single name or under a single banner, I don’t know - you would have to ask them. But that they have pursued a very consistent agenda for quite a long time and the fact that they have moved first of all into one industry, television, and then into another, science communication, more or less as a body, suggests to me that there is a coordinated programme of action.

:Lobbywatch: We all have networks of people that we interact with. What makes this so different? Why do you find it so worrying?

:George Monbiot: There are two reasons why I find it worrying. The first is that the agenda they pursue appears not to be pursued overtly. For example, when they ran the magazine Living Marxism it was very far from a Marxism journal - it was just about as far from a Marxist journal as you could possibly get. And it seemed to me that the title was a direct and deliberate attempt to distract attention from the fact that this was a far right wing libertarian publication which was using the terms of the left to make it look as if the positions it was taking were new and unusual ones. Whereas in actual fact they were very well trodden ones, but well trodden by people like the [[Libertarian Alliance]] who in theory were at the other end of the political spectrum.

In another part of the interview, Monbiot talks about the LM network's lack of transparency and their fondness for ostensibly objective debates:

:Lobbywatch: Could you give more examples really of how you see them as not being as transparent as they might be? ...

:George Monbiot: The idea of them sitting behind what appears to be a front? Well another example is the way in which you have got this great proliferation of organisations which all do the same thing and have the same people in it, but run under a host of different names. And perhaps, even more importantly, the way in which they stage debates which claim to be objective and even-handed debates but are totally controlled and managed. And this is what the Institute of Ideas specialises in. Where it will…it is very clever, it knows how to get famous names… because it will write to Melvyn Bragg or someone and say, ‘Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming to speak at this conference we are having in six months time - would you like to join them?’ and they say, ‘Oh yes’. And then they’ll write to Fay Weldon and say ‘Melvyn Bragg, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming’. Etc. And then they’ll say ‘Unfortunately, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ can’t come, but anyway we have got Melvyn Bragg and Faye Weldon’. And that is how they operate. So they get all these names together and everyone thinks ‘Oh look…look at all these big names doing this debate, it has got to be a really good debate’. And then they will stuff the panels with these network people. And then you’ll suddenly say ‘Well no, hang on, wait a minute - there’s [[Tony Gilland]], and there’s [[Juliet Tizzard]], and there’s [[Fiona Fox]] - what are they doing on the panel?’

==Organisations==
===Precursors===
*[[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]] (1977-1981) | [[National Organisation of Revolutionary Communist Students]] 1979 | [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (1981-1996)| [[The Red Front]] (1987) | [[Workers Against Racism]] (1978-?) | [[Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign]] (1977-early 1980s) | [[Irish Freedom Movement]] (early 1980s to 1993) | ''[[Confrontation]]'', theoretical journal (1986-89) | [[The next step]], review/newspaper (1979-1994) | ''[[Living Marxism]]'' (1988-2000) | [[Ad-hoc Hands Off the Middle East Committee]], 1990 |
===Companies===
The LM network has operated via a series of companies. At first these were publishing companies, but from the mid 1990s as they branched out into the science communication world and the internet these became for profit companies which often employed significant numbers of LM network associates as well as being used to cross-subsidise other LM network entities. Companies include (in date order):
*[[Junius Publications]] (1977-2000) | [[Informinc (LM) Limited]] (1997-2004) | [[JP Graphics Limited]] (1997-2003) | [[Cyberia]] | [[Easynet]] | [[CScape]] | [[Inset Press Limited]] | [[Academy of Ideas]] | [[Cybercafe Limited]] | [[Delta Bravo Limited]] |

===Defunct associated entities (with years of activity)===
* [[Africa Direct]] 1995-1997
* [[Campaign Against Militarism]] 1993-1998
* [[Channel Cyberia]] 1996-1999
* [[Chew On It Productions]] 2000 (inc. 2006) (dormant)
* [[Engaging Cogs]] 2006-2007
* [[Families for Freedom]] 1996-1999
* [[Feminists for Justice]] 1998-2000
* [[Freedom & Law]] Active 1997
* [[Genderwatch]] 1996-1999
* [[Global Futures]] launched 2002 (dormant)
* [[Inter-Generation]] launched 2009 {dormant}
* [[Internet Freedom]] 1998-2006
* [[Libero]] 1997-2000
* [[Litigious Society]] launched 1999 by [[Global Futures]]
* [[London International Research Exchange]] 1994-1998
* [[Maverick Club]] 1998-2002
* [[ME-WE]] 2003-2005
* [[Modern Movement]] active 2009
* [[Parents Against the Charter]] active 1991
* [[The Progress Club]] 2001 (dormant)
* [[Transport Research Group]] 2000-2008
* [[Trasna An Domhain Go Leir]] 1999-2003
* [[Workers Against Racism]] 1980-1994

===Active associated entities (with year of launch)===
* [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] 2007 together with [[Student Academics For Academic Freedom]] 2007 - Unqualified free speech
* [[Audacity]] 2000 - Construction
* [[Big Potatoes]] 2010 - Innovation
* [[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]] 2007 - Academic network
* [[East London Science School]] 2013 - School
* [[Fans For Freedom]] 2012 - Anti-regulation
* [[Freedom in a Puritan Age]] 2009 - online magazine (loose association)
* [[Future Cities Project]] 2006 (together with [[Bookshop Barnies]] 2005 and [[ManTownHuman]] 2008) - Planning/ architecture
* [[Generation Youth Issues]] 2007 - Children and young people's peer relations
* [[Hands Off The Human Footprint!]] 2009 - 2010 (inactive) anti-environmentalist
* [[Institute of Ideas]] 2000 (together with [[Battle of Ideas]] 2005, [[Culture Wars]] 1999, [[Debating Matters]] 2003 and [[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] 2010) - Debating fora
* [[Manifesto Club]] 2006 - Anti-regulation
* [[Novo Argumente]] 1992 - German online magazine (sister organisation)
* [[Parents With Attitude]] 2002 - Debating website
* [[Pro-Choice Forum]] 1997 - Abortion studies
* [[Salons]] (Regional) 2005 - Debating fora
* [[Spiked]] 2000 (together with [[Young Journalists Academy]] 2006 and [[free speech NOW!]] 2014) - online magazine
* [[Take a Liberty (Scotland)]] 2010 - Anti-regulation
* [[WORLDwrite]] 1991 (together with [[WORLDbytes]] 2008) - Current affairs/ media training

The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], the [[Progress Educational Trust]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. It also has links with [[The Free Society]] which uses as columnists LM associates [[Suzy Dean]], [[Claire Fox]] and [[Dennis Hayes]], carries articles by LM associates [[Dolan Cummings]], [[Shirley Dent]] and [[Tim Black]] and maintains front page links with LM entities the Future Cities Project, Institute of Ideas and Spiked <ref>"[http://www.thefreesociety.org/ Think Tanks/ Media]", The Free Society website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref>. The Free Society has as its policy director ex Tory MSP and hard right ex Chairman of the now disbanded [[Federation of Conservative Students]], [[Brian Monteith]]. The other principal organisations involved in the Society are the tobacco industry lobbyists [[FOREST]] and the right wing think tank the [[Adam Smith Institute]]. The Free Society was a partner of the 2008 Battle of Ideas.

Information on these or other past or present LM/ RCP initiatives gratefully received.

==Notes==
<references/>
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LM network

2014-10-25T20:34:18Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[LM network]] or LM group is a superficially loose and informal network of individuals and organisations sharing a libertarian and anti-environmentalist ideology. Its constituent organisations are led and largely composed of people associated with the defunct [[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) and its principal publication [[Living Marxism]]. The network has no public presence or acknowledged existence. The strongest link is between the largest and longest established entities, [[Spiked]] and the [[Institute of Ideas]], both established in 2000 by close associates and for many years operating from the same address, Signet House 49-51 Farringdon Road EC1M 3JB, previously the offices of [[Living Marxism]] <ref>”[http://www.locallife.co.uk/islington/business-consultants.asp?pageno=3 LM Magazine]” Local Life website accessed 7th June 2010</ref>. Thus [[Patrick Hayes]] affirms in his twitter profile "I work for spiked www.spiked-online.com and the Institute of Ideas www.instituteofideas.com...". <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/P_Hayes P Hayes] Twitter website acc 29 Oct 2011</ref> Associated entities typically have overlapping personnel, similar themes, views and techniques, and promote one another. The network's funds and staff numbers are relatively limited as is its influence. Perhaps of most concern are those LM associates who have obtained influential positions with other organisations and the network’s extensive youth oriented programmes.

The rationale for profiling the LM network on Powerbase is not any one of its main characteristics but rather their combination; these being: advocating policies which benefit corporate interests, as set out by the [[Institute of Ideas]], corporate funding, a significant focus on influencing youth; the number of organisations it operates; and a lack of transparency about its origins, methods, scope and purpose. This profile is necessarily extensive and detailed because of the network's disparate nature and the lack of formal public links between its entities.

[[Image:Living Marxism No 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first edition of [[Living Marxism]], November 1988, edited by [[Mick Hume]].]]

[[Image:Lm.gif|thumb|right|300px|The logo of [[LM Magazine]] after it changed its name from [[Living Marxism]] at issue 97 in February 1997.<ref>'[http://web.archive.org/web/19980218145236/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM97/index.html Welcome to the new-look LM]', ''[[LM]]'', February 1997, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 18 February 1998, accessed 27 October 2010</ref>]]

==Methods==
The Institute of Ideas’ Director [[Claire Fox]] concedes, ‘Certainly, there is a network of like-minded people. Some people do come from an RCP background, because we have a long intellectual history together, and we do work together sometimes…’<ref>Chris Bunting, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=193769 What's a nice Trot doing in a place like this?], Times Higher Education, 28 Jan 2005, acc 21 May 2010</ref> Former editor of LM and Spiked and continuing Spiked contributor [[Mick Hume]] confirms, ‘The network of people I live and work with contain lots of people who were members of the RCP.’<ref>Andy Beckett, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/1999/may/15/weekend7.weekend2 Licence to rile], The Guardian, 15 May 1999, acc 21 May 2010</ref> while Spiked and Institute of Ideas contributor [[Dolan Cummings]] explains ‘I never left the RCP: the organisation folded in the mid-Nineties, but few of us actually 'recanted' our ideas. Instead we resolved to support one another more informally as we pursued our political tradition as individuals, or launched new projects with more general aims that have also engaged people from different traditions, or none. These include Spiked and the Institute of Ideas... ‘<ref>Dolan Cummings, [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/printable/3954/ In defence of ‘radicalisation’: Critiques of Hizb ut-Tahrir focus less on its dodgy politics than on its intellectualism. But what’s wrong with a devotion to the debate of ideas?], Spiked, 12 Oct 2007, acc 21 May 2010</ref>
[[Image:LM-logo-200.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Living Marxism]] logo circa January 1997 from their website www.junius.co.uk]]

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the [[Academy of Ideas]], has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Many of the organisational and campaigning approaches used by those in the network are characteristic of those used by the RCP, including: the creation of a range of organisations without apparent formal links; the launching of multiple campaigns; the use of extensive and extended debate; the adoption of contrarian and controversial positions; the use of martial terminology; and the early adoption of leading edge communication techniques.

A defining characteristic of the network’s entities are their positioning and presentation as catalysts for debate or irreverent challenging of established orthodoxy. In practice, this enables the promotion of the views of the network and its sponsors on almost any topic, under the guise of free enquiry. Their principal underlying themes of economic development and freedom from regulation benefit corporate interests while the larger and more established organisations explicitly seek sponsorship, either directly or via PR companies or free enterprise think tanks. Several of the entities target young people, while others are sector or issue led. The network's entities are increasingly seeking partners overseas.

Individual ex-RCP members with links to the network have assumed influential positions elsewhere, particularly in the media and sciences. Members of the network write regularly for mainstream news publications, particularly the Independent, which publishes an occasional series of Battle of Ideas thought pieces, Prospect and Huffington Post (UK) and appear on topical radio programmes, notably the [[Moral Maze]].

However, higher education is the most common occupational sector of associated personnel. Many have past or current links with the adjacent Universities of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church, Sussex and East London. Their influence on the latter is particularly evident in UEL units [[London East Research Institute]] and [[Rising East]]. Details of some of those associated with the LM network are available via LM network at the bottom of this page.

An example of how the network operates was when LM associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]] set up a building industry consultancy [[Audacity]] <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/people.htm People]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and sought funding from building companies <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/sponsors.htm We need your support]", Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. The consultancy then published Heartfield’s book ‘Let’s Build’ calling for government support for the building industry <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/buy.htm Buy]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. Heartfield’s book was then promoted across part of the rest of the network: [[Birmingham Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.birminghamsalon.org/ Let’s Build event 8th June 2010]", Birmingham Salon website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>, [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/boxarticle/3395/ We need more houses, not divisive housing policies]" Spiked website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and [[WORLDbytes]]. <ref>"[http://www.worldbytes.org/shownpreviously.html Programme 7 Audacity Director Ian Abley on planning laws]" WORLDbytes website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>

[[File:Internet freedom.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Internet Freedom]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Libero.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Libero]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Transport Research.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Transport Research Group]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[Image:IoI small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Institute of Ideas: an [[LM]] project. Image from the LM website @ www.informinc.co.uk circa 2000 promoting the first Institute of Ideas event in June/July 2000<ref>Retrieved from the Internet Archive the [http://web.archive.org/web/20000207200115/http://www.informinc.co.uk/ LM] website of 7 February 2000</ref>]]
[[File:IoI.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Institute of Ideas]], at the core of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battle of Ideas logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Battle of Ideas]], a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Academylogo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[The Academy]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battleofideasbanner.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Battle of Ideas]] banner noting the funding of the [[LM network]] by pharma giant [[Pfizer]], [[BT]] and [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s newspaper ''[[The Times]]''.]]
[[File:Culture Wars.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Culture Wars]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Debating Matters.gif|thumb|right|300px|[[Debating Matters]] a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:GU Logo Animated Text.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] a project of [[Debating Matters]] which is in turn part of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Belfast Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Birmingham Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Brighton Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:East Midlands Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Huddersfield Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Leeds Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manchester Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:NY Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:AFAF LOGO small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Academics for Academic Freedom]] and [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:SAFAF.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Student Academics for Academic Freedom]] the student equivalent of [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manifesto club logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Manifesto Club]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Maverick club logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|Logo of the [[Maverick Club]], circa 2000, a part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|right|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
[[File:YJA new banner.gif|thumb|left|600px|[[Young Journalists Academy]] is a project of [[Journalism Education Limited]] launched by [[Spiked]] a core part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Novo logo.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Novo Argumente]] the German magazine affiliated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Hands_off_the_human_footprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Hands Off The Human Footprint]] a [[Spiked]] campaign, part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Modern movement demo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The one and only [[Modern Movement]] demo - a counter to the protests against the third Heathrow runway in February 2009.]]

[[File:Audacity logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Audacity]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Logo BigPotatoes.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Big Potatoes]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Engaging Cogs logo.gif|thumb|right|400px|[[Engaging Cogs]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Future cities.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Future Cities Project]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Global futures logo.gif|thumb|right|600px|[[Global Futures]], an [[LM network]] venture]]
[[File:Mantownhuman logo.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[ManTownHuman]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:CPCS-150x100.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Generation Youth Issues logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Generation Youth Issues]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Parentswithattitude.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Parents With Attitude]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Pro choice forum.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Pro-Choice Forum]], part of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Worldwrite_logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Worldwrite]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Worldbytes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Worldbytes]] part of [[WORLDWrite]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Easynet logo.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Easynet]], started by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]
[[File:200px-Cyberia Internet Cafe.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Cyberia]] a business set up by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]

[[File:ELSS Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo of the [[East London Science School]] the first venture of the [[LM network]] into running an educational establishment]]

==Funding==
None of the organisations associated with the LM network provides a breakdown of funders and how much they have provided. We do know, however, that they are funded by corporations that fund think tanks dedicated to promoting their interests in the political and media spheres. For example, the pharmaceutical company [[Pfizer]] has funded [[Spiked]], the [[Institute of Ideas]]' [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2005 and 2006, the [[Debating Matters]] programme and two organisations with which the LM network has connections, the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. Both of the latter are engaged in managing debate about scientific issues.

As well as funding the LM network, Pfizer funds free market think tanks such as the US-based [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and [[Cato Institute]], the Netherlands-based [[Edmund Burke Foundation]], the Brussels based [[Centre for the New Europe]] (which also does work on climate funded by [[Exxon]]), the UK’s [[Social Market Foundation]] and the [[American Council on Science and Health]], a deceptive front group. <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/apr07_2/c1819 American Council on Science and Health]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> Pfizer is a member of one of the most important global corporate lobby groups, the International Chamber of Commerce. <ref>"[http://www.iccwbo.org/id19696/index.html Links to ICC member companies]", International Chamber of Commerce website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> What’s in it for Pfizer? One clue is in the topics covered by the Debating Matters schools debating competition which include such subjects of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as: the value or otherwise of complementary medicine, NHS rationing of expensive drugs, clinical trials in developing countries, fertility treatments, genetic screening, anti-aging treatments, genetic engineering and animal experimentation.

