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		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=File:WALLACE_colin_Blake_Knox_Niedermayer_book_e.pdf&amp;diff=255252</id>
		<title>File:WALLACE colin Blake Knox Niedermayer book e.pdf</title>
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		<updated>2019-08-18T08:55:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: A Troubled Book: David Blake Knox’s The Killing of Robert Niedermayer, reviewed by Colin Wallace. PDF version.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A Troubled Book: David Blake Knox’s The Killing of Robert Niedermayer, reviewed by Colin Wallace. PDF version.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Italian_media_groups&amp;diff=254871</id>
		<title>Italian media groups</title>
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		<updated>2019-07-21T11:24:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Selected Itlaian titles */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==List of significant Italian media groups and titles==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso]]	&lt;br /&gt;
**'''National Newspapers''' [[la Repubblica]] | [[la Stampa]]&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Magazines''' [[L'espresso]] | [[Limes]]&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Radio stations''' [[Radio DeeJay]] | [[Radio Capital]] | [[m2o]]&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Television channels''' [[Repubblica Radio TV]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RCS Quotidiani]] ([[RCS Media Group]] - majority owned by [[Cairo Communciations]])&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Newspapers:''' [[Corriere della Sera]] | [[City]] | [[El Mundo]] (in Spain through [[Unidad Editorial]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mediaset]] the largest commercial broadcaster in the country - Berlusconi.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RAI]]	&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[News Corp]]&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Newspapers:''' [[The Sun]] | [[The Times]] | [[The Sunday Times]] | [[Dow Jones &amp;amp; Company]] | [[The Wall Street Journal]] | [[Wall Street Journal Europe]]&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Broadcasting:''' [[British Sky Broadcasting]] (BSKyB) | [[Sky Italia]] | [[Sky Deutschland]] - 45% | [[International Global Networks B.V.]], Netherlands&lt;br /&gt;
===Selected Italian titles===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Libero (Italian newspaper)]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Il Giornale]] - Berlusconi&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Il Foglio]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Media Industry]][[Category:Italy]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Rafael_L._Bardaj%C3%AD&amp;diff=254051</id>
		<title>Rafael L. Bardají</title>
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		<updated>2019-06-14T17:53:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: joined Vox&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Rafael L. Bardají]] is the International Policy Director of the Spanish policy center [[FAES]]&lt;br /&gt;
(Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies) and the former National Policy Advisor to President [[Jose Maria Aznar]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 1986 he founded the Strategic Studies Group ([[GEES]]) - of which he was director until May 1996, carrying out consultancy tasks for the Atlantic Alliance and Spanish Military Headquarters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.europeanfreedomalliance.eu/bios.htm Identity Crisis: Can European civilization survive? - Biographies], European Freedom Alliance, accessed 7 January 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2018, he left the [[Partido Popular]] for [[Vox]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;José María Garrido, [https://www.elplural.com/politica/el-asesor-que-amaba-a-chuck-norris-y-tambien-traiciono-al-pp_121729102 El asesor que ‘amaba’ a Chuck Norris y también traicionó al PP], El Plural, 7 April 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;References/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Spain|Bardají, Rafael L.]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Tapson&amp;diff=252115</id>
		<title>Mark Tapson</title>
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		<updated>2018-03-28T14:23:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Tapson]] is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]. He is a long-standing regular contributor to [[FrontPage Magazine]] and wrote the Freedom Center pamphlet ''Obama’s 1984''. In addition, he is a staff writer for online magazine [[Acculturated]]. His writing has also appeared at [[The Federalist]], [[PJ Media]], [[The New Criterion]], Big Hollywood, and ​Townhall, among other places.&amp;lt;ref name=TapsonBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mark Tapson, [https://www.truthrevolt.org/author/mark-tapson Truth Revolt], accessed 28 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He co-wrote ''Jihad in America: The Grand Deception'' for [[Steven Emerson]]’s [[Investigative Project on Terrorism]].&amp;lt;ref name=TapsonBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mark Tapson, [https://www.truthrevolt.org/author/mark-tapson Truth Revolt], accessed 28 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:United States|Tapson, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251590</id>
		<title>Restoration Weekend 2017</title>
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		<updated>2018-03-21T18:21:04Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Restoration Weekend 2017 was an event hosted by the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on 16-19 November 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restoration Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Speakers==&lt;br /&gt;
Confirmed speakers as of September 2017 included [[Steve Bannon]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Mark Steyn]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Nick Adams]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Tammy Bruce]], [[Monica Crowley]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], Congressman [[Ron DeSantis]], Congresswoman [[Marsha Blackburn]], [[James Damore]], [[Gordon Chang]], [[Katie Hopkins]], [[Robert Spencer]], [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Victor Davis Hanson]] and [[David Horowitz]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restoration Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Others who took part included [[Alan Mendoza]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Douglas Murray]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244488305 Douglas Murray], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[James O'Keefe]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/245662270 James O’Keefe], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Agenda==&lt;br /&gt;
Sessions at the event included the following:&lt;br /&gt;
===Threat levels Abroad===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: [[Mark Tapson]]. Panel: [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Gordon G. Chang|Gordon Chang]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: Mark Tapson. Remarks by: [[Matthew Vadum]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Ezra Levant]], [[Laura Loomer]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243905930 Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?===&lt;br /&gt;
General [[Thomas Spoehr]]. Interviewed by: [[Mark Tapson]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243935816 U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251169</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
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		<updated>2018-03-04T20:30:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUSI, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUSI, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUSI, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUSI, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley was due to speak at the launch of the [[Henry Jackson Society]] report '&amp;quot;Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK' in March 2017, but did not ultimately attend.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Simon Hooper, Alex McDonald, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-chief-fails-appear-henry-jackson-society-panel-after-criticism-1594113197 Police chief snubs 'Islamist terrorism' event after criticism], ''Middle East Eye'', 2 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Middle East Eye subsequently reported that Rowley had met with [[Hannah Stuart]] and [[Katie Parret]] of HJS the previous month, but withdrew from the event after it was confirmed that [[Alan Mendoza]] and [[Douglas Murray]] would be present.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Simon Hooper, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-mark-rowley-police-henry-jackson-society-852933099 EXCLUSIVE: How police counter-terror chief was courted by 'Islamophobic' think tank], ''Middle East Eye'', 2 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley announced his retirement from this position in January 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harry Cockburn, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mark-rowley-resigns-met-police-counter-terrorism-commissioner-a8150131.html Mark Rowley resigns: Met Police's head of counter-terrorism steps down], ''Independent'', 9 January 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In February 2018, he gave the Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture at Policy Exchange. His speech criticised 'so-called representative bodies' which he said 'speak out in such a way to create and exploit grievances and isolation, by: being equivocal in condemning acts of terrorism; undermining efforts to safeguard the young and vulnerable from radicalisation, and spreading disinformation about national security and foreign policy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/the-colin-cramphorn-memorial-lecture-by-mark-rowley/ Extremism and Terrorism: The need for a whole society response], Policy Exchange, 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251168</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
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		<updated>2018-03-04T20:30:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley was due to speak at the launch of the [[Henry Jackson Society]] report '&amp;quot;Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK' in March 2017, but did not ultimately attend.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Simon Hooper, Alex McDonald, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-chief-fails-appear-henry-jackson-society-panel-after-criticism-1594113197 Police chief snubs 'Islamist terrorism' event after criticism], ''Middle East Eye'', 2 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Middle East Eye subsequently reported that Rowley had met with [[Hannah Stuart]] and [[Katie Parret]] of HJS the previous month, but withdrew from the event after it was confirmed that [[Alan Mendoza]] and [[Douglas Murray]] would be present.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Simon Hooper, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-mark-rowley-police-henry-jackson-society-852933099 EXCLUSIVE: How police counter-terror chief was courted by 'Islamophobic' think tank], ''Middle East Eye'', 2 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley announced his retirement from this position in January 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harry Cockburn, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mark-rowley-resigns-met-police-counter-terrorism-commissioner-a8150131.html Mark Rowley resigns: Met Police's head of counter-terrorism steps down], ''Independent'', 9 January 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In February 2018, he gave the Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture at Policy Exchange. His speech criticised 'so-called representative bodies' which he said 'speak out in such a way to create and exploit grievances and isolation, by: being equivocal in condemning acts of terrorism; undermining efforts to safeguard the young and vulnerable from radicalisation, and spreading disinformation about national security and foreign policy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/the-colin-cramphorn-memorial-lecture-by-mark-rowley/ Extremism and Terrorism: The need for a whole society response], Policy Exchange, 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251167</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
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		<updated>2018-03-04T20:29:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley was due to speak at the launch of the [[Henry Jackson Society]] report '&amp;quot;Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK' in March 2017, but did not ultimately attend.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Simon Hooper, Alex McDonald, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-chief-fails-appear-henry-jackson-society-panel-after-criticism-1594113197 Police chief snubs 'Islamist terrorism' event after criticism], ''Middle East Eye'', 2 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ''Middle East Eye subsequently reported that Rowley had met with [[Hannah Stuart]] and [[Katie Parret]] of HJS the previous month, but withdrew from the event after it was confirmed that [[Alan Mendoza]] and [[Douglas Murray]] would be present.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Simon Hooper, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-mark-rowley-police-henry-jackson-society-852933099 EXCLUSIVE: How police counter-terror chief was courted by 'Islamophobic' think tank], ''Middle East Eye'', 2 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley announced his retirement from this position in January 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harry Cockburn, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mark-rowley-resigns-met-police-counter-terrorism-commissioner-a8150131.html Mark Rowley resigns: Met Police's head of counter-terrorism steps down], ''Independent'', 9 January 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In February 2018, he gave the Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture at Policy Exchange. His speech criticised 'so-called representative bodies' which he said 'speak out in such a way to create and exploit grievances and isolation, by: being equivocal in condemning acts of terrorism; undermining efforts to safeguard the young and vulnerable from radicalisation, and spreading disinformation about national security and foreign policy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/the-colin-cramphorn-memorial-lecture-by-mark-rowley/ Extremism and Terrorism: The need for a whole society response], Policy Exchange, 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251166</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251166"/>
		<updated>2018-03-04T17:33:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He announced his retirement from this position in January 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harry Cockburn, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mark-rowley-resigns-met-police-counter-terrorism-commissioner-a8150131.html Mark Rowley resigns: Met Police's head of counter-terrorism steps down], ''Independent'', 9 January 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In February 2018, he gave the Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture at Policy Exchange. His speech criticised 'so-called representative bodies' which he said 'speak out in such a way to create and exploit grievances and isolation, by: being equivocal in condemning acts of terrorism; undermining efforts to safeguard the young and vulnerable from radicalisation, and spreading disinformation about national security and foreign policy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/the-colin-cramphorn-memorial-lecture-by-mark-rowley/ Extremism and Terrorism: The need for a whole society response], Policy Exchange, 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251165</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251165"/>
		<updated>2018-03-04T17:33:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: Policy Exchange&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He announced his retirement from this position in January 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harry Cockburn, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mark-rowley-resigns-met-police-counter-terrorism-commissioner-a8150131.html Mark Rowley resigns: Met Police's head of counter-terrorism steps down], ''Independent'', 9 January 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In February 2018, he gave the Colin Cramphorn Memorial Lecture at Policy Exchange. his speech criticised 'so-called representative bodies' which he said 'speak out in such a way to create and exploit grievances and isolation, by: being equivocal in condemning acts of terrorism; undermining efforts to safeguard the young and vulnerable from radicalisation, and spreading disinformation about national security and foreign policy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://policyexchange.org.uk/pxevents/the-colin-cramphorn-memorial-lecture-by-mark-rowley/ Extremism and Terrorism: The need for a whole society response], Policy Exchange, 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251164</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251164"/>
		<updated>2018-03-04T16:48:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: retirement&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
in June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He announced his retirement from this position in January 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harry Cockburn, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mark-rowley-resigns-met-police-counter-terrorism-commissioner-a8150131.html Mark Rowley resigns: Met Police's head of counter-terrorism steps down], ''Independent'', 9 January 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251163</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251163"/>
		<updated>2018-03-04T16:44:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
in June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251162</id>
		<title>Mark Rowley</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Mark_Rowley&amp;diff=251162"/>
		<updated>2018-03-04T16:44:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Mark Rowley]] is the former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the Metropolitan Police Service, a post in which he was responsible for UK Counter Terrorism policing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, before beginning his policing career with [[West Midlands Police]] in 1987. He was Chief Constable of Surrey for four years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rowley joined the MPS as an Assistant Commissioner in December 2011. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the same year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
in June 2014, Rowley was appointed former Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations (ACSO) in the [[Metropolitan Police Service]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RuSIBio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://rusi.org/mark-rowley Mark Rowley], RUS, accessed 4 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK Policing|Rowley, Mark]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Gordon_G._Chang&amp;diff=251130</id>
		<title>Gordon G. Chang</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Gordon_G._Chang&amp;diff=251130"/>
		<updated>2018-03-01T21:56:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Gordon G. Chang]] is a columnist at The Daily Beast.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.gordonchang.com/information.htm Author Bio], Gordon Chang.com, accessed 1 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chang previously worked in China for almost two decades, first in Hong Kong as a partner in the international law firm [[Baker &amp;amp; McKenzie]], and later in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm [[Paul Weiss]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.gordonchang.com/information.htm Author Bio], Gordon Chang.com, accessed 1 March 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251129</id>
		<title>Restoration Weekend 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251129"/>
		<updated>2018-03-01T21:50:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Threat levels Abroad */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Restoration Weekend 2017 was an event hosted by the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on 16-19 November 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restoration Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Speakers==&lt;br /&gt;
Confirmed speakers as of September 2017 included [[Steve Bannon]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Mark Steyn]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Nick Adams]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Tammy Bruce]], [[Monica Crowley]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], Congressman [[Ron DeSantis]], Congresswoman [[Marsha Blackburn]], [[James Damore]], [[Gordon Chang]], [[Katie Hopkins]], [[Robert Spencer]], [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Victor Davis Hanson]] and [[David Horowitz]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Others who took part included [[Alan Mendoza]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Douglas Murray]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244488305 Douglas Murray], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[James O'Keefe]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/245662270 James O’Keefe], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Agenda==&lt;br /&gt;
Sessions at the event included the following:&lt;br /&gt;
===Threat levels Abroad===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: [[Mark Tapson]]. Panel: [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Gordon G. Chang|Gordon Chang]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: Mark Tapson. Remarks by: [[Matthew Vadum]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Ezra Levant]], [[Laura Loomer]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243905930 Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?===&lt;br /&gt;
General [[Thomas Spoehr]]. Interviewed by: [[Mark Tapson]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243935816 U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Bruce_Thornton&amp;diff=251083</id>
		<title>Bruce Thornton</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Bruce_Thornton&amp;diff=251083"/>
		<updated>2018-02-26T21:18:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Bruce Thornton]] is a professor of classics and humanities at California State University, Fresno, and a research fellow at the [[Hoover Institution]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.hoover.org/profiles/bruce-thornton Bruce Thornton], Hoover Institution, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:United States|Thornton, Bruce]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251082</id>
		<title>Restoration Weekend 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251082"/>
		<updated>2018-02-26T20:03:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: more speakers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Restoration Weekend 2017 was an event hosted by the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on 16-19 November 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Confirmed speakers as of September 2017 included [[Steve Bannon]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Mark Steyn]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Nick Adams]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Tammy Bruce]], [[Monica Crowley]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], Congressman [[Ron DeSantis]], Congresswoman [[Marsha Blackburn]], [[James Damore]], [[Gordon Chang]], [[Katie Hopkins]], [[Robert Spencer]], [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Victor Davis Hanson]] and [[David Horowitz]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Others who took part included [[Alan Mendoza]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, [[Douglas Murray]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244488305 Douglas Murray], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[James O'Keefe]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/245662270 James O’Keefe], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Agenda==&lt;br /&gt;
Sessions at the event included the following:&lt;br /&gt;
===Threat levels Abroad===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: [[Mark Tapson]]. Panel: [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Gordon Chang]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: Mark Tapson. Remarks by: [[Matthew Vadum]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Ezra Levant]], [[Laura Loomer]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243905930 Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?===&lt;br /&gt;
General [[Thomas Spoehr]]. Interviewed by: [[Mark Tapson]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243935816 U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251081</id>
		<title>Restoration Weekend 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251081"/>
		<updated>2018-02-26T19:25:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Agenda */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Restoration Weekend 2017 was an event hosted by the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on 16-19 November 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Confirmed speakers as of September 2017 included [[Steve Bannon]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Mark Steyn]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Nick Adams]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Tammy Bruce]], [[Monica Crowley]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], Congressman [[Ron DeSantis]], Congresswoman [[Marsha Blackburn]], [[James Damore]], [[Gordon Chang]], [[Katie Hopkins]], [[Robert Spencer]], [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Victor Davis Hanson]] and [[David Horowitz]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Agenda==&lt;br /&gt;
Sessions at the event included the following:&lt;br /&gt;
===Threat levels Abroad===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: [[Mark Tapson]]. Panel: [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Gordon Chang]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: Mark Tapson. Remarks by: [[Matthew Vadum]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Ezra Levant]], [[Laura Loomer]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243905930 Identifying and Fighting the “Resistance”], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?===&lt;br /&gt;
General [[Thomas Spoehr]]. Interviewed by: [[Mark Tapson]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/243935816 U.S. Military: Gutted or Prepared?], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251080</id>
		<title>Restoration Weekend 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251080"/>
		<updated>2018-02-26T18:46:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Restoration Weekend 2017 was an event hosted by the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on 16-19 November 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Confirmed speakers as of September 2017 included [[Steve Bannon]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Mark Steyn]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Nick Adams]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Tammy Bruce]], [[Monica Crowley]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], Congressman [[Ron DeSantis]], Congresswoman [[Marsha Blackburn]], [[James Damore]], [[Gordon Chang]], [[Katie Hopkins]], [[Robert Spencer]], [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Victor Davis Hanson]] and [[David Horowitz]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Agenda==&lt;br /&gt;
===Threat levels Abroad===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: [[Mark Tapson]]. Panel: [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Gordon Chang]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Restoration_Weekend_2017&amp;diff=251079</id>
		<title>Restoration Weekend 2017</title>
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		<updated>2018-02-26T18:46:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The Restoration Weekend 2017 was an event hosted by the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on 16-19 November 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Confirmed speakers as of September 2017 included [Steve Bannon]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Mark Steyn]], [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Nick Adams]], [[Gavin McInnes]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Tammy Bruce]], [[Monica Crowley]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], Congressman [[Ron DeSantis]], Congresswoman [[Marsha Blackburn]], [[James Damore]], [[Gordon Chang]], [[Katie Hopkins]], [[Robert Spencer]], [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Victor Davis Hanson]] and [[David Horowitz]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233801/http://www.restorationweekend.org:80/ Restorationn Weekend 2017], restorationweekend.org, archived at the Internet Archive, 29 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Agenda==&lt;br /&gt;
===Threat levels Abroad===&lt;br /&gt;
Moderator: [[Mark Tapson]]. Panel: [[Daniel Greenfield]], [[Bruce Thornton]], [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Gordon Chang]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://vimeo.com/244087471 Threat Levels Abroad], Vimeo, accessed 26 February 2018.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:United States]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Michael_Koss_Charitable_Foundation&amp;diff=251074</id>
		<title>Michael Koss Charitable Foundation</title>
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		<updated>2018-02-23T18:01:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Grants */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;==Grants==&lt;br /&gt;
===2010===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAMERA]]: $250&lt;br /&gt;
*[[StandWithUs]]: $10,000&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Birthright Israel]]: $20,000&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Israel Project]]: $1,000&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Jewish Committee]]: $750&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]: $500&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Honest Reporting]]: $100 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Michael Koss Charitable Foundation, 990 Form, 2010 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2011===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Jewish Committee]]: $1,200&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAMERA]]: $200&lt;br /&gt;
*[[StandWithUs]]: $10,000&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Israel Project]]: $250&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jewish Federation]]: $186,275&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]: $500 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Michael Koss Charitable Foundation, 990 Form, 2011 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2012===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Jewish Committee]]: $250&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CAMERA]]: $100&lt;br /&gt;
*[[StandWithUs]]: $10,000&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Israel Project]]: $250&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jewish Federation]]: $100,175&lt;br /&gt;
*[[ELNET]]: $200&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joint Distribution Committee]]: $500 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Michael Koss Charitable Foundation, 990 Form, 2012 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2013===&lt;br /&gt;
Did not give out to any counterjihad organisations. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Michael Koss Charitable Foundation, 990 Form, 2013 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===2014===&lt;br /&gt;
Did not give out to any counterjihad organisations. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Michael Koss Charitable Foundation, 990 Form, 2014 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===2015===&lt;br /&gt;
Did not give out to any counterjihad organisations. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Michael Koss Charitable Foundation, 990 Form, 2015 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Counterjihad Funders]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Alastair_Crooke&amp;diff=250971</id>
		<title>Alastair Crooke</title>
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		<updated>2018-02-08T22:06:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: corrected spelling&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Alistair_Crooke.jpg|right|thumb|Alastair Crooke&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;New America Foundation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Alastair Crooke''' is a former [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent and the founder of [[Conflicts Forum]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
''The Times'' reports Crooke's early years as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
::Born in Ireland in 1949, Crooke was brought up in Africa, mainly on a farm near Harare in what was then Rhodesia, where his father farmed tobacco. He was educated in Switzerland and at St Andrews University. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article402174.ece Let’s talk: ex-MI6 man plans terror summit], by [[Stephen Grey]], [[The Times]],12 December 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==MI6 career==&lt;br /&gt;
Crooke has been described as an 'expert in &amp;quot;parallel diplomacy&amp;quot;, the use of covert talks when normal channels have broken down', a field which is something of an [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] specialty. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/25/npal25.xml Palestine peacemaker comes home], by [[Michael Smith]], [[Telegraph]], 25 September 2003. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His [[Conflicts Forum]] biography states that he has 'direct experience of conflict over a period of 30 years in Ireland, South Africa, Namibia, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Colombia.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://conflictsforum.org/who-we-are/alastair-crooke/ Conflicts Forum - Alastair Crooke], accessed 24 February 2008. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::His posting to Ireland in 1975 led to his first role as a British negotiator — with the IRA. Three years later he moved to South Africa where as “first secretary and press officer” he joined mediation with Swapo rebels in Namibia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::It was during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, when he was stationed for three years in neighbouring Pakistan, that Crooke first met militant Islamists. The mid-1980s were a wild time on the Afghan frontier, with American money and weapons pouring in to support those fighting the Soviet army. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article402174.ece?token=null&amp;amp;offset=12 Let’s talk: ex-MI6 man plans terror summit], by [[Stephen Grey]], [[The Times]],12 December 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Palestine==&lt;br /&gt;
From 1997 to 2003, Crooke was seconded to work for the [[European Union]] in Palestine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::He played a role in the negotiations to end the Siege of the Church of the Nativity in 2002 and helped facilitate the Palestinian cease-fires of 2002 and 2003. He also was a staff member of the Mitchell Committee that enquired into the causes of the Intifada. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.counterpoint-online.org/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=537 Alastair Crooke biography], Counterpoint Online, accessed 24 February 2008. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In 2002, Crooke put together a plan for a [[Hamas]] ceasefire which was wrecked by an Israeli airstrike that killed the organisation's military commander and 14 civilians. He was withdrawn from the region a year later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::The embassy acknowledged that Mr Crooke was leaving against his will but declined to discuss what his associates say were his growing differences with the Foreign Office over how best to bring an end to violence by Hamas and other militant groups.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::Sources said that even after the latest suicide bombings and collapse of a seven-week ceasefire, amid what the Palestinians claim was deliberate Israeli provocation, Mr Crooke continued to argue that Hamas was ready to enter the political process and urged Israeli restraint. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/sep/24/israel UK recalls MI6 link to Palestinian militants], by [[Chris McGreal]], [[Guardian]], 24 September 2003. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Conflicts Forum==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2004, Crooke founded [[Conflicts Forum]] in order to conduct talks with [[Hamas]], [[Hezbollah]], the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] and the [[Jamiat-i-Islami]].&lt;br /&gt;
:: It is backed by former government, military and intelligence officials in Europe and the United States who reject many of the methods of the “war on terror”.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::It is funded from private donations but has the tacit support of some Arab governments.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article402174.ece Let’s talk: ex-MI6 man plans terror summit], by [[Stephen Grey]], [[The Times]],12 December 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Yassin transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2004, the [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]] at Israel's [[Center for Special Studies]] released an alleged transcript of a November 2002 series of meetings involving Crooke, one with members of [[Fatah Tanzim]] and the other with a [[Hamas]] delegation including Sheikh [[Ahmed Yassin]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/html/final/eng/sib/4_05/tran_eu.htm Document seized (November 2002) in the Palestinian Authority Preventive Security compound in Gaza], [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]], 29 November 2004, accessed 25 February 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Crooke has claimed that the transcript's account of his conversation with Yassin is inaccurate.&lt;br /&gt;
::In an interview, he said he stressed to Yasin, &amp;quot;There were some actions that were unacceptable to anyone in Europe and America. Nobody believed that blowing up children eating pizzas, that these children were responsible for the plight of Palestinians.&amp;quot; But he added that he drew a distinction between &amp;quot;terrorism&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;resistance,&amp;quot; offering that his family had been involved in fighting the Nazi occupation in France in World War II. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nysun.com/article/11974?page_no=3 Hezbollah Signals It's Open to Talks With United States], by [[Eli Lake]], [[New York Sun]], 11 April 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Neocon critics==&lt;br /&gt;
Crooke's advocacy of dialogue with Islamists has been heavily criticised by neoconservatives.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
An April 2005 article in [[FrontPage Magazine]] by [[P. David Hornik]] cited the Yassin transcript as being 'all too indicative of which side Europe is really on.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=08EBA1A5-67FE-4895-AA9D-F03D272F21F8 Alistair Crooke's Meeting with Sheikh Yassin], by [[P. David Hornik]], [[FrontPage Magazine]], 15 April 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Melanie Phillips]] picked up the Horvik article a few days later in a blog post which asked 'who exactly is currently responsible for the potentially lethal activities of the ‘former’ British MI6 officer Alistair Crooke?' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/archives/001143.html The crooked response to terror], by [[Melanie Phillips]], April 19 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In an August 2005 blog post, Phillips accused Crooke of 'appeasement of genocidal terror.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/archives/001382.html Flirting with mass murder], by [[Melanie Phillips]], 1 August 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2006, the Yassin transcript was cited by the [[Transatlantic Institute]] of the [[American Jewish Committee]] in a critique of the [[European Union]]'s contacts with [[Hamas]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&amp;amp;b=1323269&amp;amp;ct=1933059 Transatlantic Backgrounder: The European Union's Contacts with Hamas], [[American Jewish Committee]], 20 January 2006, accessed 24 January 2008. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the July 2006 issue of [[Prospect magazine]], [[Dean Godson]] of [[Policy Exchange]] charged that  'Alastair Crooke's indulgence of Hamas is a product of late-imperial British defeatism.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/libimages/182.pdf Gone Native], by [[Dean Godson]], [[Prospect magazine]], July 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2007, [[Melanie Phillips]] accused the BBC's [[Newsnight]] and [[Radio 4]] of relying on pro-Hamas interviewees, citing Crooke, [[Azzam Tamimi]], [[William Sieghart]] of [[Forward Thinking]] and Professor [[Beverley Milton Edwards]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/?p=1555 The Hamas, MI6, BBC axis], by [[Melanie Phillips]], 18 June 2007&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In a November 2007 pamphlet, Misunderstanding Ulster, [[David Trimble]] accused a similar list of people of misinterpreting the significance of the Irish peace process for the Middle East. He cited Crooke and Sieghart, adding [[Gabrielle Rifkind]] of [[Oxford Research Group]], [[Michael Ancram]] and [[Daniel Levy]]. [[Dean Godson]] is credited as the 'driving force' behind the pamphlet, written under the auspices of the [[Conservative Friends of Israel]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.davidtrimble.org/publications_misunderstanding.pdf Misunderstanding Ulster], [[David Trimble]], November 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Secret Intelligence Service]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Conflicts Forum]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oxford Research Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connections==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Crooke]] - Elder brother&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Javier Solana]] - former security adviser.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Publications==&lt;br /&gt;
===Books===&lt;br /&gt;
*Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution, Pluto Press, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
===Articles===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.redpepper.org.uk/Essay-Red-Shi-ism-Iran-and-the Essay: Red Shi’ism, Iran and the Islamist revolution], Red pepper, 17 October 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*David Samuels, [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/spy-who-loved-hamas-and-hezbollah-and-iran The Spy Who Loved Hamas. And Hezbollah. And Iran], Mother Jones, 23 September 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:spooks|Crooke, Alastair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:MI6|Crooke, Alastair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Northern Ireland|Crooke, Alastair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Afghanistan|Crooke, Alastair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:South Africa|Crooke, Alastair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project|Crooke, Alastair]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
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		<title>Alistair Crooke</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: Tom Griffin moved page Alistair Crooke to Alastair Crooke&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Alastair Crooke]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
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	<entry>
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		<title>Alastair Crooke</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: Tom Griffin moved page Alistair Crooke to Alastair Crooke&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:Alistair_Crooke.jpg|right|thumb|Alistair Crooke&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;New America Foundation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Alistair Crooke''' is a former [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent and the founder of [[Conflicts Forum]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
''The Times'' reports Crooke's early years as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
::Born in Ireland in 1949, Crooke was brought up in Africa, mainly on a farm near Harare in what was then Rhodesia, where his father farmed tobacco. He was educated in Switzerland and at St Andrews University. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article402174.ece Let’s talk: ex-MI6 man plans terror summit], by [[Stephen Grey]], [[The Times]],12 December 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==MI6 career==&lt;br /&gt;
Crooke has been described as an 'expert in &amp;quot;parallel diplomacy&amp;quot;, the use of covert talks when normal channels have broken down', a field which is something of an [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] specialty. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/25/npal25.xml Palestine peacemaker comes home], by [[Michael Smith]], [[Telegraph]], 25 September 2003. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His [[Conflicts Forum]] biography states that he has 'direct experience of conflict over a period of 30 years in Ireland, South Africa, Namibia, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Colombia.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://conflictsforum.org/who-we-are/alastair-crooke/ Conflicts Forum - Alistair Crooke], accessed 24 February 2008. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::His posting to Ireland in 1975 led to his first role as a British negotiator — with the IRA. Three years later he moved to South Africa where as “first secretary and press officer” he joined mediation with Swapo rebels in Namibia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::It was during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, when he was stationed for three years in neighbouring Pakistan, that Crooke first met militant Islamists. The mid-1980s were a wild time on the Afghan frontier, with American money and weapons pouring in to support those fighting the Soviet army. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article402174.ece?token=null&amp;amp;offset=12 Let’s talk: ex-MI6 man plans terror summit], by [[Stephen Grey]], [[The Times]],12 December 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Palestine==&lt;br /&gt;
From 1997 to 2003, Crooke was seconded to work for the [[European Union]] in Palestine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::He played a role in the negotiations to end the Siege of the Church of the Nativity in 2002 and helped facilitate the Palestinian cease-fires of 2002 and 2003. He also was a staff member of the Mitchell Committee that enquired into the causes of the Intifada. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.counterpoint-online.org/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=537 Alistair Crooke biography], Counterpoint Online, accessed 24 February 2008. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In 2002, Crooke put together a plan for a [[Hamas]] ceasefire which was wrecked by an Israeli airstrike that killed the organisation's military commander and 14 civilians. He was withdrawn from the region a year later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::The embassy acknowledged that Mr Crooke was leaving against his will but declined to discuss what his associates say were his growing differences with the Foreign Office over how best to bring an end to violence by Hamas and other militant groups.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::Sources said that even after the latest suicide bombings and collapse of a seven-week ceasefire, amid what the Palestinians claim was deliberate Israeli provocation, Mr Crooke continued to argue that Hamas was ready to enter the political process and urged Israeli restraint. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/sep/24/israel UK recalls MI6 link to Palestinian militants], by [[Chris McGreal]], [[Guardian]], 24 September 2003. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Conflicts Forum==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2004, Crooke founded [[Conflicts Forum]] in order to conduct talks with [[Hamas]], [[Hezbollah]], the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] and the [[Jamiat-i-Islami]].&lt;br /&gt;
:: It is backed by former government, military and intelligence officials in Europe and the United States who reject many of the methods of the “war on terror”.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
::It is funded from private donations but has the tacit support of some Arab governments.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article402174.ece Let’s talk: ex-MI6 man plans terror summit], by [[Stephen Grey]], [[The Times]],12 December 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Yassin transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2004, the [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]] at Israel's [[Center for Special Studies]] released an alleged transcript of a November 2002 series of meetings involving Crooke, one with members of [[Fatah Tanzim]] and the other with a [[Hamas]] delegation including Sheikh [[Ahmed Yassin]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/html/final/eng/sib/4_05/tran_eu.htm Document seized (November 2002) in the Palestinian Authority Preventive Security compound in Gaza], [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]], 29 November 2004, accessed 25 February 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Crooke has claimed that the transcript's account of his conversation with Yassin is inaccurate.&lt;br /&gt;
::In an interview, he said he stressed to Yasin, &amp;quot;There were some actions that were unacceptable to anyone in Europe and America. Nobody believed that blowing up children eating pizzas, that these children were responsible for the plight of Palestinians.&amp;quot; But he added that he drew a distinction between &amp;quot;terrorism&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;resistance,&amp;quot; offering that his family had been involved in fighting the Nazi occupation in France in World War II. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nysun.com/article/11974?page_no=3 Hezbollah Signals It's Open to Talks With United States], by [[Eli Lake]], [[New York Sun]], 11 April 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Neocon critics==&lt;br /&gt;
Crooke's advocacy of dialogue with Islamists has been heavily criticised by neoconservatives.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
An April 2005 article in [[FrontPage Magazine]] by [[P. David Hornik]] cited the Yassin transcript as being 'all too indicative of which side Europe is really on.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=08EBA1A5-67FE-4895-AA9D-F03D272F21F8 Alistair Crooke's Meeting with Sheikh Yassin], by [[P. David Hornik]], [[FrontPage Magazine]], 15 April 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Melanie Phillips]] picked up the Horvik article a few days later in a blog post which asked 'who exactly is currently responsible for the potentially lethal activities of the ‘former’ British MI6 officer Alistair Crooke?' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/archives/001143.html The crooked response to terror], by [[Melanie Phillips]], April 19 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In an August 2005 blog post, Phillips accused Crooke of 'appeasement of genocidal terror.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/archives/001382.html Flirting with mass murder], by [[Melanie Phillips]], 1 August 2005. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2006, the Yassin transcript was cited by the [[Transatlantic Institute]] of the [[American Jewish Committee]] in a critique of the [[European Union]]'s contacts with [[Hamas]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&amp;amp;b=1323269&amp;amp;ct=1933059 Transatlantic Backgrounder: The European Union's Contacts with Hamas], [[American Jewish Committee]], 20 January 2006, accessed 24 January 2008. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the July 2006 issue of [[Prospect magazine]], [[Dean Godson]] of [[Policy Exchange]] charged that  'Alastair Crooke's indulgence of Hamas is a product of late-imperial British defeatism.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/libimages/182.pdf Gone Native], by [[Dean Godson]], [[Prospect magazine]], July 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2007, [[Melanie Phillips]] accused the BBC's [[Newsnight]] and [[Radio 4]] of relying on pro-Hamas interviewees, citing Crooke, [[Azzam Tamimi]], [[William Sieghart]] of [[Forward Thinking]] and Professor [[Beverley Milton Edwards]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/?p=1555 The Hamas, MI6, BBC axis], by [[Melanie Phillips]], 18 June 2007&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In a November 2007 pamphlet, Misunderstanding Ulster, [[David Trimble]] accused a similar list of people of misinterpreting the significance of the Irish peace process for the Middle East. He cited Crooke and Sieghart, adding [[Gabrielle Rifkind]] of [[Oxford Research Group]], [[Michael Ancram]] and [[Daniel Levy]]. [[Dean Godson]] is credited as the 'driving force' behind the pamphlet, written under the auspices of the [[Conservative Friends of Israel]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.davidtrimble.org/publications_misunderstanding.pdf Misunderstanding Ulster], [[David Trimble]], November 2007.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Secret Intelligence Service]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Conflicts Forum]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oxford Research Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Connections==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Crooke]] - Elder brother&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Javier Solana]] - former security adviser.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Publications==&lt;br /&gt;
===Books===&lt;br /&gt;
*Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution, Pluto Press, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
===Articles===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.redpepper.org.uk/Essay-Red-Shi-ism-Iran-and-the Essay: Red Shi’ism, Iran and the Islamist revolution], Red pepper, 17 October 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*David Samuels, [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/spy-who-loved-hamas-and-hezbollah-and-iran The Spy Who Loved Hamas. And Hezbollah. And Iran], Mother Jones, 23 September 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:spooks|Crooke, Alistair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:MI6|Crooke, Alistair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Northern Ireland|Crooke, Alistair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Afghanistan|Crooke, Alistair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:South Africa|Crooke, Alistair]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project|Crooke, Alistair]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Elkhan_Siraj_Suleymanov&amp;diff=247571</id>
		<title>Elkhan Siraj Suleymanov</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Elkhan_Siraj_Suleymanov&amp;diff=247571"/>
		<updated>2017-09-04T21:55:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: redirect Elkhan Suleymanov&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#redirect [[Elkhan Suleymanov]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Greenberg_Traurig&amp;diff=247570</id>
		<title>Greenberg Traurig</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Greenberg_Traurig&amp;diff=247570"/>
		<updated>2017-09-04T21:55:30Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Contract with bogus 'human rights group' */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Greenberg_.png|right|thumb|300px|Greenberg Traurig, Source: [http://www.gtlaw.com/ GT Law] ]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Greenberg Traurig LLP''' is an American lobbying firm based in Washington D.C. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Staff==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Elana Broitman]] - former Capital Hill adviser&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Contract with bogus 'human rights group'==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Greenberg Traurig''' has come under fire for its suggested links to the government of Azerbaijan and its much derided international strategy of 'caviar diplomacy', in which diplomats and policy makers receive gifts and benefits from the Azeri state. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In May 2016 it emerged that Greenberg had signed a contract with the Baku-based human rights group 'The Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan', in which it offered to provide 'U.S government relations counsel'. According to Justice Department records, the contract is worth $25,000 a month over the course of three months. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elkhan Siraj Suleymanov]], chairman of the ACSDA and Greenberg's Elana Broitman, a former Capital Hill adviser were the signatories for the contract, which describes the services offered as follows: 'Advice and counsel related to pending legislation, as well as educating the government and other opinion leaders regarding the same effective April 26 ,2016.' When asked, officials at Greenberg declined to give comment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Suleymanov, a close confident of the Azerbaijani President, is well known for his role in expanding 'caviar diplomacy', Azerbaijan's new international strategy which attempts to buy the favour of policy makers with lavish gifts and trips. A 2012 report by the 'European Stability Initiative' documents caviar, silk carpets and cash were awarded to members of PACE when they visited Baku. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Azerbaijan will come under further criticism while they continue with a bizarre lobbying campaign to court the West and Washington while still quashing independent voices back home. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;A.Raufoglu, [http://www.contact.az/docs/2016/Culture/060300158054en.htm#.V43tgJMrLEZ 'Bogus Azeri 'civil society group' finds its way to Washington, hires US lobby firm', 3 June 2016], ''Contact'', accessed 19 July 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Legal cases==&lt;br /&gt;
The firm represented [[Andrew Whitehead]], one of the founders of [[Anti-CAIR]] (or ACAIR), in a case brought by the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] in the US in 2004.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Lobbying]] [[Category: US]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Elkhan_Suleymanov&amp;diff=247569</id>
		<title>Elkhan Suleymanov</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Elkhan_Suleymanov&amp;diff=247569"/>
		<updated>2017-09-04T21:54:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Elkhan Suleymanov]] is an Azerbaijani parliamentarian and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Paul Radu, Khadija Ismayilova and Madina Mammadova, [https://www.occrp.org/en/azerbaijanilaundromat/the-influence-machine Azerbaijani Laundromat: The Influence Machine],Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)], 4 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Azerbaijan|Suleymanov, Elkhan]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Elkhan_Suleymanov&amp;diff=247568</id>
		<title>Elkhan Suleymanov</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Elkhan_Suleymanov&amp;diff=247568"/>
		<updated>2017-09-04T21:53:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt; [[Elkhan Suleymanov]] is an Azerbaijani parliamentarian and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Paul Radu, Khadija Ismayilova and Madina Mammadova, [https://www.occrp.org/en/azerbaijanilaundromat/the-influence-machine Azerbaijani Laundromat: The Influence Machine],Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)], 4 September 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Azerbaijan|Suleymanov, Elkhan]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246508</id>
		<title>Frank Hall</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246508"/>
		<updated>2017-08-02T19:45:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: fixed link&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Frank Hall]] was the military secretary of the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] before the First World War, during which he became MI5's main Irish expert.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew, Christopher; Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.87.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the incorporation of the UVF into the British Army on the outbreak of war, Hall was offered 'a job in Military Intelligence by a top Army Unionist', according to writer Jeff Dudgeon.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeff Dudgeon, [http://ulster-scots.co.uk/docs/articles/historical/uvfmi5.htm UVF and MI5: the double life of Q], Belfast Telegraph, archived at Ulster-Scots and Irish Unionist Resource, accessed 1 August 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5|Hall, Frank]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246482</id>
		<title>Frank Hall</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246482"/>
		<updated>2017-08-01T23:05:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Frank Hall]] was the military secretary of the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] before the First World War, during which he became MI5's main Irish expert.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew, Christopher; Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.87.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the incorporation of the UVF into the British Army on the outbreak of war, Hall was offered 'a job in Military Intelligence by a top Army Unionist', according to writer Jeff Dudgeon.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeff Dudgeon, [http://www.ulster-scots.co.uk/mission.htm UVF and MI5: the double life of Q], Belfast Telegraph, archived at Ulster-Scots and Irish Unionist Resource, accessed 1 August 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5|Hall, Frank]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246481</id>
		<title>Frank Hall</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246481"/>
		<updated>2017-08-01T23:04:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: fixed ref&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Frank Hall]] was the military secretary of the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] before the First World War, during which he became MI5's main Irish expert.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew, Christopher; Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.87.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the incorporation of the UVF into the British Army on the outbreak of war, Hall was offered 'a job in Military Intelligence by a top Army Unionist', according to writer Jeff Dudgeon.&amp;lt;ref.Jeff Dudgeon, [http://www.ulster-scots.co.uk/mission.htm UVF and MI5: the double life of Q], Belfast Telegraph, archived at Ulster-Scots and Irish Unionist Resource, accessed 1 August 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5|Hall, Frank]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246480</id>
		<title>Frank Hall</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246480"/>
		<updated>2017-08-01T23:03:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Frank Hall]] was the military secretary of the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] before the First World War, during which he became MI5's main Irish expert.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew, Christopher; Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.87.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the incorporation of the UVF into the British Army on the outbreak of war, Hall was offered 'a job in Military Intelligence by a top Army Unionist', according to writer Jeff Dudgeon.[UVF and MI5: the double life of Q], Belfast Telegraph, archived at Ulster-Scots and Irish Unionist Resource, accessed 1 August 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5|Hall, Frank]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246479</id>
		<title>Frank Hall</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Frank_Hall&amp;diff=246479"/>
		<updated>2017-08-01T21:09:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: started a page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Frank Hall]] was the military secretary of the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] before the First World War, during which he became MI5's main Irish expert.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew, Christopher; Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.87.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5|Hall, Frank]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Antonin_Scalia&amp;diff=246247</id>
		<title>Antonin Scalia</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Antonin_Scalia&amp;diff=246247"/>
		<updated>2017-07-02T10:00:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: ref tag&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Antonin Scalia]] is an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf The Justices of the Supreme Court], Supreme Court of the United States, accessed 12 March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Scalia took his seat on the Supreme Court on 26 September 1986, following his nomination by President [[Ronald Reagan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf The Justices of the Supreme Court], Supreme Court of the United States, accessed 12 March 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Enterprise Institute]] - Scholar in Residence, 1977&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Consortium for the Study of Intelligence]] - Founding Member, 1979&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*History Commons [http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=antonin_scalia Profile: Antonin Scalia]&lt;br /&gt;
*NameBase [http://www.namebase.org/cgi-bin/nb01?Na=Scalia,+Antonin Antonin Scalia]&lt;br /&gt;
*SourceWatch, [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Antonin_Scalia Antonin Scalia]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/justices/scalia.bio.html Antonin Scalia], Cornell University Law School.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Michael_Gove&amp;diff=246042</id>
		<title>Michael Gove</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Michael_Gove&amp;diff=246042"/>
		<updated>2017-06-14T15:11:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Relationship with Rupert Murdoch */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Template:Schools badge}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Michael Gove.jpg|upright|thumb|280px|Michael Gove, politician, education reformer and 'right-wing polemicist'.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Michael Andrew Gove''' (born 26 August 1967) was the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from May 2015 to July 2016. He left government following new Prime Minister [[Theresa May]]'s first cabinet reshuffle. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From 2010 until July 2014, he was education secretary, implementing widespread market reforms to schools in England. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to 2010, he was the shadow secretary of state for children schools and families and a close policy aide of [[David Cameron]].  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He is a former deputy editor of ''[[The Times]]'', and presently a columnist there. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; From June 2002 to January 2006 he was chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]] which has been influential on [[Conservative Party]] policy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove was born in Edinburgh on 26 August 1967, the son of of Ernest and Christine Gove. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U45417 GOVE, Michael Andrew]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A &amp;amp; C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009 [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to this official biography, his father ran a fish-processing business and his mother was a lab assistant at Aberdeen University before working at Aberdeen School for the Deaf. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove attended Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a BA in English in 1988. He worked as a reporter for the ''Aberdeen Press and Journal'' in 1989 and then a researcher and reporter for Scottish Television from 1990 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a reporter for [[BBC]] News and Current Affairs, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; working on the ''Today'' programme and ''On The Record''. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Newsnight Review, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/2043945.stm Michael Gove], 22 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his time he wrote his first book ''Michael Portillo: The Future of the Right''. He joined ''The Times'' in 1996. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On his official website he states that he has 'used his position as a writer for ''The Times'' and a broadcaster on the [[BBC]] to fight for greater personal freedom, a tougher line on crime, a more dynamic economy, a cleaner environment, stronger defence and a better deal for hard-pressed families.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In one notable article in February 2003 he described himself as a 'right-wing polemicist' and declared his love for [[Tony Blair]]. In the article, which was headed 'I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony', Gove wrote: 'Central to any current assessment of Mr Blair has to be the manner in which he is handling the Iraq crisis,' but also added that: Blair was 'brave, to introduce market pressures into higher education by pushing through university top-up fees in the teeth of opposition from his egalitarian Chancellor. He’s been correct in conceding, to the annoyance of his wife I’m sure, that the European Convention on Human Rights gets in the way of a sane asylum policy. In dealing with the firefighters, and their absurdly selfish strike, he’s been satisfactorily resolute. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/michael_gove/article1112354.ece I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony]', ''The Times'', 25 February 2003.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From June 2002 to January 2006 he was Chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]]. In 2005 Gove was elected Conservative MP for Surrey Heath and was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing &amp;amp; Planning in [[David Cameron|David Cameron's]] shadow cabinet. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools &amp;amp; Families from 2007. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was re-elected as MP for Surrey Heath at the general election held on 6 May 2010. On 12 May he became Schools Secretary in the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition Government led by [[David Cameron]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was moved to become Government Chief Whip in a reshuffle on 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;No10reshuffle&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the 2015 general election, he became Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2015Apptmts&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/election-2015-prime-minister-and-ministerial-appointments Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments], 10 Downing Street, 8 May 2010, updated 10 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove left the Government in [[Theresa May]]'s first Prime Ministerial reshuffle on 14 July 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he subsequently returned to ''The Times'' as a columnist and book reviewer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HislopACOBA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Peter Walker, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michael-gove-rupert-murdoch-ian-hislop-relationship-times-private-eye-a7356466.html Michael Gove and Rupert Murdoch's relationship should be investigated, says Private Eye editor Ian Hislop], The Independent, 11 October 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the June 2017 general election, he returned to Government Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 11 June 2017.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is married to [[Sarah Vine]], who is a leader writer at ''The Times''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Leading education reform in the UK==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove’s enthusiasm for the rapid expansion of the schools market and the private sector’s role in it was apparent from the outset. He set about completing what had very tentatively begun with Thatcher and continued under Blair. More than half of secondary schools in England are now independently run academies. Over 2,000 have been created under Gove. His ambition is for all schools to be freed from local authority control. There are now also eighty new academy free schools, closely modelled on US charter schools, with over a hundred more in the pipeline. (Free Schools are billed as giving unhappy parents and teachers the chance to create new schools. One of the top reasons, however, for people wanting to set up a free school, ‘to be honest’, says [[Rachel Wolf]], the government’s former free school champion, is the freedom they have over teachers’ ‘pay, conditions and recruitment’). Free schools also provide a structure for profit-making state schools, something that Gove supports.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The messaging===&lt;br /&gt;
Britain’s schools are failing our children. This is the message at the core of the UK reformers’ argument. It is one that has been used to justify education reform in this country for decades. ‘We are falling further and further behind other nations,‘ said Gove, citing international league tables that, he claimed, show an apparent and sometimes sharp decline in standards. The figures he cited, however, have been found to be flawed. The official Statistics Authority described them as uncertain, weak and problematic and reprimanded Gove for using them. &lt;br /&gt;
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We have similarly been told that this crisis is the fault of a left-leaning education establishment made up of teaching unions, bureaucrats and local officials, described by Gove as the ‘enemies of promise’, or simply and popularly known among reformers as ‘the blob’ (a term first used by Reagan’s education secretary). Michael Gove has called teachers, critical of his reforms, ‘ultra-militant’ Marxists ‘hell bent on destroying our schools’. Gove promised to ‘put children first’, not the needs of these adults, echoing many in the US education reform lobby.&lt;br /&gt;
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The solution presented, as in the US, is to free schools from bureaucratic control, and introduce market forces into education.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The support network===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been helped by a tight-knit reform community in the UK made up of business-backed think tanks and third party lobby groups, peopled by well-connected insiders, very much like the education reform lobby in the US. These include: &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[James O'Shaughnessy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[New Schools Network]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Drawing on lessons from the US===&lt;br /&gt;
Michael Gove has links to leading education reform lobbyists in the US, including: &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foundation for Excellence in Education]]: In 2013, Michael Gove, on one of his many trips to the US, delivered the keynote speech at the foundation’s annual conference. Topics discussed included ‘extreme choices through digital learning’ and ‘the art of communicating education reform’.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gove is also friendly with US education reformer and head of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s budding edtech business, [[Amplify]], [[Joel Klein]]. Gove sees Klein as ‘something of an educational superstar’. Klein returned the compliment, describing Gove as a ‘hero and a friend’. On one occasion in early 2011 Klein was Gove’s guest in Britain for three days. The trip was devoted to discussions on US education policy. Another of their meetings, accompanied by more than ten other people, occurred just before the announcement of Klein’s job with Murdoch in September 2010. One of those present was [[Fraser Nelson]], editor of the Spectator, board member of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] and a vocal reform lobbyist, who with his fellow Spectator writer, free school champion [[Toby Young]] has doggedly stuck to the reformers' script.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Support for radical, technology-driven reform of education===&lt;br /&gt;
When Michael Gove took the reins of England’s education system in May 2010 he expressed a non-interest in technology in schools. He was all about tradition and conservative values: heads were to get more powers over discipline; he wanted a return to blazers and ties, prefects and houses; primary school children were to be taught Latin; every school in the country was getting a new, King James Bible inscribed in gold ‘from the Secretary of State for Education’. &lt;br /&gt;
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Despite Gove's stated indifference, even before it came to power the Conservative-led government had given a strong signal to the education technology industry that it was, in fact, interested in creating a market in schools technology. Eight months ahead of the 2010 election, the Conservatives announced their intention to scrap the agency that dealt with technology in schools. It would be the first to go in their cost-cutting ‘bonfire of the quangos’. The [[British Educational Communications and Technology Agency]], or Becta, was seen as overly controlling the market. After less than a fortnight in office, Gove began winding it down. Within a year it was gone. All of a sudden the market for selling technology to schools was opened up. The axing of Becta was an idea put forward by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] just months before the Conservatives’ pre-election announcement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Still, it took Gove until well into 2011 to publicly declare an interest in technology in schools. In a speech that was billed as ‘at odds with his 18 months in office’, he confessed to being ‘behind the curve’. His department, he said, was working up new policy on using technology in the classroom. Gove was at pains to dispel the impression that his reforms would take the country’s education system back to the 1950s. ‘[We are accused] of caring more about Tennyson than technology, Ibsen than iTunes, more about Kubla Khan than the Khan Academy,’ he said. ‘There was no tension’, he said. ‘Schools and teaching had not changed in 100 years. If we do not change this, we will betray a generation.’ &lt;br /&gt;
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One major policy change subsequently made by Gove, after a sustained campaign from a large coalition of technology firms, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Google]], was to introduce computer science on to the curriculum from September 2014. (See [[Google]]: 'Google campaigns to get coding in schools and its launch of Chromebook' for more on the lobbying campaign). When asked by an US ed tech lobbyist about the embedding of technology in UK schools, Gove explained that '‘there is one thing that we absolutely can do, and that is make sure all our students develop better computational knowledge and have the chance to code.' Still on the subject of technology in schools, Gove added: 'The change is coming, it will be huge, but we can’t discern exactly what shape it will take.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zAPkhnP9Es&amp;amp;index=3&amp;amp;list=PLamKh0vaiRJNVGfppaGbJZjZ7CAi0EJlj National Summit 2013: Dinner Keynote with Michael Gove MP], 23 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has also gone a lot further in endorsing technology to teach. He has praised the use of games and interactive software in classrooms. He championed online learning, and the use by charter schools of ‘ubiquitous, cheap digital technology’ to give pupils access to the best teachers (online). He hailed the unprecedented opportunities technology provided for testing pupils. ‘Technology can be integrated and embedded across the whole curriculum,’ he said, echoing many. But perhaps more importantly, in his address to the industry at a digital learning conference, Gove expressed a desire to see Britain tap into this market.&lt;br /&gt;
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Perhaps most revealing, however, is Gove's support for the ideas in a book by two vocal advocates for technology in schools. ''Liberating Learning'' by [[John Chubb]] and [[Terry Moe]] of the US conservative [[Hoover Institution]] details how technology is being used to radically change education – and defeat teaching unions. ‘The world is in the early stages of a historic transformation in how students learn, teachers teach, and schools and school systems are organised’, they wrote in 2009. ''Liberating Learning'' describes how technology will deliver this transformation through: its ‘seeping-in’ to existing schools; virtual schooling; new education providers; data systems designed to monitor teacher performance; and its ‘slow but inexorable undermining of the political power of the teachers unions’. Michael Gove described it as an ‘excellent book’. 'A genuine engagement with the wondrous world of technological innovation will see children’s learning ‘liberated from the dead hand of the past,’ he said. 'We owe it to pupils across the country to take this issue seriously.'&lt;br /&gt;
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Computer-based approaches to learning require far fewer teachers per student. In ''Liberating Learning'', Chubb and Moe suggest half as many teachers will be needed, or even fewer than that.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Talking Edtech with Murdoch===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2010, [[Rupert Murdoch]] bought an education software company for $360m. Murdoch’s vision for News Corp’s education division, branded [[Amplify]], is to digitise first America’s, then the world’s, classrooms to ‘fundamentally change’ the way we think about delivering education. This is why. ‘We see a $500billion sector in the US alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs,’ Murdoch told investors.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rupert Murdoch counts the former Education Secretary as one of his most loyal supporters. While other Parliamentarians labelled Murdoch unfit to run a multinational company amid the phone-hacking scandal, Gove vehemently defended him. In his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Gove described him as ‘one of the most impressive and significant figures of the last fifty years’. We should be applauding Murdoch, not criticising him, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has known Murdoch for many years and long enjoyed his financial support. Before turning to politics, he was a leader writer and home editor at the Murdoch-owned The Times. Gove’s wife, [[Sarah Vine]], has also written for the paper for many years. When Gove became an MP in 2005, The Times topped up his Parliamentary salary for four years with a £60,000-a-year column. In 2013, the Education Secretary was also still registering income from a book deal for an undisclosed amount given to him a decade earlier by HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp, for a historical biography he has yet to write.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Gove’s office ‘most’ of his meetings with the Murdochs ‘have been about education, which is his job’. And he has had many. Gove regularly dined with Murdoch and his executives. One event, for example, attended by Gove, Murdoch, Murdoch’s son James and his editors celebrated a speech Murdoch had just given at the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. Echoing [[Microsoft]]'s [[Bill Gates]] in the US, and many CEOs in the UK, Murdoch used his address to damn the British schools system. ‘There is no excuse for the way British children are being failed,’ he said. He added modestly that that was why so much of News Corp’s philanthropic giving was devoted to the cause of education, although he did not say who had benefited from his generosity. The speech called for a revolutionised education system in the UK.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the spring of 2011, Murdoch and Gove had one of their breakfasts together in London. According to reports, on this occasion Murdoch flew on to address a conference of internet entrepreneurs at which he spoke in detail about [[News Corp]]’s digital education plans. Classrooms had not changed since Victorian times, he said. They were the ‘last holdout’ from the digital revolution. Just weeks later Gove delivered his first speech to teachers which called for technical innovation in the classroom. His chosen dinner partner that night was, once again, Rupert Murdoch.&lt;br /&gt;
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Giving evidence to Leveson, Gove admitted to holding discussions with Murdoch and Klein, (as well as [[Pearson]] and [[Microsoft]] on how technology will ‘change the shape of education’.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cave &amp;amp; Rowell, ''A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain'', Bodley Head, 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Neoconservatism and Islam==&lt;br /&gt;