BT is another major sponsor of the LM network. BT sponsored the Battle of Ideas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition, then BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. In return, BT/ O2 and other operators had the opportunity via Spiked to challenge public concerns about the perceived effects on health, child protection and the environment of mobile phones.

Other corporations and corporate lobby groups that have funded the LM network are [[Cadbury Schweppes]], [[IBM]], [[Novartis]], [[Orange]], [[O2]], The [[Mobile Operators Association]] and the [[Society of the Chemical Industry]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/BrandManagersPack.pdf Spiked Brand Managers’ Pack]", Spiked website, accessed 8 May 2010</ref> These sources of funding are typical of lobbying or PR firms. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest lobby firms also fund the network. [[Hill and Knowlton]] is one of the most controversial lobbying and PR firms in the world, having famously been behind the deception on the incubator baby story in Kuwait in 1990/91. It also worked for a long list of controversial corporations, including some from the oil, tobacco, pharma, fast food, and GM industry. It worked too for repressive regimes, including Egypt, Haiti, Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey – and China after the Tiananmen square massacre. Along with PR firm [[Luther Pendragon]] (which has worked for the Hinduja brothers, Macdonalds, Pepsi, the GM industry and others), Hill and Knowlton has put up cash for LM network events.

The LM network has also worked with other free market think tanks such as the [[International Policy Network]] (which took money from Exxon for climate change ’outreach’) and the [[Social Issues Research Centre]] (which takes money from the food, alcohol and tech industry and downplays the risks from their products). <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_3/c484 The Social Issues Research Centre]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref>

==Comment by George Monbiot==
The following is an excerpt from an interview by Lobbywatch with [[George Monbiot]] about the LM network:<ref>Lobbywatch, [http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3876:interview-with-monbiot-on-the-lm-group Interview with George Monbiot about the LM group], 11 April 2007, archived on GMWatch website, accessed 21 May 2010</ref>

:Lobbywatch: Do you actually think there is a network of people concertedly working together as this LM group?

:George Monbiot: That is a good question and I think it could be answered in several different ways. There is a group of people who have more or less stuck together for a long time. To what extent they consciously organise under a single name or under a single banner, I don’t know - you would have to ask them. But that they have pursued a very consistent agenda for quite a long time and the fact that they have moved first of all into one industry, television, and then into another, science communication, more or less as a body, suggests to me that there is a coordinated programme of action.

:Lobbywatch: We all have networks of people that we interact with. What makes this so different? Why do you find it so worrying?

:George Monbiot: There are two reasons why I find it worrying. The first is that the agenda they pursue appears not to be pursued overtly. For example, when they ran the magazine Living Marxism it was very far from a Marxism journal - it was just about as far from a Marxist journal as you could possibly get. And it seemed to me that the title was a direct and deliberate attempt to distract attention from the fact that this was a far right wing libertarian publication which was using the terms of the left to make it look as if the positions it was taking were new and unusual ones. Whereas in actual fact they were very well trodden ones, but well trodden by people like the [[Libertarian Alliance]] who in theory were at the other end of the political spectrum.

In another part of the interview, Monbiot talks about the LM network's lack of transparency and their fondness for ostensibly objective debates:

:Lobbywatch: Could you give more examples really of how you see them as not being as transparent as they might be? ...

:George Monbiot: The idea of them sitting behind what appears to be a front? Well another example is the way in which you have got this great proliferation of organisations which all do the same thing and have the same people in it, but run under a host of different names. And perhaps, even more importantly, the way in which they stage debates which claim to be objective and even-handed debates but are totally controlled and managed. And this is what the Institute of Ideas specialises in. Where it will…it is very clever, it knows how to get famous names… because it will write to Melvyn Bragg or someone and say, ‘Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming to speak at this conference we are having in six months time - would you like to join them?’ and they say, ‘Oh yes’. And then they’ll write to Fay Weldon and say ‘Melvyn Bragg, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming’. Etc. And then they’ll say ‘Unfortunately, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ can’t come, but anyway we have got Melvyn Bragg and Faye Weldon’. And that is how they operate. So they get all these names together and everyone thinks ‘Oh look…look at all these big names doing this debate, it has got to be a really good debate’. And then they will stuff the panels with these network people. And then you’ll suddenly say ‘Well no, hang on, wait a minute - there’s [[Tony Gilland]], and there’s [[Juliet Tizzard]], and there’s [[Fiona Fox]] - what are they doing on the panel?’

==Organisations==
===Precursors===
*[[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]] (1977-1981) | [[National Organisation of Revolutionary Communist Students]] 1979 | [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (1981-1996)| [[The Red Front]] (1987) | [[Workers Against Racism]] (1978-?) | [[Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign]] (1977-early 1980s) | [[Irish Freedom Movement]] (early 1980s to 1993) | ''[[Confrontation]]'', theoretical journal (1986-89) | [[The next step]], review/newspaper (1979-1994) | ''[[Living Marxism]]'' (1988-2000) | [[Ad-hoc Hands Off the Middle East Committee]], 1990 |
===Companies===
The LM network has operated via a series of companies. At first these were publishing companies, but from the mid 1990s as they branched out into the science communication world and the internet these became for profit companies which often employed significant numbers of LM network associates as well as being used to cross-subsidise other LM network entities. Companies include (in date order):
*[[Junius Publications]] (1977-2000) | [[Informinc (LM) Limited]] (1997-2004) | [[JP Graphics Limited]] (1997-2003) | [[Cyberia]] | [[Easynet]] | [[CScape]] | [[Inset Press Limited]] | [[Academy of Ideas]] | [[Cybercafe Limited]] | [[Delta Bravo Limited]] |

===Defunct associated entities (with years of activity)===
* [[Africa Direct]] 1995-1997
* [[Campaign Against Militarism]] 1993-1998
* [[Channel Cyberia]] 1996-1999
* [[Chew On It Productions]] 2000 (inc. 2006) (dormant)
* [[Engaging Cogs]] 2006-2007
* [[Families for Freedom]] 1996-1999
* [[Feminists for Justice]] 1998-2000
* [[Freedom & Law]] Active 1997
* [[Genderwatch]] 1996-1999
* [[Global Futures]] launched 2002 (dormant)
* [[Inter-Generation]] launched 2009 {dormant}
* [[Internet Freedom]] 1998-2006
* [[Libero]] 1997-2000
* [[Litigious Society]] launched 1999 by [[Global Futures]]
* [[London International Research Exchange]] 1994-1998
* [[Maverick Club]] 1998-2002
* [[ME-WE]] 2003-2005
* [[Modern Movement]] active 2009
* [[Parents Against the Charter]] active 1991
* [[The Progress Club]] 2001 (dormant)
* [[Transport Research Group]] 2000-2008
* [[Trasna An Domhain Go Leir]] 1999-2003
* [[Workers Against Racism]] 1980-1994

===Active associated entities (with year of launch)===
* [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] 2007 together with [[Student Academics For Academic Freedom]] 2007 - Unqualified free speech
* [[Audacity]] 2000 - Construction
* [[Big Potatoes]] 2010 - Innovation
* [[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]] 2007 - Academic network
* [[East London Science School]] 2013 - School
* [[Fans For Freedom]] 2012 - Anti-regulation
* [[Freedom in a Puritan Age]] 2009 - online magazine (loose association)
* [[Future Cities Project]] 2006 (together with [[Bookshop Barnies]] 2005 and [[ManTownHuman]] 2008) - Planning/ architecture
* [[Generation Youth Issues]] 2007 - Children and young people's peer relations
* [[Hands Off The Human Footprint!]] 2009 - 2010 (inactive) anti-environmentalist
* [[Institute of Ideas]] 2000 (together with [[Battle of Ideas]] 2005, [[Culture Wars]] 1999, [[Debating Matters]] 2003 and [[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] 2010) - Debating fora
* [[Manifesto Club]] 2006 - Anti-regulation
* [[Novo Argumente]] 1992 - German online magazine (sister organisation)
* [[Parents With Attitude]] 2002 - Debating website
* [[Pro-Choice Forum]] 1997 - Abortion studies
* [[Salons]] (Regional) 2005 - Debating fora
* [[Spiked]] 2000 (together with [[Young Journalists Academy]] 2006 and [[Free Speech NOW!]] 2014) - online magazine
* [[Take a Liberty (Scotland)]] 2010 - Anti-regulation
* [[WORLDwrite]] 1991 (together with [[WORLDbytes]] 2008) - Current affairs/ media training

The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], the [[Progress Educational Trust]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. It also has links with [[The Free Society]] which uses as columnists LM associates [[Suzy Dean]], [[Claire Fox]] and [[Dennis Hayes]], carries articles by LM associates [[Dolan Cummings]], [[Shirley Dent]] and [[Tim Black]] and maintains front page links with LM entities the Future Cities Project, Institute of Ideas and Spiked <ref>"[http://www.thefreesociety.org/ Think Tanks/ Media]", The Free Society website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref>. The Free Society has as its policy director ex Tory MSP and hard right ex Chairman of the now disbanded [[Federation of Conservative Students]], [[Brian Monteith]]. The other principal organisations involved in the Society are the tobacco industry lobbyists [[FOREST]] and the right wing think tank the [[Adam Smith Institute]]. The Free Society was a partner of the 2008 Battle of Ideas.

Information on these or other past or present LM/ RCP initiatives gratefully received.

==Notes==
<references/>
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LM network

2014-10-25T20:32:44Z

S Ross: New project

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[LM network]] or LM group is a superficially loose and informal network of individuals and organisations sharing a libertarian and anti-environmentalist ideology. Its constituent organisations are led and largely composed of people associated with the defunct [[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) and its principal publication [[Living Marxism]]. The network has no public presence or acknowledged existence. The strongest link is between the largest and longest established entities, [[Spiked]] and the [[Institute of Ideas]], both established in 2000 by close associates and for many years operating from the same address, Signet House 49-51 Farringdon Road EC1M 3JB, previously the offices of [[Living Marxism]] <ref>”[http://www.locallife.co.uk/islington/business-consultants.asp?pageno=3 LM Magazine]” Local Life website accessed 7th June 2010</ref>. Thus [[Patrick Hayes]] affirms in his twitter profile "I work for spiked www.spiked-online.com and the Institute of Ideas www.instituteofideas.com...". <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/P_Hayes P Hayes] Twitter website acc 29 Oct 2011</ref> Associated entities typically have overlapping personnel, similar themes, views and techniques, and promote one another. The network's funds and staff numbers are relatively limited as is its influence. Perhaps of most concern are those LM associates who have obtained influential positions with other organisations and the network’s extensive youth oriented programmes.

The rationale for profiling the LM network on Powerbase is not any one of its main characteristics but rather their combination; these being: advocating policies which benefit corporate interests, as set out by the [[Institute of Ideas]], corporate funding, a significant focus on influencing youth; the number of organisations it operates; and a lack of transparency about its origins, methods, scope and purpose. This profile is necessarily extensive and detailed because of the network's disparate nature and the lack of formal public links between its entities.

[[Image:Living Marxism No 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first edition of [[Living Marxism]], November 1988, edited by [[Mick Hume]].]]

[[Image:Lm.gif|thumb|right|300px|The logo of [[LM Magazine]] after it changed its name from [[Living Marxism]] at issue 97 in February 1997.<ref>'[http://web.archive.org/web/19980218145236/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM97/index.html Welcome to the new-look LM]', ''[[LM]]'', February 1997, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 18 February 1998, accessed 27 October 2010</ref>]]

==Methods==
The Institute of Ideas’ Director [[Claire Fox]] concedes, ‘Certainly, there is a network of like-minded people. Some people do come from an RCP background, because we have a long intellectual history together, and we do work together sometimes…’<ref>Chris Bunting, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=193769 What's a nice Trot doing in a place like this?], Times Higher Education, 28 Jan 2005, acc 21 May 2010</ref> Former editor of LM and Spiked and continuing Spiked contributor [[Mick Hume]] confirms, ‘The network of people I live and work with contain lots of people who were members of the RCP.’<ref>Andy Beckett, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/1999/may/15/weekend7.weekend2 Licence to rile], The Guardian, 15 May 1999, acc 21 May 2010</ref> while Spiked and Institute of Ideas contributor [[Dolan Cummings]] explains ‘I never left the RCP: the organisation folded in the mid-Nineties, but few of us actually 'recanted' our ideas. Instead we resolved to support one another more informally as we pursued our political tradition as individuals, or launched new projects with more general aims that have also engaged people from different traditions, or none. These include Spiked and the Institute of Ideas... ‘<ref>Dolan Cummings, [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/printable/3954/ In defence of ‘radicalisation’: Critiques of Hizb ut-Tahrir focus less on its dodgy politics than on its intellectualism. But what’s wrong with a devotion to the debate of ideas?], Spiked, 12 Oct 2007, acc 21 May 2010</ref>
[[Image:LM-logo-200.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Living Marxism]] logo circa January 1997 from their website www.junius.co.uk]]

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the [[Academy of Ideas]], has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Many of the organisational and campaigning approaches used by those in the network are characteristic of those used by the RCP, including: the creation of a range of organisations without apparent formal links; the launching of multiple campaigns; the use of extensive and extended debate; the adoption of contrarian and controversial positions; the use of martial terminology; and the early adoption of leading edge communication techniques.

A defining characteristic of the network’s entities are their positioning and presentation as catalysts for debate or irreverent challenging of established orthodoxy. In practice, this enables the promotion of the views of the network and its sponsors on almost any topic, under the guise of free enquiry. Their principal underlying themes of economic development and freedom from regulation benefit corporate interests while the larger and more established organisations explicitly seek sponsorship, either directly or via PR companies or free enterprise think tanks. Several of the entities target young people, while others are sector or issue led. The network's entities are increasingly seeking partners overseas.

Individual ex-RCP members with links to the network have assumed influential positions elsewhere, particularly in the media and sciences. Members of the network write regularly for mainstream news publications, particularly the Independent, which publishes an occasional series of Battle of Ideas thought pieces, Prospect and Huffington Post (UK) and appear on topical radio programmes, notably the [[Moral Maze]].

However, higher education is the most common occupational sector of associated personnel. Many have past or current links with the adjacent Universities of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church, Sussex and East London. Their influence on the latter is particularly evident in UEL units [[London East Research Institute]] and [[Rising East]]. Details of some of those associated with the LM network are available via LM network at the bottom of this page.

An example of how the network operates was when LM associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]] set up a building industry consultancy [[Audacity]] <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/people.htm People]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and sought funding from building companies <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/sponsors.htm We need your support]", Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. The consultancy then published Heartfield’s book ‘Let’s Build’ calling for government support for the building industry <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/buy.htm Buy]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. Heartfield’s book was then promoted across part of the rest of the network: [[Birmingham Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.birminghamsalon.org/ Let’s Build event 8th June 2010]", Birmingham Salon website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>, [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/boxarticle/3395/ We need more houses, not divisive housing policies]" Spiked website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and [[WORLDbytes]]. <ref>"[http://www.worldbytes.org/shownpreviously.html Programme 7 Audacity Director Ian Abley on planning laws]" WORLDbytes website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>

[[File:Internet freedom.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Internet Freedom]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Libero.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Libero]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Transport Research.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Transport Research Group]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[Image:IoI small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Institute of Ideas: an [[LM]] project. Image from the LM website @ www.informinc.co.uk circa 2000 promoting the first Institute of Ideas event in June/July 2000<ref>Retrieved from the Internet Archive the [http://web.archive.org/web/20000207200115/http://www.informinc.co.uk/ LM] website of 7 February 2000</ref>]]
[[File:IoI.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Institute of Ideas]], at the core of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battle of Ideas logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Battle of Ideas]], a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Academylogo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[The Academy]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battleofideasbanner.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Battle of Ideas]] banner noting the funding of the [[LM network]] by pharma giant [[Pfizer]], [[BT]] and [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s newspaper ''[[The Times]]''.]]
[[File:Culture Wars.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Culture Wars]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Debating Matters.gif|thumb|right|300px|[[Debating Matters]] a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:GU Logo Animated Text.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] a project of [[Debating Matters]] which is in turn part of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Belfast Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Birmingham Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Brighton Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:East Midlands Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Huddersfield Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Leeds Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manchester Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:NY Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:AFAF LOGO small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Academics for Academic Freedom]] and [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:SAFAF.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Student Academics for Academic Freedom]] the student equivalent of [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manifesto club logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Manifesto Club]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Maverick club logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|Logo of the [[Maverick Club]], circa 2000, a part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|right|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
[[File:YJA new banner.gif|thumb|left|600px|[[Young Journalists Academy]] is a project of [[Journalism Education Limited]] launched by [[Spiked]] a core part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Novo logo.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Novo Argumente]] the German magazine affiliated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Hands_off_the_human_footprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Hands Off The Human Footprint]] a [[Spiked]] campaign, part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Modern movement demo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The one and only [[Modern Movement]] demo - a counter to the protests against the third Heathrow runway in February 2009.]]