===Neoconservatism===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been described as an 'unabashed neoconservative' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Porter, '[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/3397909/Michael-Gove-on-why-diplomas-should-be-ditched-and-GCSEs-made-more-difficult.html Michael Gove on why diplomas should be ditched and GCSEs made more difficult]', ''The Telegraph'', 7 November-2008, Accessed 29 March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Former [[Conservative]] MP and now ''Times'' columnist [[Matthew Parris]] writes: 'If you had to identify what you might call Michael’s abiding passion in politics, you would find it in a consistent, intelligent rage against what he would see as the unwitting appeasement of wicked and violent men by flabby, woolly-minded liberals.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Matthew Parris '[http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=2712 Welcome to Cameron's Europe-hating and Pentagon-loving party]' The Times Online, May 20, 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was advocating total war in the Middle East even before September 11th. On the day of the attacks ''[[The Times]]'' published an article by Gove on the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the piece - written before the news of the attacks - Gove wrote: 'The talks which the West demands that Israel continues to hold with the Palestinian Authority will only confer further legitimacy on a terrorist state. It is not just that Arafat's territory harbours terrorists. It is terrorist. Militarily, culturally, spiritually. Just as much as any totalitarian regime from our dark continent's 20th century.' He continued: 'the truth about &amp;quot;talks&amp;quot; is that they are the product of violence, not its solvent. Munich was a reward for terror. Indeed the more &amp;quot;successful&amp;quot; talks are, the greater the legitimation for further violence. Once Sudetenland fell, who stood up for Prague?' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'The spirit of Munich is alive in the Middle East', ''The Times'', 11 September 2001; p.14&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A week later Gove wrote that, ‘What the West is dealing with, once more, is an ideological challenge to our existence and values.’  He rejected the use of diplomacy and called for ‘total war’.  He continued:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Where should our steel be directed? It cannot, I fear, be deployed with the speed for which emotion pleads. But the swath we must cut is clear. First, the military eradication of bin Laden's headquarters and training camps. Next, the assembly of a coalition against the threat from his most dangerous accomplice, Saddam Hussein, and his weapons of mass destruction… &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'This is war, and it will demand our steel', ''The Times'', 18 Sepember 2001; p.18&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2008, Gove described the invasion of Iraq as a 'proper British foreign policy success'. 'Next year, while the world goes into recession,' Gove wrote, 'Iraq is likely to enjoy 10% GDP growth. Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary. The two facts, the economic and the political, are of course connected.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/12700/Michael-Gove-Triumph-of-freedom.4812256.jp Triumph of Freedom over Evil], ''Scotland on Sunday'', 21 December 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Celsius 7/7===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove wrote a book on Islamism called ''Celsius 7/7'', which was published by [[Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson]] in 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.iv.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove credited [[George Weidenfeld]], a political commentator and the founder of Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, as the inspiration for the book, writing: 'It was his idea that I should write a short work tackling head on much of the nonsense which had been spoken and written about terrorism in the last few years, and I am immensely grateful to him for that opportunity.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, ''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.141.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the book Gove argued that: 'there is a phenomenon called &amp;quot;Islamism&amp;quot;, a totalitarian movement in the mould of fascism or communism, and which should be fought with the weapons of war'. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andy McSmith, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/michael-gove-the-modest-moderniser-944074.html Michael Gove: The modest moderniser],''The Independent'', 27-September-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The historian [[William Dalrymple]] said of the book: 'Gove is an ill-informed pundit tailoring information to fit pre-existing prejudices': &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gove is an example of the sort of pundit who has spoon-fed neocon mythologies to the British public for the past few years. Gove has never lived in the Middle East, indeed has barely set foot in a Muslim country. He has little knowledge of Islamic history, theology or culture — in Celsius 7/7, he just takes the line of [[Bernard Lewis]] on these matters; nor does he speak any Islamic language. None of this, however, has prevented his being billed, on his book’s dust-jacket, “one of Britain’s leading writers and thinkers on terrorism.&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Gove's book is a confused epic of simplistic incomprehension, riddled with more factual errors and misconceptions than any other text I have come across in two decades of reviewing books on this subject.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove credited a number of friends and colleagues who helped to shape his thinking in writing the book: 'I am particularly indebted to [[Dean Godson]] and [[Nicholas Boles]] of the think tank [[Policy Exchange]], [[Dominic Cummings]] and [[James Frayne]], formerly of the [[New Frontiers Foundation]], [[Garvan Walshe]] and [[Glyn Gaskarth]] of the [[Conservative Research Department]] and the writers [[Simon Sebag Montefiore]], [[Stephen Pollard]], [[Oliver Kamm]], [[William Shawcross]] and [[Douglas Murray]].' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.142.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Khurshid Ahmad===&lt;br /&gt;
On 5 December 2005, Gove criticised Home Secretary [[Charles Clarke]] for employing advisors on extremism including Ahmad Thompson, Khurshid Ahmad and Mockbul Ali. He later apologised after it emerged he had confused Khurshid Ahmad with another individual of the same name.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Paul Waugh, [http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2009/11/when-an-extremist-is-not-an-extremist.html When an 'extremist' is not an extremist], Evening Standard Blogs, 26 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In November 2009, Gove helped [[David Cameron]] to set up a question to the Prime Minister on Islamic extremism:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Seeing that two schools linked to Hizb ut Tahrir had received cash from the Early Years Pathfinder scheme which funds free nursery places, Mr Gove had mistakenly thought that it was part of the Preventing Violent Extremism pathfinder project that is supposed to tackle indoctrination. In fact the two schemes are entirely separate. The error meant that Mr Cameron was simply wrong to declare that the schools were receiving cash from an “anti-extremist” fund when he faced Mr Brown across the dispatch box.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Francis Elliot, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6934174.ece Schools supremo Michael Gove learns painful lesson about getting the facts right], ''The Times'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Conservatives also claimed that the schools had not been registered or inspected by [[Ofsted]]:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;In fact, one of the two schools – in Slough, Berkshire – had posted a glowing commendation from Ofsted on its website. The report was easily accessible by Googling the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, and its veracity could be confirmed with Ofsted.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Garner, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/why-conservatives-failed-the-test-on-islamic-schools-1828763.html Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the ''Independent'', the blunder was said to have been &amp;quot;made by a researcher who put together a briefing paper ahead of Prime Minister's Questions&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;But it also created deep embarrassment for Mr Gove, who is one of the Tory leader's most trusted advisers and confidants. He has been highlighting the case of the two schools for nearly a month; the rapid revelation of such a basic mistake leaves him with egg on his face.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nigel Morris, [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nigel-morris-flaky-research-lands-gove-in-hot-water-1828762.html Nigel Morris: Flaky research lands Gove in hot water], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Rupert Murdoch==&lt;br /&gt;
Partly as a result of his Times career, Gove has widely been considered to be particularly close to [[Rupert Murdoch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2012, he told the Leveson Inquiry that he believed Murdoch was a 'great man'. He denied any involvement in News Corporation's takeover of BSkyB, but admitted discussing Andy Coulson's resignation as Downing Street's communications director during a social conversation with the then [[News International]] chief executive [[Rebekah Brooks]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveLeveson&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Sam Lister, Ben Glaze,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rupert-murdoch-is-a-great-man-says-michael-gove-7800683.html Rupert Murdoch is a great man, says Michael Gove], The Independent, 29 May 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In October 2016, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop told the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee that Gove's relationship with Murdoch should be investigated. The Committee was examining the role of the [[Advisory Committee On Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) which had approved Gove's return to ''The Times'' after his departure from Government.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HislopACOBA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Peter Walker, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michael-gove-rupert-murdoch-ian-hislop-relationship-times-private-eye-a7356466.html Michael Gove and Rupert Murdoch's relationship should be investigated, says Private Eye editor Ian Hislop], The Independent, 11 October 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Ireland==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Price of Peace===&lt;br /&gt;
In the Summer of 2000, Gove published a pamphlet on Northern Ireland, called ''The Price of Peace'' for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. According to [[Ed Vaizey]]'s review, Gove argued that &amp;quot;the peace process has taken us down a dangerous and erroneous path&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The solution, in Gove's eyes, is to abandon the peace process and substitute for it a strategy of &amp;quot;resolute security action&amp;quot;; the ending of prisoner releases; the banning of any party still associated with the principle of violence from participation in the peace process. More broadly, he shows the dangers inherent in appeasement. It is one thing to seek peace, another to put into effect methods of government that one would not contemplate elsewhere in one's country. Peace may be achieved in the short term, but at the price of the long-term infection of the body politic.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Vaizey, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/23/northernireland.thatcher   We Tories are uneasy], ''Guardian'', 23 August 2000.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Dinner with lobbyists==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Black and White Ball 2015===&lt;br /&gt;
On 9 February 2015, Gove attended the [[Conservative Party]]'s 'Black and White Ball' election fundraiser at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The event was attended by almost the entire Cabinet, [[Boris Johnson]] and [[George Osborne]] did not attend due to the G20 event, and by party donors including; hedge fund boss [[Stanley Fink]] (Lord Fink), who wants Britain to rival offshore tax havens with an equally generous tax regime; founder of [[Lycamobile]], who paid no corporation tax between 2007 and 2014 despite generating millions in revenue, [[Subaskaran Allirajah]]; jewellery tycoon [[Ranbir Singh Suri]] and lap dancing club owner [[Peter Stringfellow]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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One Tory donor told the ''Guardian'' he had been told if he bought a 'premium table at the event for £15,000 he would expect the company of a cabinet minister' and if 'he paid £5,000 for a standard table, he would expect a junior minister'.&lt;br /&gt;
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To raise additional money at the event, the Party sold one off prizes. These included, dinner at home with Gove and his wife, shoe shopping with [[Theresa May]], a meal at the Carlton Club with [[Sajid Javid]] and a session of jogging with [[Nicky Morgan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/09/conservative-donors-pay-up-to-15000-for-table-at-election-fundraiser Conservative donors pay up to £15,000 for table at election fundraiser] ''The Guardian'', 9 February 2015, accessed 11 February 2015 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==After dinner speaking circuit==&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2016, following the example of [[David Cameron]] and [[George Osborne]], Gove signed up to [[Chartwell Speakers]] and the [[London Speakers Bureau]], through which he is expected to earn up to £50,000 pounds per speech at 'after-dinner' speaking events. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Matt Dathan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3949184/Fancy-hiring-Michael-Gove-speak-dinner-party-Ex-Justice-Secretary-latest-sacked-member-Cameron-s-Cabinet-join-lucrative-speaking-circuit.html Fancy hiring Michael Gove to speak at your dinner party? Ex-Justice Secretary becomes the latest sacked member of Cameron's Cabinet to join the lucrative speaking circuit], ''Daily Mail'', 18 November 2016, accessed 30 November. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received approval to take up the roles  by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) in October 2016. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is described as 'one of the most talented and controversial politicians in Britain', 'one of the most eye-catching politicians Westminster has seen in the last decade' and 'widely respected' on Chartwell's website, where he is listed as an expert on speak about foreign affairs, Brexit, security, education reform and media. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/michael-gove/ Chartwell | Michael Gove], ''Chartwell Speakers'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Donations==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove received a donation to his constituency office from [[Annabel's]] nightclub, while it was owned by [[Mark Birley]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/people,1126,how-gove-gets-his-cash,33928 Mystery over Michael Gove's cash resolved], The First Post, accessed 3 September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Metals trader [[Alan Bekhor]] has also been a donor.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.euromoney.com/Print.aspx?ArticleID=1967283 Hotline - MPs Register of Interest], Euromoney, 4 July 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 2 June 2014 Gove declared in the MPs Register of Interests that he had been a guest of [[Lord Rothermere]], owner of the [[Daily Mail]] newspaper, at his home in France the previous month. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Name of donor: Lord Rothermere&lt;br /&gt;
:Address of donor: private&lt;br /&gt;
:Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel, accommodation and subsistence to a value £2,134, for me and my wife as guests of Lord Rothermere.&lt;br /&gt;
:Destination of visit: France&lt;br /&gt;
:Date of visit: 3-4 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
:Purpose of visit: leisure (Registered 2 June 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2011 Gove received a donation of £2,000.00 from property investor [[Nick Leslau]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 3 April 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and £3,000.00 from banker [[Jeremy Isaacs]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/?currentPage=1&amp;amp;rows=10&amp;amp;query=Jeremy%20Isaacs&amp;amp;sort=AcceptedDate&amp;amp;order=desc&amp;amp;tab=1&amp;amp;et=pp&amp;amp;et=ppm&amp;amp;et=tp&amp;amp;et=perpar&amp;amp;et=rd&amp;amp;prePoll=false&amp;amp;postPoll=true Search: Jeremy Isaacs], accessed 1 July 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Special advisers and aides==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Cook]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Newman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beth Armstrong]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Staff==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Susannah Amoore]] - Parliamentary researcher, [[Surrey Heath Conservative Association]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Amy Hopkinson]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frances Reynolds]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karen Sheerer]] &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Freedom Fund]], trustee&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Newton's Apple]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]], former chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] | [[NGO Monitor]], International advisory board&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;NGO Monitor [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=2028 International Advisory Board Profiles], accessed 8 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; | [[Standpoint]] - Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Conservative Friends of Israel]] &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nathalie Tamam, [http://www.cfoi.co.uk/documents/200881131858_1%20August202008.doc ‘Informed’ Weekly Briefing], Conservative Friends of Israel, 01-August-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Recipient of the 'Jerusalem prize' from the [[Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland]], 2008&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nick Boles]], former flatmate &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sam Coates, Francis Elliott, Fran Yeoman and Helen Nugent, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6194886.ece The new generation of Conservative candidates]', ''The Times'', 30 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sarah Vine]], (leader writer at ''The Times''), wife &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Publications==&lt;br /&gt;
*''Michael Portillo: the future of the right'', Fourth Estate, 1995&lt;br /&gt;
*The Price of Peace, [[Centre for Policy Studies]], 27 July 2000.&lt;br /&gt;
*''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External resources==&lt;br /&gt;
* Tom Griffin, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/more/item/5661-michael-gove-and-the-subversives Michael Gove and the subversives], ''Spinwatch'' 6 June 2014, first published on [http://www.tomgriffin.org/ The Green Ribbon] blog&lt;br /&gt;
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*TheyWorkForYou, [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_gove/surrey_heath Michael Gove]&lt;br /&gt;
*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11595776/Michael-Gove-new-Justice-Secretary-wanted-to-bring-back-hanging.html Michael Gove, new Justice Secretary, wanted to bring back hanging], The ''Telegraph'', 10 May 2015&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Michael Gove.jpg|upright|thumb|280px|Michael Gove, politician, education reformer and 'right-wing polemicist'.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Michael Andrew Gove''' (born 26 August 1967) was the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from May 2015 to July 2016. He left government following new Prime Minister [[Theresa May]]'s first cabinet reshuffle. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From 2010 until July 2014, he was education secretary, implementing widespread market reforms to schools in England. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to 2010, he was the shadow secretary of state for children schools and families and a close policy aide of [[David Cameron]].  &lt;br /&gt;
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He is a former deputy editor of ''[[The Times]]'', and presently a columnist there. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; From June 2002 to January 2006 he was chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]] which has been influential on [[Conservative Party]] policy.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove was born in Edinburgh on 26 August 1967, the son of of Ernest and Christine Gove. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U45417 GOVE, Michael Andrew]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A &amp;amp; C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009 [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to this official biography, his father ran a fish-processing business and his mother was a lab assistant at Aberdeen University before working at Aberdeen School for the Deaf. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove attended Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a BA in English in 1988. He worked as a reporter for the ''Aberdeen Press and Journal'' in 1989 and then a researcher and reporter for Scottish Television from 1990 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a reporter for [[BBC]] News and Current Affairs, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; working on the ''Today'' programme and ''On The Record''. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Newsnight Review, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/2043945.stm Michael Gove], 22 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his time he wrote his first book ''Michael Portillo: The Future of the Right''. He joined ''The Times'' in 1996. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On his official website he states that he has 'used his position as a writer for ''The Times'' and a broadcaster on the [[BBC]] to fight for greater personal freedom, a tougher line on crime, a more dynamic economy, a cleaner environment, stronger defence and a better deal for hard-pressed families.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In one notable article in February 2003 he described himself as a 'right-wing polemicist' and declared his love for [[Tony Blair]]. In the article, which was headed 'I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony', Gove wrote: 'Central to any current assessment of Mr Blair has to be the manner in which he is handling the Iraq crisis,' but also added that: Blair was 'brave, to introduce market pressures into higher education by pushing through university top-up fees in the teeth of opposition from his egalitarian Chancellor. He’s been correct in conceding, to the annoyance of his wife I’m sure, that the European Convention on Human Rights gets in the way of a sane asylum policy. In dealing with the firefighters, and their absurdly selfish strike, he’s been satisfactorily resolute. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/michael_gove/article1112354.ece I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony]', ''The Times'', 25 February 2003.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From June 2002 to January 2006 he was Chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]]. In 2005 Gove was elected Conservative MP for Surrey Heath and was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing &amp;amp; Planning in [[David Cameron|David Cameron's]] shadow cabinet. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools &amp;amp; Families from 2007. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was re-elected as MP for Surrey Heath at the general election held on 6 May 2010. On 12 May he became Schools Secretary in the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition Government led by [[David Cameron]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was moved to become Government Chief Whip in a reshuffle on 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;No10reshuffle&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the 2015 general election, he became Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2015Apptmts&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/election-2015-prime-minister-and-ministerial-appointments Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments], 10 Downing Street, 8 May 2010, updated 10 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove left the Government in [[Theresa May]]'s first Prime Ministerial reshuffle on 14 July 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he subsequently returned to ''The Times'' as a columnist and book reviewer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HislopACOBA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Peter Walker, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michael-gove-rupert-murdoch-ian-hislop-relationship-times-private-eye-a7356466.html Michael Gove and Rupert Murdoch's relationship should be investigated, says Private Eye editor Ian Hislop], The Independent, 11 October 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the June 2017 general election, he returned to Government Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 11 June 2017.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is married to [[Sarah Vine]], who is a leader writer at ''The Times''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Leading education reform in the UK==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove’s enthusiasm for the rapid expansion of the schools market and the private sector’s role in it was apparent from the outset. He set about completing what had very tentatively begun with Thatcher and continued under Blair. More than half of secondary schools in England are now independently run academies. Over 2,000 have been created under Gove. His ambition is for all schools to be freed from local authority control. There are now also eighty new academy free schools, closely modelled on US charter schools, with over a hundred more in the pipeline. (Free Schools are billed as giving unhappy parents and teachers the chance to create new schools. One of the top reasons, however, for people wanting to set up a free school, ‘to be honest’, says [[Rachel Wolf]], the government’s former free school champion, is the freedom they have over teachers’ ‘pay, conditions and recruitment’). Free schools also provide a structure for profit-making state schools, something that Gove supports.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The messaging===&lt;br /&gt;
Britain’s schools are failing our children. This is the message at the core of the UK reformers’ argument. It is one that has been used to justify education reform in this country for decades. ‘We are falling further and further behind other nations,‘ said Gove, citing international league tables that, he claimed, show an apparent and sometimes sharp decline in standards. The figures he cited, however, have been found to be flawed. The official Statistics Authority described them as uncertain, weak and problematic and reprimanded Gove for using them. &lt;br /&gt;
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We have similarly been told that this crisis is the fault of a left-leaning education establishment made up of teaching unions, bureaucrats and local officials, described by Gove as the ‘enemies of promise’, or simply and popularly known among reformers as ‘the blob’ (a term first used by Reagan’s education secretary). Michael Gove has called teachers, critical of his reforms, ‘ultra-militant’ Marxists ‘hell bent on destroying our schools’. Gove promised to ‘put children first’, not the needs of these adults, echoing many in the US education reform lobby.&lt;br /&gt;
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The solution presented, as in the US, is to free schools from bureaucratic control, and introduce market forces into education.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The support network===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been helped by a tight-knit reform community in the UK made up of business-backed think tanks and third party lobby groups, peopled by well-connected insiders, very much like the education reform lobby in the US. These include: &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Individuals'''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James O'Shaughnessy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rachel Wolf]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Frayne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dominic Cummings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry de Zoete]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Toby Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fraser Nelson]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Lobby groups'''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Schools Network]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reform]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Education Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for Policy Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Drawing on lessons from the US===&lt;br /&gt;
Michael Gove has links to leading education reform lobbyists in the US, including: &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foundation for Excellence in Education]]: In 2013, Michael Gove, on one of his many trips to the US, delivered the keynote speech at the foundation’s annual conference. Topics discussed included ‘extreme choices through digital learning’ and ‘the art of communicating education reform’.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gove is also friendly with US education reformer and head of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s budding edtech business, [[Amplify]], [[Joel Klein]]. Gove sees Klein as ‘something of an educational superstar’. Klein returned the compliment, describing Gove as a ‘hero and a friend’. On one occasion in early 2011 Klein was Gove’s guest in Britain for three days. The trip was devoted to discussions on US education policy. Another of their meetings, accompanied by more than ten other people, occurred just before the announcement of Klein’s job with Murdoch in September 2010. One of those present was [[Fraser Nelson]], editor of the Spectator, board member of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] and a vocal reform lobbyist, who with his fellow Spectator writer, free school champion [[Toby Young]] has doggedly stuck to the reformers' script.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Support for radical, technology-driven reform of education===&lt;br /&gt;
When Michael Gove took the reins of England’s education system in May 2010 he expressed a non-interest in technology in schools. He was all about tradition and conservative values: heads were to get more powers over discipline; he wanted a return to blazers and ties, prefects and houses; primary school children were to be taught Latin; every school in the country was getting a new, King James Bible inscribed in gold ‘from the Secretary of State for Education’. &lt;br /&gt;
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Despite Gove's stated indifference, even before it came to power the Conservative-led government had given a strong signal to the education technology industry that it was, in fact, interested in creating a market in schools technology. Eight months ahead of the 2010 election, the Conservatives announced their intention to scrap the agency that dealt with technology in schools. It would be the first to go in their cost-cutting ‘bonfire of the quangos’. The [[British Educational Communications and Technology Agency]], or Becta, was seen as overly controlling the market. After less than a fortnight in office, Gove began winding it down. Within a year it was gone. All of a sudden the market for selling technology to schools was opened up. The axing of Becta was an idea put forward by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] just months before the Conservatives’ pre-election announcement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Still, it took Gove until well into 2011 to publicly declare an interest in technology in schools. In a speech that was billed as ‘at odds with his 18 months in office’, he confessed to being ‘behind the curve’. His department, he said, was working up new policy on using technology in the classroom. Gove was at pains to dispel the impression that his reforms would take the country’s education system back to the 1950s. ‘[We are accused] of caring more about Tennyson than technology, Ibsen than iTunes, more about Kubla Khan than the Khan Academy,’ he said. ‘There was no tension’, he said. ‘Schools and teaching had not changed in 100 years. If we do not change this, we will betray a generation.’ &lt;br /&gt;
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One major policy change subsequently made by Gove, after a sustained campaign from a large coalition of technology firms, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Google]], was to introduce computer science on to the curriculum from September 2014. (See [[Google]]: 'Google campaigns to get coding in schools and its launch of Chromebook' for more on the lobbying campaign). When asked by an US ed tech lobbyist about the embedding of technology in UK schools, Gove explained that '‘there is one thing that we absolutely can do, and that is make sure all our students develop better computational knowledge and have the chance to code.' Still on the subject of technology in schools, Gove added: 'The change is coming, it will be huge, but we can’t discern exactly what shape it will take.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zAPkhnP9Es&amp;amp;index=3&amp;amp;list=PLamKh0vaiRJNVGfppaGbJZjZ7CAi0EJlj National Summit 2013: Dinner Keynote with Michael Gove MP], 23 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has also gone a lot further in endorsing technology to teach. He has praised the use of games and interactive software in classrooms. He championed online learning, and the use by charter schools of ‘ubiquitous, cheap digital technology’ to give pupils access to the best teachers (online). He hailed the unprecedented opportunities technology provided for testing pupils. ‘Technology can be integrated and embedded across the whole curriculum,’ he said, echoing many. But perhaps more importantly, in his address to the industry at a digital learning conference, Gove expressed a desire to see Britain tap into this market.&lt;br /&gt;
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Perhaps most revealing, however, is Gove's support for the ideas in a book by two vocal advocates for technology in schools. ''Liberating Learning'' by [[John Chubb]] and [[Terry Moe]] of the US conservative [[Hoover Institution]] details how technology is being used to radically change education – and defeat teaching unions. ‘The world is in the early stages of a historic transformation in how students learn, teachers teach, and schools and school systems are organised’, they wrote in 2009. ''Liberating Learning'' describes how technology will deliver this transformation through: its ‘seeping-in’ to existing schools; virtual schooling; new education providers; data systems designed to monitor teacher performance; and its ‘slow but inexorable undermining of the political power of the teachers unions’. Michael Gove described it as an ‘excellent book’. 'A genuine engagement with the wondrous world of technological innovation will see children’s learning ‘liberated from the dead hand of the past,’ he said. 'We owe it to pupils across the country to take this issue seriously.'&lt;br /&gt;
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Computer-based approaches to learning require far fewer teachers per student. In ''Liberating Learning'', Chubb and Moe suggest half as many teachers will be needed, or even fewer than that.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Talking Edtech with Murdoch===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2010, [[Rupert Murdoch]] bought an education software company for $360m. Murdoch’s vision for News Corp’s education division, branded [[Amplify]], is to digitise first America’s, then the world’s, classrooms to ‘fundamentally change’ the way we think about delivering education. This is why. ‘We see a $500billion sector in the US alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs,’ Murdoch told investors.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rupert Murdoch counts the former Education Secretary as one of his most loyal supporters. While other Parliamentarians labelled Murdoch unfit to run a multinational company amid the phone-hacking scandal, Gove vehemently defended him. In his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Gove described him as ‘one of the most impressive and significant figures of the last fifty years’. We should be applauding Murdoch, not criticising him, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has known Murdoch for many years and long enjoyed his financial support. Before turning to politics, he was a leader writer and home editor at the Murdoch-owned The Times. Gove’s wife, [[Sarah Vine]], has also written for the paper for many years. When Gove became an MP in 2005, The Times topped up his Parliamentary salary for four years with a £60,000-a-year column. In 2013, the Education Secretary was also still registering income from a book deal for an undisclosed amount given to him a decade earlier by HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp, for a historical biography he has yet to write.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Gove’s office ‘most’ of his meetings with the Murdochs ‘have been about education, which is his job’. And he has had many. Gove regularly dined with Murdoch and his executives. One event, for example, attended by Gove, Murdoch, Murdoch’s son James and his editors celebrated a speech Murdoch had just given at the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. Echoing [[Microsoft]]'s [[Bill Gates]] in the US, and many CEOs in the UK, Murdoch used his address to damn the British schools system. ‘There is no excuse for the way British children are being failed,’ he said. He added modestly that that was why so much of News Corp’s philanthropic giving was devoted to the cause of education, although he did not say who had benefited from his generosity. The speech called for a revolutionised education system in the UK.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the spring of 2011, Murdoch and Gove had one of their breakfasts together in London. According to reports, on this occasion Murdoch flew on to address a conference of internet entrepreneurs at which he spoke in detail about [[News Corp]]’s digital education plans. Classrooms had not changed since Victorian times, he said. They were the ‘last holdout’ from the digital revolution. Just weeks later Gove delivered his first speech to teachers which called for technical innovation in the classroom. His chosen dinner partner that night was, once again, Rupert Murdoch.&lt;br /&gt;
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Giving evidence to Leveson, Gove admitted to holding discussions with Murdoch and Klein, (as well as [[Pearson]] and [[Microsoft]] on how technology will ‘change the shape of education’.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cave &amp;amp; Rowell, ''A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain'', Bodley Head, 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Neoconservatism and Islam==&lt;br /&gt;
===Neoconservatism===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been described as an 'unabashed neoconservative' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Porter, '[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/3397909/Michael-Gove-on-why-diplomas-should-be-ditched-and-GCSEs-made-more-difficult.html Michael Gove on why diplomas should be ditched and GCSEs made more difficult]', ''The Telegraph'', 7 November-2008, Accessed 29 March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Former [[Conservative]] MP and now ''Times'' columnist [[Matthew Parris]] writes: 'If you had to identify what you might call Michael’s abiding passion in politics, you would find it in a consistent, intelligent rage against what he would see as the unwitting appeasement of wicked and violent men by flabby, woolly-minded liberals.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Matthew Parris '[http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=2712 Welcome to Cameron's Europe-hating and Pentagon-loving party]' The Times Online, May 20, 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was advocating total war in the Middle East even before September 11th. On the day of the attacks ''[[The Times]]'' published an article by Gove on the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the piece - written before the news of the attacks - Gove wrote: 'The talks which the West demands that Israel continues to hold with the Palestinian Authority will only confer further legitimacy on a terrorist state. It is not just that Arafat's territory harbours terrorists. It is terrorist. Militarily, culturally, spiritually. Just as much as any totalitarian regime from our dark continent's 20th century.' He continued: 'the truth about &amp;quot;talks&amp;quot; is that they are the product of violence, not its solvent. Munich was a reward for terror. Indeed the more &amp;quot;successful&amp;quot; talks are, the greater the legitimation for further violence. Once Sudetenland fell, who stood up for Prague?' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'The spirit of Munich is alive in the Middle East', ''The Times'', 11 September 2001; p.14&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A week later Gove wrote that, ‘What the West is dealing with, once more, is an ideological challenge to our existence and values.’  He rejected the use of diplomacy and called for ‘total war’.  He continued:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Where should our steel be directed? It cannot, I fear, be deployed with the speed for which emotion pleads. But the swath we must cut is clear. First, the military eradication of bin Laden's headquarters and training camps. Next, the assembly of a coalition against the threat from his most dangerous accomplice, Saddam Hussein, and his weapons of mass destruction… &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'This is war, and it will demand our steel', ''The Times'', 18 Sepember 2001; p.18&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2008, Gove described the invasion of Iraq as a 'proper British foreign policy success'. 'Next year, while the world goes into recession,' Gove wrote, 'Iraq is likely to enjoy 10% GDP growth. Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary. The two facts, the economic and the political, are of course connected.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/12700/Michael-Gove-Triumph-of-freedom.4812256.jp Triumph of Freedom over Evil], ''Scotland on Sunday'', 21 December 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Celsius 7/7===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove wrote a book on Islamism called ''Celsius 7/7'', which was published by [[Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson]] in 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.iv.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove credited [[George Weidenfeld]], a political commentator and the founder of Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, as the inspiration for the book, writing: 'It was his idea that I should write a short work tackling head on much of the nonsense which had been spoken and written about terrorism in the last few years, and I am immensely grateful to him for that opportunity.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, ''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.141.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the book Gove argued that: 'there is a phenomenon called &amp;quot;Islamism&amp;quot;, a totalitarian movement in the mould of fascism or communism, and which should be fought with the weapons of war'. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andy McSmith, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/michael-gove-the-modest-moderniser-944074.html Michael Gove: The modest moderniser],''The Independent'', 27-September-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The historian [[William Dalrymple]] said of the book: 'Gove is an ill-informed pundit tailoring information to fit pre-existing prejudices': &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gove is an example of the sort of pundit who has spoon-fed neocon mythologies to the British public for the past few years. Gove has never lived in the Middle East, indeed has barely set foot in a Muslim country. He has little knowledge of Islamic history, theology or culture — in Celsius 7/7, he just takes the line of [[Bernard Lewis]] on these matters; nor does he speak any Islamic language. None of this, however, has prevented his being billed, on his book’s dust-jacket, “one of Britain’s leading writers and thinkers on terrorism.&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Gove's book is a confused epic of simplistic incomprehension, riddled with more factual errors and misconceptions than any other text I have come across in two decades of reviewing books on this subject.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;William Dalrymple, [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article645300.ece A global crisis of understanding], ''The Times'', 24 September-2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove credited a number of friends and colleagues who helped to shape his thinking in writing the book: 'I am particularly indebted to [[Dean Godson]] and [[Nicholas Boles]] of the think tank [[Policy Exchange]], [[Dominic Cummings]] and [[James Frayne]], formerly of the [[New Frontiers Foundation]], [[Garvan Walshe]] and [[Glyn Gaskarth]] of the [[Conservative Research Department]] and the writers [[Simon Sebag Montefiore]], [[Stephen Pollard]], [[Oliver Kamm]], [[William Shawcross]] and [[Douglas Murray]].' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.142.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Khurshid Ahmad===&lt;br /&gt;
On 5 December 2005, Gove criticised Home Secretary [[Charles Clarke]] for employing advisors on extremism including Ahmad Thompson, Khurshid Ahmad and Mockbul Ali. He later apologised after it emerged he had confused Khurshid Ahmad with another individual of the same name.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Paul Waugh, [http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2009/11/when-an-extremist-is-not-an-extremist.html When an 'extremist' is not an extremist], Evening Standard Blogs, 26 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===PMQs Blunder===&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2009, Gove helped [[David Cameron]] to set up a question to the Prime Minister on Islamic extremism:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Seeing that two schools linked to Hizb ut Tahrir had received cash from the Early Years Pathfinder scheme which funds free nursery places, Mr Gove had mistakenly thought that it was part of the Preventing Violent Extremism pathfinder project that is supposed to tackle indoctrination. In fact the two schemes are entirely separate. The error meant that Mr Cameron was simply wrong to declare that the schools were receiving cash from an “anti-extremist” fund when he faced Mr Brown across the dispatch box.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Francis Elliot, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6934174.ece Schools supremo Michael Gove learns painful lesson about getting the facts right], ''The Times'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Conservatives also claimed that the schools had not been registered or inspected by [[Ofsted]]:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;In fact, one of the two schools – in Slough, Berkshire – had posted a glowing commendation from Ofsted on its website. The report was easily accessible by Googling the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, and its veracity could be confirmed with Ofsted.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Garner, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/why-conservatives-failed-the-test-on-islamic-schools-1828763.html Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the ''Independent'', the blunder was said to have been &amp;quot;made by a researcher who put together a briefing paper ahead of Prime Minister's Questions&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;But it also created deep embarrassment for Mr Gove, who is one of the Tory leader's most trusted advisers and confidants. He has been highlighting the case of the two schools for nearly a month; the rapid revelation of such a basic mistake leaves him with egg on his face.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nigel Morris, [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nigel-morris-flaky-research-lands-gove-in-hot-water-1828762.html Nigel Morris: Flaky research lands Gove in hot water], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Rupert Murdoch==&lt;br /&gt;
Partly as a result of his Times career, Gove has widely been considered to be particularly close to [[Rupert Murdoch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In October 2016, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop told the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee that Gove's relationship with Murdoch should be investigated. The Committee was examining the role of the [[Advisory Committee On Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) which had approved Gove's return to ''The Times'' after his departure from Government.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HislopACOBA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Peter Walker, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michael-gove-rupert-murdoch-ian-hislop-relationship-times-private-eye-a7356466.html Michael Gove and Rupert Murdoch's relationship should be investigated, says Private Eye editor Ian Hislop], The Independent, 11 October 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Ireland==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Price of Peace===&lt;br /&gt;
In the Summer of 2000, Gove published a pamphlet on Northern Ireland, called ''The Price of Peace'' for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. According to [[Ed Vaizey]]'s review, Gove argued that &amp;quot;the peace process has taken us down a dangerous and erroneous path&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The solution, in Gove's eyes, is to abandon the peace process and substitute for it a strategy of &amp;quot;resolute security action&amp;quot;; the ending of prisoner releases; the banning of any party still associated with the principle of violence from participation in the peace process. More broadly, he shows the dangers inherent in appeasement. It is one thing to seek peace, another to put into effect methods of government that one would not contemplate elsewhere in one's country. Peace may be achieved in the short term, but at the price of the long-term infection of the body politic.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Vaizey, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/23/northernireland.thatcher   We Tories are uneasy], ''Guardian'', 23 August 2000.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Dinner with lobbyists==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Black and White Ball 2015===&lt;br /&gt;
On 9 February 2015, Gove attended the [[Conservative Party]]'s 'Black and White Ball' election fundraiser at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The event was attended by almost the entire Cabinet, [[Boris Johnson]] and [[George Osborne]] did not attend due to the G20 event, and by party donors including; hedge fund boss [[Stanley Fink]] (Lord Fink), who wants Britain to rival offshore tax havens with an equally generous tax regime; founder of [[Lycamobile]], who paid no corporation tax between 2007 and 2014 despite generating millions in revenue, [[Subaskaran Allirajah]]; jewellery tycoon [[Ranbir Singh Suri]] and lap dancing club owner [[Peter Stringfellow]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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One Tory donor told the ''Guardian'' he had been told if he bought a 'premium table at the event for £15,000 he would expect the company of a cabinet minister' and if 'he paid £5,000 for a standard table, he would expect a junior minister'.&lt;br /&gt;
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To raise additional money at the event, the Party sold one off prizes. These included, dinner at home with Gove and his wife, shoe shopping with [[Theresa May]], a meal at the Carlton Club with [[Sajid Javid]] and a session of jogging with [[Nicky Morgan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/09/conservative-donors-pay-up-to-15000-for-table-at-election-fundraiser Conservative donors pay up to £15,000 for table at election fundraiser] ''The Guardian'', 9 February 2015, accessed 11 February 2015 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==After dinner speaking circuit==&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2016, following the example of [[David Cameron]] and [[George Osborne]], Gove signed up to [[Chartwell Speakers]] and the [[London Speakers Bureau]], through which he is expected to earn up to £50,000 pounds per speech at 'after-dinner' speaking events. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Matt Dathan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3949184/Fancy-hiring-Michael-Gove-speak-dinner-party-Ex-Justice-Secretary-latest-sacked-member-Cameron-s-Cabinet-join-lucrative-speaking-circuit.html Fancy hiring Michael Gove to speak at your dinner party? Ex-Justice Secretary becomes the latest sacked member of Cameron's Cabinet to join the lucrative speaking circuit], ''Daily Mail'', 18 November 2016, accessed 30 November. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received approval to take up the roles  by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) in October 2016. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is described as 'one of the most talented and controversial politicians in Britain', 'one of the most eye-catching politicians Westminster has seen in the last decade' and 'widely respected' on Chartwell's website, where he is listed as an expert on speak about foreign affairs, Brexit, security, education reform and media. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/michael-gove/ Chartwell | Michael Gove], ''Chartwell Speakers'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Donations==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove received a donation to his constituency office from [[Annabel's]] nightclub, while it was owned by [[Mark Birley]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/people,1126,how-gove-gets-his-cash,33928 Mystery over Michael Gove's cash resolved], The First Post, accessed 3 September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Metals trader [[Alan Bekhor]] has also been a donor.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.euromoney.com/Print.aspx?ArticleID=1967283 Hotline - MPs Register of Interest], Euromoney, 4 July 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 2 June 2014 Gove declared in the MPs Register of Interests that he had been a guest of [[Lord Rothermere]], owner of the [[Daily Mail]] newspaper, at his home in France the previous month. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Name of donor: Lord Rothermere&lt;br /&gt;
:Address of donor: private&lt;br /&gt;
:Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel, accommodation and subsistence to a value £2,134, for me and my wife as guests of Lord Rothermere.&lt;br /&gt;
:Destination of visit: France&lt;br /&gt;
:Date of visit: 3-4 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
:Purpose of visit: leisure (Registered 2 June 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2011 Gove received a donation of £2,000.00 from property investor [[Nick Leslau]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 3 April 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and £3,000.00 from banker [[Jeremy Isaacs]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/?currentPage=1&amp;amp;rows=10&amp;amp;query=Jeremy%20Isaacs&amp;amp;sort=AcceptedDate&amp;amp;order=desc&amp;amp;tab=1&amp;amp;et=pp&amp;amp;et=ppm&amp;amp;et=tp&amp;amp;et=perpar&amp;amp;et=rd&amp;amp;prePoll=false&amp;amp;postPoll=true Search: Jeremy Isaacs], accessed 1 July 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Special advisers and aides==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Cook]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Newman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beth Armstrong]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Staff==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Susannah Amoore]] - Parliamentary researcher, [[Surrey Heath Conservative Association]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Amy Hopkinson]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frances Reynolds]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karen Sheerer]] &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Freedom Fund]], trustee&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Newton's Apple]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]], former chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] | [[NGO Monitor]], International advisory board&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;NGO Monitor [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=2028 International Advisory Board Profiles], accessed 8 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; | [[Standpoint]] - Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Conservative Friends of Israel]] &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nathalie Tamam, [http://www.cfoi.co.uk/documents/200881131858_1%20August202008.doc ‘Informed’ Weekly Briefing], Conservative Friends of Israel, 01-August-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Recipient of the 'Jerusalem prize' from the [[Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland]], 2008&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nick Boles]], former flatmate &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sam Coates, Francis Elliott, Fran Yeoman and Helen Nugent, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6194886.ece The new generation of Conservative candidates]', ''The Times'', 30 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sarah Vine]], (leader writer at ''The Times''), wife &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Publications==&lt;br /&gt;
*''Michael Portillo: the future of the right'', Fourth Estate, 1995&lt;br /&gt;
*The Price of Peace, [[Centre for Policy Studies]], 27 July 2000.&lt;br /&gt;
*''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External resources==&lt;br /&gt;
* Tom Griffin, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/more/item/5661-michael-gove-and-the-subversives Michael Gove and the subversives], ''Spinwatch'' 6 June 2014, first published on [http://www.tomgriffin.org/ The Green Ribbon] blog&lt;br /&gt;
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*TheyWorkForYou, [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_gove/surrey_heath Michael Gove]&lt;br /&gt;
*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11595776/Michael-Gove-new-Justice-Secretary-wanted-to-bring-back-hanging.html Michael Gove, new Justice Secretary, wanted to bring back hanging], The ''Telegraph'', 10 May 2015&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Michael Gove.jpg|upright|thumb|280px|Michael Gove, politician, education reformer and 'right-wing polemicist'.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Michael Andrew Gove''' (born 26 August 1967) was the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from May 2015 to July 2016. He left government following new Prime Minister [[Theresa May]]'s first cabinet reshuffle. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From 2010 until July 2014, he was education secretary, implementing widespread market reforms to schools in England. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to 2010, he was the shadow secretary of state for children schools and families and a close policy aide of [[David Cameron]].  &lt;br /&gt;
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He is a former deputy editor of ''[[The Times]]'', and presently a columnist there. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; From June 2002 to January 2006 he was chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]] which has been influential on [[Conservative Party]] policy.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove was born in Edinburgh on 26 August 1967, the son of of Ernest and Christine Gove. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U45417 GOVE, Michael Andrew]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A &amp;amp; C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009 [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to this official biography, his father ran a fish-processing business and his mother was a lab assistant at Aberdeen University before working at Aberdeen School for the Deaf. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove attended Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a BA in English in 1988. He worked as a reporter for the ''Aberdeen Press and Journal'' in 1989 and then a researcher and reporter for Scottish Television from 1990 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a reporter for [[BBC]] News and Current Affairs, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; working on the ''Today'' programme and ''On The Record''. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Newsnight Review, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/2043945.stm Michael Gove], 22 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his time he wrote his first book ''Michael Portillo: The Future of the Right''. He joined ''The Times'' in 1996. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On his official website he states that he has 'used his position as a writer for ''The Times'' and a broadcaster on the [[BBC]] to fight for greater personal freedom, a tougher line on crime, a more dynamic economy, a cleaner environment, stronger defence and a better deal for hard-pressed families.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In one notable article in February 2003 he described himself as a 'right-wing polemicist' and declared his love for [[Tony Blair]]. In the article, which was headed 'I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony', Gove wrote: 'Central to any current assessment of Mr Blair has to be the manner in which he is handling the Iraq crisis,' but also added that: Blair was 'brave, to introduce market pressures into higher education by pushing through university top-up fees in the teeth of opposition from his egalitarian Chancellor. He’s been correct in conceding, to the annoyance of his wife I’m sure, that the European Convention on Human Rights gets in the way of a sane asylum policy. In dealing with the firefighters, and their absurdly selfish strike, he’s been satisfactorily resolute. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/michael_gove/article1112354.ece I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony]', ''The Times'', 25 February 2003.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From June 2002 to January 2006 he was Chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]]. In 2005 Gove was elected Conservative MP for Surrey Heath and was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing &amp;amp; Planning in [[David Cameron|David Cameron's]] shadow cabinet. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools &amp;amp; Families from 2007. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was re-elected as MP for Surrey Heath at the general election held on 6 May 2010. On 12 May he became Schools Secretary in the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition Government led by [[David Cameron]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was moved to become Government Chief Whip in a reshuffle on 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;No10reshuffle&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the 2015 general election, he became Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2015Apptmts&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/election-2015-prime-minister-and-ministerial-appointments Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments], 10 Downing Street, 8 May 2010, updated 10 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove left the Government in [[Theresa May]]'s first Prime Ministerial reshuffle on 14 July 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the June 2017 general election, he returned to Government Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 11 June 2017.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is married to [[Sarah Vine]], who is a leader writer at ''The Times''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Leading education reform in the UK==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove’s enthusiasm for the rapid expansion of the schools market and the private sector’s role in it was apparent from the outset. He set about completing what had very tentatively begun with Thatcher and continued under Blair. More than half of secondary schools in England are now independently run academies. Over 2,000 have been created under Gove. His ambition is for all schools to be freed from local authority control. There are now also eighty new academy free schools, closely modelled on US charter schools, with over a hundred more in the pipeline. (Free Schools are billed as giving unhappy parents and teachers the chance to create new schools. One of the top reasons, however, for people wanting to set up a free school, ‘to be honest’, says [[Rachel Wolf]], the government’s former free school champion, is the freedom they have over teachers’ ‘pay, conditions and recruitment’). Free schools also provide a structure for profit-making state schools, something that Gove supports.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The messaging===&lt;br /&gt;
Britain’s schools are failing our children. This is the message at the core of the UK reformers’ argument. It is one that has been used to justify education reform in this country for decades. ‘We are falling further and further behind other nations,‘ said Gove, citing international league tables that, he claimed, show an apparent and sometimes sharp decline in standards. The figures he cited, however, have been found to be flawed. The official Statistics Authority described them as uncertain, weak and problematic and reprimanded Gove for using them. &lt;br /&gt;
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We have similarly been told that this crisis is the fault of a left-leaning education establishment made up of teaching unions, bureaucrats and local officials, described by Gove as the ‘enemies of promise’, or simply and popularly known among reformers as ‘the blob’ (a term first used by Reagan’s education secretary). Michael Gove has called teachers, critical of his reforms, ‘ultra-militant’ Marxists ‘hell bent on destroying our schools’. Gove promised to ‘put children first’, not the needs of these adults, echoing many in the US education reform lobby.&lt;br /&gt;
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The solution presented, as in the US, is to free schools from bureaucratic control, and introduce market forces into education.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The support network===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been helped by a tight-knit reform community in the UK made up of business-backed think tanks and third party lobby groups, peopled by well-connected insiders, very much like the education reform lobby in the US. These include: &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Individuals'''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James O'Shaughnessy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rachel Wolf]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Frayne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dominic Cummings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry de Zoete]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Toby Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fraser Nelson]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Lobby groups'''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Schools Network]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reform]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Education Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for Policy Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Drawing on lessons from the US===&lt;br /&gt;
Michael Gove has links to leading education reform lobbyists in the US, including: &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foundation for Excellence in Education]]: In 2013, Michael Gove, on one of his many trips to the US, delivered the keynote speech at the foundation’s annual conference. Topics discussed included ‘extreme choices through digital learning’ and ‘the art of communicating education reform’.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gove is also friendly with US education reformer and head of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s budding edtech business, [[Amplify]], [[Joel Klein]]. Gove sees Klein as ‘something of an educational superstar’. Klein returned the compliment, describing Gove as a ‘hero and a friend’. On one occasion in early 2011 Klein was Gove’s guest in Britain for three days. The trip was devoted to discussions on US education policy. Another of their meetings, accompanied by more than ten other people, occurred just before the announcement of Klein’s job with Murdoch in September 2010. One of those present was [[Fraser Nelson]], editor of the Spectator, board member of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] and a vocal reform lobbyist, who with his fellow Spectator writer, free school champion [[Toby Young]] has doggedly stuck to the reformers' script.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Support for radical, technology-driven reform of education===&lt;br /&gt;
When Michael Gove took the reins of England’s education system in May 2010 he expressed a non-interest in technology in schools. He was all about tradition and conservative values: heads were to get more powers over discipline; he wanted a return to blazers and ties, prefects and houses; primary school children were to be taught Latin; every school in the country was getting a new, King James Bible inscribed in gold ‘from the Secretary of State for Education’. &lt;br /&gt;
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Despite Gove's stated indifference, even before it came to power the Conservative-led government had given a strong signal to the education technology industry that it was, in fact, interested in creating a market in schools technology. Eight months ahead of the 2010 election, the Conservatives announced their intention to scrap the agency that dealt with technology in schools. It would be the first to go in their cost-cutting ‘bonfire of the quangos’. The [[British Educational Communications and Technology Agency]], or Becta, was seen as overly controlling the market. After less than a fortnight in office, Gove began winding it down. Within a year it was gone. All of a sudden the market for selling technology to schools was opened up. The axing of Becta was an idea put forward by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] just months before the Conservatives’ pre-election announcement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Still, it took Gove until well into 2011 to publicly declare an interest in technology in schools. In a speech that was billed as ‘at odds with his 18 months in office’, he confessed to being ‘behind the curve’. His department, he said, was working up new policy on using technology in the classroom. Gove was at pains to dispel the impression that his reforms would take the country’s education system back to the 1950s. ‘[We are accused] of caring more about Tennyson than technology, Ibsen than iTunes, more about Kubla Khan than the Khan Academy,’ he said. ‘There was no tension’, he said. ‘Schools and teaching had not changed in 100 years. If we do not change this, we will betray a generation.’ &lt;br /&gt;
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One major policy change subsequently made by Gove, after a sustained campaign from a large coalition of technology firms, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Google]], was to introduce computer science on to the curriculum from September 2014. (See [[Google]]: 'Google campaigns to get coding in schools and its launch of Chromebook' for more on the lobbying campaign). When asked by an US ed tech lobbyist about the embedding of technology in UK schools, Gove explained that '‘there is one thing that we absolutely can do, and that is make sure all our students develop better computational knowledge and have the chance to code.' Still on the subject of technology in schools, Gove added: 'The change is coming, it will be huge, but we can’t discern exactly what shape it will take.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zAPkhnP9Es&amp;amp;index=3&amp;amp;list=PLamKh0vaiRJNVGfppaGbJZjZ7CAi0EJlj National Summit 2013: Dinner Keynote with Michael Gove MP], 23 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has also gone a lot further in endorsing technology to teach. He has praised the use of games and interactive software in classrooms. He championed online learning, and the use by charter schools of ‘ubiquitous, cheap digital technology’ to give pupils access to the best teachers (online). He hailed the unprecedented opportunities technology provided for testing pupils. ‘Technology can be integrated and embedded across the whole curriculum,’ he said, echoing many. But perhaps more importantly, in his address to the industry at a digital learning conference, Gove expressed a desire to see Britain tap into this market.&lt;br /&gt;
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Perhaps most revealing, however, is Gove's support for the ideas in a book by two vocal advocates for technology in schools. ''Liberating Learning'' by [[John Chubb]] and [[Terry Moe]] of the US conservative [[Hoover Institution]] details how technology is being used to radically change education – and defeat teaching unions. ‘The world is in the early stages of a historic transformation in how students learn, teachers teach, and schools and school systems are organised’, they wrote in 2009. ''Liberating Learning'' describes how technology will deliver this transformation through: its ‘seeping-in’ to existing schools; virtual schooling; new education providers; data systems designed to monitor teacher performance; and its ‘slow but inexorable undermining of the political power of the teachers unions’. Michael Gove described it as an ‘excellent book’. 'A genuine engagement with the wondrous world of technological innovation will see children’s learning ‘liberated from the dead hand of the past,’ he said. 'We owe it to pupils across the country to take this issue seriously.'&lt;br /&gt;
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Computer-based approaches to learning require far fewer teachers per student. In ''Liberating Learning'', Chubb and Moe suggest half as many teachers will be needed, or even fewer than that.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Talking Edtech with Murdoch===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2010, [[Rupert Murdoch]] bought an education software company for $360m. Murdoch’s vision for News Corp’s education division, branded [[Amplify]], is to digitise first America’s, then the world’s, classrooms to ‘fundamentally change’ the way we think about delivering education. This is why. ‘We see a $500billion sector in the US alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs,’ Murdoch told investors.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rupert Murdoch counts the former Education Secretary as one of his most loyal supporters. While other Parliamentarians labelled Murdoch unfit to run a multinational company amid the phone-hacking scandal, Gove vehemently defended him. In his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Gove described him as ‘one of the most impressive and significant figures of the last fifty years’. We should be applauding Murdoch, not criticising him, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has known Murdoch for many years and long enjoyed his financial support. Before turning to politics, he was a leader writer and home editor at the Murdoch-owned The Times. Gove’s wife, [[Sarah Vine]], has also written for the paper for many years. When Gove became an MP in 2005, The Times topped up his Parliamentary salary for four years with a £60,000-a-year column. In 2013, the Education Secretary was also still registering income from a book deal for an undisclosed amount given to him a decade earlier by HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp, for a historical biography he has yet to write.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Gove’s office ‘most’ of his meetings with the Murdochs ‘have been about education, which is his job’. And he has had many. Gove regularly dined with Murdoch and his executives. One event, for example, attended by Gove, Murdoch, Murdoch’s son James and his editors celebrated a speech Murdoch had just given at the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. Echoing [[Microsoft]]'s [[Bill Gates]] in the US, and many CEOs in the UK, Murdoch used his address to damn the British schools system. ‘There is no excuse for the way British children are being failed,’ he said. He added modestly that that was why so much of News Corp’s philanthropic giving was devoted to the cause of education, although he did not say who had benefited from his generosity. The speech called for a revolutionised education system in the UK.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the spring of 2011, Murdoch and Gove had one of their breakfasts together in London. According to reports, on this occasion Murdoch flew on to address a conference of internet entrepreneurs at which he spoke in detail about [[News Corp]]’s digital education plans. Classrooms had not changed since Victorian times, he said. They were the ‘last holdout’ from the digital revolution. Just weeks later Gove delivered his first speech to teachers which called for technical innovation in the classroom. His chosen dinner partner that night was, once again, Rupert Murdoch.&lt;br /&gt;
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Giving evidence to Leveson, Gove admitted to holding discussions with Murdoch and Klein, (as well as [[Pearson]] and [[Microsoft]] on how technology will ‘change the shape of education’.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cave &amp;amp; Rowell, ''A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain'', Bodley Head, 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Neoconservatism and Islam==&lt;br /&gt;
===Neoconservatism===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been described as an 'unabashed neoconservative' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Porter, '[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/3397909/Michael-Gove-on-why-diplomas-should-be-ditched-and-GCSEs-made-more-difficult.html Michael Gove on why diplomas should be ditched and GCSEs made more difficult]', ''The Telegraph'', 7 November-2008, Accessed 29 March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Former [[Conservative]] MP and now ''Times'' columnist [[Matthew Parris]] writes: 'If you had to identify what you might call Michael’s abiding passion in politics, you would find it in a consistent, intelligent rage against what he would see as the unwitting appeasement of wicked and violent men by flabby, woolly-minded liberals.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Matthew Parris '[http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=2712 Welcome to Cameron's Europe-hating and Pentagon-loving party]' The Times Online, May 20, 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was advocating total war in the Middle East even before September 11th. On the day of the attacks ''[[The Times]]'' published an article by Gove on the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the piece - written before the news of the attacks - Gove wrote: 'The talks which the West demands that Israel continues to hold with the Palestinian Authority will only confer further legitimacy on a terrorist state. It is not just that Arafat's territory harbours terrorists. It is terrorist. Militarily, culturally, spiritually. Just as much as any totalitarian regime from our dark continent's 20th century.' He continued: 'the truth about &amp;quot;talks&amp;quot; is that they are the product of violence, not its solvent. Munich was a reward for terror. Indeed the more &amp;quot;successful&amp;quot; talks are, the greater the legitimation for further violence. Once Sudetenland fell, who stood up for Prague?' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'The spirit of Munich is alive in the Middle East', ''The Times'', 11 September 2001; p.14&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A week later Gove wrote that, ‘What the West is dealing with, once more, is an ideological challenge to our existence and values.’  He rejected the use of diplomacy and called for ‘total war’.  He continued:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Where should our steel be directed? It cannot, I fear, be deployed with the speed for which emotion pleads. But the swath we must cut is clear. First, the military eradication of bin Laden's headquarters and training camps. Next, the assembly of a coalition against the threat from his most dangerous accomplice, Saddam Hussein, and his weapons of mass destruction… &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'This is war, and it will demand our steel', ''The Times'', 18 Sepember 2001; p.18&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2008, Gove described the invasion of Iraq as a 'proper British foreign policy success'. 'Next year, while the world goes into recession,' Gove wrote, 'Iraq is likely to enjoy 10% GDP growth. Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary. The two facts, the economic and the political, are of course connected.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/12700/Michael-Gove-Triumph-of-freedom.4812256.jp Triumph of Freedom over Evil], ''Scotland on Sunday'', 21 December 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Celsius 7/7===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove wrote a book on Islamism called ''Celsius 7/7'', which was published by [[Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson]] in 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.iv.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove credited [[George Weidenfeld]], a political commentator and the founder of Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, as the inspiration for the book, writing: 'It was his idea that I should write a short work tackling head on much of the nonsense which had been spoken and written about terrorism in the last few years, and I am immensely grateful to him for that opportunity.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, ''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.141.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the book Gove argued that: 'there is a phenomenon called &amp;quot;Islamism&amp;quot;, a totalitarian movement in the mould of fascism or communism, and which should be fought with the weapons of war'. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andy McSmith, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/michael-gove-the-modest-moderniser-944074.html Michael Gove: The modest moderniser],''The Independent'', 27-September-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The historian [[William Dalrymple]] said of the book: 'Gove is an ill-informed pundit tailoring information to fit pre-existing prejudices': &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gove is an example of the sort of pundit who has spoon-fed neocon mythologies to the British public for the past few years. Gove has never lived in the Middle East, indeed has barely set foot in a Muslim country. He has little knowledge of Islamic history, theology or culture — in Celsius 7/7, he just takes the line of [[Bernard Lewis]] on these matters; nor does he speak any Islamic language. None of this, however, has prevented his being billed, on his book’s dust-jacket, “one of Britain’s leading writers and thinkers on terrorism.&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Gove's book is a confused epic of simplistic incomprehension, riddled with more factual errors and misconceptions than any other text I have come across in two decades of reviewing books on this subject.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;William Dalrymple, [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article645300.ece A global crisis of understanding], ''The Times'', 24 September-2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove credited a number of friends and colleagues who helped to shape his thinking in writing the book: 'I am particularly indebted to [[Dean Godson]] and [[Nicholas Boles]] of the think tank [[Policy Exchange]], [[Dominic Cummings]] and [[James Frayne]], formerly of the [[New Frontiers Foundation]], [[Garvan Walshe]] and [[Glyn Gaskarth]] of the [[Conservative Research Department]] and the writers [[Simon Sebag Montefiore]], [[Stephen Pollard]], [[Oliver Kamm]], [[William Shawcross]] and [[Douglas Murray]].' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.142.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Khurshid Ahmad===&lt;br /&gt;
On 5 December 2005, Gove criticised Home Secretary [[Charles Clarke]] for employing advisors on extremism including Ahmad Thompson, Khurshid Ahmad and Mockbul Ali. He later apologised after it emerged he had confused Khurshid Ahmad with another individual of the same name.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Paul Waugh, [http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2009/11/when-an-extremist-is-not-an-extremist.html When an 'extremist' is not an extremist], Evening Standard Blogs, 26 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===PMQs Blunder===&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2009, Gove helped [[David Cameron]] to set up a question to the Prime Minister on Islamic extremism:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Seeing that two schools linked to Hizb ut Tahrir had received cash from the Early Years Pathfinder scheme which funds free nursery places, Mr Gove had mistakenly thought that it was part of the Preventing Violent Extremism pathfinder project that is supposed to tackle indoctrination. In fact the two schemes are entirely separate. The error meant that Mr Cameron was simply wrong to declare that the schools were receiving cash from an “anti-extremist” fund when he faced Mr Brown across the dispatch box.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Francis Elliot, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6934174.ece Schools supremo Michael Gove learns painful lesson about getting the facts right], ''The Times'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Conservatives also claimed that the schools had not been registered or inspected by [[Ofsted]]:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;In fact, one of the two schools – in Slough, Berkshire – had posted a glowing commendation from Ofsted on its website. The report was easily accessible by Googling the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, and its veracity could be confirmed with Ofsted.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Garner, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/why-conservatives-failed-the-test-on-islamic-schools-1828763.html Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the ''Independent'', the blunder was said to have been &amp;quot;made by a researcher who put together a briefing paper ahead of Prime Minister's Questions&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;But it also created deep embarrassment for Mr Gove, who is one of the Tory leader's most trusted advisers and confidants. He has been highlighting the case of the two schools for nearly a month; the rapid revelation of such a basic mistake leaves him with egg on his face.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nigel Morris, [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nigel-morris-flaky-research-lands-gove-in-hot-water-1828762.html Nigel Morris: Flaky research lands Gove in hot water], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Rupert Murdoch==&lt;br /&gt;
Partly as a result of his Times career, Gove has widely been considered to be particularly close to [[Rupert Murdoch]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In October 2016, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop told the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee that Gove's relationship with Murdoch should be investigated. The Committee was examining the role of the [[Advisory Committee On Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) which had approved Gove's return to ''The Times'' after his departure from Government.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HislopACOBA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Peter Walker, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michael-gove-rupert-murdoch-ian-hislop-relationship-times-private-eye-a7356466.html Michael Gove and Rupert Murdoch's relationship should be investigated, says Private Eye editor Ian Hislop], The Independent, 11 October 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Ireland==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Price of Peace===&lt;br /&gt;