[[File:Audacity logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Audacity]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Logo BigPotatoes.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Big Potatoes]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Engaging Cogs logo.gif|thumb|right|400px|[[Engaging Cogs]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Future cities.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Future Cities Project]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Global futures logo.gif|thumb|right|600px|[[Global Futures]], an [[LM network]] venture]]
[[File:Mantownhuman logo.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[ManTownHuman]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:CPCS-150x100.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Generation Youth Issues logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Generation Youth Issues]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Parentswithattitude.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Parents With Attitude]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Pro choice forum.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Pro-Choice Forum]], part of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Worldwrite_logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Worldwrite]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Worldbytes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Worldbytes]] part of [[WORLDWrite]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Easynet logo.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Easynet]], started by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]
[[File:200px-Cyberia Internet Cafe.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Cyberia]] a business set up by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]

[[File:ELSS Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo of the [[East London Science School]] the first venture of the [[LM network]] into running an educational establishment]]

==Funding==
None of the organisations associated with the LM network provides a breakdown of funders and how much they have provided. We do know, however, that they are funded by corporations that fund think tanks dedicated to promoting their interests in the political and media spheres. For example, the pharmaceutical company [[Pfizer]] has funded [[Spiked]], the [[Institute of Ideas]]' [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2005 and 2006, the [[Debating Matters]] programme and two organisations with which the LM network has connections, the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. Both of the latter are engaged in managing debate about scientific issues.

As well as funding the LM network, Pfizer funds free market think tanks such as the US-based [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and [[Cato Institute]], the Netherlands-based [[Edmund Burke Foundation]], the Brussels based [[Centre for the New Europe]] (which also does work on climate funded by [[Exxon]]), the UK’s [[Social Market Foundation]] and the [[American Council on Science and Health]], a deceptive front group. <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/apr07_2/c1819 American Council on Science and Health]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> Pfizer is a member of one of the most important global corporate lobby groups, the International Chamber of Commerce. <ref>"[http://www.iccwbo.org/id19696/index.html Links to ICC member companies]", International Chamber of Commerce website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> What’s in it for Pfizer? One clue is in the topics covered by the Debating Matters schools debating competition which include such subjects of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as: the value or otherwise of complementary medicine, NHS rationing of expensive drugs, clinical trials in developing countries, fertility treatments, genetic screening, anti-aging treatments, genetic engineering and animal experimentation.

BT is another major sponsor of the LM network. BT sponsored the Battle of Ideas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition, then BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. In return, BT/ O2 and other operators had the opportunity via Spiked to challenge public concerns about the perceived effects on health, child protection and the environment of mobile phones.

Other corporations and corporate lobby groups that have funded the LM network are [[Cadbury Schweppes]], [[IBM]], [[Novartis]], [[Orange]], [[O2]], The [[Mobile Operators Association]] and the [[Society of the Chemical Industry]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/BrandManagersPack.pdf Spiked Brand Managers’ Pack]", Spiked website, accessed 8 May 2010</ref> These sources of funding are typical of lobbying or PR firms. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest lobby firms also fund the network. [[Hill and Knowlton]] is one of the most controversial lobbying and PR firms in the world, having famously been behind the deception on the incubator baby story in Kuwait in 1990/91. It also worked for a long list of controversial corporations, including some from the oil, tobacco, pharma, fast food, and GM industry. It worked too for repressive regimes, including Egypt, Haiti, Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey – and China after the Tiananmen square massacre. Along with PR firm [[Luther Pendragon]] (which has worked for the Hinduja brothers, Macdonalds, Pepsi, the GM industry and others), Hill and Knowlton has put up cash for LM network events.

The LM network has also worked with other free market think tanks such as the [[International Policy Network]] (which took money from Exxon for climate change ’outreach’) and the [[Social Issues Research Centre]] (which takes money from the food, alcohol and tech industry and downplays the risks from their products). <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_3/c484 The Social Issues Research Centre]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref>

==Comment by George Monbiot==
The following is an excerpt from an interview by Lobbywatch with [[George Monbiot]] about the LM network:<ref>Lobbywatch, [http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3876:interview-with-monbiot-on-the-lm-group Interview with George Monbiot about the LM group], 11 April 2007, archived on GMWatch website, accessed 21 May 2010</ref>

:Lobbywatch: Do you actually think there is a network of people concertedly working together as this LM group?

:George Monbiot: That is a good question and I think it could be answered in several different ways. There is a group of people who have more or less stuck together for a long time. To what extent they consciously organise under a single name or under a single banner, I don’t know - you would have to ask them. But that they have pursued a very consistent agenda for quite a long time and the fact that they have moved first of all into one industry, television, and then into another, science communication, more or less as a body, suggests to me that there is a coordinated programme of action.

:Lobbywatch: We all have networks of people that we interact with. What makes this so different? Why do you find it so worrying?

:George Monbiot: There are two reasons why I find it worrying. The first is that the agenda they pursue appears not to be pursued overtly. For example, when they ran the magazine Living Marxism it was very far from a Marxism journal - it was just about as far from a Marxist journal as you could possibly get. And it seemed to me that the title was a direct and deliberate attempt to distract attention from the fact that this was a far right wing libertarian publication which was using the terms of the left to make it look as if the positions it was taking were new and unusual ones. Whereas in actual fact they were very well trodden ones, but well trodden by people like the [[Libertarian Alliance]] who in theory were at the other end of the political spectrum.

In another part of the interview, Monbiot talks about the LM network's lack of transparency and their fondness for ostensibly objective debates:

:Lobbywatch: Could you give more examples really of how you see them as not being as transparent as they might be? ...

:George Monbiot: The idea of them sitting behind what appears to be a front? Well another example is the way in which you have got this great proliferation of organisations which all do the same thing and have the same people in it, but run under a host of different names. And perhaps, even more importantly, the way in which they stage debates which claim to be objective and even-handed debates but are totally controlled and managed. And this is what the Institute of Ideas specialises in. Where it will…it is very clever, it knows how to get famous names… because it will write to Melvyn Bragg or someone and say, ‘Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming to speak at this conference we are having in six months time - would you like to join them?’ and they say, ‘Oh yes’. And then they’ll write to Fay Weldon and say ‘Melvyn Bragg, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming’. Etc. And then they’ll say ‘Unfortunately, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ can’t come, but anyway we have got Melvyn Bragg and Faye Weldon’. And that is how they operate. So they get all these names together and everyone thinks ‘Oh look…look at all these big names doing this debate, it has got to be a really good debate’. And then they will stuff the panels with these network people. And then you’ll suddenly say ‘Well no, hang on, wait a minute - there’s [[Tony Gilland]], and there’s [[Juliet Tizzard]], and there’s [[Fiona Fox]] - what are they doing on the panel?’

==Organisations==
===Precursors===
*[[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]] (1977-1981) | [[National Organisation of Revolutionary Communist Students]] 1979 | [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (1981-1996)| [[The Red Front]] (1987) | [[Workers Against Racism]] (1978-?) | [[Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign]] (1977-early 1980s) | [[Irish Freedom Movement]] (early 1980s to 1993) | ''[[Confrontation]]'', theoretical journal (1986-89) | [[The next step]], review/newspaper (1979-1994) | ''[[Living Marxism]]'' (1988-2000) | [[Ad-hoc Hands Off the Middle East Committee]], 1990 |
===Companies===
The LM network has operated via a series of companies. At first these were publishing companies, but from the mid 1990s as they branched out into the science communication world and the internet these became for profit companies which often employed significant numbers of LM network associates as well as being used to cross-subsidise other LM network entities. Companies include (in date order):
*[[Junius Publications]] (1977-2000) | [[Informinc (LM) Limited]] (1997-2004) | [[JP Graphics Limited]] (1997-2003) | [[Cyberia]] | [[Easynet]] | [[CScape]] | [[Inset Press Limited]] | [[Academy of Ideas]] | [[Cybercafe Limited]] | [[Delta Bravo Limited]] |

===Defunct associated entities (with years of activity)===
* [[Africa Direct]] 1995-1997
* [[Campaign Against Militarism]] 1993-1998
* [[Channel Cyberia]] 1996-1999
* [[Chew On It Productions]] 2000 (inc. 2006) (dormant)
* [[Engaging Cogs]] 2006-2007
* [[Families for Freedom]] 1996-1999
* [[Feminists for Justice]] 1998-2000
* [[Freedom & Law]] Active 1997
* [[Genderwatch]] 1996-1999
* [[Global Futures]] launched 2002 (dormant)
* [[Inter-Generation]] launched 2009 {dormant}
* [[Internet Freedom]] 1998-2006
* [[Libero]] 1997-2000
* [[Litigious Society]] launched 1999 by [[Global Futures]]
* [[London International Research Exchange]] 1994-1998
* [[Maverick Club]] 1998-2002
* [[ME-WE]] 2003-2005
* [[Modern Movement]] active 2009
* [[Parents Against the Charter]] active 1991
* [[The Progress Club]] 2001 (dormant)
* [[Transport Research Group]] 2000-2008
* [[Trasna An Domhain Go Leir]] 1999-2003
* [[Workers Against Racism]] 1980-1994

===Active associated entities (with year of launch)===
* [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] 2007 together with [[Student Academics For Academic Freedom]] 2007 - Unqualified free speech
* [[Audacity]] 2000 - Construction
* [[Big Potatoes]] 2010 - Innovation
* [[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]] 2007 - Academic network
* [[East London Science School]] 2013 - School
* [[Fans For Freedom]] 2012 - Anti-regulation
* [[Freedom in a Puritan Age]] 2009 - online magazine (loose association)
* [[Future Cities Project]] 2006 (together with [[Bookshop Barnies]] 2005 and [[ManTownHuman]] 2008) - Planning/ architecture
* [[Generation Youth Issues]] 2007 - Children and young people's peer relations
* [[Hands Off The Human Footprint!]] 2009 - 2010 (inactive) anti-environmentalist
* [[Institute of Ideas]] 2000 (together with [[Battle of Ideas]] 2005, [[Culture Wars]] 1999, [[Debating Matters]] 2003 and [[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] 2010) - Debating fora
* [[Manifesto Club]] 2006 - Anti-regulation
* [[Novo Argumente]] 1992 - German online magazine (sister organisation)
* [[Parents With Attitude]] 2002 - Debating website
* [[Pro-Choice Forum]] 1997 - Abortion studies
* [[Salons]] (Regional) 2005 - Debating fora
* [[Spiked]] 2000 (together with [[Young Journalists Academy]] 2006 and [[Free Speech Now!]] 2014) - online magazine
* [[Take a Liberty (Scotland)]] 2010 - Anti-regulation
* [[WORLDwrite]] 1991 (together with [[WORLDbytes]] 2008) - Current affairs/ media training

The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], the [[Progress Educational Trust]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. It also has links with [[The Free Society]] which uses as columnists LM associates [[Suzy Dean]], [[Claire Fox]] and [[Dennis Hayes]], carries articles by LM associates [[Dolan Cummings]], [[Shirley Dent]] and [[Tim Black]] and maintains front page links with LM entities the Future Cities Project, Institute of Ideas and Spiked <ref>"[http://www.thefreesociety.org/ Think Tanks/ Media]", The Free Society website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref>. The Free Society has as its policy director ex Tory MSP and hard right ex Chairman of the now disbanded [[Federation of Conservative Students]], [[Brian Monteith]]. The other principal organisations involved in the Society are the tobacco industry lobbyists [[FOREST]] and the right wing think tank the [[Adam Smith Institute]]. The Free Society was a partner of the 2008 Battle of Ideas.

Information on these or other past or present LM/ RCP initiatives gratefully received.

==Notes==
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LM network

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{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[LM network]] or LM group is a superficially loose and informal network of individuals and organisations sharing a libertarian and anti-environmentalist ideology. Its constituent organisations are led and largely composed of people associated with the defunct [[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) and its principal publication [[Living Marxism]]. The network has no public presence or acknowledged existence. The strongest link is between the largest and longest established entities, [[Spiked]] and the [[Institute of Ideas]], both established in 2000 by close associates and for many years operating from the same address, Signet House 49-51 Farringdon Road EC1M 3JB, previously the offices of [[Living Marxism]] <ref>”[http://www.locallife.co.uk/islington/business-consultants.asp?pageno=3 LM Magazine]” Local Life website accessed 7th June 2010</ref>. Thus [[Patrick Hayes]] affirms in his twitter profile "I work for spiked www.spiked-online.com and the Institute of Ideas www.instituteofideas.com...". <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/P_Hayes P Hayes] Twitter website acc 29 Oct 2011</ref> Associated entities typically have overlapping personnel, similar themes, views and techniques, and promote one another. The network's funds and staff numbers are relatively limited as is its influence. Perhaps of most concern are those LM associates who have obtained influential positions with other organisations and the network’s extensive youth oriented programmes.

The rationale for profiling the LM network on Powerbase is not any one of its main characteristics but rather their combination; these being: advocating policies which benefit corporate interests, as set out by the [[Institute of Ideas]], corporate funding, a significant focus on influencing youth; the number of organisations it operates; and a lack of transparency about its origins, methods, scope and purpose. This profile is necessarily extensive and detailed because of the network's disparate nature and the lack of formal public links between its entities.

[[Image:Living Marxism No 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first edition of [[Living Marxism]], November 1988, edited by [[Mick Hume]].]]

[[Image:Lm.gif|thumb|right|300px|The logo of [[LM Magazine]] after it changed its name from [[Living Marxism]] at issue 97 in February 1997.<ref>'[http://web.archive.org/web/19980218145236/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM97/index.html Welcome to the new-look LM]', ''[[LM]]'', February 1997, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 18 February 1998, accessed 27 October 2010</ref>]]

==Methods==
The Institute of Ideas’ Director [[Claire Fox]] concedes, ‘Certainly, there is a network of like-minded people. Some people do come from an RCP background, because we have a long intellectual history together, and we do work together sometimes…’<ref>Chris Bunting, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=193769 What's a nice Trot doing in a place like this?], Times Higher Education, 28 Jan 2005, acc 21 May 2010</ref> Former editor of LM and Spiked and continuing Spiked contributor [[Mick Hume]] confirms, ‘The network of people I live and work with contain lots of people who were members of the RCP.’<ref>Andy Beckett, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/1999/may/15/weekend7.weekend2 Licence to rile], The Guardian, 15 May 1999, acc 21 May 2010</ref> while Spiked and Institute of Ideas contributor [[Dolan Cummings]] explains ‘I never left the RCP: the organisation folded in the mid-Nineties, but few of us actually 'recanted' our ideas. Instead we resolved to support one another more informally as we pursued our political tradition as individuals, or launched new projects with more general aims that have also engaged people from different traditions, or none. These include Spiked and the Institute of Ideas... ‘<ref>Dolan Cummings, [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/printable/3954/ In defence of ‘radicalisation’: Critiques of Hizb ut-Tahrir focus less on its dodgy politics than on its intellectualism. But what’s wrong with a devotion to the debate of ideas?], Spiked, 12 Oct 2007, acc 21 May 2010</ref>
[[Image:LM-logo-200.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Living Marxism]] logo circa January 1997 from their website www.junius.co.uk]]

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the [[Academy of Ideas]], has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Many of the organisational and campaigning approaches used by those in the network are characteristic of those used by the RCP, including: the creation of a range of organisations without apparent formal links; the launching of multiple campaigns; the use of extensive and extended debate; the adoption of contrarian and controversial positions; the use of martial terminology; and the early adoption of leading edge communication techniques.

A defining characteristic of the network’s entities are their positioning and presentation as catalysts for debate or irreverent challenging of established orthodoxy. In practice, this enables the promotion of the views of the network and its sponsors on almost any topic, under the guise of free enquiry. Their principal underlying themes of economic development and freedom from regulation benefit corporate interests while the larger and more established organisations explicitly seek sponsorship, either directly or via PR companies or free enterprise think tanks. Several of the entities target young people, while others are sector or issue led. The network's entities are increasingly seeking partners overseas.

Individual ex-RCP members with links to the network have assumed influential positions elsewhere, particularly in the media and sciences. Members of the network write regularly for mainstream news publications, particularly the Independent, which publishes an occasional series of Battle of Ideas thought pieces, Prospect and Huffington Post (UK) and appear on topical radio programmes, notably the [[Moral Maze]].

However, higher education is the most common occupational sector of associated personnel. Many have past or current links with the adjacent Universities of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church, Sussex and East London. Their influence on the latter is particularly evident in UEL units [[London East Research Institute]] and [[Rising East]]. Details of some of those associated with the LM network are available via LM network at the bottom of this page.