In the Summer of 2000, Gove published a pamphlet on Northern Ireland, called ''The Price of Peace'' for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. According to [[Ed Vaizey]]'s review, Gove argued that &amp;quot;the peace process has taken us down a dangerous and erroneous path&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The solution, in Gove's eyes, is to abandon the peace process and substitute for it a strategy of &amp;quot;resolute security action&amp;quot;; the ending of prisoner releases; the banning of any party still associated with the principle of violence from participation in the peace process. More broadly, he shows the dangers inherent in appeasement. It is one thing to seek peace, another to put into effect methods of government that one would not contemplate elsewhere in one's country. Peace may be achieved in the short term, but at the price of the long-term infection of the body politic.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Vaizey, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/23/northernireland.thatcher   We Tories are uneasy], ''Guardian'', 23 August 2000.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Dinner with lobbyists==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Black and White Ball 2015===&lt;br /&gt;
On 9 February 2015, Gove attended the [[Conservative Party]]'s 'Black and White Ball' election fundraiser at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The event was attended by almost the entire Cabinet, [[Boris Johnson]] and [[George Osborne]] did not attend due to the G20 event, and by party donors including; hedge fund boss [[Stanley Fink]] (Lord Fink), who wants Britain to rival offshore tax havens with an equally generous tax regime; founder of [[Lycamobile]], who paid no corporation tax between 2007 and 2014 despite generating millions in revenue, [[Subaskaran Allirajah]]; jewellery tycoon [[Ranbir Singh Suri]] and lap dancing club owner [[Peter Stringfellow]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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One Tory donor told the ''Guardian'' he had been told if he bought a 'premium table at the event for £15,000 he would expect the company of a cabinet minister' and if 'he paid £5,000 for a standard table, he would expect a junior minister'.&lt;br /&gt;
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To raise additional money at the event, the Party sold one off prizes. These included, dinner at home with Gove and his wife, shoe shopping with [[Theresa May]], a meal at the Carlton Club with [[Sajid Javid]] and a session of jogging with [[Nicky Morgan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/09/conservative-donors-pay-up-to-15000-for-table-at-election-fundraiser Conservative donors pay up to £15,000 for table at election fundraiser] ''The Guardian'', 9 February 2015, accessed 11 February 2015 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==After dinner speaking circuit==&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2016, following the example of [[David Cameron]] and [[George Osborne]], Gove signed up to [[Chartwell Speakers]] and the [[London Speakers Bureau]], through which he is expected to earn up to £50,000 pounds per speech at 'after-dinner' speaking events. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Matt Dathan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3949184/Fancy-hiring-Michael-Gove-speak-dinner-party-Ex-Justice-Secretary-latest-sacked-member-Cameron-s-Cabinet-join-lucrative-speaking-circuit.html Fancy hiring Michael Gove to speak at your dinner party? Ex-Justice Secretary becomes the latest sacked member of Cameron's Cabinet to join the lucrative speaking circuit], ''Daily Mail'', 18 November 2016, accessed 30 November. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received approval to take up the roles  by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) in October 2016. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is described as 'one of the most talented and controversial politicians in Britain', 'one of the most eye-catching politicians Westminster has seen in the last decade' and 'widely respected' on Chartwell's website, where he is listed as an expert on speak about foreign affairs, Brexit, security, education reform and media. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/michael-gove/ Chartwell | Michael Gove], ''Chartwell Speakers'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Donations==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove received a donation to his constituency office from [[Annabel's]] nightclub, while it was owned by [[Mark Birley]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/people,1126,how-gove-gets-his-cash,33928 Mystery over Michael Gove's cash resolved], The First Post, accessed 3 September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Metals trader [[Alan Bekhor]] has also been a donor.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.euromoney.com/Print.aspx?ArticleID=1967283 Hotline - MPs Register of Interest], Euromoney, 4 July 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 2 June 2014 Gove declared in the MPs Register of Interests that he had been a guest of [[Lord Rothermere]], owner of the [[Daily Mail]] newspaper, at his home in France the previous month. &lt;br /&gt;
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:Name of donor: Lord Rothermere&lt;br /&gt;
:Address of donor: private&lt;br /&gt;
:Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel, accommodation and subsistence to a value £2,134, for me and my wife as guests of Lord Rothermere.&lt;br /&gt;
:Destination of visit: France&lt;br /&gt;
:Date of visit: 3-4 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
:Purpose of visit: leisure (Registered 2 June 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2011 Gove received a donation of £2,000.00 from property investor [[Nick Leslau]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 3 April 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and £3,000.00 from banker [[Jeremy Isaacs]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/?currentPage=1&amp;amp;rows=10&amp;amp;query=Jeremy%20Isaacs&amp;amp;sort=AcceptedDate&amp;amp;order=desc&amp;amp;tab=1&amp;amp;et=pp&amp;amp;et=ppm&amp;amp;et=tp&amp;amp;et=perpar&amp;amp;et=rd&amp;amp;prePoll=false&amp;amp;postPoll=true Search: Jeremy Isaacs], accessed 1 July 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Special advisers and aides==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Cook]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Newman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beth Armstrong]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Staff==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Susannah Amoore]] - Parliamentary researcher, [[Surrey Heath Conservative Association]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Amy Hopkinson]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frances Reynolds]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karen Sheerer]] &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Freedom Fund]], trustee&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Newton's Apple]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]], former chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] | [[NGO Monitor]], International advisory board&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;NGO Monitor [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=2028 International Advisory Board Profiles], accessed 8 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; | [[Standpoint]] - Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Conservative Friends of Israel]] &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nathalie Tamam, [http://www.cfoi.co.uk/documents/200881131858_1%20August202008.doc ‘Informed’ Weekly Briefing], Conservative Friends of Israel, 01-August-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Recipient of the 'Jerusalem prize' from the [[Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland]], 2008&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nick Boles]], former flatmate &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sam Coates, Francis Elliott, Fran Yeoman and Helen Nugent, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6194886.ece The new generation of Conservative candidates]', ''The Times'', 30 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sarah Vine]], (leader writer at ''The Times''), wife &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Publications==&lt;br /&gt;
*''Michael Portillo: the future of the right'', Fourth Estate, 1995&lt;br /&gt;
*The Price of Peace, [[Centre for Policy Studies]], 27 July 2000.&lt;br /&gt;
*''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006.&lt;br /&gt;
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==External resources==&lt;br /&gt;
* Tom Griffin, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/more/item/5661-michael-gove-and-the-subversives Michael Gove and the subversives], ''Spinwatch'' 6 June 2014, first published on [http://www.tomgriffin.org/ The Green Ribbon] blog&lt;br /&gt;
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*TheyWorkForYou, [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_gove/surrey_heath Michael Gove]&lt;br /&gt;
*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11595776/Michael-Gove-new-Justice-Secretary-wanted-to-bring-back-hanging.html Michael Gove, new Justice Secretary, wanted to bring back hanging], The ''Telegraph'', 10 May 2015&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Michael Gove.jpg|upright|thumb|280px|Michael Gove, politician, education reformer and 'right-wing polemicist'.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Michael Andrew Gove''' (born 26 August 1967) was the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from May 2015 to July 2016. He left government following new Prime Minister [[Theresa May]]'s first cabinet reshuffle. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36785814 'Whos in and whos out? May's new cabinet' 14 July 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 15 July 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From 2010 until July 2014, he was education secretary, implementing widespread market reforms to schools in England. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 Her Majesty’s Government], Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to 2010, he was the shadow secretary of state for children schools and families and a close policy aide of [[David Cameron]].  &lt;br /&gt;
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He is a former deputy editor of ''[[The Times]]'', and presently a columnist there. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; From June 2002 to January 2006 he was chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]] which has been influential on [[Conservative Party]] policy.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove was born in Edinburgh on 26 August 1967, the son of of Ernest and Christine Gove. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;‘[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U45417 GOVE, Michael Andrew]’, ''Who's Who 2010'', A &amp;amp; C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009 [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to this official biography, his father ran a fish-processing business and his mother was a lab assistant at Aberdeen University before working at Aberdeen School for the Deaf. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove attended Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where he was awarded a BA in English in 1988. He worked as a reporter for the ''Aberdeen Press and Journal'' in 1989 and then a researcher and reporter for Scottish Television from 1990 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a reporter for [[BBC]] News and Current Affairs, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; working on the ''Today'' programme and ''On The Record''. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Newsnight Review, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/2043945.stm Michael Gove], 22 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his time he wrote his first book ''Michael Portillo: The Future of the Right''. He joined ''The Times'' in 1996. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On his official website he states that he has 'used his position as a writer for ''The Times'' and a broadcaster on the [[BBC]] to fight for greater personal freedom, a tougher line on crime, a more dynamic economy, a cleaner environment, stronger defence and a better deal for hard-pressed families.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In one notable article in February 2003 he described himself as a 'right-wing polemicist' and declared his love for [[Tony Blair]]. In the article, which was headed 'I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony', Gove wrote: 'Central to any current assessment of Mr Blair has to be the manner in which he is handling the Iraq crisis,' but also added that: Blair was 'brave, to introduce market pressures into higher education by pushing through university top-up fees in the teeth of opposition from his egalitarian Chancellor. He’s been correct in conceding, to the annoyance of his wife I’m sure, that the European Convention on Human Rights gets in the way of a sane asylum policy. In dealing with the firefighters, and their absurdly selfish strike, he’s been satisfactorily resolute. &amp;lt;Ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/michael_gove/article1112354.ece I can't fight my feelings any more: I love Tony]', ''The Times'', 25 February 2003.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From June 2002 to January 2006 he was Chairman of the right-wing think-tank [[Policy Exchange]]. In 2005 Gove was elected Conservative MP for Surrey Heath and was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing &amp;amp; Planning in [[David Cameron|David Cameron's]] shadow cabinet. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools &amp;amp; Families from 2007. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24226/Michael%20GOVE.aspx The Rt Hon Michael Gove, MP] [Accessed 20 May 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was re-elected as MP for Surrey Heath at the general election held on 6 May 2010. On 12 May he became Schools Secretary in the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition Government led by [[David Cameron]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was moved to become Government Chief Whip in a reshuffle on 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;No10reshuffle&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-july-2014 Ministerial appointments: July 2014], Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the 2015 general election, he became Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2015Apptmts&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/election-2015-prime-minister-and-ministerial-appointments Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments], 10 Downing Street, 8 May 2010, updated 10 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove left the Government in [[Theresa May]]'s first Prime Ministerial reshuffle on 14 July 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the June 2017 general election, he returned to Government Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 11 June 2017.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;GoveGov&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/michael-gove The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP], GOV.UK, accessed 14 June 2017.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is married to [[Sarah Vine]], who is a leader writer at ''The Times''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Leading education reform in the UK==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove’s enthusiasm for the rapid expansion of the schools market and the private sector’s role in it was apparent from the outset. He set about completing what had very tentatively begun with Thatcher and continued under Blair. More than half of secondary schools in England are now independently run academies. Over 2,000 have been created under Gove. His ambition is for all schools to be freed from local authority control. There are now also eighty new academy free schools, closely modelled on US charter schools, with over a hundred more in the pipeline. (Free Schools are billed as giving unhappy parents and teachers the chance to create new schools. One of the top reasons, however, for people wanting to set up a free school, ‘to be honest’, says [[Rachel Wolf]], the government’s former free school champion, is the freedom they have over teachers’ ‘pay, conditions and recruitment’). Free schools also provide a structure for profit-making state schools, something that Gove supports.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The messaging===&lt;br /&gt;
Britain’s schools are failing our children. This is the message at the core of the UK reformers’ argument. It is one that has been used to justify education reform in this country for decades. ‘We are falling further and further behind other nations,‘ said Gove, citing international league tables that, he claimed, show an apparent and sometimes sharp decline in standards. The figures he cited, however, have been found to be flawed. The official Statistics Authority described them as uncertain, weak and problematic and reprimanded Gove for using them. &lt;br /&gt;
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We have similarly been told that this crisis is the fault of a left-leaning education establishment made up of teaching unions, bureaucrats and local officials, described by Gove as the ‘enemies of promise’, or simply and popularly known among reformers as ‘the blob’ (a term first used by Reagan’s education secretary). Michael Gove has called teachers, critical of his reforms, ‘ultra-militant’ Marxists ‘hell bent on destroying our schools’. Gove promised to ‘put children first’, not the needs of these adults, echoing many in the US education reform lobby.&lt;br /&gt;
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The solution presented, as in the US, is to free schools from bureaucratic control, and introduce market forces into education.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The support network===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been helped by a tight-knit reform community in the UK made up of business-backed think tanks and third party lobby groups, peopled by well-connected insiders, very much like the education reform lobby in the US. These include: &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[James O'Shaughnessy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rachel Wolf]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Frayne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dominic Cummings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry de Zoete]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Toby Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fraser Nelson]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[New Schools Network]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reform]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Education Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for Policy Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Drawing on lessons from the US===&lt;br /&gt;
Michael Gove has links to leading education reform lobbyists in the US, including: &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foundation for Excellence in Education]]: In 2013, Michael Gove, on one of his many trips to the US, delivered the keynote speech at the foundation’s annual conference. Topics discussed included ‘extreme choices through digital learning’ and ‘the art of communicating education reform’.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gove is also friendly with US education reformer and head of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s budding edtech business, [[Amplify]], [[Joel Klein]]. Gove sees Klein as ‘something of an educational superstar’. Klein returned the compliment, describing Gove as a ‘hero and a friend’. On one occasion in early 2011 Klein was Gove’s guest in Britain for three days. The trip was devoted to discussions on US education policy. Another of their meetings, accompanied by more than ten other people, occurred just before the announcement of Klein’s job with Murdoch in September 2010. One of those present was [[Fraser Nelson]], editor of the Spectator, board member of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] and a vocal reform lobbyist, who with his fellow Spectator writer, free school champion [[Toby Young]] has doggedly stuck to the reformers' script.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Support for radical, technology-driven reform of education===&lt;br /&gt;
When Michael Gove took the reins of England’s education system in May 2010 he expressed a non-interest in technology in schools. He was all about tradition and conservative values: heads were to get more powers over discipline; he wanted a return to blazers and ties, prefects and houses; primary school children were to be taught Latin; every school in the country was getting a new, King James Bible inscribed in gold ‘from the Secretary of State for Education’. &lt;br /&gt;
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Despite Gove's stated indifference, even before it came to power the Conservative-led government had given a strong signal to the education technology industry that it was, in fact, interested in creating a market in schools technology. Eight months ahead of the 2010 election, the Conservatives announced their intention to scrap the agency that dealt with technology in schools. It would be the first to go in their cost-cutting ‘bonfire of the quangos’. The [[British Educational Communications and Technology Agency]], or Becta, was seen as overly controlling the market. After less than a fortnight in office, Gove began winding it down. Within a year it was gone. All of a sudden the market for selling technology to schools was opened up. The axing of Becta was an idea put forward by the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] just months before the Conservatives’ pre-election announcement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Still, it took Gove until well into 2011 to publicly declare an interest in technology in schools. In a speech that was billed as ‘at odds with his 18 months in office’, he confessed to being ‘behind the curve’. His department, he said, was working up new policy on using technology in the classroom. Gove was at pains to dispel the impression that his reforms would take the country’s education system back to the 1950s. ‘[We are accused] of caring more about Tennyson than technology, Ibsen than iTunes, more about Kubla Khan than the Khan Academy,’ he said. ‘There was no tension’, he said. ‘Schools and teaching had not changed in 100 years. If we do not change this, we will betray a generation.’ &lt;br /&gt;
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One major policy change subsequently made by Gove, after a sustained campaign from a large coalition of technology firms, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Google]], was to introduce computer science on to the curriculum from September 2014. (See [[Google]]: 'Google campaigns to get coding in schools and its launch of Chromebook' for more on the lobbying campaign). When asked by an US ed tech lobbyist about the embedding of technology in UK schools, Gove explained that '‘there is one thing that we absolutely can do, and that is make sure all our students develop better computational knowledge and have the chance to code.' Still on the subject of technology in schools, Gove added: 'The change is coming, it will be huge, but we can’t discern exactly what shape it will take.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zAPkhnP9Es&amp;amp;index=3&amp;amp;list=PLamKh0vaiRJNVGfppaGbJZjZ7CAi0EJlj National Summit 2013: Dinner Keynote with Michael Gove MP], 23 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has also gone a lot further in endorsing technology to teach. He has praised the use of games and interactive software in classrooms. He championed online learning, and the use by charter schools of ‘ubiquitous, cheap digital technology’ to give pupils access to the best teachers (online). He hailed the unprecedented opportunities technology provided for testing pupils. ‘Technology can be integrated and embedded across the whole curriculum,’ he said, echoing many. But perhaps more importantly, in his address to the industry at a digital learning conference, Gove expressed a desire to see Britain tap into this market.&lt;br /&gt;
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Perhaps most revealing, however, is Gove's support for the ideas in a book by two vocal advocates for technology in schools. ''Liberating Learning'' by [[John Chubb]] and [[Terry Moe]] of the US conservative [[Hoover Institution]] details how technology is being used to radically change education – and defeat teaching unions. ‘The world is in the early stages of a historic transformation in how students learn, teachers teach, and schools and school systems are organised’, they wrote in 2009. ''Liberating Learning'' describes how technology will deliver this transformation through: its ‘seeping-in’ to existing schools; virtual schooling; new education providers; data systems designed to monitor teacher performance; and its ‘slow but inexorable undermining of the political power of the teachers unions’. Michael Gove described it as an ‘excellent book’. 'A genuine engagement with the wondrous world of technological innovation will see children’s learning ‘liberated from the dead hand of the past,’ he said. 'We owe it to pupils across the country to take this issue seriously.'&lt;br /&gt;
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Computer-based approaches to learning require far fewer teachers per student. In ''Liberating Learning'', Chubb and Moe suggest half as many teachers will be needed, or even fewer than that.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Talking Edtech with Murdoch===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2010, [[Rupert Murdoch]] bought an education software company for $360m. Murdoch’s vision for News Corp’s education division, branded [[Amplify]], is to digitise first America’s, then the world’s, classrooms to ‘fundamentally change’ the way we think about delivering education. This is why. ‘We see a $500billion sector in the US alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs,’ Murdoch told investors.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rupert Murdoch counts the former Education Secretary as one of his most loyal supporters. While other Parliamentarians labelled Murdoch unfit to run a multinational company amid the phone-hacking scandal, Gove vehemently defended him. In his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Gove described him as ‘one of the most impressive and significant figures of the last fifty years’. We should be applauding Murdoch, not criticising him, he said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove has known Murdoch for many years and long enjoyed his financial support. Before turning to politics, he was a leader writer and home editor at the Murdoch-owned The Times. Gove’s wife, [[Sarah Vine]], has also written for the paper for many years. When Gove became an MP in 2005, The Times topped up his Parliamentary salary for four years with a £60,000-a-year column. In 2013, the Education Secretary was also still registering income from a book deal for an undisclosed amount given to him a decade earlier by HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp, for a historical biography he has yet to write.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Gove’s office ‘most’ of his meetings with the Murdochs ‘have been about education, which is his job’. And he has had many. Gove regularly dined with Murdoch and his executives. One event, for example, attended by Gove, Murdoch, Murdoch’s son James and his editors celebrated a speech Murdoch had just given at the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. Echoing [[Microsoft]]'s [[Bill Gates]] in the US, and many CEOs in the UK, Murdoch used his address to damn the British schools system. ‘There is no excuse for the way British children are being failed,’ he said. He added modestly that that was why so much of News Corp’s philanthropic giving was devoted to the cause of education, although he did not say who had benefited from his generosity. The speech called for a revolutionised education system in the UK.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the spring of 2011, Murdoch and Gove had one of their breakfasts together in London. According to reports, on this occasion Murdoch flew on to address a conference of internet entrepreneurs at which he spoke in detail about [[News Corp]]’s digital education plans. Classrooms had not changed since Victorian times, he said. They were the ‘last holdout’ from the digital revolution. Just weeks later Gove delivered his first speech to teachers which called for technical innovation in the classroom. His chosen dinner partner that night was, once again, Rupert Murdoch.&lt;br /&gt;
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Giving evidence to Leveson, Gove admitted to holding discussions with Murdoch and Klein, (as well as [[Pearson]] and [[Microsoft]] on how technology will ‘change the shape of education’.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cave &amp;amp; Rowell, ''A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain'', Bodley Head, 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Neoconservatism and Islam==&lt;br /&gt;
===Neoconservatism===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove has been described as an 'unabashed neoconservative' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Porter, '[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/3397909/Michael-Gove-on-why-diplomas-should-be-ditched-and-GCSEs-made-more-difficult.html Michael Gove on why diplomas should be ditched and GCSEs made more difficult]', ''The Telegraph'', 7 November-2008, Accessed 29 March 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Former [[Conservative]] MP and now ''Times'' columnist [[Matthew Parris]] writes: 'If you had to identify what you might call Michael’s abiding passion in politics, you would find it in a consistent, intelligent rage against what he would see as the unwitting appeasement of wicked and violent men by flabby, woolly-minded liberals.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Matthew Parris '[http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=2712 Welcome to Cameron's Europe-hating and Pentagon-loving party]' The Times Online, May 20, 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove was advocating total war in the Middle East even before September 11th. On the day of the attacks ''[[The Times]]'' published an article by Gove on the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the piece - written before the news of the attacks - Gove wrote: 'The talks which the West demands that Israel continues to hold with the Palestinian Authority will only confer further legitimacy on a terrorist state. It is not just that Arafat's territory harbours terrorists. It is terrorist. Militarily, culturally, spiritually. Just as much as any totalitarian regime from our dark continent's 20th century.' He continued: 'the truth about &amp;quot;talks&amp;quot; is that they are the product of violence, not its solvent. Munich was a reward for terror. Indeed the more &amp;quot;successful&amp;quot; talks are, the greater the legitimation for further violence. Once Sudetenland fell, who stood up for Prague?' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'The spirit of Munich is alive in the Middle East', ''The Times'', 11 September 2001; p.14&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A week later Gove wrote that, ‘What the West is dealing with, once more, is an ideological challenge to our existence and values.’  He rejected the use of diplomacy and called for ‘total war’.  He continued:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Where should our steel be directed? It cannot, I fear, be deployed with the speed for which emotion pleads. But the swath we must cut is clear. First, the military eradication of bin Laden's headquarters and training camps. Next, the assembly of a coalition against the threat from his most dangerous accomplice, Saddam Hussein, and his weapons of mass destruction… &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, 'This is war, and it will demand our steel', ''The Times'', 18 Sepember 2001; p.18&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2008, Gove described the invasion of Iraq as a 'proper British foreign policy success'. 'Next year, while the world goes into recession,' Gove wrote, 'Iraq is likely to enjoy 10% GDP growth. Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary. The two facts, the economic and the political, are of course connected.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/12700/Michael-Gove-Triumph-of-freedom.4812256.jp Triumph of Freedom over Evil], ''Scotland on Sunday'', 21 December 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Celsius 7/7===&lt;br /&gt;
Gove wrote a book on Islamism called ''Celsius 7/7'', which was published by [[Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson]] in 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.iv.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Gove credited [[George Weidenfeld]], a political commentator and the founder of Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, as the inspiration for the book, writing: 'It was his idea that I should write a short work tackling head on much of the nonsense which had been spoken and written about terrorism in the last few years, and I am immensely grateful to him for that opportunity.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, ''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.141.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the book Gove argued that: 'there is a phenomenon called &amp;quot;Islamism&amp;quot;, a totalitarian movement in the mould of fascism or communism, and which should be fought with the weapons of war'. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andy McSmith, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/michael-gove-the-modest-moderniser-944074.html Michael Gove: The modest moderniser],''The Independent'', 27-September-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The historian [[William Dalrymple]] said of the book: 'Gove is an ill-informed pundit tailoring information to fit pre-existing prejudices': &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gove is an example of the sort of pundit who has spoon-fed neocon mythologies to the British public for the past few years. Gove has never lived in the Middle East, indeed has barely set foot in a Muslim country. He has little knowledge of Islamic history, theology or culture — in Celsius 7/7, he just takes the line of [[Bernard Lewis]] on these matters; nor does he speak any Islamic language. None of this, however, has prevented his being billed, on his book’s dust-jacket, “one of Britain’s leading writers and thinkers on terrorism.&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Gove's book is a confused epic of simplistic incomprehension, riddled with more factual errors and misconceptions than any other text I have come across in two decades of reviewing books on this subject.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;William Dalrymple, [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article645300.ece A global crisis of understanding], ''The Times'', 24 September-2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Gove credited a number of friends and colleagues who helped to shape his thinking in writing the book: 'I am particularly indebted to [[Dean Godson]] and [[Nicholas Boles]] of the think tank [[Policy Exchange]], [[Dominic Cummings]] and [[James Frayne]], formerly of the [[New Frontiers Foundation]], [[Garvan Walshe]] and [[Glyn Gaskarth]] of the [[Conservative Research Department]] and the writers [[Simon Sebag Montefiore]], [[Stephen Pollard]], [[Oliver Kamm]], [[William Shawcross]] and [[Douglas Murray]].' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Gove, Celsius 7/7, Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006, p.142.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Khurshid Ahmad===&lt;br /&gt;
On 5 December 2005, Gove criticised Home Secretary [[Charles Clarke]] for employing advisors on extremism including Ahmad Thompson, Khurshid Ahmad and Mockbul Ali. He later apologised after it emerged he had confused Khurshid Ahmad with another individual of the same name.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Paul Waugh, [http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2009/11/when-an-extremist-is-not-an-extremist.html When an 'extremist' is not an extremist], Evening Standard Blogs, 26 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===PMQs Blunder===&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2009, Gove helped [[David Cameron]] to set up a question to the Prime Minister on Islamic extremism:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Seeing that two schools linked to Hizb ut Tahrir had received cash from the Early Years Pathfinder scheme which funds free nursery places, Mr Gove had mistakenly thought that it was part of the Preventing Violent Extremism pathfinder project that is supposed to tackle indoctrination. In fact the two schemes are entirely separate. The error meant that Mr Cameron was simply wrong to declare that the schools were receiving cash from an “anti-extremist” fund when he faced Mr Brown across the dispatch box.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Francis Elliot, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6934174.ece Schools supremo Michael Gove learns painful lesson about getting the facts right], ''The Times'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Conservatives also claimed that the schools had not been registered or inspected by [[Ofsted]]:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;In fact, one of the two schools – in Slough, Berkshire – had posted a glowing commendation from Ofsted on its website. The report was easily accessible by Googling the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, and its veracity could be confirmed with Ofsted.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Garner, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/why-conservatives-failed-the-test-on-islamic-schools-1828763.html Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the ''Independent'', the blunder was said to have been &amp;quot;made by a researcher who put together a briefing paper ahead of Prime Minister's Questions&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;But it also created deep embarrassment for Mr Gove, who is one of the Tory leader's most trusted advisers and confidants. He has been highlighting the case of the two schools for nearly a month; the rapid revelation of such a basic mistake leaves him with egg on his face.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nigel Morris, [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nigel-morris-flaky-research-lands-gove-in-hot-water-1828762.html Nigel Morris: Flaky research lands Gove in hot water], ''Independent'', 27 November 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Ireland==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Price of Peace===&lt;br /&gt;
In the Summer of 2000, Gove published a pamphlet on Northern Ireland, called ''The Price of Peace'' for the [[Centre for Policy Studies]]. According to [[Ed Vaizey]]'s review, Gove argued that &amp;quot;the peace process has taken us down a dangerous and erroneous path&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote style=&amp;quot;background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The solution, in Gove's eyes, is to abandon the peace process and substitute for it a strategy of &amp;quot;resolute security action&amp;quot;; the ending of prisoner releases; the banning of any party still associated with the principle of violence from participation in the peace process. More broadly, he shows the dangers inherent in appeasement. It is one thing to seek peace, another to put into effect methods of government that one would not contemplate elsewhere in one's country. Peace may be achieved in the short term, but at the price of the long-term infection of the body politic.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Vaizey, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/aug/23/northernireland.thatcher   We Tories are uneasy], ''Guardian'', 23 August 2000.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Dinner with lobbyists==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Black and White Ball 2015===&lt;br /&gt;
On 9 February 2015, Gove attended the [[Conservative Party]]'s 'Black and White Ball' election fundraiser at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The event was attended by almost the entire Cabinet, [[Boris Johnson]] and [[George Osborne]] did not attend due to the G20 event, and by party donors including; hedge fund boss [[Stanley Fink]] (Lord Fink), who wants Britain to rival offshore tax havens with an equally generous tax regime; founder of [[Lycamobile]], who paid no corporation tax between 2007 and 2014 despite generating millions in revenue, [[Subaskaran Allirajah]]; jewellery tycoon [[Ranbir Singh Suri]] and lap dancing club owner [[Peter Stringfellow]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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One Tory donor told the ''Guardian'' he had been told if he bought a 'premium table at the event for £15,000 he would expect the company of a cabinet minister' and if 'he paid £5,000 for a standard table, he would expect a junior minister'.&lt;br /&gt;
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To raise additional money at the event, the Party sold one off prizes. These included, dinner at home with Gove and his wife, shoe shopping with [[Theresa May]], a meal at the Carlton Club with [[Sajid Javid]] and a session of jogging with [[Nicky Morgan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/09/conservative-donors-pay-up-to-15000-for-table-at-election-fundraiser Conservative donors pay up to £15,000 for table at election fundraiser] ''The Guardian'', 9 February 2015, accessed 11 February 2015 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==After dinner speaking circuit==&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2016, following the example of [[David Cameron]] and [[George Osborne]], Gove signed up to [[Chartwell Speakers]] and the [[London Speakers Bureau]], through which he is expected to earn up to £50,000 pounds per speech at 'after-dinner' speaking events. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Matt Dathan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3949184/Fancy-hiring-Michael-Gove-speak-dinner-party-Ex-Justice-Secretary-latest-sacked-member-Cameron-s-Cabinet-join-lucrative-speaking-circuit.html Fancy hiring Michael Gove to speak at your dinner party? Ex-Justice Secretary becomes the latest sacked member of Cameron's Cabinet to join the lucrative speaking circuit], ''Daily Mail'', 18 November 2016, accessed 30 November. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received approval to take up the roles  by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] (ACOBA) in October 2016. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gove-michael-secretary-of-state-for-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointment-applications-michael-gove Summary of business appointment applications - Michael Gove], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Gove is described as 'one of the most talented and controversial politicians in Britain', 'one of the most eye-catching politicians Westminster has seen in the last decade' and 'widely respected' on Chartwell's website, where he is listed as an expert on speak about foreign affairs, Brexit, security, education reform and media. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/michael-gove/ Chartwell | Michael Gove], ''Chartwell Speakers'', accessed 30 November 2016. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Donations==&lt;br /&gt;
Gove received a donation to his constituency office from [[Annabel's]] nightclub, while it was owned by [[Mark Birley]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/people,1126,how-gove-gets-his-cash,33928 Mystery over Michael Gove's cash resolved], The First Post, accessed 3 September 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Metals trader [[Alan Bekhor]] has also been a donor.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.euromoney.com/Print.aspx?ArticleID=1967283 Hotline - MPs Register of Interest], Euromoney, 4 July 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 2 June 2014 Gove declared in the MPs Register of Interests that he had been a guest of [[Lord Rothermere]], owner of the [[Daily Mail]] newspaper, at his home in France the previous month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:Name of donor: Lord Rothermere&lt;br /&gt;
:Address of donor: private&lt;br /&gt;
:Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel, accommodation and subsistence to a value £2,134, for me and my wife as guests of Lord Rothermere.&lt;br /&gt;
:Destination of visit: France&lt;br /&gt;
:Date of visit: 3-4 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
:Purpose of visit: leisure (Registered 2 June 2014)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In August 2011 Gove received a donation of £2,000.00 from property investor [[Nick Leslau]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 3 April 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and £3,000.00 from banker [[Jeremy Isaacs]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Electoral Commission [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/?currentPage=1&amp;amp;rows=10&amp;amp;query=Jeremy%20Isaacs&amp;amp;sort=AcceptedDate&amp;amp;order=desc&amp;amp;tab=1&amp;amp;et=pp&amp;amp;et=ppm&amp;amp;et=tp&amp;amp;et=perpar&amp;amp;et=rd&amp;amp;prePoll=false&amp;amp;postPoll=true Search: Jeremy Isaacs], accessed 1 July 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Special advisers and aides==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Cook]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Newman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Beth Armstrong]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Staff==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Susannah Amoore]] - Parliamentary researcher, [[Surrey Heath Conservative Association]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Amy Hopkinson]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frances Reynolds]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karen Sheerer]] &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;March&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Affiliations==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Freedom Fund]], trustee&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Newton's Apple]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]], former chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] | [[NGO Monitor]], International advisory board&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;NGO Monitor [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=2028 International Advisory Board Profiles], accessed 8 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; | [[Standpoint]] - Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Conservative Friends of Israel]] &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nathalie Tamam, [http://www.cfoi.co.uk/documents/200881131858_1%20August202008.doc ‘Informed’ Weekly Briefing], Conservative Friends of Israel, 01-August-2008, Accessed 29-March-2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Recipient of the 'Jerusalem prize' from the [[Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland]], 2008&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nick Boles]], former flatmate &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sam Coates, Francis Elliott, Fran Yeoman and Helen Nugent, '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6194886.ece The new generation of Conservative candidates]', ''The Times'', 30 April 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sarah Vine]], (leader writer at ''The Times''), wife &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Media:About Michael.pdf|PDF Copy]] of Michael Gove, About Michael &amp;lt;http://www.michaelgove.com/about&amp;gt; created 20 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Publications==&lt;br /&gt;
*''Michael Portillo: the future of the right'', Fourth Estate, 1995&lt;br /&gt;
*The Price of Peace, [[Centre for Policy Studies]], 27 July 2000.&lt;br /&gt;
*''Celsius 7/7'', Weidenfeld &amp;amp; Nicolson, 2006.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External resources==&lt;br /&gt;
* Tom Griffin, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/more/item/5661-michael-gove-and-the-subversives Michael Gove and the subversives], ''Spinwatch'' 6 June 2014, first published on [http://www.tomgriffin.org/ The Green Ribbon] blog&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*TheyWorkForYou, [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_gove/surrey_heath Michael Gove]&lt;br /&gt;
*Matthew Holehouse, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11595776/Michael-Gove-new-Justice-Secretary-wanted-to-bring-back-hanging.html Michael Gove, new Justice Secretary, wanted to bring back hanging], The ''Telegraph'', 10 May 2015&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gordonian|Gove, Michael]][[category:UK Ministers|Gove, Michael]][[Category:Conservative Party|Gove, Michael]][[Category:MP|Gove, Michael]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Journalists|Gove, Michael]][[Category:Think Tanker|Gove, Michael]][[Category:Education|Gove, Michael]][[Category:Oxford alumni|Gove, Michael]][[Category:British Politician|Gove, Michael]][[Category:Education Industry]][[Category:Education Reformer|Gove, Michael]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Historical Structure */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The [[Northern Ireland Office]] (NIO) was established in 1972 with the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Government and the onset of direct rule from London amidst a worsening security situation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/about-the-nio/history.htm History], Northern Ireland Office, accessed 22 September 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 12 April 2010, the NIO transferred responsibility for policing and criminal justice to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and Executive. It remains responsible for overseeing the Northern Ireland devolution settlement and representing Northern Ireland interests at UK Government level and UK Government interests in Northern Ireland. The department also has responsibility for national security in respect of Northern Ireland as well as human rights, elections, legacy issues (including current ongoing public inquiries).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/about-the-nio.htm About the NIO], Northern Ireland Office, accessed 22 September 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==People==&lt;br /&gt;
===List of Secretaries of State===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Whitelaw]] March 1972 - November 1973&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francis Pym]] November 1973 - February 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Merlyn Rees]] March 1974 - September 1976&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roy Mason]] September 1976 - May 1979&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Humphrey Atkins]] May 1979 - September 1981&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Prior]] September 1981 - September 1984&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Douglas Hurd]] September 1984 - September 1985&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tom King]] September 1985 - July 1989&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Brooke]] July 1989 - April 1992&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Mayhew]] April 1992 - May 1997&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mo Mowlam]] May 1997 - Oct 1999&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Mandelson]] October 1999 - January 2001&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Reid]] January 2001 - 24 October 2002&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Murphy]] October 2002 - May 2005&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Hain]] May 2005 - June 2007&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shaun Woodward]] June 2007&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/secretary/tabgov.htm Westminster Governments, Prime Minsters, and Secretaries of State, 1968-present], Conflict Archive on the Internet, University of Ulster, accessed 24 June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; - May 2010&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Owen Paterson]] May 2010-September 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/owen-paterson-appointed-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland/media-detail.htm?newsID=16533 Owen Paterson Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.], Northern Ireland Office, 17 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Theresa Villiers]] September 2012-&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/statement-by-theresa-villiers-mp-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland/media-detail.htm?newsID=18535 Statement by Theresa Villiers MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland], Northern Ireland Office, 4 September 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===List of Permanent Secretaries===&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[William Neild]] 1972-1973&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Frank Cooper]] 1973-1976&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Brian Cubbon]] 1976-1979&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Kenneth Stowe]] 1979-1981&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Philip Woodfield]] 1981-1983&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Robert Andrew]] 1984-1987&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Blelloch]] 1988-1990&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Chilcot]] 1990-1997&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Joseph Pilling]] 1997-2005&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Jonathan Phillips]] 2005-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Political directors of the NIO===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Quentin Thomas]] 1991-98&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill Jeffrey]] 1998-2002&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Phillips]] c.2002-05&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris Maccabe]] c.2002-08&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spencer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Graham Spencer, The British and Peace in Northern Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp.ix-xii.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Associate Political Director===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fittall]] 2000-02&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Cooke]] 2002-04&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spencer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Graham Spencer, The British and Peace in Northern Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp.ix-xii.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Head of the Constitutional and Political Division===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Hill (NIO)|David Hill]] 1989-93&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Hill (NIO)|David Hill]] 1995-99&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spencer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Graham Spencer, The British and Peace in Northern Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp.ix-xii.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Departments, Agencies and NDPBs==&lt;br /&gt;
===NIO departments and divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
====Propaganda organisations====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Information Service]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Agencies===&lt;br /&gt;
The NIO has five Agencies:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Northern Ireland Office [http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/foi/make_a_request.htm Freedom of Information: Make a Request], accessed 26 June 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Prison Service]]: The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for providing prison services in Northern Ireland. By working with prisoners and stakeholder organisations it also aims to reduce levels of re-offending.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service]]: The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice. It provides administrative support to the Northern Ireland courts and tribunals, and to the Judiciary; enforce civil court judgements through the Enforcement of Judgements Office and sponsors the work of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Compensation Agency]]: The Compensation Agency (CA) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for supporting the victims of crime, either by personal injury or criminal damage, by ensuring that they are appropriately compensated in accordance with relevant statutory schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Forensic Science Agency]]: The Forensic Science Agency (FSNI) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for the provision of effective scientific advance and support to enhance the delivery of justice.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Youth Justice Agency]] : The Youth Justice Agency (YJA) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for preventing offending by children and young people through delivery of a range of community based, court ordered and diversionary interventions, youth conferencing and the provision of custody where necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
===NDPBs===&lt;br /&gt;
The NIO sponsors a number of Non-Departmental Public Bodies/bodies affiliated with policing and justice.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Northern Ireland Office [http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/foi/make_a_request.htm Freedom of Information: Make a Request], accessed 26 June 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;ANNEX A: PUBLIC BODIES 2009: NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE REPORT, Accessible from http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/ndpbs.aspx, accessed 25 June 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland]] (BCNI) Advisory NDPB Address Forestview, Purdy's Lane, Newtownbreda, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT8 7AR Tel 028 9069 4800 Fax 028 9069 4810 Multiple Bodies 0  Email bcni@belfast.org Regulatory Function: No Website: http://www.boundarycommission.org.uk Terms Of Reference: To keep under review the names, numbers and boundaries of the parliamentary constituencies into which Northern Ireland is divided and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State. Notes: This body was established in 1986. Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009: Chair The Rt Hon M Martin MP Remuneration 0 Chief Exec/Secretary [[Lee Hegarty]] Remuneration 0 Civil Servant Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of Interests. Audit Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £143.2 Total Gross Expenditure £143.2 OCPA Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 0 Chair Ministerial - Chair Non-Ministerial 1M EX-O Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial 1M EX-O Member Ministerial 1M P Member Non-Ministerial&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland]] (CJINI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address 6/7 Floor, 14 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT2 7BA &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 02890 258 000 Fax 028 9025 8033 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@cjini.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.cjini.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To inspect or ensure the inspection of all aspects of the criminal justice system in Northern &lt;br /&gt;
Ireland, including the courts. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in October 2004. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr K Chivers – retired August 2008 &lt;br /&gt;
Dr Michael Maguire – appointed 01/09/08 Remuneration £110,000 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Mr B McGuigan Remuneration £67,787 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review Completed June &lt;br /&gt;
2008 (Light &lt;br /&gt;
Touch Review) &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements &lt;br /&gt;
NAO Gov't Funding £1,463,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure &lt;br /&gt;
£1,417,812 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated &lt;br /&gt;
Yes   Staff Employed 15 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Equality Commission for Northern Ireland]] (ECNI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Equality House, 7-9 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT2 7DP &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9050 0600 Fax 028 9033 1544 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email information@equalityni.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.equalityni.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To promote respect for diversity, eliminate unlawful discrimination and achieve equality of &lt;br /&gt;
opportunity for all. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in October 1999.. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr R Collins Remuneration £75,749  per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary &lt;br /&gt;
Ms E Collins Remuneration £73,252 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum £10K &lt;br /&gt;
bonus not paid &lt;br /&gt;
until this year. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA NI Annual Report 2008 Last Review 2005 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NIAO Gov't Funding £7226,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £7,385,590 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 131 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M Paid Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 1F Paid Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 9M 5F Paid Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Independent Assessor for Police Service NI Recruitment]] &lt;br /&gt;
Vetting &lt;br /&gt;
Advisory NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address c/o Policing  Division, Room A4.16,  Block A, Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast, Co. &lt;br /&gt;
Antrim, BT4 3SB &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9052 3458 Fax (028) 9052 0063 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email clare.brady@nio.x.gsi.gov.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website - &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To make determinations on the merits of appeals from applicants who have been turned down by the vetting panel for the Police Service of Northern Ireland recruitment. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in May 2001.  Remuneration is the sole cost of this office; in addition to annual salary, the Independent Assessor receives £859 per day (average of 20 days per year). &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Campbell Remuneration £11,000 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests No &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman - Annual Report - Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £0 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £0 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Independent Monitoring Board]] (IMB) &lt;br /&gt;
Independent Monitoring Boards &lt;br /&gt;
Address 22nd Floor, Windsor House, Bedford Street, Belfast. Co Antrim BT2 7FT &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 90443998 Fax 028 90443993 Multiple Bodies 3 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@imb-ni.org.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.imb-ni.org.uk/ &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To visit prisons and the Young Offenders' Centre regularly and report to the Secretary of State on &lt;br /&gt;
the conditions of imprisonment and the treatment of prisoners. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes These bodies were established in October 2005; they were previously known as Boards of &lt;br /&gt;
Visitors, and had been in existence since approximately 1900.  The annual report is available at &lt;br /&gt;
www.niprisonservice.gov.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Multiple Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests No &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £110,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £196,000 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated No   Staff Employed 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M 2F U Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 3M U Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 16M 17F U Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission]] (NIHRC) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Temple Court, 39 North Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 1NA &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9024 3987 Fax 028 9024 7844 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email information@nihrc.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.nihrc.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To promote and protect the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in March 1999 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair [[Monica McWilliams|Prof M  McWilliams]] Remuneration £72,021 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Ms P O’Neill Remuneration £57,503 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes Yes Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2007 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £1,744,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £1,744,000 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 24.5 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1F P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 6M 3F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Law Commission]] (NILC) &lt;br /&gt;
Advisory NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address 8th Floor, Linum Chambers, 2 Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7ES &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9054 4860 Fax  Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@nilawcommission.gov.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website http://www.nilawcommission.gov.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To keep under review the civil and criminal law of Northern Ireland with a view to its &lt;br /&gt;
modernisation. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in April 2007. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr Justice Morgan Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Ms Judena Goldring Remuneration In the band £75k &lt;br /&gt;
to £80k &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman  Annual Report  Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £0 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £0 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 12.6 FTE &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M U Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 4M P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Police Fund]] (NIPF) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Maryfield Complex, 100 Belfast Road, Holywood, Co. Down, BT18 9QY &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9039 3556 Fax (028) 9039 3555 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email admin@nipolicefund.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.nipolicefund.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To offer assistance and support to injured police officers, injured retired officers and their families &lt;br /&gt;
arising as a direct result of terrorism in Northern Ireland. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2001. A review is planned for 2009/10.  All appointments &lt;br /&gt;
are non-Ministerial. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr D McClurg Remuneration £6k per annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Mr C Ashe Remuneration 0 Civil Servant &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2007/2008 Last Review 2004 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements Moore Stephens &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;amp; BDO Stoy &lt;br /&gt;
Hayward &lt;br /&gt;
Gov’t Funding £1,800,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £1,689,672 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated: No Staff Employed 4 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial - Chair Non-Ministerial 1MU &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial 9M 3F U &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Policing Board]] (NIPB) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Waterside Tower, 31 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Laganside, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT1 &lt;br /&gt;
3BG &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9040 8500 Fax 028 9040 8525 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email information@nipolicingboard.org.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference The overriding purpose is to hold the Chief Constable to account for the service delivered by him &lt;br /&gt;
and his staff. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2001. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr [[Barry Gilligan]] Remuneration £58,606 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary &lt;br /&gt;
Mr A Donaldson Remuneration £106,000 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes Yes Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests &lt;br /&gt;
Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements &lt;br /&gt;
NAO Gov't Funding £8,072,567 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure &lt;br /&gt;
£8,125,077 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated &lt;br /&gt;
Yes   Staff Employed 59 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 1M P Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 5M 2F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland]] (OPONI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address New Cathedral Buildings, St Anne’s Square, 11 Church Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT1 1PG &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9082 8600 Fax 028 9082 8615 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@policeombudsman.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.policeombudsman.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To provide an efficient, effective, independent police complaints system that has the confidence &lt;br /&gt;
of the people and the police of Northern Ireland. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2000. The Chief Executive receives between £85k and &lt;br /&gt;
£90k per annum. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr A Hutchinson Remuneration £126,400 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary &lt;br /&gt;
Mr S D Pollock OBE Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests &lt;br /&gt;
Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman Secretary of &lt;br /&gt;
State for NI &lt;br /&gt;
adjudicates &lt;br /&gt;
Annual Report 2008-2009 Last Review 2007 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £9,737,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £9,150,400 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 151 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Parades Commission for Northern Ireland]] (PCNI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Windsor House, Bedford Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT2 7EL &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9089 5900 Fax (028) 9032 2988 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@paradescommissionni.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function &lt;br /&gt;
Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website http://www.paradescommission.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of Reference To resolve conflicts over parades in Northern Ireland through facilitating mediation and, where &lt;br /&gt;
necessary, receiving evidence and providing legally enforceable determinations as to the routes &lt;br /&gt;
of parades and the conduct of marchers, and the location and conduct of those who seek to &lt;br /&gt;
protest against them. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in February 1997 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr R Poole Remuneration £55,466 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Mr R Pedlow Remuneration 0 Civil Servant &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review 2003 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £1,038,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £1,051,000 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 11 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 1M 5F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Probation Board for Northern Ireland]] (PBNI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address 80-90 North Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 1LD &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9026 2400 Fax 028 9026 2436 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@pbni.org.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.pbni.org.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
The aim of PBNI is to help reduce crime (and the harm it does). &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in December 1982. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr R Spence Remuneration £33,010 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration - &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes Yes Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2009 Last Review 2004 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £18,570,229 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £18,866,424 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 365 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 1F P Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 8M 3F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation]] &lt;br /&gt;
(RUCGCF) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address RUC GC Foundation, Brooklyn, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, Co. Down, BT5 6LE &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9070 0116 Fax (028) 9056 1516 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email rucgcfoundation@nics.gov.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.rucgcfoundation.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To mark the sacrifices and honour the achievements of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2001. A review is planned for 2009/10. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr J McDonald CBE LVO JP DL Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2007/2008 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements ASM Howarth Gov't Funding £150,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £222,042 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 2 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M U Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 2M 3F U Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Strategic Review of Parading]] Ad Hoc Advisory Body Date Established 18 April 2007 Date Reported/Due to Report  Report Details Interim consultative report published on &lt;br /&gt;
29 April 2008. Notes The Terms of Reference of the Strategic Review of Parading were announced on 2 February 2007.  &lt;br /&gt;
The appointments of all members of the Parading Commission are due to expire on 31 December &lt;br /&gt;
2009 and their future, and that of the Commission, is closely linked to the Strategic Review of &lt;br /&gt;
Parading.  The Strategic Review of Parades Body (SRPB), chaired by Lord Ashdown, aim to find &lt;br /&gt;
a long term, settled, cross-community view on parading.  It has been examining the issue of &lt;br /&gt;
parading for Northern Ireland, in terms of its social, economic and cultural implications.  The &lt;br /&gt;
consultation on the SRPB’s interim report ended on 31 August 2008.  It is anticipated that the issue &lt;br /&gt;
of parading in Northern Ireland will not devolve immediately with the other policing and security &lt;br /&gt;
issues.  This will allow time for the SRPB to publish their final report and legislation, giving effect to &lt;br /&gt;
their proposals, to be introduced. Appointments Summary: Ministers 0 Civil Servants 0 Wider Public Servants 1 Voluntary/ Charity Sector 0 Private Sector 6. Chair: [[Paddy Ashdown|LORD ASHDOWN OF NORTON-SUB-HAMPDON GCMG]] &lt;br /&gt;
*The [[Consultative Group on the Past]] Ad Hoc Advisory Body - Date Established 22 June 2007 Final Report 28 January &lt;br /&gt;
2009 Report Details Available on http://www.cgpni.org Date Wound Up Feb 2009. The Terms of Reference of The Consultative Group on the Past are to consult across the community on how Northern Ireland society can best approach the legacy of the events of the past 40 years; and to make recommendations, as appropriate, on any steps that might be taken to support Northern Ireland society in building a shared future that is not overshadowed by the events of the past. Appointments Summary: Ministers 0 Civil Servants 0 Wider Public Servants 2 Voluntary/ Charity Sector 3 Private Sector 3. Chair: [[Robin Eames|Lord Eames]] and Mr [[Denis Bradley]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Historical Structure===&lt;br /&gt;
A September 1985 briefing for the Northern Ireland Secretary set out the following structure of the Northern Ireland Office&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/proni/1986/proni_CENT-1-14-17A_1985-nd_c.pdf The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, First Day Briefs - Structure of the NIO and the NI Departments]', (September 1985), [PRONI Public Records CENT/1/14/17A; 8 pages], [PDF; 1,716KB]. Belfast: PRONI. Archived at CAIN, University of Ulster.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Command of the Deputy Under Secretary Belfast (DUS(B)):&lt;br /&gt;
*Law and Order Division (Belfast) (LOB)&lt;br /&gt;
*Police Division (Belfast) (POB)&lt;br /&gt;
*Prisons Divisions (Belfast) (PRB 1 to 4)&lt;br /&gt;
*Criminal Injuries and Juveniles Division&lt;br /&gt;
*Criminal Justice Division&lt;br /&gt;
*Forensic Science Division &lt;br /&gt;
*The Police Authority for Northern Ireland, the Probation Board and the offices of the Crown Solicitor and the Director of Public Prosecutions were also related to this command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Command of the Deputy Under Secretary London (DUS (L))&lt;br /&gt;
*Security and International Division (London) (SIL)&lt;br /&gt;
*Constitutional and Political Division (London) (CPL)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Political Affairs Branch (Northern Ireland Office)|Political Affairs Division (Belfast)]] (PAB)&lt;br /&gt;
*Economic and Social Division London (ESL)&lt;br /&gt;
*Information Services London&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (HOCS), who was also Second Permanent Under Secretary of the NIO, and the staff of the Central Secretariat co-ordinated the policies o£ the NI Departments, where necessary through the Policy Co-ordinating Committee (PCC) comprising of NI Permanent Secretaries under the Chairmanship of HOCS, or through ad hoc interdepartmental meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Agriculture&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Finance and Personnel&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Economic Development&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Education&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Health and Social Services&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:British Propaganda]][[Category:Northern Ireland]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: UK Government Department]][[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;The [[Northern Ireland Office]] (NIO) was established in 1972 with the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Government and the onset of direct rule from London amidst a worsening security situation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/about-the-nio/history.htm History], Northern Ireland Office, accessed 22 September 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On 12 April 2010, the NIO transferred responsibility for policing and criminal justice to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and Executive. It remains responsible for overseeing the Northern Ireland devolution settlement and representing Northern Ireland interests at UK Government level and UK Government interests in Northern Ireland. The department also has responsibility for national security in respect of Northern Ireland as well as human rights, elections, legacy issues (including current ongoing public inquiries).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/about-the-nio.htm About the NIO], Northern Ireland Office, accessed 22 September 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==People==&lt;br /&gt;
===List of Secretaries of State===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Whitelaw]] March 1972 - November 1973&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francis Pym]] November 1973 - February 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Merlyn Rees]] March 1974 - September 1976&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roy Mason]] September 1976 - May 1979&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Humphrey Atkins]] May 1979 - September 1981&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Prior]] September 1981 - September 1984&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Douglas Hurd]] September 1984 - September 1985&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tom King]] September 1985 - July 1989&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Brooke]] July 1989 - April 1992&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Mayhew]] April 1992 - May 1997&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mo Mowlam]] May 1997 - Oct 1999&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Mandelson]] October 1999 - January 2001&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Reid]] January 2001 - 24 October 2002&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Murphy]] October 2002 - May 2005&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Hain]] May 2005 - June 2007&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shaun Woodward]] June 2007&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/secretary/tabgov.htm Westminster Governments, Prime Minsters, and Secretaries of State, 1968-present], Conflict Archive on the Internet, University of Ulster, accessed 24 June 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; - May 2010&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Owen Paterson]] May 2010-September 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/owen-paterson-appointed-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland/media-detail.htm?newsID=16533 Owen Paterson Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.], Northern Ireland Office, 17 May 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Theresa Villiers]] September 2012-&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nio.gov.uk/statement-by-theresa-villiers-mp-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland/media-detail.htm?newsID=18535 Statement by Theresa Villiers MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland], Northern Ireland Office, 4 September 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===List of Permanent Secretaries===&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[William Neild]] 1972-1973&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Frank Cooper]] 1973-1976&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Brian Cubbon]] 1976-1979&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Kenneth Stowe]] 1979-1981&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Philip Woodfield]] 1981-1983&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Robert Andrew]] 1984-1987&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Blelloch]] 1988-1990&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Chilcot]] 1990-1997&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Joseph Pilling]] 1997-2005&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Jonathan Phillips]] 2005-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Political directors of the NIO===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Quentin Thomas]] 1991-98&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill Jeffrey]] 1998-2002&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Phillips]] c.2002-05&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chris Maccabe]] c.2002-08&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spencer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Graham Spencer, The British and Peace in Northern Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp.ix-xii.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Associate Political Director===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Fittall]] 2000-02&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Cooke]] 2002-04&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spencer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Graham Spencer, The British and Peace in Northern Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp.ix-xii.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Head of the Constitutional and Political Division===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Hill (NIO)|David Hill]] 1989-93&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Hill (NIO)|David Hill]] 1995-99&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spencer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Graham Spencer, The British and Peace in Northern Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2015, pp.ix-xii.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Departments, Agencies and NDPBs==&lt;br /&gt;
===NIO departments and divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
====Propaganda organisations====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Information Service]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Agencies===&lt;br /&gt;
The NIO has five Agencies:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Northern Ireland Office [http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/foi/make_a_request.htm Freedom of Information: Make a Request], accessed 26 June 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Prison Service]]: The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for providing prison services in Northern Ireland. By working with prisoners and stakeholder organisations it also aims to reduce levels of re-offending.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service]]: The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice. It provides administrative support to the Northern Ireland courts and tribunals, and to the Judiciary; enforce civil court judgements through the Enforcement of Judgements Office and sponsors the work of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Compensation Agency]]: The Compensation Agency (CA) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for supporting the victims of crime, either by personal injury or criminal damage, by ensuring that they are appropriately compensated in accordance with relevant statutory schemes.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Forensic Science Agency]]: The Forensic Science Agency (FSNI) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for the provision of effective scientific advance and support to enhance the delivery of justice.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Youth Justice Agency]] : The Youth Justice Agency (YJA) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for preventing offending by children and young people through delivery of a range of community based, court ordered and diversionary interventions, youth conferencing and the provision of custody where necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
===NDPBs===&lt;br /&gt;