An example of how the network operates was when LM associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]] set up a building industry consultancy [[Audacity]] <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/people.htm People]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and sought funding from building companies <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/sponsors.htm We need your support]", Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. The consultancy then published Heartfield’s book ‘Let’s Build’ calling for government support for the building industry <ref>"[http://www.audacity.org/buy.htm Buy]" Audacity website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>. Heartfield’s book was then promoted across part of the rest of the network: [[Birmingham Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.birminghamsalon.org/ Let’s Build event 8th June 2010]", Birmingham Salon website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>, [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/boxarticle/3395/ We need more houses, not divisive housing policies]" Spiked website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref> and [[WORLDbytes]]. <ref>"[http://www.worldbytes.org/shownpreviously.html Programme 7 Audacity Director Ian Abley on planning laws]" WORLDbytes website, accessed 5 June 2010</ref>

[[File:Internet freedom.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Internet Freedom]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Libero.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Libero]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Transport Research.png|thumb|left|300px|[[Transport Research Group]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[Image:IoI small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Institute of Ideas: an [[LM]] project. Image from the LM website @ www.informinc.co.uk circa 2000 promoting the first Institute of Ideas event in June/July 2000<ref>Retrieved from the Internet Archive the [http://web.archive.org/web/20000207200115/http://www.informinc.co.uk/ LM] website of 7 February 2000</ref>]]
[[File:IoI.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Institute of Ideas]], at the core of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battle of Ideas logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Battle of Ideas]], a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Academylogo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[The Academy]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Battleofideasbanner.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Battle of Ideas]] banner noting the funding of the [[LM network]] by pharma giant [[Pfizer]], [[BT]] and [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s newspaper ''[[The Times]]''.]]
[[File:Culture Wars.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Culture Wars]], a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Debating Matters.gif|thumb|right|300px|[[Debating Matters]] a project of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:GU Logo Animated Text.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] a project of [[Debating Matters]] which is in turn part of the [[Institute of Ideas]] a core element of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Belfast Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Birmingham Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Brighton Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:East Midlands Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Huddersfield Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Leeds Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manchester Salon.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:NY Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:AFAF LOGO small.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Academics for Academic Freedom]] and [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:SAFAF.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Student Academics for Academic Freedom]] the student equivalent of [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Manifesto club logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Manifesto Club]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Maverick club logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|Logo of the [[Maverick Club]], circa 2000, a part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|right|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
[[File:YJA new banner.gif|thumb|left|600px|[[Young Journalists Academy]] is a project of [[Journalism Education Limited]] launched by [[Spiked]] a core part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Novo logo.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Novo Argumente]] the German magazine affiliated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Hands_off_the_human_footprint.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Hands Off The Human Footprint]] a [[Spiked]] campaign, part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Modern movement demo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The one and only [[Modern Movement]] demo - a counter to the protests against the third Heathrow runway in February 2009.]]

[[File:Audacity logo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Audacity]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Logo BigPotatoes.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Big Potatoes]] part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Engaging Cogs logo.gif|thumb|right|400px|[[Engaging Cogs]], an [[LM network]] project]]
[[File:Future cities.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Future Cities Project]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Global futures logo.gif|thumb|right|600px|[[Global Futures]], an [[LM network]] venture]]
[[File:Mantownhuman logo.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[ManTownHuman]] a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:CPCS-150x100.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Generation Youth Issues logo.gif|thumb|left|300px|[[Generation Youth Issues]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Parentswithattitude.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[Parents With Attitude]], associated with the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Pro choice forum.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Pro-Choice Forum]], part of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Worldwrite_logo.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[Worldwrite]], part of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Worldbytes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Worldbytes]] part of [[WORLDWrite]], a project of the [[LM network]]]]

[[File:Easynet logo.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|[[Easynet]], started by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]
[[File:200px-Cyberia Internet Cafe.gif|thumb|left|400px|[[Cyberia]] a business set up by [[LM network]] associate [[Keith Teare]]]]

[[File:ELSS Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo of the [[East London Science School]] the first venture of the [[LM network]] into running an educational establishment]]

==Funding==
None of the organisations associated with the LM network provides a breakdown of funders and how much they have provided. We do know, however, that they are funded by corporations that fund think tanks dedicated to promoting their interests in the political and media spheres. For example, the pharmaceutical company [[Pfizer]] has funded [[Spiked]], the [[Institute of Ideas]]' [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2005 and 2006, the [[Debating Matters]] programme and two organisations with which the LM network has connections, the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. Both of the latter are engaged in managing debate about scientific issues.

As well as funding the LM network, Pfizer funds free market think tanks such as the US-based [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and [[Cato Institute]], the Netherlands-based [[Edmund Burke Foundation]], the Brussels based [[Centre for the New Europe]] (which also does work on climate funded by [[Exxon]]), the UK’s [[Social Market Foundation]] and the [[American Council on Science and Health]], a deceptive front group. <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/apr07_2/c1819 American Council on Science and Health]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> Pfizer is a member of one of the most important global corporate lobby groups, the International Chamber of Commerce. <ref>"[http://www.iccwbo.org/id19696/index.html Links to ICC member companies]", International Chamber of Commerce website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> What’s in it for Pfizer? One clue is in the topics covered by the Debating Matters schools debating competition which include such subjects of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as: the value or otherwise of complementary medicine, NHS rationing of expensive drugs, clinical trials in developing countries, fertility treatments, genetic screening, anti-aging treatments, genetic engineering and animal experimentation.

BT is another major sponsor of the LM network. BT sponsored the Battle of Ideas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition, then BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. In return, BT/ O2 and other operators had the opportunity via Spiked to challenge public concerns about the perceived effects on health, child protection and the environment of mobile phones.

Other corporations and corporate lobby groups that have funded the LM network are [[Cadbury Schweppes]], [[IBM]], [[Novartis]], [[Orange]], [[O2]], The [[Mobile Operators Association]] and the [[Society of the Chemical Industry]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/BrandManagersPack.pdf Spiked Brand Managers’ Pack]", Spiked website, accessed 8 May 2010</ref> These sources of funding are typical of lobbying or PR firms. Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest lobby firms also fund the network. [[Hill and Knowlton]] is one of the most controversial lobbying and PR firms in the world, having famously been behind the deception on the incubator baby story in Kuwait in 1990/91. It also worked for a long list of controversial corporations, including some from the oil, tobacco, pharma, fast food, and GM industry. It worked too for repressive regimes, including Egypt, Haiti, Indonesia, Morocco, Turkey – and China after the Tiananmen square massacre. Along with PR firm [[Luther Pendragon]] (which has worked for the Hinduja brothers, Macdonalds, Pepsi, the GM industry and others), Hill and Knowlton has put up cash for LM network events.

The LM network has also worked with other free market think tanks such as the [[International Policy Network]] (which took money from Exxon for climate change ’outreach’) and the [[Social Issues Research Centre]] (which takes money from the food, alcohol and tech industry and downplays the risks from their products). <ref>"[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/340/mar03_3/c484 The Social Issues Research Centre]", BMJ website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref>

==Comment by George Monbiot==
The following is an excerpt from an interview by Lobbywatch with [[George Monbiot]] about the LM network:<ref>Lobbywatch, [http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3876:interview-with-monbiot-on-the-lm-group Interview with George Monbiot about the LM group], 11 April 2007, archived on GMWatch website, accessed 21 May 2010</ref>

:Lobbywatch: Do you actually think there is a network of people concertedly working together as this LM group?

:George Monbiot: That is a good question and I think it could be answered in several different ways. There is a group of people who have more or less stuck together for a long time. To what extent they consciously organise under a single name or under a single banner, I don’t know - you would have to ask them. But that they have pursued a very consistent agenda for quite a long time and the fact that they have moved first of all into one industry, television, and then into another, science communication, more or less as a body, suggests to me that there is a coordinated programme of action.

:Lobbywatch: We all have networks of people that we interact with. What makes this so different? Why do you find it so worrying?

:George Monbiot: There are two reasons why I find it worrying. The first is that the agenda they pursue appears not to be pursued overtly. For example, when they ran the magazine Living Marxism it was very far from a Marxism journal - it was just about as far from a Marxist journal as you could possibly get. And it seemed to me that the title was a direct and deliberate attempt to distract attention from the fact that this was a far right wing libertarian publication which was using the terms of the left to make it look as if the positions it was taking were new and unusual ones. Whereas in actual fact they were very well trodden ones, but well trodden by people like the [[Libertarian Alliance]] who in theory were at the other end of the political spectrum.

In another part of the interview, Monbiot talks about the LM network's lack of transparency and their fondness for ostensibly objective debates:

:Lobbywatch: Could you give more examples really of how you see them as not being as transparent as they might be? ...

:George Monbiot: The idea of them sitting behind what appears to be a front? Well another example is the way in which you have got this great proliferation of organisations which all do the same thing and have the same people in it, but run under a host of different names. And perhaps, even more importantly, the way in which they stage debates which claim to be objective and even-handed debates but are totally controlled and managed. And this is what the Institute of Ideas specialises in. Where it will…it is very clever, it knows how to get famous names… because it will write to Melvyn Bragg or someone and say, ‘Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming to speak at this conference we are having in six months time - would you like to join them?’ and they say, ‘Oh yes’. And then they’ll write to Fay Weldon and say ‘Melvyn Bragg, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ are coming’. Etc. And then they’ll say ‘Unfortunately, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Jesus Christ can’t come, but anyway we have got Melvyn Bragg and Faye Weldon’. And that is how they operate. So they get all these names together and everyone thinks ‘Oh look…look at all these big names doing this debate, it has got to be a really good debate’. And then they will stuff the panels with these network people. And then you’ll suddenly say ‘Well no, hang on, wait a minute - there’s [[Tony Gilland]], and there’s [[Juliet Tizzard]], and there’s [[Fiona Fox]] - what are they doing on the panel?’

==Organisations==
===Precursors===
*[[Revolutionary Communist Tendency]] (1977-1981) | [[National Organisation of Revolutionary Communist Students]] 1979 | [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (1981-1996)| [[The Red Front]] (1987) | [[Workers Against Racism]] (1978-?) | [[Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign]] (1977-early 1980s) | [[Irish Freedom Movement]] (early 1980s to 1993) | ''[[Confrontation]]'', theoretical journal (1986-89) | [[The next step]], review/newspaper (1979-1994) | ''[[Living Marxism]]'' (1988-2000) | [[Ad-hoc Hands Off the Middle East Committee]], 1990 |
===Companies===
The LM network has operated via a series of companies. At first these were publishing companies, but from the mid 1990s as they branched out into the science communication world and the internet these became for profit companies which often employed significant numbers of LM network associates as well as being used to cross-subsidise other LM network entities. Companies include (in date order):
*[[Junius Publications]] (1977-2000) | [[Informinc (LM) Limited]] (1997-2004) | [[JP Graphics Limited]] (1997-2003) | [[Cyberia]] | [[Easynet]] | [[CScape]] | [[Inset Press Limited]] | [[Academy of Ideas]] | [[Cybercafe Limited]] | [[Delta Bravo Limited]] |

===Defunct associated entities (with years of activity)===
* [[Africa Direct]] 1995-1997
* [[Campaign Against Militarism]] 1993-1998
* [[Channel Cyberia]] 1996-1999
* [[Chew On It Productions]] 2000 (inc. 2006) (dormant)
* [[Engaging Cogs]] 2006-2007
* [[Families for Freedom]] 1996-1999
* [[Feminists for Justice]] 1998-2000
* [[Freedom & Law]] Active 1997
* [[Genderwatch]] 1996-1999
* [[Global Futures]] launched 2002 (dormant)
* [[Inter-Generation]] launched 2009 {dormant}
* [[Internet Freedom]] 1998-2006
* [[Libero]] 1997-2000
* [[Litigious Society]] launched 1999 by [[Global Futures]]
* [[London International Research Exchange]] 1994-1998
* [[Maverick Club]] 1998-2002
* [[ME-WE]] 2003-2005
* [[Modern Movement]] active 2009
* [[Parents Against the Charter]] active 1991
* [[The Progress Club]] 2001 (dormant)
* [[Transport Research Group]] 2000-2008
* [[Trasna An Domhain Go Leir]] 1999-2003
* [[Workers Against Racism]] 1980-1994

===Active associated entities (with year of launch)===
* [[Academics for Academic Freedom]] 2007 together with [[Student Academics For Academic Freedom]] 2007 - Unqualified free speech
* [[Audacity]] 2000 - Construction
* [[Big Potatoes]] 2010 - Innovation
* [[Centre for Parenting Culture Studies]] 2007 - Academic network
* [[East London Science School]] 2013 - School
* [[Fans For Freedom]] 2012 - Anti-regulation
* [[Freedom in a Puritan Age]] 2009 - online magazine (loose association)
* [[Future Cities Project]] 2006 (together with [[Bookshop Barnies]] 2005 and [[ManTownHuman]] 2008) - Planning/ architecture
* [[Generation Youth Issues]] 2007 - Children and young people's peer relations
* [[Hands Off The Human Footprint!]] 2009 - 2010 (inactive) anti-environmentalist
* [[Institute of Ideas]] 2000 (together with [[Battle of Ideas]] 2005, [[Culture Wars]] 1999, [[Debating Matters]] 2003 and [[Global Uncertainties Schools Network]] 2010) - Debating fora
* [[Manifesto Club]] 2006 - Anti-regulation
* [[Novo Argumente]] 1992 - German online magazine (sister organisation)
* [[Parents With Attitude]] 2002 - Debating website
* [[Pro-Choice Forum]] 1997 - Abortion studies
* [[Salons]] (Regional) 2005 - Debating fora
* [[Spiked]] 2000 (together with [[Young Journalists Academy]] 2006) - online magazine
* [[Take a Liberty (Scotland)]] 2010 - Anti-regulation
* [[WORLDwrite]] 1991 (together with [[WORLDbytes]] 2008) - Current affairs/ media training

The LM network appears to have some influence with the [[Genetic Interest Group]], the [[Progress Educational Trust]], the [[Science Media Centre]] and [[Sense About Science]]. It also has links with [[The Free Society]] which uses as columnists LM associates [[Suzy Dean]], [[Claire Fox]] and [[Dennis Hayes]], carries articles by LM associates [[Dolan Cummings]], [[Shirley Dent]] and [[Tim Black]] and maintains front page links with LM entities the Future Cities Project, Institute of Ideas and Spiked <ref>"[http://www.thefreesociety.org/ Think Tanks/ Media]", The Free Society website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref>. The Free Society has as its policy director ex Tory MSP and hard right ex Chairman of the now disbanded [[Federation of Conservative Students]], [[Brian Monteith]]. The other principal organisations involved in the Society are the tobacco industry lobbyists [[FOREST]] and the right wing think tank the [[Adam Smith Institute]]. The Free Society was a partner of the 2008 Battle of Ideas.

Information on these or other past or present LM/ RCP initiatives gratefully received.

==Notes==
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[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|left|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
''Spiked'' is part of the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. It is an online magazine currently edited by [[Brendan O'Neill]] and previously by ''Times'' columnist [[Mick Hume]]. Spiked is a private company limited by shares with, in 2010, seven staff and an annual turnover of about £175,000.<ref>Companies House,Spiked Ltd. Financial Statement 2009</ref> For subsequent years, the directors have chosen to file only abbreviated accounts. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the advantage of abbreviated accounts has been perceived to be that only limited information will be available on public record. Its directors are [[Helene Guldberg]] (company secretary and managing editor, previously co-publisher of [[LM]]) and [[Frank Furedi]]. The great majority of the shares in the company Spiked Ltd, which has the same address as that of Spiked magazine and which runs Spiked magazine, are held by Frank Furedi and [[Jennie Bristow]].<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/about/article/326/ Support Spiked], Spiked, acc 29 May 2010</ref>

According to Alexa, the web information company, Spiked was the 12,013th most popular website in the UK in June 2010. As of August 2012 it ranked 21,998th. <ref>"[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/spiked-online.com# spiked-online.com]", Alexa website, accessed 9 June 2010</ref><ref>"[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/spiked-online.com# spiked-online.com]", Alexa website, accessed 28 August 2012</ref>

Spiked was launched in 2000 after the magazine Hume edited, LM, was terminated after unsuccessfully defending a libel lawsuit. Helene Guldberg's co-publisher, [[Claire Fox]], launched Spiked's sister organisation, the [[Institute of Ideas]] (IoI) around the same time. The staff and many of Spiked's contributors are members of the same network of [[Living Marxism]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] supporters. Its offices were previously the offices of the Revolutionary Communist Party and then LM and are at the same address as the IoI.

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the Academy of Ideas, has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Thus very many of the personnel of other entities associated with the LM network have written for Spiked. Spiked has promoted the events and publications of the [[Institute of Ideas]] and its projects, the [[Battle of Ideas]] and [[Culture Wars]]. Many of Spiked's writers write for and appear at the events of these entities.

Spiked has featured a number of pro-GM articles by [[Vivian Moses]] of [[CropGen]] and [[Thomas Deichmann]], the person at the centre of the ITN/LM libel case. Spiked has also published a number of articles downplaying the hazards of pesticide residues in food which suggest that there is nothing to worry about. It has also published articles attacking organic food by [[Dennis Avery]] and [[Alex Avery]] of the [[Hudson Institute]] and [[Center for Global Food Issues]].<ref>Alex Avery and Dennis Avery, [http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/00000002D21D.htm Unearthing the truth about organic food], Spiked, 5 Sept 2001, acc 25 May 2010</ref>

==Debates on the environment==
[[File:Early advert for spiked magazine.JPG|thumb|right|200px| An early advert for ''Spiked'' published in Last Magazine, Summmer 2000.]]
Spiked has also run a series of online debates about the environment sponsored by the [[Natural Environment Research Council]] (NERC), a UK public funding body whose mission is to support independent scientific research in the environmental sciences. One of the series was a debate on GM called "The future of GM"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040519220441/http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Science/Debates/GM/ Spiked Science Debates: The future of GM], Spiked, 16 Sept 2002, version placed in web archive 19 May 04 (Accessed in web archive 25 May 2010)</ref>. It features the opinions of "five experts" ([[Les Firbank]], [[Tony Gilland]], [[Robin Grove-White]], [[Gregory Conko]] and [[CS Prakash]]) together with three "Commissioned responses" from other "experts" ([[Alan Gray]], [[John Conroy]], and the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]]). Of these eight experts only one has been known to take a critical attitude towards the technology, and it would seem incompatible with NERC's aim to obtain "independent" and "impartial" input. However, when the history of those behind Spiked was brought to NERC's attention, Marion O'Sullivan, the Press Officer, replied that:
:"NERC is satisfied that '''there is no evidence''' suggesting that, on environmental matters, Spiked have any particular agenda." (emphasis added)<ref>Marion O'Sullivan in an email to GMWatch, September 2002, archived [http://ngin.tripod.com/180902a.htm here]</ref>

In fact, those involved in Spiked are pro-GM and ignore or attack environmental concerns in almost any form. Two of the contributors to this debate on GM ([[John Conroy]], [[Tony Gilland]]) are part of a group which includes Spiked, but their affiliation with the organisation was not made public. Gilland's contribution, "Let the Sowing Begin", argued that:
:The [GM] farm-scale trials are an unnecessary obstacle to the introduction of this beneficial technology.<ref>Tony Gillan, [http://web.archive.org/web/20040519215214/www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006D9FF.htm Let the sowing begin], Spiked, 16 Sep 02, version placed in web archive 2004, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

The other experts commissioned by Spiked included the biotech industry lobby group, the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]] (ABC), and the pro-GM lobbyists [[Greg Conko]] and [[CS Prakash]], who have also previously written for Spiked.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040519220441/http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Science/Debates/GM/ Spiked Science Debates: The future of GM], Spiked, 16 Sept 2002, version placed in web archive 19 May 04 (Accessed in web archive 25 May 2010)</ref>

A 2010 Spiked debate on After Copenhagen commenced with a manifesto from Spiked editor Brendan O’Neill, followed by contributions from Spiked staffers Brendan O’Neill, Rob Lyons and Nathalie Rothschild, LM associates [[Frank Furedi]] and [[Philip Hammond]] and critics of environmentalism [[Dominic Lawson]], [[Mike Hulme]], [[Ben Pile]], [[Tim Ridley]] and [[Peter Taylor]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/debates/copenhagen_homeAfter Copenhagen]", Spiked website, accessed 10 June 2010</ref>

Contributions to the 2009 Spiked ‘debate’ on online poker comprised four from sponsor Poker Junkie and one each from a pro-poker society, a poker player and an anti-regulation Spiked intern. Four readers commented.

Members of the LM network are among those who post comments on Spiked "debates", and these invariably support the party line but without revealing their affiliation. The same goes for other articles published by Spiked, many of which are penned by members of the LM network.

==Debates on mobile phones==

BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates on mobile phones during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. The debates explored public concerns about the perceived effects of mobile phones on health, child protection and the environment. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/issues_all/ Online debates]", Spiked, accessed 9 June 2010</ref>

==Campaigns 2010==

Spiked campaigns in 2010 included:<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/issues_all/ All Spiked Issues], Spiked, accessed 25 May 2010</ref>
* Challenging China-bashing
* Drink and drugs
* Environment
* For Europe, Against the EU
* Genetics
* GM food
* Hands off the human footprint - Climate Change
* Mad cow panic and BSE
* Open the Borders - Anti-immigration control

==Seminars==
Besides its website, Spiked also organises seminars which draw well-known figures to events carefully designed to promote its own agenda. In March 2003, Spiked co-sponsored with [[International Policy Network]] (IPN) a seminar held at the London headquarters of PR firm Hill & Knowlton entitled: "'GM food: should labeling be mandatory?"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040423050416/http://www.policynetwork.net/events/labelling_3march2003.htm 'GM food: should labelling be mandatory?'], IPN website, version placed in web archive 23/4/04, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

This seminar, in common with other Spiked seminars, was held at [[Hill & Knowlton]], an influential public relations company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040423050416/http://www.policynetwork.net/events/labelling_3march2003.htm 'GM food: should labelling be mandatory?'], IPN website, version placed in web archive 23/4/04, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

==People==
===Editorial===
[[Mick Hume]] – founder and editor-at-large | [[Brendan O'Neill]] – editor | [[Helene Guldberg]] – managing editor | [[Rob Lyons]] – deputy editor | [[Nathalie Rothschild]] – commissioning editor | [[Tim Black]] – senior writer
===Contributors===
[[Patrick Basham]] | [[Tracey Brown]] | [[Greg Conko]] | [[John Conroy]] | [[Fiona Fox]] | [[Thomas Deichmann]] | [[Bill Durodie]] | [[Michael Fitzpatrick]] | [[Tony Gilland]] | [[John Gillott]] | [[John Luik]] | [[Vivian Moses]] | [[Channapatna S. Prakash]] | [[Ellen Raphael]] | [[Christopher Snowdon]] | [[Juliet Tizzard]] | [[Patrick West]]
===Officers and shareholders of Spiked Ltd===
According to Spiked Ltd's Annual Return 2010:<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref>

====Officers====
[[Frank Furedi]] - company director | [[Helene Guldberg]] - company director and company secretary

====Shareholders====
Five sixths of the shares are held by Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow. Other shareholders comprise:
[[Ben Atfield]] | [[Geraldine Atfield]] | [[Simon Belt]] | [[Colin Berry]] | [[Simon Best]] | [[Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen]] | [[Frank Cassidy]] | [[Fiona Cleary]] | [[Dave Clements]] | [[Ceri Dingle]] | [[John Fitzpatrick]] | [[Dieter Hamblock]] | [[Stuart Hibbin]] | [[Ged Hession]] | [[Jon Holbrook]] | [[Ashley Johnstone]] | [[Joe Kaplinsky]] | [[Rob Killick]] | [[Simon Knight]] | [[Rose Landthaller]] | [[Michele Ledda]] | [[Ellie Lee]] | [[Peter Martin]] | [[Keith McCabe]] | [[Jonathan Meads]] | [[Alan Miller]] | [[Matt Ridley]] | [[Paul Reeves]] | [[Hilary Salt]] | [[Marco Santucci]] | [[Helen Searls]] | [[Jon Sowerby]] | [[Keith Teare]] | [[Mark Tyson]] | [[Paul Wight]] | [[James Woudhuysen]]
==Funding==
Spiked state<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/about/article/340 Spiked partners and sponsors]", Spiked website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> that current and former partners and sponsors include: | [[Arts Council England]] | [[Bloomberg]] | [[British Association for the Advancement of Science]] | [[British Council]] | [[BT]] | [[Cadbury Schweppes]] | [[Cambridge University Press]] | [[Cheltenham Science Festival]] | [[Colubris Networks]] | [[City of London]] | [[Clarke Mulder Purdie]] | Continuum International Publishing Group | Dana Centre | European Commission research project RightsWatch | [[EuroScience]] | [[Hill and Knowlton]] | [[IBM]] | [[INFORM]] | [[Institute for the International Education of Students]] | [[Institute of Psychiatry]] | [[International Policy Network]] | [[Luther Pendragon]] | [[Medical Research Council]] | [[Mobile Operators Association]] | [[National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts]] | [[Natural Environment Research Council]] | [[Orange]] | [[O2]] | [[Pfizer]] | [[Royal Institution]] of Great Britain | [[Social Issues Research Centre]] | [[Society of Chemical Industry]] | [[Tech Central Station]] | [[University of East London]] | [[Wellcome Trust]]

Spiked Ltd. lost money in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. In October 2009, Spiked appealed to its readers for funds to help it keep going. In 2011, Spiked again lost money and shareholder funds moved into the red. <ref> Companies House, Spiked Ltd. Abbreviated (Unaudited) Accounts 2011</ref>

==Publications, Resources, references and contact==
[[File:Mayes-restraint.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Restraint or Revelation'', published by [[Spiked]] in 2002 and written by [[Tessa Mayes]] of the [[LM network]]]]
===Publications===
*[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/spiked_RestraintOrRevelation.pdf Restraint or revelation? Free speech and privacy in a confessional age]. A spiked-report by [[Tessa Mayes]]. 22 October 2002
===Resources===

:Spiked, [http://www.powerbase.info/images/7/7a/BrandManagersPack.pdf Brand Managers Pack]
:Greenstein, Tony, "[http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=3759 Spiked by Spiked]", Socialist Unity, 13 March 2009

===Contact===
:Website: [http://www.spiked-online.com/ www.spiked-online.com] (Accessed 21 August 2007)
:Address: spiked, 27 Holywell Row, London EC2A 4JB
:Tel: +44 (0)207 40 40 470
:Email: general-enquiries@spiked-online.com
:Facebook:[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/spiked/126119450764525 Spiked]
:Twitter:[http://twitter.com/#!/spikedonline Spiked]

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:LM network]][[Category:GM]]

Liverpool Salon

2014-10-25T20:21:12Z

S Ross: Created page with "{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}} The Salons debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental LM network. The first salon was founded in Ne..."

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was founded in New York in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was Brighton in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> Manchester Salon was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival."<ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]]. The Liverpool Salon was launched in October 2014.

==Contact==

Website:

* [http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/ The Liverpool Salon]

Facebook:

*[https://www.facebook.com/liverpoolsalon?fref=ts The Liverpool Salon]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network]]

Salons

2014-10-25T19:59:48Z

S Ross: Liverpool salon added

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was the [[New York Salon]], founded in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was the [[Brighton Salon]] in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> The [[Manchester Salon]] was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival." <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> Other salons comprise the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Birmingham Salon]], the [[Croydon Salon]], the [[East Midlands Salon]], the [[Huddersfield Salon]], the [[Leeds Salon]], the [[Lisbon Salon]], the [[Liverpool Salon]], the [[London Legal Salon]], the [[Oxford Salon]], the [[Sheffield Salon]] and the [[Zurich Salon]]. Some appear to be defunct, at least for now. The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

==Contact==
Websites:
* Belfast http://www.belfastsalon.org
* Birmingham http://www.birminghamsalon.org/
* Brighton http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/
* Croydon http://www.croydonsalon.com
* East Midlands http://eastmidlandssalon.org/
* Huddersfield http://www.qtdm.co.uk/salon/index.html and http://huddersfieldsalon.blogspot.com/
* Leeds http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/
* Lisbon http://www.wix.com/lisbonsalon/lisbon_salon
* Liverpool http://http://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/
* London Legal - see blog below
* Manchester http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/
* New York http://www.nysalon.org
* Oxford [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/ http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/]
* Sheffield http://www.sheffieldsalon.org.uk/
* Zurich http://www.zurichsalon.org/

Facebook:
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=22386580350 Belfast]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/pages/Birmingham-Salon/218509645629 Birmingham]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=34728930120 Brighton]
* Croydon - Website only (see above)
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts East Midlands]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=64156937808 Huddersfield]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65142827020&ref=ts Leeds]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122663531111681&v=wall Lisbon]
* [https://www.facebook.com/liverpoolsalon?fref=ts Liverpool]
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=manchester%20salon&init=quick&tas=0.5854414435411038&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=22202360423 Manchester]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/NY-Salon/15274377599 New York]
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/199458380138081/ Oxford]
* Sheffield - Website only (see above)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zurichsalon Zurich]

Twitter
* Belfast - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/birminghamsalon Birmingham]
* [https://twitter.com/intent/user?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrightonsalon.com%2F&region=screen_name&screen_name=BrightonSalon&source=followbutton&variant=1.0 Brighton]
* Croydon - Not active on Twitter
* East Midlands - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/HuddsSalon Huddersfield]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/theleedssalon Leeds]
* Lisbon - Not active on Twitter
* Liverpool - Not active on Twitter
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://twitter.com/#!/manchestersalon Manchester]
* New York - Not active on Twitter
* Oxford - Promised soon
* Sheffield - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/ZurichSalon Zurich]

Blog
* [http://londonlegalsalon.blogspot.com/ London Legal]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Salons]]

Salons

2014-08-16T11:12:47Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was the [[New York Salon]], founded in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was the [[Brighton Salon]] in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> The [[Manchester Salon]] was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival." <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> Other salons comprise the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Birmingham Salon]], the [[Croydon Salon]], the [[East Midlands Salon]], the [[Huddersfield Salon]], the [[Leeds Salon]], the [[Lisbon Salon]], the [[London Legal Salon]], the [[Oxford Salon]] the [[Sheffield Salon]] and the [[Zurich Salon]]. Some appear to be defunct, at least for now. The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

==Contact==
Websites:
* Belfast http://www.belfastsalon.org
* Birmingham http://www.birminghamsalon.org/
* Brighton http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/
* Croydon http://www.croydonsalon.com
* East Midlands http://eastmidlandssalon.org/
* Huddersfield http://www.qtdm.co.uk/salon/index.html and http://huddersfieldsalon.blogspot.com/
* Leeds http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/
* Lisbon http://www.wix.com/lisbonsalon/lisbon_salon
* London Legal - see blog below
* Manchester http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/
* New York http://www.nysalon.org
* Oxford [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/ http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/]
* Sheffield http://www.sheffieldsalon.org.uk/
* Zurich http://www.zurichsalon.org/

Facebook:
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=22386580350 Belfast]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/pages/Birmingham-Salon/218509645629 Birmingham]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=34728930120 Brighton]
* Croydon - Website only (see above)
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts East Midlands]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=64156937808 Huddersfield]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65142827020&ref=ts Leeds]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122663531111681&v=wall Lisbon]
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=manchester%20salon&init=quick&tas=0.5854414435411038&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=22202360423 Manchester]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/NY-Salon/15274377599 New York]
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/199458380138081/ Oxford]
* Sheffield - Website only (see above)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zurichsalon Zurich]

Twitter
* Belfast - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/birminghamsalon Birmingham]
* [https://twitter.com/intent/user?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrightonsalon.com%2F&region=screen_name&screen_name=BrightonSalon&source=followbutton&variant=1.0 Brighton]
* Croydon - Not active on Twitter
* East Midlands - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/HuddsSalon Huddersfield]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/theleedssalon Leeds]
* Lisbon - Not active on Twitter
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://twitter.com/#!/manchestersalon Manchester]
* New York - Not active on Twitter
* Oxford - Promised soon
* Sheffield - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/ZurichSalon Zurich]

Blog
* [http://londonlegalsalon.blogspot.com/ London Legal]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Salons]]

Salons

2014-08-16T10:45:48Z

S Ross: Pointing out that some are now defunct.