The NIO sponsors a number of Non-Departmental Public Bodies/bodies affiliated with policing and justice.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Northern Ireland Office [http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/foi/make_a_request.htm Freedom of Information: Make a Request], accessed 26 June 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;ANNEX A: PUBLIC BODIES 2009: NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE REPORT, Accessible from http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/ndpbs.aspx, accessed 25 June 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland]] (BCNI) Advisory NDPB Address Forestview, Purdy's Lane, Newtownbreda, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT8 7AR Tel 028 9069 4800 Fax 028 9069 4810 Multiple Bodies 0  Email bcni@belfast.org Regulatory Function: No Website: http://www.boundarycommission.org.uk Terms Of Reference: To keep under review the names, numbers and boundaries of the parliamentary constituencies into which Northern Ireland is divided and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State. Notes: This body was established in 1986. Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009: Chair The Rt Hon M Martin MP Remuneration 0 Chief Exec/Secretary [[Lee Hegarty]] Remuneration 0 Civil Servant Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of Interests. Audit Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £143.2 Total Gross Expenditure £143.2 OCPA Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 0 Chair Ministerial - Chair Non-Ministerial 1M EX-O Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial 1M EX-O Member Ministerial 1M P Member Non-Ministerial&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland]] (CJINI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address 6/7 Floor, 14 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT2 7BA &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 02890 258 000 Fax 028 9025 8033 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@cjini.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.cjini.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To inspect or ensure the inspection of all aspects of the criminal justice system in Northern &lt;br /&gt;
Ireland, including the courts. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in October 2004. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr K Chivers – retired August 2008 &lt;br /&gt;
Dr Michael Maguire – appointed 01/09/08 Remuneration £110,000 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Mr B McGuigan Remuneration £67,787 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review Completed June &lt;br /&gt;
2008 (Light &lt;br /&gt;
Touch Review) &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements &lt;br /&gt;
NAO Gov't Funding £1,463,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure &lt;br /&gt;
£1,417,812 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated &lt;br /&gt;
Yes   Staff Employed 15 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Equality Commission for Northern Ireland]] (ECNI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Equality House, 7-9 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT2 7DP &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9050 0600 Fax 028 9033 1544 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email information@equalityni.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.equalityni.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To promote respect for diversity, eliminate unlawful discrimination and achieve equality of &lt;br /&gt;
opportunity for all. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in October 1999.. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr R Collins Remuneration £75,749  per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary &lt;br /&gt;
Ms E Collins Remuneration £73,252 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum £10K &lt;br /&gt;
bonus not paid &lt;br /&gt;
until this year. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA NI Annual Report 2008 Last Review 2005 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NIAO Gov't Funding £7226,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £7,385,590 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 131 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M Paid Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 1F Paid Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 9M 5F Paid Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Independent Assessor for Police Service NI Recruitment]] &lt;br /&gt;
Vetting &lt;br /&gt;
Advisory NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address c/o Policing  Division, Room A4.16,  Block A, Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast, Co. &lt;br /&gt;
Antrim, BT4 3SB &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9052 3458 Fax (028) 9052 0063 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email clare.brady@nio.x.gsi.gov.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website - &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To make determinations on the merits of appeals from applicants who have been turned down by the vetting panel for the Police Service of Northern Ireland recruitment. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in May 2001.  Remuneration is the sole cost of this office; in addition to annual salary, the Independent Assessor receives £859 per day (average of 20 days per year). &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Campbell Remuneration £11,000 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests No &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman - Annual Report - Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £0 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £0 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Independent Monitoring Board]] (IMB) &lt;br /&gt;
Independent Monitoring Boards &lt;br /&gt;
Address 22nd Floor, Windsor House, Bedford Street, Belfast. Co Antrim BT2 7FT &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 90443998 Fax 028 90443993 Multiple Bodies 3 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@imb-ni.org.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.imb-ni.org.uk/ &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To visit prisons and the Young Offenders' Centre regularly and report to the Secretary of State on &lt;br /&gt;
the conditions of imprisonment and the treatment of prisoners. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes These bodies were established in October 2005; they were previously known as Boards of &lt;br /&gt;
Visitors, and had been in existence since approximately 1900.  The annual report is available at &lt;br /&gt;
www.niprisonservice.gov.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Multiple Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests No &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £110,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £196,000 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated No   Staff Employed 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M 2F U Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 3M U Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 16M 17F U Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission]] (NIHRC) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Temple Court, 39 North Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 1NA &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9024 3987 Fax 028 9024 7844 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email information@nihrc.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.nihrc.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To promote and protect the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in March 1999 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair [[Monica McWilliams|Prof M  McWilliams]] Remuneration £72,021 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Ms P O’Neill Remuneration £57,503 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes Yes Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2007 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £1,744,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £1,744,000 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 24.5 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1F P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 6M 3F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Law Commission]] (NILC) &lt;br /&gt;
Advisory NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address 8th Floor, Linum Chambers, 2 Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7ES &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9054 4860 Fax  Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@nilawcommission.gov.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website http://www.nilawcommission.gov.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To keep under review the civil and criminal law of Northern Ireland with a view to its &lt;br /&gt;
modernisation. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in April 2007. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr Justice Morgan Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Ms Judena Goldring Remuneration In the band £75k &lt;br /&gt;
to £80k &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman  Annual Report  Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £0 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £0 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 12.6 FTE &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M U Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 4M P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Police Fund]] (NIPF) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Maryfield Complex, 100 Belfast Road, Holywood, Co. Down, BT18 9QY &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9039 3556 Fax (028) 9039 3555 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email admin@nipolicefund.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.nipolicefund.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To offer assistance and support to injured police officers, injured retired officers and their families &lt;br /&gt;
arising as a direct result of terrorism in Northern Ireland. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2001. A review is planned for 2009/10.  All appointments &lt;br /&gt;
are non-Ministerial. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr D McClurg Remuneration £6k per annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Mr C Ashe Remuneration 0 Civil Servant &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2007/2008 Last Review 2004 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements Moore Stephens &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;amp; BDO Stoy &lt;br /&gt;
Hayward &lt;br /&gt;
Gov’t Funding £1,800,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £1,689,672 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated: No Staff Employed 4 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial - Chair Non-Ministerial 1MU &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial 9M 3F U &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Northern Ireland Policing Board]] (NIPB) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Waterside Tower, 31 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Laganside, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT1 &lt;br /&gt;
3BG &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9040 8500 Fax 028 9040 8525 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email information@nipolicingboard.org.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference The overriding purpose is to hold the Chief Constable to account for the service delivered by him &lt;br /&gt;
and his staff. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2001. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr [[Barry Gilligan]] Remuneration £58,606 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary &lt;br /&gt;
Mr A Donaldson Remuneration £106,000 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes Yes Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests &lt;br /&gt;
Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements &lt;br /&gt;
NAO Gov't Funding £8,072,567 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure &lt;br /&gt;
£8,125,077 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated &lt;br /&gt;
Yes   Staff Employed 59 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 1M P Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 5M 2F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland]] (OPONI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address New Cathedral Buildings, St Anne’s Square, 11 Church Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT1 1PG &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9082 8600 Fax 028 9082 8615 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@policeombudsman.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.policeombudsman.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
To provide an efficient, effective, independent police complaints system that has the confidence &lt;br /&gt;
of the people and the police of Northern Ireland. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2000. The Chief Executive receives between £85k and &lt;br /&gt;
£90k per annum. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr A Hutchinson Remuneration £126,400 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary &lt;br /&gt;
Mr S D Pollock OBE Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests &lt;br /&gt;
Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman Secretary of &lt;br /&gt;
State for NI &lt;br /&gt;
adjudicates &lt;br /&gt;
Annual Report 2008-2009 Last Review 2007 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £9,737,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £9,150,400 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 151 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial - Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Parades Commission for Northern Ireland]] (PCNI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address Windsor House, Bedford Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT2 7EL &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9089 5900 Fax (028) 9032 2988 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@paradescommissionni.org Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function &lt;br /&gt;
Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Website http://www.paradescommission.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of Reference To resolve conflicts over parades in Northern Ireland through facilitating mediation and, where &lt;br /&gt;
necessary, receiving evidence and providing legally enforceable determinations as to the routes &lt;br /&gt;
of parades and the conduct of marchers, and the location and conduct of those who seek to &lt;br /&gt;
protest against them. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in February 1997 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr R Poole Remuneration £55,466 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary Mr R Pedlow Remuneration 0 Civil Servant &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings Yes Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2008 Last Review 2003 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £1,038,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £1,051,000 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 11 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 1M 5F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Probation Board for Northern Ireland]] (PBNI) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address 80-90 North Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 1LD &lt;br /&gt;
Tel 028 9026 2400 Fax 028 9026 2436 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email info@pbni.org.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.pbni.org.uk &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference &lt;br /&gt;
The aim of PBNI is to help reduce crime (and the harm it does). &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in December 1982. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr R Spence Remuneration £33,010 per &lt;br /&gt;
annum &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration - &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes Yes Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2009 Last Review 2004 &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements NAO Gov't Funding £18,570,229 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £18,866,424 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 365 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M P Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial 1F P Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 8M 3F P Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation]] &lt;br /&gt;
(RUCGCF) &lt;br /&gt;
Executive NDPB &lt;br /&gt;
Address RUC GC Foundation, Brooklyn, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, Co. Down, BT5 6LE &lt;br /&gt;
Tel (028) 9070 0116 Fax (028) 9056 1516 Multiple Bodies 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Email rucgcfoundation@nics.gov.uk Regulatory &lt;br /&gt;
Function No &lt;br /&gt;
Website www.rucgcfoundation.org &lt;br /&gt;
Terms Of &lt;br /&gt;
Reference To mark the sacrifices and honour the achievements of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. &lt;br /&gt;
Notes This body was established in November 2001. A review is planned for 2009/10. &lt;br /&gt;
Public Bodies Statistics 2008-2009 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Mr J McDonald CBE LVO JP DL Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Chief &lt;br /&gt;
Exec/Secretary - Remuneration 0 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Meetings No Public Minutes No Register Of &lt;br /&gt;
Interests Yes &lt;br /&gt;
Ombudsman PCA Annual Report 2007/2008 Last Review - &lt;br /&gt;
Audit &lt;br /&gt;
Arrangements ASM Howarth Gov't Funding £150,000 Total Gross &lt;br /&gt;
Expenditure £222,042 &lt;br /&gt;
OCPA &lt;br /&gt;
Regulated Yes   Staff Employed 2 &lt;br /&gt;
Chair Ministerial 1M U Chair Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Deputy Ministerial - Deputy Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
Member Ministerial 2M 3F U Member Non-Ministerial - &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Strategic Review of Parading]] Ad Hoc Advisory Body Date Established 18 April 2007 Date Reported/Due to Report  Report Details Interim consultative report published on &lt;br /&gt;
29 April 2008. Notes The Terms of Reference of the Strategic Review of Parading were announced on 2 February 2007.  &lt;br /&gt;
The appointments of all members of the Parading Commission are due to expire on 31 December &lt;br /&gt;
2009 and their future, and that of the Commission, is closely linked to the Strategic Review of &lt;br /&gt;
Parading.  The Strategic Review of Parades Body (SRPB), chaired by Lord Ashdown, aim to find &lt;br /&gt;
a long term, settled, cross-community view on parading.  It has been examining the issue of &lt;br /&gt;
parading for Northern Ireland, in terms of its social, economic and cultural implications.  The &lt;br /&gt;
consultation on the SRPB’s interim report ended on 31 August 2008.  It is anticipated that the issue &lt;br /&gt;
of parading in Northern Ireland will not devolve immediately with the other policing and security &lt;br /&gt;
issues.  This will allow time for the SRPB to publish their final report and legislation, giving effect to &lt;br /&gt;
their proposals, to be introduced. Appointments Summary: Ministers 0 Civil Servants 0 Wider Public Servants 1 Voluntary/ Charity Sector 0 Private Sector 6. Chair: [[Paddy Ashdown|LORD ASHDOWN OF NORTON-SUB-HAMPDON GCMG]] &lt;br /&gt;
*The [[Consultative Group on the Past]] Ad Hoc Advisory Body - Date Established 22 June 2007 Final Report 28 January &lt;br /&gt;
2009 Report Details Available on http://www.cgpni.org Date Wound Up Feb 2009. The Terms of Reference of The Consultative Group on the Past are to consult across the community on how Northern Ireland society can best approach the legacy of the events of the past 40 years; and to make recommendations, as appropriate, on any steps that might be taken to support Northern Ireland society in building a shared future that is not overshadowed by the events of the past. Appointments Summary: Ministers 0 Civil Servants 0 Wider Public Servants 2 Voluntary/ Charity Sector 3 Private Sector 3. Chair: [[Robin Eames|Lord Eames]] and Mr [[Denis Bradley]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Historical Structure===&lt;br /&gt;
A September 1985 briefing for the Northern Ireland Secretary set out the following structure of the Northern Ireland Office&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/proni/1986/proni_CENT-1-14-17A_1985-nd_c.pdf The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, First Day Briefs - Structure of the NIO and the NI Departments]', (September 1985), [PRONI Public Records CENT/1/14/17A; 8 pages], [PDF; 1,716KB]. Belfast: PRONI. Archived at CAIN, University of Ulster.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Command of the Deputy Under Secretary Belfast (DUS(B)):&lt;br /&gt;
*Law and Order Division (Belfast) (LOB)&lt;br /&gt;
*Police Division (Belfast) (POB)&lt;br /&gt;
*Prisons Divisions (Belfast) (PRB 1 to 4)&lt;br /&gt;
*Criminal Injuries and Juveniles Division&lt;br /&gt;
*Criminal Justice Division&lt;br /&gt;
*Forensic Science Division &lt;br /&gt;
*The Police Authority for Northern Ireland, the Probation Board and the offices of the Crown Solicitor and the Director of Public Prosecutions were also related to this command.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Command of the Deputy Under Secretary London (DUS (L))&lt;br /&gt;
*Security and International Division (London) (SIL)&lt;br /&gt;
*Constitutional and Political Division (London) (CPL)&lt;br /&gt;
*Political Affairs Division (Belfast) (PAB)&lt;br /&gt;
*Economic and Social Division London (ESL)&lt;br /&gt;
*Information Services London&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (HOCS), who was also Second Permanent Under Secretary of the NIO, and the staff of the Central Secretariat co-ordinated the policies o£ the NI Departments, where necessary through the Policy Co-ordinating Committee (PCC) comprising of NI Permanent Secretaries under the Chairmanship of HOCS, or through ad hoc interdepartmental meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Agriculture&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Finance and Personnel&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Economic Development&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Education&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland&lt;br /&gt;
*Department of Health and Social Services&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Quilliam Foundation‏''' is a London based 'counter-extremism' think-tank which claims to challenge Islamic extremism in the UK. It was set up by self-styled ex-extremists [[Maajid Nawaaz]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Rashad Ali]], all former members of the political Islamic group, [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]]. Incorporated as a limited company on 20 November 2007, it was launched on 22 April 2008, receiving much media attention. According to the BBC's Newsnight, the Foundation, backed by the British government, is waging the 'ideas' part of the so-called 'war on terror'. It has links to neoconservative initiatives such as the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] and [[Harry's Place]]. In 2009 it launched [[Khudi]] a project targeting Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.khudipakistan.com/faq/ FAQ], Khudi, accessed 2 December 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The think tank has been embroiled in several controversies since its founding for encouraging domestic spying and preparing secret blacklists of citizens and groups that it alleges share the 'ideology of terrorists.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/aug/04/quilliam-foundation-list-alleged-extremism List sent to terror chief aligns peaceful Muslim groups with terrorist ideology,] ''The Guardian'', 5 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Although the exact funding figure is unknown, the Quilliam Foundation reportedly received £700,000 as part of the government's [[Preventing Violent Extremism]] Programme, £400,000 of which was given by the [[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]] ([[OSCT]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying Morally Right, says Think-Tank,] ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==The Quilliam Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The foundation takes its name from Abdullah Quilliam, a 19th Century British convert to Islam who founded a mosque in Liverpool. This is an ironic choice since Abdullah Quilliam was an opponent of the British Empire and a supporter of the Caliphate. He also argued that Muslims should not fight Muslims on behalf of European powers, citing specifically Britain’s enlistment of Muslim soldiers against the resistance in Sudan. In all these respects his activities correspond to those that the individuals running the Quilliam Foundation today hold up as evidence of extremism.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yahyabirt.com/?p=136 “Abdullah Quilliam: Britain’s First Islamist?”], YahyaBirt.com, 25 January 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Centre for Social Cohesion==&lt;br /&gt;
Until late 2009 Quilliam Foundation enjoyed a close relationship with the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]. Together their members run [[The Spittoon]], whose future now remains uncertain amid the public split between the two think-tanks. On October 23 2009, [[Douglas Murray]] of CfSC accused [[Ed Husain]] of holding 'extreme views...quite appallingly illiberal'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after the Quilliam director had taken a position supporting spying on innocent people. &lt;br /&gt;
:QF has become part of the problem...The nature of QF and its funding arrangements ought to be a source of concern to all British taxpayers, no matter what their political or religious opinions, and finally be brought out in the open...QF is currently cosying up to the Conservative party to ensure its role under the next government. It would not be a bad thing if that party's first cost-cutting exercise was to stop funding an organisation that has come to represent the toxic juncture at which intense personal ambition and government propaganda meet.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The piece generated a war of words between supporters of the two think-tanks in the article's comments section.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The attack may have been instigated by an earlier article by [[James Brandon]] of Quilliam in which he attacked Murray, his former employer. In the article Brandon listed Murray as one of the leading 'preachers of hate', one of the right's 'non-violent extremists' who has 'routinely demonised Muslims collectively'. He accused Murray of failing to 'distinguish Islam from Islamism'. Of his resignation from [[CSC]] he wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
:My time there was a constant struggle to &amp;quot;de-radicalise&amp;quot; Murray and to ensure that the centre's output targeted only Islamists – and not Muslims as a whole. This October, however, I had finally had enough of this constant battle and resigned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/13/islam-uksecurity Reining in the Preachers of Hate], ''The Guardian'', 13 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Low key government support==&lt;br /&gt;
In an interview with ''The Guardian'' in March 2008, [[Maajid Nawaz]] stated that the organisation would be financially independent, and that money was coming “mainly from Middle Eastern businessmen and Muslims who are concerned about how Islam is being abused.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Owen Bowcott and Riazat Butt, [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/01/islam.religion Ex-Islamists start moderate think-tank], ''Guardian'', 1 March 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Similarly, the ''Irish Times'' reported that according to Nawaz, Quilliam ‘does not receive government funding and is financed instead by private donors from countries including Egypt and Kuwait.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mary Fitzgerald, [http://www.irishtimes.com/news/an-inside-view-of-islamism-s-fundamental-flaws-1.922867 An Inside View of Islam’s Fundamental Flaws], Irish Times, 10 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A New Statesman article by [[Shiraz Maher]] the following month stated: “The Quilliam Foundation has ensured its independence by raising money from private Muslim donors, while, paradoxically, the government is inadvertently undermining it by funding separatist agendas through the PVE fund.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Shiraz Maher, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/04/government-impact-young Extremism is going unchallenged], ''New Statesman'', 3 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Inayat Bunglawala]] of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]] wrote in Guardian Online's Comment is Free blog, that the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] had hinted to UK Islamic groups that if they were prepared to work with the Quilliam Foundation, they could obtain financial support from the government:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;Some representatives of various UK Islamic groups were invited to see senior officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government recently to discuss the work they were doing with young people. Strong hints were dropped that they could obtain financial support from the government, but only if they were prepared to work with - and thereby help lend credibility to - Ed Husain's soon to be launched Quilliam Foundation.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Inayat Bunglawala, [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/inayat_bunglawala/2008/04/abandoning_banning.html 'Abandoning banning'], Guardian.co.uk, 17 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Foundation's launch, advisor [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] reportedly argued in his speech that Muslims should 'love, obey and respect' the government&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ziauddin Sardar, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/24/islam.religion 'To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice'], ''The Guardian'', 24 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Former ambassador Craig Murray sees a party-political reason behind the New Labour government's support of the Foundation. He has described it as 'the branch of New Labour tasked with securing the Muslim vote and reducing British Muslim dissatisfaction with New Labour over the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Craig Murray, [http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2009/04/new_labour_corr.html New Labour Corruption and Quilliam], CraigMurray.org.uk, April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For some of those who saw potential Quilliam's early claims to independence were crucial. One terrorism expert, [[M.J. Gohel]] told the ''Christian Science Monitor'' that ‘if there are people that have the platform and the ability to challenge and expose myths that Al-Qaeda purveys then that is very important and significant,&amp;quot; but added that Quilliam ‘will have to prove its financial independence to keep its integrity intact.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Rice-Oxley, [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0423/p01s09-woeu.html British ex-jihadis form ranks for tolerance], ''Christian Science Monitor'', 23 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Within weeks of Quilliam’s launch, however, the ''Evening Standard'' would report that Quilliam’s un-named initial un-named backers had pulled out, and that Ed Husain was seeking new funding from Muslims in the UK.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gulf backers pull plug on Islamic peace think tank; The Londoner's Diary, ''Evening Standard'', 27 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Parliament would later be told that it was only after this incident that Quilliam began to receive public funding, from the Home Office PVE programme and from the Foreign Office.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 2WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The result was starkly at odds with Quilliam’s initial claims of independence. In 2008-09, Quilliam received £674,608 from the Home Office, equivalent to almost three quarters of its total income of £915,456 for that year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Home Office, Freedom of Information response, 6 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Activities==&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's first publication, &amp;quot;Pulling Together to Defeat Terror: Recommendations for Uprooting Islamic Extremism&amp;quot;, says that if Muslim leaders &amp;quot;must realise that the foreign policy of the British government will not be held hostage by any one community,&amp;quot; and argued that the  editors of &amp;quot;liberal newspapers&amp;quot; should &amp;quot;think twice before allowing column space to Hamas and its supporters while they remain committed to the destruction of Israel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the Foundation's key aims is to cast doubt on the link between British foreign policy and the rise of extremism. In so doing the Foundation is fighting not only the consensus of the British and US intelligence communities and much of the security establishment, but also the empirical evidence from experts such as Robert Pape.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;For an aggregation of the assessment of various intelligence bodies and think-tanks, see David Wearing, [http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk/2005/07/ignoring-intelligence-how-new-labour.html Ignoring the Intelligence: How New Labour Helped Bring Terror to London], The Democrat's Diary, 22 July 2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While the Foundation is remarkably amenable to the neoconservative worldview, it shows little tolerance for Muslims in mainstream politics who do not, as advisor Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] has suggested, 'love, obey and respect the government'. The Foundation has also tried to scuttle the political career of Osama Saeed, the SNP candidate for Glasgow Central, by accusing him of 'promoting religious separatism' and alleging that he does not understand 'basic democratic principles' because he once expressed amazement when one of Jack Straw's Blackburn constituents defended the former foreign secretary by blaming Iraqis and Palestinians for their own plight.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/494 Quilliam Alert: Scottish National Party to endorse Islamist candidate], 17 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The organization has also recommended spying on Muslims unsuspected of any crimes, which led Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert to note:&lt;br /&gt;
:[[Charles Moore]] and [[Dean Godson]] of [[Policy Exchange]], have explained that this is a re-make of a 1980s Thatcherite counter-subversion strategy in which Husain is cast in the role of Frank Chapple the &amp;quot;moderate&amp;quot; trade union leader who was, they suggest, used to discredit and undermine the &amp;quot;extremist&amp;quot; miner's trade union leader Arthur Scargill. Husain, they argue, can help defeat Altikriti, Bungalwala and their colleagues in the same way.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Neocon Nexus===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation has been ecumenical in choosing its advisers, its endorsement of such hardline luminaries of the Israel lobby as [[Michael Gove]] shows that some forms of extremism are less unacceptable than others. The Foundation's lineup has since expanded to include such veterans of neoconservative think tanks as [[James Brandon]] (formerly of the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]), who has also helped build bridges with such pro-war outlets as the notoriously Islamophobic [[Harry's Place]]. Brandon used the McCarthyite website as a platform for his attack on CND for participating in an antiwar protest with a coalition which included among others the British Muslim Initiative.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/04/01/cnd-is-about-to-betray-its-founding-principles/ CND is about to betray its founding principles], ''Harry's Place'', 1 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his 2008 tour of the US, Majid Nawaz also spoke at the Israel lobby think tank [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maajid Nawaz, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2911 The Way Back from Islamism], ''WINEP'', 16 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Nawaz also maintains ties with [[Michael Jacobson]] of [[WINEP]] who posted a response on behalf of Nawaz on the [[Counterterrorism Blog]], a website that devoted considerable coverage to his tour.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Jacobson, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_responds.php Quilliam Responds], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 15 August 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Quilliam was also attacked by the blog's [[Jeffrey Imm]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;In a piece no longer online at the [[Counterterrism Blog]] website: Jeffrey Imm [http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/092.html  False Reports of Jihadists &amp;quot;Quitting&amp;quot; or Abandoning Islamic Supremacism] ''United States Action'', July 16, 2008, accessed 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but it was in turn defended by two other bloggers, [[Mark Levitt]] and [[Michael Jacobson]], both associated with [[WINEP]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeffrey Imm, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_foundation_and_gomaa.php Quilliam Foundation and Misdirection on Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 18 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nawaz was in the US to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs where he appeared along with [[Zeyno Baran]] of the neoconservative [[Hudson Institute]]. He was also hosted by the [[Center for National Policy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Cochran, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/07/summary_of_statement_by_maajid.php Summary of Statement by Maajid Nawaz, Former Hizb ut-Tahrir Official, at Senate Hearing], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 10 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeff Stein, [http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2008/07/red-tape-nearly-stops-testimon.html Red Tape Nearly Stops Testimony by Top Former Islamic Radical], CQPolitics, 9 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Question of Palestine===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's views however are not entirely in line with that of the British government. Whereas Tony Blair had recognized the Israeli occupation of Palestine as the central issue exacerbating relations between the Muslim world and the West, in an FAQ the Foundation tellingly presents the situation as an 'Arab-Israeli' conflict (to suggest parity), rather than a military occupation (it does not use the word &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;occupation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; once). It draws parity between the Israeli military and Hamas, and while it has nothing to say about the crimes of the former, it accuses the latter of 'politicking with the lives of ordinary Palestinians'. The response to the question of Palestine ends with Muslims being encouraged to 'care about other conflicts and issues in the world, including Burma, Darfur, climate change, poverty, and gender inequality.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/faqs.html Frequently Asked Questions – A Candid Response] (Accessed, 28 July 2009)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Double Standards===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation is clearly discriminating in the the type of extremist views it wishes to proscribe. While it opposed the UK government's ban on the extremist Dutch politician Geert Wilders (who [[Ed Husain]] described as 'undoubtedly an ill-informed, hate-driven bigot'), arguing that 'Banning Geert Wilders from the UK is not the solution. Just as the ideas of non-violent Islamist groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir should be tackled through debate and argument, so should those of Wilders and others.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/404 Press Release: Quilliam Foundation challenges Geert Wilders to a debate on Islam] 12 February 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, three weeks later in March 2009, the Foundation intervened with the Bradford Police, the Council, and the Community Centre where Hizb ut-Tahrir was holding a public meeting in order to get it banned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/bed-news/Call-to-ban-Islamic-meeting.5034541.jp Call to ban Islamic meeting], ''Bradford Today'', 3 March 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Foundation has also attacked various British figures for their links to Sheikh Qaradawi, yet it has been perfectly willing to publish its material on Islamonline.net, despite the website's conspicuous connection to Qaradawi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;amp;cid=1248078606878&amp;amp;pagename=Zone-English-Family%2FFYELayout Muslim Women and Unemployment], ''IslamOnline.net'', 21 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Focus on Pakistan===&lt;br /&gt;
In  2009, the Quilliam Foundation turned its focus on Pakistan, hiring two new individuals specifically for this. In April-May 2009 Foundation co-founder Maajid Nawaz went on a lecture tour of Pakistan where spoke on 'combating extremism' in Islamabad among other places where he was hosted by [[Pervaiz Hoodbhoy]], a pro-war academic. Nawaz was accompanied on his trip by a security team provided by the British Foreign Office. The tour received sympathetic coverage from the BBC's Newsnight, which had a team accompany Nawaz on the trip.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; BBC Newsnight, 9 May 2009. The video is archived on Quilliam Foundation's own Youtube channel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixGca6zZg4 Part 1][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unCtnLVZ-4 Part 2]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In July 2009 the Foundation's co-founders went on another tour of Pakistan in partnership with [http://www.bargad.org.pk Bargad], a Pakistani NGO whose director [[Sabiha Shaheen]] arranged Nawaz's tour of various universities on which she accompanied him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/31/pakistan-young-generation-west Can we befriend Pakistan?], The Guardian, 31 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/pakistan-university-tour.html Pakistan Universities' Tour and Student Leaders' Conference, April - July 2009]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Pakistani scholar Ayesha Siddiqa, the organization also 'funded a conference of the vice-chancellors of various Pakistani universities to convince them of the project that [Majid] Nawaz later undertook' - i.e., to lecture their students against 'global jihad'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ayesha Siddiqa, [http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-ayesha-siddiqa-an-alternative-discourse-209-zj-04 An Alternative Discourse], ''Dawn'', 2 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The conference titled “National Conference on Peacebuilding and Women Leadership Development on Campuses”, held 3-5 March 2009. The conference invited Vice Chancellors and prominent faculty members from across the country to share their views and experiences on various themes of the complex phenomenon of radicalization. On 1 March 2010, it appeared Quilliam's activities in Pakistan finally bore fruit when it announced that it will be hosting [[Tahir-ul-Qadri]], a Pakistani cleric of mixed repute, to launch an anti-Terrorism fatwa (religious edict). Considering that the fatwa was supposedly directed at Muslim jihadis, the choice of Westminster as launch venue was odd, since no militant activity has been reported in the British parliament yet. Quilliam claims the fatwa would counter fatwas that preach otherwise.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/630 Anti-terrorism fatwa launch in London], Quilliam Press Release, 1 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The logic of such a move has been questioned by Brian Whitaker of the Guardian among others, who argues that it would achieve no more than launch a fatwa war.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Brian Whitaker, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/mar/02/fatwa-anti-terrorism-minhaj-qadri Fatwa wars aren't the solution], ''The Guardian'', 2 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The event was preceded by a PR campaign that included supportive articles from Douglas Murray and [[Boris Johnson]]'s ex-wife. Qadri used the occasion to engage in divisive sectarian politics by declaring Salafis and Deobandis outside of the Sunni tradition, adding: 'Every Salafi and Deobandi is not a terrorist but I have no hesitation in saying that everyone is a well-wisher of terrorists and this has not been appreciated by the Western governments'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Allegra Mostyn-Owen, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Is this a triumph for the Islamic peacemakers?], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Why this fatwa for peace matters so much to us all], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Attacks on Muslim Organizations===&lt;br /&gt;