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was the [[New York Salon]], founded in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was the [[Brighton Salon]] in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> The [[Manchester Salon]] was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival." <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> Other salons comprise the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Birmingham Salon]], the [[Croydon Salon]], the [[East Midlands Salon]], the [[Huddersfield Salon]], the [[Leeds Salon]], the [[Lisbon Salon]], the [[London Legal Salon]], the [[Oxford Salon]] the [[Sheffield Salon]] and the [[Zurish Salon]]. Some appear to be defunct, at least for now. The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

==Contact==
Websites:
* Belfast http://www.belfastsalon.org
* Birmingham http://www.birminghamsalon.org/
* Brighton http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/
* Croydon http://www.croydonsalon.com
* East Midlands http://eastmidlandssalon.org/
* Huddersfield http://www.qtdm.co.uk/salon/index.html and http://huddersfieldsalon.blogspot.com/
* Leeds http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/
* Lisbon http://www.wix.com/lisbonsalon/lisbon_salon
* London Legal - see blog below
* Manchester http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/
* New York http://www.nysalon.org
* Oxford [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/ http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/]
* Sheffield http://www.sheffieldsalon.org.uk/
* Zurich http://www.zurichsalon.org/

Facebook:
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=22386580350 Belfast]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/pages/Birmingham-Salon/218509645629 Birmingham]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=34728930120 Brighton]
* Croydon - Website only (see above)
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts East Midlands]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=64156937808 Huddersfield]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65142827020&ref=ts Leeds]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122663531111681&v=wall Lisbon]
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=manchester%20salon&init=quick&tas=0.5854414435411038&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=22202360423 Manchester]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/NY-Salon/15274377599 New York]
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/199458380138081/ Oxford]
* Sheffield - Website only (see above)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zurichsalon Zurich]

Twitter
* Belfast - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/birminghamsalon Birmingham]
* [https://twitter.com/intent/user?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrightonsalon.com%2F&region=screen_name&screen_name=BrightonSalon&source=followbutton&variant=1.0 Brighton]
* Croydon - Not active on Twitter
* East Midlands - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/HuddsSalon Huddersfield]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/theleedssalon Leeds]
* Lisbon - Not active on Twitter
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://twitter.com/#!/manchestersalon Manchester]
* New York - Not active on Twitter
* Oxford - Promised soon
* Sheffield - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/ZurichSalon Zurich]

Blog
* [http://londonlegalsalon.blogspot.com/ London Legal]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Salons]]

Salons

2014-08-16T10:39:40Z

S Ross: Addition of new salon

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was the [[New York Salon]], founded in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was the [[Brighton Salon]] in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> The [[Manchester Salon]] was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival." <ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> Other salons comprise the [[Belfast Salon]], the [[Birmingham Salon]], the [[Croydon Salon]], the [[East Midlands Salon]], the [[Huddersfield Salon]], the [[Leeds Salon]], the [[Lisbon Salon]], the [[London Legal Salon]], the [[Oxford Salon]] and the [[Sheffield Salon]]. The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

==Contact==
Websites:
* Belfast http://www.belfastsalon.org
* Birmingham http://www.birminghamsalon.org/
* Brighton http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/
* Croydon http://www.croydonsalon.com
* East Midlands http://eastmidlandssalon.org/
* Huddersfield http://www.qtdm.co.uk/salon/index.html and http://huddersfieldsalon.blogspot.com/
* Leeds http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/
* Lisbon http://www.wix.com/lisbonsalon/lisbon_salon
* London Legal - see blog below
* Manchester http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/
* New York http://www.nysalon.org
* Oxford [http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/ http://www.oxfordsalon.org.uk/]
* Sheffield http://www.sheffieldsalon.org.uk/
* Zurich http://www.zurichsalon.org/

Facebook:
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=22386580350 Belfast]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/pages/Birmingham-Salon/218509645629 Birmingham]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=34728930120 Brighton]
* Croydon - Website only (see above)
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts East Midlands]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667355361#!/group.php?gid=64156937808 Huddersfield]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65142827020&ref=ts Leeds]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122663531111681&v=wall Lisbon]
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=manchester%20salon&init=quick&tas=0.5854414435411038&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=22202360423 Manchester]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/NY-Salon/15274377599 New York]
* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/199458380138081/ Oxford]
* Sheffield - Website only (see above)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zurichsalon Zurich]

Twitter
* Belfast - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/birminghamsalon Birmingham]
* [https://twitter.com/intent/user?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrightonsalon.com%2F&region=screen_name&screen_name=BrightonSalon&source=followbutton&variant=1.0 Brighton]
* Croydon - Not active on Twitter
* East Midlands - Not active on Twitter
* [http://twitter.com/#!/HuddsSalon Huddersfield]
* [http://twitter.com/#!/theleedssalon Leeds]
* Lisbon - Not active on Twitter
* London Legal - Blog only (see below)
* [http://twitter.com/#!/manchestersalon Manchester]
* New York - Not active on Twitter
* Oxford - Promised soon
* Sheffield - Not active on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/ZurichSalon Zurich]

Blog
* [http://londonlegalsalon.blogspot.com/ London Legal]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Salons]]

Zurich Salon

2014-08-09T19:44:57Z

S Ross: New Salon

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[[File:Brighton Salon.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Salons]], projects of the [[LM network]]]]The [[Salons]] debating initiative is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. The first salon was founded in New York in 2005. <ref>[http://nysalon.org/salonoverviews/previous-events/ Previous Events], New York salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The first salon in the UK was Brighton in 2005: "The Salon revival began in 2005 when the Brighton Salon was launched by Dan Travis, Sean Bell and Rob Clowes." <ref>[http://www.derby.ac.uk/news/calling-all-great-thinkers-the-east-midlands-needs-you Calling All Great Thinkers: The East Midlands Needs You!], Derby University website, accessed 10 Dec 2010</ref> The three comprised a book club reading Capital Vol. 1. <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/Salon-People/dan-travis.html Dan Travis], Brighton Salon website, accessed 2 Jan 2011</ref> Manchester Salon was launched in 2006: "The Manchester Salon was inspired after a trip to London for the [[Battle of Ideas]] in 2006, and a desire to bring some of the flavour of those very engaging debates to Manchester - at least in between the annual Battle of Ideas festival."<ref>[http://www.manchestersalon.org.uk/about-the-salon.html About the Salon], Manchester Salon website, accessed 31 Oct 2010</ref> The Salons are described by the [[Institute of Ideas]] which promotes their events as “inspired by the Institute of Ideas and run independently by groups and individuals across the country.” <ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/newsletters/june_2010.html Newsletter -June 2010], Institute of Ideas website, accessed 31 May 2010</ref> Their organisers, speakers, themes and views are typical of the LM network and they in turn promote entities associated with the LM network such as the Battle of Ideas, [[Culture Wars]], Institute of Ideas, [[Manifesto Club]] and [[Spiked]].

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==Notes==

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East London Science School

2014-05-20T20:13:14Z

S Ross: additional LM link

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[[File:ELSS Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo of the [[East London Science School]] the first venture of the [[LM network]] into running an educational establishment]]
[[East London Science School]] is a secondary school based in Bromley-by-Bow in East London. It opened for its first intake on 7 September 2013 and is run by the [[East London Science School Trust]] (created 23 February 2012, company number 07962059).

The [[East London Science School Trust]] was founded by [[David Perks]], [[Mark Andrew Smith|Mark Smith]] and [[Jenny Davey]].<ref name="team">ELSS [http://web.archive.org/web/20130807151456/http://eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk/team Our team], retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 August 2013 on 27 august 2013</ref> It is part of the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]] in the sense that almost all of those associated with it have multiple connections to [[LM network]] associated organisations.

Not surprisingly, the school has been promoted by LM network entities, including the [[Battle of Ideas]]<ref>”[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2009/session_detail/2530 School Science Education: an experiment gone wrong?]” Battle of Ideas website, accessed 1 Sept 2013</ref><ref>”[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2012/session_detail/6798/ Free schools: myth and reality]” Battle of Ideas website, accessed 1 Sept 2013</ref>, [[Debating Matters]]<ref>”[http://www.debatingmatters.com/news/news_article/graveney_school_debating_club_case_study/ Interview with David Perks]” Debating Matters website, accessed 1 Sept 2013</ref>, the [[Institute of Ideas]]<ref>”[http://www.instituteofideas.com/events/educationforum.html Why a Science Free School]” Institute of Ideas website, accessed 1 Sept 2013</ref>, [[Spiked]] <ref>”[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/goves_right_marxists_should_support_free_schools/13929#.UiOYSj-DkfQ Gove’s right – Marxists should support free schools]” Spiked website, accessed 1 Sept 2013</ref> and [[WORLDbytes]]<ref>”[http://www.worldbytes.org/dont-shout-at-the-telly-the-east-london-science-school/ The East London Science School]” WORLDbytes website, accessed 1 Sept 2013</ref>.

An away day for teachers of the school held on 21st June 2014 was addressed by LM 'guru' [[Frank Furedi]]<ref>"[http://eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk/teachandlearn.html ELSS Teacher Away Day] ELSS website, accessed 20 May 2014</ref>.

==People==
===Circa August 2013===
According to the ELSS website in August 2013 the following people constituted the 'team':
[[David Perks]] Principal Designate | [[Mark Andrew Smith|Mark Smith]] Director/Chair | [[Jenny Davey]] Founder Member | [[Tom Ogg]] Director | [[James Woudhuysen]] Director | [[Dave Clements]] Director - i/c Social Media | [[Lesley Katon]] | [[Jane Sandeman]] | [[Mat Sheldon]] | [[Martyn Perks]] Volunteer - Design/IT | [[Alka Sehgal Cuthbert]] Volunteer<ref name="team"/>
===Governors===
According to the school's prospectus there are four governors. The Board of governors is chaired by [[Mark Andrew Smith|Mark Smith]] and also includes:
* [[James Woudhuysen]] who was a founding member of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] in the 1970s and is a central associate of the [[LM network]],
*[[Tom Ogg]] who entered the [[Debating Matters]] competition in 2002 and has worked for the neoconservative think tank [[Civitas]]<ref>Debating Matters [http://www.debatingmatters.com/alumni/profile/tom_ogg/ Alumni: Tom Ogg, Graveney School], accessed 30 August 2013</ref>
* [[James Groves]] formerly of the conservative think tank [[Policy Exchange]].<ref name="Prospectus">East London Science School [http://web.archive.org/web/20130807152556/http://www.eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk/sites/eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk/files/EastLondonScienceSchoolProspectus.pdf School Prospectus 2013], p. 18, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 August 2013 on 30 August 2013.</ref>

===Steering Committee===
A Steering Committee of volunteers 'are working alongside the governing body to prepare the school for opening in 2013.' They include: [[Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert]], [[Hans Bhurruth]], [[Anita Zarska]], [[Mark Taylor (Teacher)|Mark Taylor]], [[Sharmini Brookes]], [[Jenny Davey]], [[Sonia Galea]], [[David Clements]], [[Lesley Katon]], [[George Pender]] and [[Martyn Perks]].<ref name="Prospectus"/>

===Directors===
According to Companies House the following people are or have been directors (date of appointment in brackets)<ref>Data from Companies House, accdessed 28 August 2013</ref>:
*[[David Michael Perks]] (23/02/2012)
*[[Mark Andrew Smith]] (23/02/2012) (Associate Vice President UK and Offshore Banking Technology [[Barclays Wealth]] since 2010<ref>LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-smith/1/2a4/768 Mark Smith], accessed 28 August 2013.</ref>)
*[[Mark Taylor (Teacher)|Mark Taylor]] (12/07/2013)
*[[David Lee Clements]] (10/07/2013)
*Dr [[Norman Lewis]] (28/06/2013)
*[[Lesley Louise Katon]] (25/04/2013)
*Professor [[James Pollard Woudhuysen]] (16/10/2012)
*[[Jennifer Susan Perks]] (23/02/2012-16/10/2012)
*[[Thomas William Ogg]] (16/10/2012)

==Contact==
:Address: The Clock Mill, Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU<ref name="team"/>
:email: info AT eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk
:Tel: 020 7042 5910
:Web: [http://eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk/ eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk]
:Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/EastLondonScienceSchool EastLondonScienceSchool]
:Twitter: [https://twitter.com/elss_freeschool @elss_freeschool]

==Notes==
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Spiked

2013-12-17T21:41:14Z

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[[File:Spiked logo.gif|thumb|left|200px| Logo of [[Spiked]], a core element of the [[LM network]], circa 2011.]]
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''Spiked'' is part of the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. It is an online magazine currently edited by [[Brendan O'Neill]] and previously by ''Times'' columnist [[Mick Hume]]. Spiked is a private company limited by shares with, in 2010, seven staff and an annual turnover of about £175,000.<ref>Companies House,Spiked Ltd. Financial Statement 2009</ref> For subsequent years, the directors have chosen to file only abbreviated accounts. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the advantage of abbreviated accounts has been perceived to be that only limited information will be available on public record. Its directors are [[Helene Guldberg]] (company secretary and managing editor, previously co-publisher of [[LM]]) and [[Frank Furedi]]. The great majority of the shares in the company Spiked Ltd, which has the same address as that of Spiked magazine and which runs Spiked magazine, are held by Frank Furedi and [[Jennie Bristow]].<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/about/article/326/ Support Spiked], Spiked, acc 29 May 2010</ref>

According to Alexa, the web information company, Spiked was the 12,013th most popular website in the UK in June 2010. As of August 2012 it ranked 21,998th. <ref>"[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/spiked-online.com# spiked-online.com]", Alexa website, accessed 9 June 2010</ref><ref>"[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/spiked-online.com# spiked-online.com]", Alexa website, accessed 28 August 2012</ref>

Spiked was launched in 2000 after the magazine Hume edited, LM, was terminated after unsuccessfully defending a libel lawsuit. Helene Guldberg's co-publisher, [[Claire Fox]], launched Spiked's sister organisation, the [[Institute of Ideas]] (IoI) around the same time. The staff and many of Spiked's contributors are members of the same network of [[Living Marxism]]/[[Revolutionary Communist Party]] supporters. Its offices were previously the offices of the Revolutionary Communist Party and then LM and are at the same address as the IoI.

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor Mick Hume promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the British Library, the Royal Institution, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Society of Arts, Tate Modern, and the Union Chapel Project. A new company, the Academy of Ideas, has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of Spiked, launched shortly afterwards.

Thus very many of the personnel of other entities associated with the LM network have written for Spiked. Spiked has promoted the events and publications of the [[Institute of Ideas]] and its projects, the [[Battle of Ideas]] and [[Culture Wars]]. Many of Spiked's writers write for and appear at the events of these entities.

Spiked has featured a number of pro-GM articles by [[Vivian Moses]] of [[CropGen]] and [[Thomas Deichmann]], the person at the centre of the ITN/LM libel case. Spiked has also published a number of articles downplaying the hazards of pesticide residues in food which suggest that there is nothing to worry about. It has also published articles attacking organic food by [[Dennis Avery]] and [[Alex Avery]] of the [[Hudson Institute]] and [[Center for Global Food Issues]].<ref>Alex Avery and Dennis Avery, [http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/00000002D21D.htm Unearthing the truth about organic food], Spiked, 5 Sept 2001, acc 25 May 2010</ref>

==Debates on the environment==
[[File:Early advert for spiked magazine.JPG|thumb|right|200px| An early advert for ''Spiked'' published in Last Magazine, Summmer 2000.]]
Spiked has also run a series of online debates about the environment sponsored by the [[Natural Environment Research Council]] (NERC), a UK public funding body whose mission is to support independent scientific research in the environmental sciences. One of the series was a debate on GM called "The future of GM"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040519220441/http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Science/Debates/GM/ Spiked Science Debates: The future of GM], Spiked, 16 Sept 2002, version placed in web archive 19 May 04 (Accessed in web archive 25 May 2010)</ref>. It features the opinions of "five experts" ([[Les Firbank]], [[Tony Gilland]], [[Robin Grove-White]], [[Gregory Conko]] and [[CS Prakash]]) together with three "Commissioned responses" from other "experts" ([[Alan Gray]], [[John Conroy]], and the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]]). Of these eight experts only one has been known to take a critical attitude towards the technology, and it would seem incompatible with NERC's aim to obtain "independent" and "impartial" input. However, when the history of those behind Spiked was brought to NERC's attention, Marion O'Sullivan, the Press Officer, replied that:
:"NERC is satisfied that '''there is no evidence''' suggesting that, on environmental matters, Spiked have any particular agenda." (emphasis added)<ref>Marion O'Sullivan in an email to GMWatch, September 2002, archived [http://ngin.tripod.com/180902a.htm here]</ref>

In fact, those involved in Spiked are pro-GM and ignore or attack environmental concerns in almost any form. Two of the contributors to this debate on GM ([[John Conroy]], [[Tony Gilland]]) are part of a group which includes Spiked, but their affiliation with the organisation was not made public. Gilland's contribution, "Let the Sowing Begin", argued that:
:The [GM] farm-scale trials are an unnecessary obstacle to the introduction of this beneficial technology.<ref>Tony Gillan, [http://web.archive.org/web/20040519215214/www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006D9FF.htm Let the sowing begin], Spiked, 16 Sep 02, version placed in web archive 2004, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

The other experts commissioned by Spiked included the biotech industry lobby group, the [[Agricultural Biotechnology Council]] (ABC), and the pro-GM lobbyists [[Greg Conko]] and [[CS Prakash]], who have also previously written for Spiked.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040519220441/http://www.spiked-online.com/Sections/Science/Debates/GM/ Spiked Science Debates: The future of GM], Spiked, 16 Sept 2002, version placed in web archive 19 May 04 (Accessed in web archive 25 May 2010)</ref>

A 2010 Spiked debate on After Copenhagen commenced with a manifesto from Spiked editor Brendan O’Neill, followed by contributions from Spiked staffers Brendan O’Neill, Rob Lyons and Nathalie Rothschild, LM associates [[Frank Furedi]] and [[Philip Hammond]] and critics of environmentalism [[Dominic Lawson]], [[Mike Hulme]], [[Ben Pile]], [[Tim Ridley]] and [[Peter Taylor]]. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/debates/copenhagen_homeAfter Copenhagen]", Spiked website, accessed 10 June 2010</ref>

Contributions to the 2009 Spiked ‘debate’ on online poker comprised four from sponsor Poker Junkie and one each from a pro-poker society, a poker player and an anti-regulation Spiked intern. Four readers commented.

Members of the LM network are among those who post comments on Spiked "debates", and these invariably support the party line but without revealing their affiliation. The same goes for other articles published by Spiked, many of which are penned by members of the LM network.

==Debates on mobile phones==

BT subsidiary O2 sponsored five Spiked Debates on mobile phones during 2005, 2006 and 2007<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/onlinedebates/ Online debates]", Spiked website, accessed 7 June 2010</ref> while another was sponsored by Orange. The Mobile Operators Association is also on record as having funded Spiked. The debates explored public concerns about the perceived effects of mobile phones on health, child protection and the environment. <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/issues_all/ Online debates]", Spiked, accessed 9 June 2010</ref>

==Campaigns 2010==

Spiked campaigns in 2010 included:<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/issues_all/ All Spiked Issues], Spiked, accessed 25 May 2010</ref>
* Challenging China-bashing
* Drink and drugs
* Environment
* For Europe, Against the EU
* Genetics
* GM food
* Hands off the human footprint - Climate Change
* Mad cow panic and BSE
* Open the Borders - Anti-immigration control

==Seminars==
Besides its website, Spiked also organises seminars which draw well-known figures to events carefully designed to promote its own agenda. In March 2003, Spiked co-sponsored with [[International Policy Network]] (IPN) a seminar held at the London headquarters of PR firm Hill & Knowlton entitled: "'GM food: should labeling be mandatory?"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040423050416/http://www.policynetwork.net/events/labelling_3march2003.htm 'GM food: should labelling be mandatory?'], IPN website, version placed in web archive 23/4/04, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

This seminar, in common with other Spiked seminars, was held at [[Hill & Knowlton]], an influential public relations company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040423050416/http://www.policynetwork.net/events/labelling_3march2003.htm 'GM food: should labelling be mandatory?'], IPN website, version placed in web archive 23/4/04, acc in web archive 25 May 2010</ref>

==People==
===Editorial===
[[Mick Hume]] – founder and editor-at-large | [[Brendan O'Neill]] – editor | [[Helene Guldberg]] – managing editor | [[Rob Lyons]] – deputy editor | [[Nathalie Rothschild]] – commissioning editor | [[Tim Black]] – senior writer
===Contributors===
[[Patrick Basham]] | [[Tracey Brown]] | [[Greg Conko]] | [[John Conroy]] | [[Fiona Fox]] | [[Thomas Deichmann]] | [[Bill Durodie]] | [[Michael Fitzpatrick]] | [[Tony Gilland]] | [[John Gillott]] | [[John Luik]] | [[Vivian Moses]] | [[Channapatna S. Prakash]] | [[Ellen Raphael]] | [[Christopher Snowdon]] | [[Juliet Tizzard]] | [[Patrick West]]
===Officers and shareholders of Spiked Ltd===
According to Spiked Ltd's Annual Return 2010:<ref>Companies House, Spiked Ltd. AR01 Annual Return 2010</ref>

====Officers====
[[Frank Furedi]] - company director | [[Helene Guldberg]] - company director and company secretary

====Shareholders====
Five sixths of the shares are held by Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow. Other shareholders comprise:
[[Ben Atfield]] | [[Geraldine Atfield]] | [[Simon Belt]] | [[Colin Berry]] | [[Simon Best]] | [[Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen]] | [[Frank Cassidy]] | [[Fiona Cleary]] | [[Dave Clements]] | [[Ceri Dingle]] | [[John Fitzpatrick]] | [[Dieter Hamblock]] | [[Stuart Hibbin]] | [[Ged Hession]] | [[Jon Holbrook]] | [[Ashley Johnstone]] | [[Joe Kaplinsky]] | [[Rob Killick]] | [[Simon Knight]] | [[Rose Landthaller]] | [[Michele Ledda]] | [[Ellie Lee]] | [[Peter Martin]] | [[Keith McCabe]] | [[Jonathan Meads]] | [[Alan Miller]] | [[Matt Ridley]] | [[Paul Reeves]] | [[Hilary Salt]] | [[Marco Santucci]] | [[Helen Searls]] | [[Jon Sowerby]] | [[Keith Teare]] | [[Mark Tyson]] | [[Paul Wight]] | [[James Woudhuysen]]
==Funding==
Spiked state<ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/about/article/340 Spiked partners and sponsors]", Spiked website, accessed 3 May 2010</ref> that current and former partners and sponsors include: | [[Arts Council England]] | [[Bloomberg]] | [[British Association for the Advancement of Science]] | [[British Council]] | [[BT]] | [[Cadbury Schweppes]] | [[Cambridge University Press]] | [[Cheltenham Science Festival]] | [[Colubris Networks]] | [[City of London]] | [[Clarke Mulder Purdie]] | Continuum International Publishing Group | Dana Centre | European Commission research project RightsWatch | [[EuroScience]] | [[Hill and Knowlton]] | [[IBM]] | [[INFORM]] | [[Institute for the International Education of Students]] | [[Institute of Psychiatry]] | [[International Policy Network]] | [[Luther Pendragon]] | [[Medical Research Council]] | [[Mobile Operators Association]] | [[National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts]] | [[Natural Environment Research Council]] | [[Orange]] | [[O2]] | [[Pfizer]] | [[Royal Institution]] of Great Britain | [[Social Issues Research Centre]] | [[Society of Chemical Industry]] | [[Tech Central Station]] | [[University of East London]] | [[Wellcome Trust]]

Spiked Ltd. lost money in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. In October 2009, Spiked appealed to its readers for funds to help it keep going. In 2011, Spiked again lost money and shareholder funds moved into the red. <ref> Companies House, Spiked Ltd. Abbreviated (Unaudited) Accounts 2011</ref>

==Publications, Resources, references and contact==
[[File:Mayes-restraint.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Restraint or Revelation'', published by [[Spiked]] in 2002 and written by [[Tessa Mayes]] of the [[LM network]]]]
===Publications===
*[http://www.spiked-online.com/pdf/spiked_RestraintOrRevelation.pdf Restraint or revelation? Free speech and privacy in a confessional age]. A spiked-report by [[Tessa Mayes]]. 22 October 2002
===Resources===

:Spiked, [http://www.powerbase.info/images/7/7a/BrandManagersPack.pdf Brand Managers Pack]
:Greenstein, Tony, "[http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=3759 Spiked by Spiked]", Socialist Unity, 13 March 2009

===Contact===
:Website: [http://www.spiked-online.com/ www.spiked-online.com] (Accessed 21 August 2007)
:Address: spiked, Signet House, 49-51 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3JP
:Tel: +44 (0)207 40 40 470
:Email: general-enquiries@spiked-online.com
:Facebook:[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=37001857#!/pages/spiked/126119450764525 Spiked]
:Twitter:[http://twitter.com/#!/spikedonline Spiked]

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Academy of Ideas

2013-12-17T21:36:14Z

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[[Academy of Ideas]] Ltd operates the [[Institute of Ideas]], which is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]].
<ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/about/index.html About the Institute of Ideas], IoI website, acc 27 Apr 2010</ref>

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor [[Mick Hume]] promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the [[British Library]], the [[Royal Institution]], the Royal Shakespeare Company, the [[Royal Society of Arts]], Tate Modern, and the [[Union Chapel Project]]. A new company, the Academy of Ideas, has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of [[Spiked]], launched shortly afterwards.

Academy of Ideas is a private company limited by shares with, in 2012, nine staff and an annual turnover of about £0.5m.<ref>Companies House, Academy of Ideas AR01 Annual Return to 31 March 2012</ref> For subsequent years, the directors have chosen to file only abbreviated accounts. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the advantage of abbreviated accounts has been perceived to be that only limited information will be available on public record.

==People==
According to the Academy of Ideas Annual Return (AR01) for the year ended 16/3/2010 from Companies House:

Directors:
*[[Claire Fox]]
*[[Ellie Lee]] (Eleanor Lee)

Secretary:
*[[Claire Fox]]

Shareholders:
*[[Claire Fox]]
*[[Ellie Lee]]
*[[Suke Wolton]]
*[[Jennie Bristow]]
*[[Phil Mullan]]

==Contact==
:Academy of Ideas Ltd
:Signet House
:49-51 Farringdon Road
:London, EC1M 3JP
:Tel +44 (0)20 7269 9220
:Fax (0)20 7269 9235

==Notes==
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Academy of Ideas

2013-12-17T21:25:16Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Academy of Ideas]] Ltd operates the [[Institute of Ideas]], which is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]].
<ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/about/index.html About the Institute of Ideas], IoI website, acc 27 Apr 2010</ref>

In his statement announcing the closure of LM magazine in spring 2000, LM editor [[Mick Hume]] promised that “The LM-initiated Institute of Ideas, a series of events planned to take place from June to July, will go ahead in partnership with major institutions in London, including the [[British Library]], the [[Royal Institution]], the Royal Shakespeare Company, the [[Royal Society of Arts]], Tate Modern, and the [[Union Chapel Project]]. A new company, the Academy of Ideas, has been set up by Claire Fox to coordinate these events.”

He also stated that “As for the post-LM future of magazine publishing, watch this space”. Mick Hume was the first editor of [[Spiked]], launched shortly afterwards.

Academy of Ideas is a private company limited by shares with, in 2012, nine staff and an annual turnover of about £0.5m.<ref>Companies House, Academy of Ideas AR01 Annual Return to 31 March 2012</ref> For subsequent years, the directors have chosen to file only abbreviated accounts. Acording to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the advantage of abbreviated accounts has been perceived
to be that only limited information will be available on public record.

==People==
According to the Academy of Ideas Annual Return (AR01) for the year ended 16/3/2010 from Companies House:

Directors:
*[[Claire Fox]]
*[[Ellie Lee]] (Eleanor Lee)

Secretary:
*[[Claire Fox]]

Shareholders:
*[[Claire Fox]]
*[[Ellie Lee]]
*[[Suke Wolton]]
*[[Jennie Bristow]]
*[[Phil Mullan]]

==Contact==
:Academy of Ideas Ltd
:Signet House
:49-51 Farringdon Road
:London, EC1M 3JP
:Tel +44 (0)20 7269 9220
:Fax (0)20 7269 9235

==Notes==
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Eve Kay-Kreizman

2013-12-08T13:22:16Z

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[[Eve Kay-Kreizman]] (also known as [[Eve Kay]] and as [[Eve Anderson]] and often called [[Eve Kaye]], perhaps in error) is a television producer with [[Films of Record]], a production company owned by [[Bob Geldof]]'s [[Ten Alps]] PLC.<ref>Films of Record [http://www.filmsofrecord.com/biography.php Biography], accessed 20 April 2010</ref> She has had an association with the [[LM network]], through involvement with the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] and the [[Irish Freedom Movement]] as well as in producing the 1997 series [[Against Nature]] which showcased [[LM network]] criticisms of the environmental movement.

According to a biographical note she 'has more than 15 years experience in factual entertainment. She began her career as a researcher and assistant producer for the BBC and Channel 4.'<ref>Films of Record [http://www.filmsofrecord.com/biography.php Biography], accessed 20 April 2010</ref>

:Eve was at RDF Media for eight years, and in this time she developed the format for hit series Scrapheap Challenge, produced three series of desert island reality show Shipwrecked on location in Fiji, and edited property-reality series The Block. Eve then series produced a number of shows for Shine and Diverse Productions, as well as Jamie’s Ministry of Food for Fresh One Productions. She joined Films of Record in 2009 as Executive Producer, where she is responsible for developing the company’s popular factual entertainment output.<ref>Films of Record [http://www.filmsofrecord.com/biography.php Biography], accessed 20 April 2010</ref>

==Against Nature==
In 1997 she was involved (along with [[Martin Durkin]]) in the production of [[Against Nature]], a 1997 documentary series on [[Channel 4]] in the UK that was critical of the environmental movement. The programme featured significant numbers of interviews with members of the [[LM group]].

==AKA==
As with many of those involved in the [[RCP]]/[[LM group]] Kay-Kreizman has used a variety of pseudonyms.

Writing under the name of 'Kay' in 2007 Kay-Kreizman stated that 'despite getting married in 1994, I've had the same surname all my life.'<ref>Eve Kay '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jun/29/gender.uk Call me Ms When Eve Kay entered her title as Ms on a government form she found herself embroiled in a row about the word's definition. For heaven's sake, she says, surely it's time to ditch Miss and Mrs for good]' ''The Guardian'', Friday 29 June 2007, accessed 20 April 2010</ref>

==Publications==
===As Eve Anderson===
*[http://radioislam.org/historia/zionism/LM60_Peace.html Illusory Peace] By Eve Anderson ''Living Marxism'' 10/1993.
*[http://radioislam.org/historia/zionism/LM78_MidEast.html Israel's new Berlin Wall] By Eve Anderson ''Living Marxism'' 04/1995
*'Hero or demon?' Review of Tim Pat Coogan, Michael Collins: A Biography, Hutchinson, ''Irish Freedom'', February/March 1991, No. 13, p. 19-20
===As Eve Kay===
*[http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51a/106.html Palestine: The deadly peace] Comment, ''Living Marxism'', 3 October 1996
==See also==
*[[James Heartfield]] (husband) | [[Manjit Kumar]] (brother-in-law)
==Resources==
:Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/eve.kay2 Eve Key]
:Profile: [http://www.filmsofrecord.com/biography.php Biography Eve Kay]
:Website: [http://www.evekay.tv Eve Kay]

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:LM network|Kay-Kreizman, Eve]]

Manjit Kumar

2013-12-08T13:18:13Z

S Ross:

[[File:Manjit Kumar.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manjit Kumar]], [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:Gillott and Kumar 1995.png|right|thumb|200px|[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], Cover of the 1995 edition of their ''Science and the Retreat from Reason''. 'It is difficult to understand', wrote one reviewer 'how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason... could lead in the end to such a state of unreason']]
{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Manjit Kumar]] is a science writer somewhat associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]], having written for [[Living Marxism]] (on some occasions under the name [[Manjit Singh]], for example in the first issue of the magazine in 1988),<ref>[[Manjit Singh]] 'Got the time?', Review of Stephen Hawking, ''A Brief History of Time, Bantam Press, ''Living Marxism'', November 1988, No. 1, p. 35.</ref> co-authored a book with [[John Gillott]], which was sold online by [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]]<ref>[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)</ref> and accepted an invitation to speak at the [[Leeds Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/forthcoming-events.html Quantum]", Leeds Salon website, accessed 30 May 2010</ref>.

[[File:Prometheus Issue 1.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 1, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Prometheus Issue 2.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 2, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Prometheus 3.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 3, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]

==Career==
*1988-1995 Writer on Science for [[Living Marxism]]
*1995 Deputy Editor of the journal ''[[Paradigm]]''<ref>Bio note on back cover of [[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995.</ref>
*1999 (approx)-2001 (approx) worked as 'editor' with his now wife, the teacher [[Pandora Kay-Kreizman]], (sister of [[Eve Kay-Kreizman]], who along with husband [[James Heartfield]] have significant links with the [[LM network]]) as his 'editorial assistant' on a journal called ''[[Prometheus]]''. In his book with [[John Gillott]] published in 1995, one of the two people the book was dedicated to was 'Pandora'.

==Targeting Environmentalists==
In [http://www.monthlyreview.org/science.htm Science and the Retreat from Reason] (Monthly Review Press, 1997) - first published in Britain by Merlin Press (1995) - Gillott and Kumar argue that progress requires the unfettered growth of science. This it sees as threatened by the irrationality of the environmental movement.<ref> (ibid.)</ref>

Despite being published by the Monthly Review Press, Gillott and Kumar's book [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm attracted a review in their journal Monthly Review] that contained some unusually scathing criticisms. In his review John Bellamy Foster argues that although the book advances a 'strong and in many ways brilliant defence of science and reason', in the end it 'turns, in my view, into the opposite.'<ref name="JBF">John Bellamy Foster, [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref> The book, according to Bellamy Foster, takes on 'all the assumptions' of 'the current "brownlash" against environmentalism', ie the attempt to minimize the seriousness of environmental problems in order to fuel a backlash against environmentalism and 'green' policies.<ref name="JBF"/>

Bellamy Foster is also highly critical of the authors' thesis, advanced particularly in the book's penultimate chapter, that environmentalists are 'the main contemporary enemies of science and reason'. He also notes the authors' 'naive willingness to accept all technology without question' - something which 'is evident throughout Science and the Retreat from Reason.'<ref name="JBF"/>

The authors, he says, 'write as if the left is simply being irrational in being skeptical about the wisdom of obtaining "cheap electricity from atomic power" or the application of "genetic engineering"<ref>p. 173</ref> --as if these technologies did not raise quite horrific possibilities.' Gillott, by contrast, is no skeptic but a true believer, writing of 'an imperative to crack on with genetic engineering: it will help improve the human condition. Diseases will be cured, new drugs will be developed, and, in the distant future, we might want to make more fundamental changes to our genetic constitution.' <ref>'Progress: Designer Genes', '''Living Marxism Issue 66''', April 1994.</ref>

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Not ones to stop half-way in their criticisms, Gillott and Kumar go on to contend that all of those who believe that there are ecological limits to economic growth (even ecological limits to capital accumulation) have succumbed to "a mass psychosis about limits in nature".<ref>p. 166</ref> Such views, we are told, are anti-science and anti-reason. Yet the fact remains that they are held by many, probably most, scientists, and hence cannot simply be presented--as Gillott and Kumar are wont to do--as attacks on science from without...'

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Ultimately, it is not just environmentalists who come under attack in Gillott and Kumar's book but all of those, among scientists and philosophers, who have raised questions about the role of science in contemporary society. Thus among those who are supposed to have retreated from science and reason we find, astonishingly, such names as Robert Oppenheimer (because of his quote from the Bhagavad Gita--"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"--when viewing the first atomic blast), Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead'.<ref>pp. 22, 113, 197</ref>

Bellamy Foster concludes his [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm review], 'It is difficult to understand, in fact, how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason, and indeed of realism, could lead in the end to such a state of unreason.'<ref name="JBF"/>

==Publications==
*[[Manjit Singh]] 'Got the time?', Review of Stephen Hawking, ''A Brief History of Time, Bantam Press, ''Living Marxism'', November 1988, No. 1, p. 35.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000309025825/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM44/LM44_God.html God and the Big Bang], ''Living Marxism'', No. 44 - June 1992, p. 34.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000229055058/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM48/LM48_Science.html 'The scapegoating of science'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 48 - October 1992, p. 35.
*[[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000312232449/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM63/LM63_Books.html 'The Marxist Review of Books'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 63 - January 1994, p. 43.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419021239/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM65/LM65_Progress.html 'Progress: science fiction'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 65 - March 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000308001007/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM69/LM69_Futures.html 'Futures: Over the moon?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 69 - July 1994, p. 22.
*[[John Gillot]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991110032341/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM81/LM81_Futures.html 'Futures: Science and the Bomb'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 81 - July/August 1995, p. 52.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)

==Resources==
:Blog [http://manjitkumar.blogspot.com/ manjitkumar.blogspot.co.uk]
: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/manjit.kumar.965580?fref=ts Manjit Kumar]
:Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/imanjitkumar imanjitkumar]
:Web: [http://www.manjitkumar.com/ manjitkumar.com]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Kumar, Manjit]]

Manjit Kumar

2013-12-08T13:17:18Z

S Ross:

[[File:Manjit Kumar.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manjit Kumar]], [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:Gillott and Kumar 1995.png|right|thumb|200px|[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], Cover of the 1995 edition of their ''Science and the Retreat from Reason''. 'It is difficult to understand', wrote one reviewer 'how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason... could lead in the end to such a state of unreason']]
{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Manjit Kumar]] is a science writer somewhat associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]], having written for [[Living Marxism]] (on some occasions under the name [[Manjit Singh]], for example in the first issue of the magazine in 1988),<ref>[[Manjit Singh]] 'Got the time?', Review of Stephen Hawking, ''A Brief History of Time, Bantam Press, ''Living Marxism'', November 1988, No. 1, p. 35.</ref> co-authored a book with [[John Gillott]], which was sold online by [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]]<ref>[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)</ref> and accepted an invitation to speak at the [[Leeds Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/forthcoming-events.html Quantum]", Leeds Salon website, accessed 30 May 2010</ref>.

[[File:Prometheus Issue 1.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 1, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Prometheus Issue 2.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 2, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Prometheus 3.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 3, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]

==Career==
*1988-1995 Writer on Science for [[Living Marxism]]
*1995 Deputy Editor of the journal ''[[Paradigm]]''<ref>Bio note on back cover of [[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995.</ref>
*1999 (approx)-2001 (approx) worked as 'editor' with his now wife, the teacher [[Pandora Kay-Kreizman]], (sister of [[Eve Kay-Kreizman]], who along with husband [[James Heartfield]] have significant links with the [[LM network]]) as his 'editorial assistant' on a journal called ''[[Prometheus]]'' In his book with [[John Gillott]] published in 1995 one of the two people the book was dedicated to was 'Pandora'.

==Targeting Environmentalists==
In [http://www.monthlyreview.org/science.htm Science and the Retreat from Reason] (Monthly Review Press, 1997) - first published in Britain by Merlin Press (1995) - Gillott and Kumar argue that progress requires the unfettered growth of science. This it sees as threatened by the irrationality of the environmental movement.<ref> (ibid.)</ref>

Despite being published by the Monthly Review Press, Gillott and Kumar's book [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm attracted a review in their journal Monthly Review] that contained some unusually scathing criticisms. In his review John Bellamy Foster argues that although the book advances a 'strong and in many ways brilliant defence of science and reason', in the end it 'turns, in my view, into the opposite.'<ref name="JBF">John Bellamy Foster, [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref> The book, according to Bellamy Foster, takes on 'all the assumptions' of 'the current "brownlash" against environmentalism', ie the attempt to minimize the seriousness of environmental problems in order to fuel a backlash against environmentalism and 'green' policies.<ref name="JBF"/>

Bellamy Foster is also highly critical of the authors' thesis, advanced particularly in the book's penultimate chapter, that environmentalists are 'the main contemporary enemies of science and reason'. He also notes the authors' 'naive willingness to accept all technology without question' - something which 'is evident throughout Science and the Retreat from Reason.'<ref name="JBF"/>

The authors, he says, 'write as if the left is simply being irrational in being skeptical about the wisdom of obtaining "cheap electricity from atomic power" or the application of "genetic engineering"<ref>p. 173</ref> --as if these technologies did not raise quite horrific possibilities.' Gillott, by contrast, is no skeptic but a true believer, writing of 'an imperative to crack on with genetic engineering: it will help improve the human condition. Diseases will be cured, new drugs will be developed, and, in the distant future, we might want to make more fundamental changes to our genetic constitution.' <ref>'Progress: Designer Genes', '''Living Marxism Issue 66''', April 1994.</ref>

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Not ones to stop half-way in their criticisms, Gillott and Kumar go on to contend that all of those who believe that there are ecological limits to economic growth (even ecological limits to capital accumulation) have succumbed to "a mass psychosis about limits in nature".<ref>p. 166</ref> Such views, we are told, are anti-science and anti-reason. Yet the fact remains that they are held by many, probably most, scientists, and hence cannot simply be presented--as Gillott and Kumar are wont to do--as attacks on science from without...'

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Ultimately, it is not just environmentalists who come under attack in Gillott and Kumar's book but all of those, among scientists and philosophers, who have raised questions about the role of science in contemporary society. Thus among those who are supposed to have retreated from science and reason we find, astonishingly, such names as Robert Oppenheimer (because of his quote from the Bhagavad Gita--"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"--when viewing the first atomic blast), Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead'.<ref>pp. 22, 113, 197</ref>

Bellamy Foster concludes his [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm review], 'It is difficult to understand, in fact, how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason, and indeed of realism, could lead in the end to such a state of unreason.'<ref name="JBF"/>

==Publications==
*[[Manjit Singh]] 'Got the time?', Review of Stephen Hawking, ''A Brief History of Time, Bantam Press, ''Living Marxism'', November 1988, No. 1, p. 35.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000309025825/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM44/LM44_God.html God and the Big Bang], ''Living Marxism'', No. 44 - June 1992, p. 34.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000229055058/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM48/LM48_Science.html 'The scapegoating of science'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 48 - October 1992, p. 35.
*[[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000312232449/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM63/LM63_Books.html 'The Marxist Review of Books'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 63 - January 1994, p. 43.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419021239/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM65/LM65_Progress.html 'Progress: science fiction'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 65 - March 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000308001007/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM69/LM69_Futures.html 'Futures: Over the moon?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 69 - July 1994, p. 22.
*[[John Gillot]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991110032341/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM81/LM81_Futures.html 'Futures: Science and the Bomb'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 81 - July/August 1995, p. 52.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)

==Resources==
:Blog [http://manjitkumar.blogspot.com/ manjitkumar.blogspot.co.uk]
: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/manjit.kumar.965580?fref=ts Manjit Kumar]
:Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/imanjitkumar imanjitkumar]
:Web: [http://www.manjitkumar.com/ manjitkumar.com]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Kumar, Manjit]]

Manjit Kumar

2013-12-08T10:53:32Z

S Ross:

[[File:Manjit Kumar.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manjit Kumar]], [[LM network]] associate.]]
[[File:Gillott and Kumar 1995.png|right|thumb|200px|[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], Cover of the 1995 edition of their ''Science and the Retreat from Reason''. 'It is difficult to understand', wrote one reviewer 'how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason... could lead in the end to such a state of unreason']]
{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Manjit Kumar]] is a science writer somewhat associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]], having written for [[Living Marxism]] (on some occasions under the name [[Manjit Singh]], for example in the first issue of the magazine in 1988),<ref>[[Manjit Singh]] 'Got the time?', Review of Stephen Hawking, ''A Brief History of Time, Bantam Press, ''Living Marxism'', November 1988, No. 1, p. 35.</ref> co-authored a book with [[John Gillott]], which was sold online by [[Living Marxism]]/[[LM]]<ref>[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)</ref> and accepted an invitation to speak at the [[Leeds Salon]] <ref>"[http://www.leedssalon.org.uk/forthcoming-events.html Quantum]", Leeds Salon website, accessed 30 May 2010</ref>.

[[File:Prometheus Issue 1.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 1, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Prometheus Issue 2.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 2, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]
[[File:Prometheus 3.gif|thumb|right|200px|''[[Prometheus]]'' No. 3, edited by [[Manjit Kumar]] of the [[LM network]]]]

==Career==
*1988-1995 Writer on Science for [[Living Marxism]]
*1995 Deputy Editor of the journal ''[[Paradigm]]''<ref>Bio note on back cover of [[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995.</ref>
*1999 (approx)-2001 (approx) worked as 'editor' with [[Pandora Kay-Kreizman]], (sister of [[Eve Kay-Kreizman]], who along with husband [[James Heartfield]] have significant links with the [[LM network]]) as his 'editorial assistant' on a journal called ''[[Prometheus]]'' In his book with [[John Gillott]] published in 1995 one of the two people the book was dedicated to was 'Pandora'.

==Targeting Environmentalists==
In [http://www.monthlyreview.org/science.htm Science and the Retreat from Reason] (Monthly Review Press, 1997) - first published in Britain by Merlin Press (1995) - Gillott and Kumar argue that progress requires the unfettered growth of science. This it sees as threatened by the irrationality of the environmental movement.<ref> (ibid.)</ref>

Despite being published by the Monthly Review Press, Gillott and Kumar's book [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm attracted a review in their journal Monthly Review] that contained some unusually scathing criticisms. In his review John Bellamy Foster argues that although the book advances a 'strong and in many ways brilliant defence of science and reason', in the end it 'turns, in my view, into the opposite.'<ref name="JBF">John Bellamy Foster, [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm Science in a Skeptical Age] by Review of, John Gillot and Manjit Kumar, Science and the Retreat from Reason (Monthly Review Press, 1997), 288 pp., $18. ''Monthly Review'', Accessed 1st August 2007.</ref> The book, according to Bellamy Foster, takes on 'all the assumptions' of 'the current "brownlash" against environmentalism', ie the attempt to minimize the seriousness of environmental problems in order to fuel a backlash against environmentalism and 'green' policies.<ref name="JBF"/>

Bellamy Foster is also highly critical of the authors' thesis, advanced particularly in the book's penultimate chapter, that environmentalists are 'the main contemporary enemies of science and reason'. He also notes the authors' 'naive willingness to accept all technology without question' - something which 'is evident throughout Science and the Retreat from Reason.'<ref name="JBF"/>

The authors, he says, 'write as if the left is simply being irrational in being skeptical about the wisdom of obtaining "cheap electricity from atomic power" or the application of "genetic engineering"<ref>p. 173</ref> --as if these technologies did not raise quite horrific possibilities.' Gillott, by contrast, is no skeptic but a true believer, writing of 'an imperative to crack on with genetic engineering: it will help improve the human condition. Diseases will be cured, new drugs will be developed, and, in the distant future, we might want to make more fundamental changes to our genetic constitution.' <ref>'Progress: Designer Genes', '''Living Marxism Issue 66''', April 1994.</ref>

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Not ones to stop half-way in their criticisms, Gillott and Kumar go on to contend that all of those who believe that there are ecological limits to economic growth (even ecological limits to capital accumulation) have succumbed to "a mass psychosis about limits in nature".<ref>p. 166</ref> Such views, we are told, are anti-science and anti-reason. Yet the fact remains that they are held by many, probably most, scientists, and hence cannot simply be presented--as Gillott and Kumar are wont to do--as attacks on science from without...'

Bellamy Foster continues, 'Ultimately, it is not just environmentalists who come under attack in Gillott and Kumar's book but all of those, among scientists and philosophers, who have raised questions about the role of science in contemporary society. Thus among those who are supposed to have retreated from science and reason we find, astonishingly, such names as Robert Oppenheimer (because of his quote from the Bhagavad Gita--"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"--when viewing the first atomic blast), Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead'.<ref>pp. 22, 113, 197</ref>

Bellamy Foster concludes his [http://www.monthlyreview.org/698jbf.htm review], 'It is difficult to understand, in fact, how a book that began with such a brilliant defense of science and reason, and indeed of realism, could lead in the end to such a state of unreason.'<ref name="JBF"/>

==Publications==
*[[Manjit Singh]] 'Got the time?', Review of Stephen Hawking, ''A Brief History of Time, Bantam Press, ''Living Marxism'', November 1988, No. 1, p. 35.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000309025825/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM44/LM44_God.html God and the Big Bang], ''Living Marxism'', No. 44 - June 1992, p. 34.
*[[John Gibson]] and [[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000229055058/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM48/LM48_Science.html 'The scapegoating of science'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 48 - October 1992, p. 35.
*[[Manjit Singh]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000312232449/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM63/LM63_Books.html 'The Marxist Review of Books'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 63 - January 1994, p. 43.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000419021239/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM65/LM65_Progress.html 'Progress: science fiction'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 65 - March 1994, p. 34.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20000308001007/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM69/LM69_Futures.html 'Futures: Over the moon?'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 69 - July 1994, p. 22.
*[[John Gillot]] and [[Manjit Kumar]], [http://web.archive.org/web/19991110032341/www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM81/LM81_Futures.html 'Futures: Science and the Bomb'], ''Living Marxism'', No. 81 - July/August 1995, p. 52.
*[[John Gillott]] and [[Manjit Kumar]] ''Science and the Retreat from Reason'', London : Merlin Press, 1995. ISBN 0850364515 (hbk.) : 0850364337 (pbk.)

==Resources==
:Blog [http://manjitkumar.blogspot.com/ manjitkumar.blogspot.co.uk]
: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/manjit.kumar.965580?fref=ts Manjit Kumar]
:Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/imanjitkumar imanjitkumar]
:Web: [http://www.manjitkumar.com/ manjitkumar.com]

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:LM network|Kumar, Manjit]]

Alka Sehgal Cuthbert

2013-11-17T16:19:15Z

S Ross:

{{Powerbase:LM network: Resources}}
[[Alka Sehgal Cuthbert]] is a school teacher associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]], having written for [[Spiked]]<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/search/results/d17ae490bf346a65a09174e4eba80d83/ Article list] Spiked website acc 20 Oct 2011</ref>, been a committee member of the Parents Forum of the [[Institute of Ideas]]<ref>[http://www.instituteofideas.com/educationforumcommittee.html Committee members] acc 20 Oct 2011</ref>, been involved in [[Debating Matters]] <ref>[http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/alka_sehgal_-_cuthbert/ People] Debating Matters website acc 20 Oct 2011</ref> and spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]].<ref>[http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2011/speaker_detail/4597 Speakers] Battle of Ideas website acc 20 Oct 2011</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Battle of Ideas]]
*[[Debating Matters]]
*[[Institute of Ideas]]
*[[Spiked]]
== Resources ==
:Profile "[http://www.eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk/alka-sehgal-cuthbert Alka Sehgal Cuthbert ]", East London Science School website accessed 29 Dec 2010
:Contact Phone: 0784 6232 140
:Email: alkasehgalcuthbert AT googlemail.com
:Facebook "[https://www.facebook.com/alka.sehgalcuthbert Alka.sehgalcuthbert]
===References===
<references/>
[[Category:LM network|Cuthbert, Alka Sehgal]]

Jon Fitzpatrick

2013-11-17T08:25:05Z

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#REDIRECT [[John Fitzpatrick]]

Anne Bradley

2013-11-16T21:35:09Z

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#REDIRECT [[Ann Bradley]]