The Quilliam Foundation has attacked various British Muslim organizations accusing them of having ties with the Pakistani Jamaat-e-Islami and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, two mainstream political parties with large followings in their respective countries. The organizations which the foundation has targeted include Muslim Council of Britain, Islamic Forum Europe, Muslim Association of Britain, Islamic Foundation, Islamic Society of Britain, UK Islamic Mission, the London Muslim Centre and Da’awatul Islam.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/498 Quilliam Alert: Islam Channel and the promotion of extremism], 30 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/sep/08/moderate-muslim-groups-funding Beating the Extremists], ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ed Husain's contention that the government's Prevent strategy should target those who meet his expansive definition of 'Islamist', whether they are suspected of violent extremism or not because they &amp;quot;provide the mood music&amp;quot; for people like the July 7 bombers was criticized by Jonathan Githens-Mazer and the former head of the Metropolitan Police's Muslim Contact Unit Robert Lambert who noted that there was 'no credible evidence to support this view', but, &lt;br /&gt;
:it is one that Husain shares with influential thinktanks including [[Policy Exchange]] and the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] in the UK and Daniel Pipes' [[Middle East Forum]] in the US. On this account, regular Cif bloggers Inayat Bunglawala and Anas Altikriti are described as &amp;quot;extremists&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;subversives&amp;quot; who should be targeted and stigmatised in the same way as terrorists inspired or directed by al-Qaida.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Against Civil Liberties===&lt;br /&gt;
After it was revealed by the Guardian that the government's 'Prevent' programme to counter radicalism was being used to gather intelligence on innocent people not suspected of involvement in terrorism&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 26 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Ed Husain defended the government's actions arguing that it was 'morally right'. 'It is gathering intelligence on people not committing terrorist offences. If it is to prevent people getting killed and committing terrorism, it is good and it is right', he told the Guardian. Of course, as the Guardian noted, the foundation has received £700,000 from the same program.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying morally right, says thinktank], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Interestingly, one of the strongest reactions Husain's comments elicited was from Douglas Murray of the neoconservative Centre for Social Cohesion, who accused the Quilliam director of holding 'extreme views'. &lt;br /&gt;
:These statements strike me as quite appallingly illiberal: wrong in principle because the police should not investigate innocent people and very obviously damaging in practice...Husain also seems to be under the impression that if a Muslim seems &amp;quot;suspicious&amp;quot; to anyone, the police should be called straight away...Husain, in particular, ought to know the difference between a police state – especially since his co-director was until recently in such a state's prisons – and a developed liberal democracy...QF is now using public money to advocate increasingly totalitarian attitudes towards the general public and judging Muslims by their own early standards.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Spittoon===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation under its own name employs press releases, alerts, and its contacts in the media and politics to take on opponents, its members are also associated with the blog The Spittoon where they attack critics anonymously in less temperate manner. Key targets have included Inayat Banglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Admin 1 (George Reading), [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1065 Bungles continues comical crusade against Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 15 June 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Bob Pitt of Islamophobia Watch&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Yossarian, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/2289 Bob and Bungle – Forget the BNP, let’s attack Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 20 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam and the EDL==&lt;br /&gt;
In July 2011, announced that it was holding a roundtable meeting with two former activists in the [[English Defence League]], [[Leighton Evans]] and [[Harry Burns]].&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both Leighton and Burns had been involved with an '[[Anti-Extremism Alliance]] that had protested against a [[Hizb-ut Tahrir]] meeting in East London, earlier that month.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam had also criticised the HuT meeting in the local press.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nadia Sam-Daliri, [http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/campaigners_hit_out_at_hate_peddling_group_s_east_end_conference_1_938873?ot=archant.PrintFriendlyPageLayout.ot Campaigners hit out at &amp;quot;hate peddling&amp;quot; group's East End conference], East London Advertiser, 27 June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An open letter on the issue carried on the Anti Extremism Alliance website listed Quilliam's [[Ghaffar Hussain]] among the signatories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://antiextremismallianceblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/open-letter-to-tower-hamlets-council-and-east-london-advertiser/ Open letter to Tower Hamlets Council and East London Advertiser], Anti-Extremism Alliance, 5 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's initial statement on its roundtable meeting said that: &amp;quot;For the first time ever, Quilliam is able to bring together former senior members of the EDL who have renounced the group and are willing to speak out against it publicly and to answer questions about the organisation and their time inside it.”&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Evans subsequently stated in a Facebook post:&lt;br /&gt;
:i refused to go along with what the quilliam wanted me to do which was renounce the edl. i wont do that and it was never on the agenda in my email exchanges with ghaffar hussain. he said i’d be asked why i joined, what i did, why i left and what i think know. he then released that load of old bollocks which i was never party to.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The proposed event, originally scheduled for 20 July 2011, never took place.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stephen Yaxley-Lennon===&lt;br /&gt;
In October 2013, Quilliam put out a press release entitled 'Quilliam facilitates Tommy Robinson leaving the [[English Defence League]]' (EDL) and held a press conference to announce that the [[EDL]] founder - real name [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] was leaving the far-right street movement. [[Kevin Carroll]] also departed the group and QF stated their reason for leaving was that 'they feel they can no longer keep extremist elements at bay.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/press/quilliam-facilitates-tommy-robinson-leaving-the-english-defence-league/ QUILLIAM FACILITATES TOMMY ROBINSON LEAVING THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE], Quilliam Foundation, 8 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The press release stated: 'Quilliam has been working with Tommy to achieve this transition, which represents a huge success for community relations in the United Kingdom. We have previously identified the symbiotic relationship between far-right extremism and Islamism and think that this event can dismantle the underpinnings of one phenomenon while removing the need for the other phenomenon.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Days later, Ben Quinn noted in the Guardian that 'senior figures working in the growing field of the study of counter-extremism and the rehabilitation of former extremists have been viewing [Quilliam's] link-up with Robinson as a high-stakes gamble that has raised serious questions about the motivations of an organisation that has played a particularly controversial role.' Academic [[Matthew Goodwin]] for instance described the arrangement as 'disingenuous nonsense'. Quinn notes that according to the latest published accounts - for the financial year up to March 2012, the high-profile injection of publicity that came with their dealings with Lennon also came 'at a time when it may be facing challenging financial circumstances'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], Guardian, 12 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quinn noted:&lt;br /&gt;
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:'Two years after the Home Office began to wind down its funding for the organisation, those accounts show that Quilliam was facing mounting debts, while having little in the way of relative assets. Income from training, consultancy and publications were haemorrhaging, while its income from grants and donations fell from just over £900,000 in 2011 to £532,099 in 2012. The company was in particular trouble in 2011, making a loss, but after taking radical action to cut back on expenses and parting company with half of its staff, it was just about able to make it into the red again in the following year, when Nawaz paid himself £77,438.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2013, the blog Political Scrapbook reported that an FOI request to the Home Office had shown that QF received zero public funding, contradicting the organisation's website which described it as 'funded by both private and public funds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION DENY ‘CLOSURE THREAT’ BEFORE ROBINSON LINK-UP], Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Payments to Lennon====&lt;br /&gt;
Just months after Lennon left the [[EDL]] it became clear from statements he posted on twitter that his views had not changed. In early December 2015, this was confirmed when he announced he was starting [[Pegida UK]], a branch of the German anti-Islam, anti-immigrant movement. Days later it emerged that Quilliam had made payments to him around the time it was 'facilitating his departure' from the EDL. &lt;br /&gt;
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''Huffington Post'' reported that in his newly published book 'Enemy of the State', Lennon claimed that 'he was on the Quilliam payroll for six months and received about £8,000.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/03/tommy-robinson-claims-quilliam-paid-him-to-leave-edl_n_8710834.html Tommy Robinson, Former EDL Leader, Claims Quilliam Paid Him To Quit Far-Right Group], Huffington Post, 4 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a statement, Quilliam responded: 'Quilliam never claimed to &amp;quot;deradicalise&amp;quot; Tommy, nor &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; him, only that we facilitated his departure from the EDL. Quilliam cannot comment on Tommy's intentions (or &amp;quot;staging&amp;quot;) for leaving the EDL, as it cannot read his mind. We simply helped him leave the EDL, rendering that group leaderless since. Tommy has never been a Quilliam member of staff, nor on our payroll, nor did he join Quilliam. Tommy was remunerated, as an external actor, after invoicing us for costs associated with outreach that he &amp;amp; Dr Usama Hassan did to Muslim communities after Tommy's departure from the EDL, in an attempt to reconcile Tommy with our Muslim communities.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Robinson reportedly called Quilliam's response 'PR-Spin'. He also wrote in his book that he had been 'in a desperate place' at the time, and characterised his relationship with Quilliam as one in which 'I was using them, they were using me'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In February 2014, emails obtained by the Political Scrapbook blog under FOI showed that [[Maajid Nawaz]] had contacted [[Mark Carroll]], head of counter-extremism at the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] to ask for funding for QF, including specifically making mention of the organisation's need for finances in order to 'cut off [Robinson's] previous dependency on EDL donors'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/quilliam-foundation-wanted-taxpayer-cash-for-tommy-robinson/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION WANTED TAXPAYER CASH FOR TOMMY ROBINSON], Political Scrapbook, 3 February 2014&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gatestone Institute==&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2015, just days after the Paris attacks targeting magazine [[Charlie Hebdo]] and a kosher supermarket, [[Usama Hasan]] and [[Maajid Nawaz]] of the Quilliam Foundation were among the signatories of a statement put together by the [[Gatestone Institute]]. Hilary Aked writes:&lt;br /&gt;
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:Gatestone spent approximately $100,000 taking out a full page advert in the New York Times. To drive home its implicit message that a 'good Muslim' supports US power, two out of the three Muslims pictured in the Gatestone advert were posing next to the American flag. Mentioning violence in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt – and, 'Africa' - the text of the advertisement effortlessly ignored all other violence in the world not involving any of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims and simultaneously glossed over the context-specific political factors at play in each conflict. The subtext was very clear: Gatestone was advocating a mono-causal explanation for this violence and put the spotlight firmly on Islam.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Ostensibly a 'counter-extremism' initiative, this advert was typical of how contemporary anti-Muslim racism is articulated: by generalizing specific behaviours and attributing them deterministically to religious ideology. This fundamental problem of collectively imputing blame is not negated by the fact that all 23 signatories were Muslims. Though the statement calls on 'all people of conscience' to sign up, since the word 'duty' is twice used in relation to Muslims it is clear that they, far more than others, are expected to prove they reject violence. Thus the Gatestone declaration serves the same function as the so-called 'Charter of Muslim Understanding', which similarly called for Muslims to be required to make special denunciations. Commissioned by [[UKIP]]’s [[Gerard Batten]], that document was called 'frightening' even by pro-Israel Tory MP [[Robert Halfon]], who compared it to a first step towards wearing a yellow star, as Jews were required to do under Nazi rule.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Aked2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hilary Aked, [http://www.alternet.org/investigations/one-americas-most-dangerous-think-tanks-spreading-islamophobic-hate-across-atlantic One of America's Most Dangerous Think Tanks is Spreading Hate Across the Atlantic], Alternet, 23 November 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam U.S.==&lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam was incorporated in California in January 2009.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ Business Search], California Secretary of State, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It's registered address is [[4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach]], the home of [[Gen Next]], a non-profit associated with the Makarachian family, whose real estate businesses are also located there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.loopnet.com/Property-Record/4100-Macarthur-Boulevard-Newport-Beach-CA-92660/ZqU9uS66Q/Tenant/?LID=18150220&amp;amp;LinkCode=21740&amp;amp;From=Profile&amp;amp;FromLocation=Profile&amp;amp;ng=y&amp;amp;ngu=%2fListing%2f18150220%2f4100-Macarthur-blvd-Newport-Beach-CA%2f 4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92660], LoopNet, accessed 8 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam registered as a charity in California in July 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=716ea171-c2af-4eb6-be0d-ef2345b0f29f Quilliam Foundation], Office of the Attorney General, State of California Department of Justice, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Journalist Nafeez Ahmed notes that this was the same year the foundation lost its Home Office funding.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam's form 990 filing for 2011 listed it's US directors as [[Michael P. Davidson|Michael Davidson]], the CEO of [[Gen Next]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Chad Sweet]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sweet, formerly a counter-terrorism official in the administration of [[George W. Bush]] was appointed as director and served for two years from 2011. Also in 2011, Sweet had set up a non-profit in Texas called '[[Ted Cruz]] for Senate', helping the Republican - who would latest be a contender for the GOP's presidential candidate - to gain election to senate in 2012. Sweet also directs 'Texans for Ted Cruz', and has personally donated to Cruz's attempt to run for president.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As Ahmed notes, 'Cruz represents the very far-right of the Republican spectrum and is close to the most bigoted elements of the Tea Party movement.' he has spoken alongside  notorious anti-Muslim bigot [[Robert Spencer]] at an event organized by the [[Young America's Foundation]] which has also hosted [[David Horowitz]] and [[Ann Coulter]] and in 2011 merged with the group [[Young Americans for Freedom]] who had played host to Holocaust-denier [[Nick Griffin]] of the [[BNP]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's 2012 filing listed [[Darren Henderson]] as a director in place of [[Ed Husain]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The following year Sweet was replaced by [[Courtney Le Bau]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===US Funding===&lt;br /&gt;
In its first year of operations, Quilliam’s US branch received $265,000 in grants.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of this sum, $250,000 was allocated to recipients in Europe, to help fight counter-extremism.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Filings state that this was sent to a UK charity, placing a question-mark over the assumption in some coverage that the money went directly to Quilliam in the UK, which does not appear to be registered as a charity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's US revenue rose to $265,875 in 2012 and $282,994 in 2013, almost all of which was sent outside the US.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990s, 2012-13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Funding==&lt;br /&gt;
On the day of the launch in May 2008 the director Maajid Nawaz told Newsnight: &amp;quot;We have absolutely not received government money, despite being offered it by the [[Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund]], and we have said that it is not appropriate for us at the moment - although I would emphasise that I don't have a problem in principle in receiving taxpayers' money for a good cause, as long as it comes with no strings attached.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. However, according to The Times the government has underwritten the Foundation's operations to the tune of £1 million in taxpayer money, despite the reservations of government and opposition members. According to the story, the foundation is paying 'about £110,000 a year to rent offices at one of Central London’s most prestigious addresses, which, for security reasons, have no name plate or sign outside'. The foundation's co-directors are believed to be receiving annual salaries of £85,000 each. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Kerbaj, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5549138.ece Government gives £1m to anti-extremist think-tank Quilliam Foundation], '''The Times''', 20 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.According to Ed Husain's evidence given to the Select Committee Hearing on [[Preventing Violent Extremism]], the Quilliam Foundation is in receipt of '''&amp;quot;about £850,000&amp;quot;''' of government funding, per annum. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcomloc/65/65.pdf Preventing Violent Extremism: Sixth Report of Session 2009-10], House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee, March 2010, Ev 4 - accessed 25.04.10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Co-director Ed Husain has stated that the Foundation is receiving private Kuwait funding.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&amp;lt;th colspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Grant received by Quilliam from 2008-2015 in £ GBP &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Data compiled from yearly 990 forms of each donor and FOI releases &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;158,896.66&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;26,993.34&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,257,381'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Foreign &amp;amp; Commonwealth Office]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;323,590&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;428,105&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,491,695'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Eranda Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;79,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;94,500&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''188,500'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[John Templeton Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;113,087&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;262,168&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;383,683&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;234,717&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;207,026&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Form 990 reviewed by Spinwatch: USD304,004 calculated at annual average rate 0.681 for 2015. Payment address to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''£1,297,658'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;49,875&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''49,875'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Stuart Family Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;146,025&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;164,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;114,800&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;98,325&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;168,373&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''691,523'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Schwab Charitable Fund]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;18,993 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,680 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,352 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,032 ($25,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''19,680'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Total Received Per Year'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''998,198'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''824,988'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''543,897'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''735,105'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''540,348'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''548,358'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''333,042'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''375,399'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/table&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign and Commonwealth Office===&lt;br /&gt;
From January 2009 till January 2010, the Quilliam Foundation were given £138,890 by the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Moreover, the co-Director of the Quilliam Foundation, [[Ed Husain]], was sent to Cairo and Alexandria on an [[FCO]] funded trip entitled 'Projecting British Islam' from 7-11 July 2008 to 'build partnerships between prominent British Muslims and like-minded Egyptians to highlight positive messages about modern Islam and counterbalance the extremist ideology and narrative'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated in relation to funding to Quilliam: 'Quilliam has received more Home Office Prevent funding than any other single organisation—nearly £1.2 million over the past three financial years. The Foreign Office has provided nearly £1.5 million in project funding over the same period.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2015, the FCO stated that it had provided no further funding to Quilliam since 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Freedom of Information Response, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 3 June 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Home Office===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated of Home Office funding to Quilliam: &amp;quot; In 2008-09, it was £665,000; in 2009-10, it was £387,000; and in 2010-11, it was £145,000.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Home Office stated in 2014 that its funding of Quilliam had been: £674,608.00 in 2008/09, £396,882.80 in 2009/10, £158,896.66 in 2010/11 and £26,993.34 in 2011/12.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-2008-to-2012 FOI release: Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation, 2008 to 2012], Home Office, 29 January 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Department for Communities and Local Government===&lt;br /&gt;
The Department for Communities and Local Government paid Quilliam  £4,350 2008/09 and £10,550 in 2009/10. These funds paid for training to explore radicalisation and methods to counter it, in sessions held for staff at the Department and the then Government Offices.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Department for Communities and Local Government, Freedom of Information response, 7 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Department for Education===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, the Department for Education awarded Quilliam, a one-off payment of £120,000 to support the [[Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division]] (DDCED) (formerly the [[Preventing Extremism Unit]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/quilliam_foundation_4#outgoing-368218 Quilliam Foundation], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 11 April 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Eranda Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Eranda Foundation]] (a charitable trust founded in 1967, by Sir [[Evelyn de Rothschild]]) awarded a grant of £15,000 to Quilliam in 2010-11&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9c/ErandaGrants2011.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2011], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, £79,000 in 2011-12 and £94,500 in 2012-13.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9d/ErandaGrants2013.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2013], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Stuart Family Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The US-based [[Stuart Family Foundation]] provided Quilliam with two grants of $125,000 and $120,000 in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Quilliam received US $250,000 in 2012 - making it the Foundation's second highest recipient of funds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam received three grants totalling $175,000 in 2013, a single grant of $150,000 in 2014 and a single grants of $260,000 in 2015.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990s, 2013-15.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===John Templeton Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[John Templeton Foundation]] gave Quilliam a grant of USD$174,248 in 2011; two grants of $198,076 and $201,571 in 2012; and three grants of $191, 632, $189,113 and $198,163 in 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990s, 2011-2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2014, Templeton paid Quilliam two grants of £318,017 and $53,371.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2015 a payment of USD$304,003 was made to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd .&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;&amp;gt; IRS Form 990PF reviewed by Spinwatch &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to expenditure responsibility statements in 2014 grants were issued to Quilliam for 'promoting freedom of religion, speech and association through strengthening PAK democratic culture', and for 'reconciling Islamic theology with modern political and scientific ideas, promoting community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The grant in 2015 was for 'unrestricted general support'. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013, the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] donated $75,000 to support Project Tamkeen.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Personnel== &lt;br /&gt;
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|-valign=top&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maajid Nawaz]] – Founding Chairman &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Noman Benotman]] - President and Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haras Rafiq]] Managing Director &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Advisor on Executive Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Annabel Toller]] - PA to Chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Russell]] - head of Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nazish Khan]] - Arts Practitioner/Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ashraf al-Hoque]] – Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nikita Malik]] - Senior Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Usama Hassan]] - Senior Researcher in Islamic Studies&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haydar Zaki]] - Programs Officer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adam Deen]] - Senior Researcher &amp;amp; Head of Outreach.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julia Ebner]] - Policy Analyst.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Farhana Mayer]] - Senior researcher in Islamic Studies.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Salah al-Ansari]] - Senior Researcher.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Former staff====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Husain]] – Former Co-Director&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rashad Ali]] – Former Head of Research and Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Brandon]] - Former Director of Research and Communications&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucy James]] - former research fellow (She also contributes to [[The Spittoon]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lucy James, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1821 What Muslim women want], ''The Spittoon'', 17 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;), now at lobbying firm [[Westbourne Communications]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Jagger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anya Hart Dyke]] - Senior Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fatima Mullick]] -Formerly listed as Pakistan Project Manager&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammed Ali Musawi]] - Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cassandra Hamblett]] - Former Personal Assistant to the Directors.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ghaffar Hussain]] - Former Managing Director.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ishtiaq Hussain]] - Former manager, moved successively to DCLG, DfE and the [[Ministry of Justice]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Talal Ahmed Rajab]] - Former research fellow/trainer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Readings]] - Communications Officer (also behind [[The Spittoon]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mehrunnisa Yusuf]] - Former Pakistan Project Officer&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Original List of Advisors===&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a list of Quilliam Foundation's original Advisors that was available on the Quilliam website, before it was removed sometime before 27 May 2008.The images on the right are screengrabs of the original list of advisors to the Quilliam Foundation that are no longer viewable on the Quilliam Foundation website but were instead retrieved using an archive wesbite.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Waybackmachine_QF_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Waybackmachine highlighting changes to Quilliam Foundation website regarding Advisors]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Original available at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By the 27 May 2008 the page had been removed and was replaced by an announcement that the Quilliam Foundation had removed the advisor list 'to save them the indignity of constant Islamist-Wahhabite harrassment'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Quilliam_Foundation_Alert_on_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Quilliam Foundation Advisors Note]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Archived date – 27 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|width=100%&lt;br /&gt;
|-valign=top&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David George Green|David Green]] - founder of the rightwing thinktank [[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giles Fraser]] - Church of England Vicar&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paddy Ashdown]] - Politicians&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Parvin Ali]], OBE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reza Aslan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sherin Khankan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr. [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]] is a leading British Muslim spokesperson.&lt;br /&gt;
*Imam Dr [[Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Ali al-Saleh al-Najafi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Abdul Hameed al-Ansari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Usama Hassan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh [[BaBikr Ahmed BaBikr]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080420061357/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html Advisors], accessed 21 February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}[[Image:Quilliam Foundation Alert on Advisors.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Quilliam Foundation Note stating reason for removal of advisor list.]][[Image:QF Advisors 1.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 1 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 2.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 2 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 3.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 3 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:QF Advisors 6.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 6 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===2010 advisers===&lt;br /&gt;
*Canon Dr [[Giles Fraser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]], former editor of [[Prospect]] magazine, now editor-at-large&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Head of Quilliam Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[David Green]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh Dr. [[Ali al-Saleh al Najafi]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/615 Quilliam Announces New Head of Advisory Board, 19 January 2010] accessed 21/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Supporters &amp;amp; Affiliates==&lt;br /&gt;
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The following individuals professed their support for the Quilliam Foundation when they all gave a speech at the foundation's launch event in April 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Jemima Khan]] - UNICEF UK Ambassador &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0QBNXMjxQ Jemima Khan Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] Youtube, 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammad Ali Hee]] - Former Founder of [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] Denmark.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4piN9Egq03M Mohammad Ali Hee Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch], 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arsalan Iftikhar]] - Int. Human Rights Lawyer &amp;amp; Former National Legal Director of Counsel of American-Islamic Relations &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOHSLBGIKY Arsalan Iftikhar Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the 2009 Labour Party Conference, the foundation cohosted a fringe event with New Labour thinktank [[Progress]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A few days later, at the Convervative Party conference it cohosted a fringe event with [[Policy Exchange]], where among others, it made the policy suggestion for the government to introduce a national holiday 'to reinforce Britishness'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/559 Quilliam and Policy Exchange fringe event at Conservative Party Conference 2009], 7 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Parliament===&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Media===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martin Bright]] - shared platform with Ed Husain at a Labour Party conference fringe event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/555 Quilliam and Progress fringe event at Labour Party Conference 2009], 28 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed West]] - considers Ed Husain 'a breath of fresh air'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100013683/an-ed-husain-v-geert-wilders-debate-would-be-great-for-democracy/ An Ed Husain v Geert Wilders debate would be great for democracy], ''Telegraph Blog'', 15 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[The Quilliam Foundation and the Media]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Think Tanks===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Progress]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ben Rogers, [http://www.henryjacksonsociety.org/stories.asp?id=616 Ignore the critics and take Quilliam seriously], Henry Jackson Society (website), 28 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] - (at thinktank established by Israel lobby powerhouse AIPAC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09LONDON1933&amp;amp;q=quilliam Uk Government Seeks Deeper Counter-radicalization Coordination], US Embassy London, 21 August 2009, released by Wikileaks, 11 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/quilliam-foundation-lies-and-abuse/ Quilliam Foundation: Lies and Abuse], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 20 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], theguardian.com, 12 October 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ Quilliam Foundation deny closure threat before Tommy Robinson link up], ''Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/180298/response/476128/attach/html/4/140128%20FoI%20request%20F0007304%20Quilliam%20Foundation%20Redacted%20Annex.pdf.html Redacted Copies of Email Exchanges between DCLG and the Quilliam Foundation During the Period 1 January to 8 October 2013], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 3 February 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How Violent Extremists Hijacked London-Based 'Counter-Extremism' Think Tank], ''Alternet'', 28 April 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whatdotheyknow [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012 FOI release Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2012] From:Home Office First published:29 January 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9b/FCO_-_31.08.10_-_QF_FoI_Internal_Reviews_for_Ref-_0185-10_0186-10.pdf FOI release: Foreign and Commonwealth Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2010].&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c4/OSCT-Home_Office_-_18.10.10_-_14890_-_RE_Quilliam_Foundation.pdf FOI release: Home Office funding, meeting schedule and e-mail correspondence to the Quilliam foundation from  2008 to 20010].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Criticisms==&lt;br /&gt;
Journalist Nafeez Ahmed suggests that 'not a single Quilliam employee has a meaningful peer-reviewed publication track record that might indicate some semblance of the interdisciplinary insight needed to understand the complex issues bound up with Islamist extremist groups and their relationships to the history, theology, culture and policies of both the Muslim and Western worlds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/white-supremacists-heart-whitehall-789183852#sthash.4lnSdiAM.dpuf White supremacists at the heart of Whitehall], Middle East Eye, 6 March 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Contact Information==&lt;br /&gt;
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Registered office:&lt;br /&gt;
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:34-36 High Holborn &lt;br /&gt;
:London &lt;br /&gt;
:WC1V 6AE &lt;br /&gt;
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:email: information@quilliamfoundation.org&lt;br /&gt;
:Tel: 020 7193 1204 &lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Think Tanks]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Terrorism Industry]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Middle East Watch]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counter-Terrorism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:British Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Islam Critics]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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The '''Quilliam Foundation‏''' is a London based 'counter-extremism' think-tank which claims to challenge Islamic extremism in the UK. It was set up by self-styled ex-extremists [[Maajid Nawaaz]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Rashad Ali]], all former members of the political Islamic group, [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]]. Incorporated as a limited company on 20 November 2007, it was launched on 22 April 2008, receiving much media attention. According to the BBC's Newsnight, the Foundation, backed by the British government, is waging the 'ideas' part of the so-called 'war on terror'. It has links to neoconservative initiatives such as the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] and [[Harry's Place]]. In 2009 it launched [[Khudi]] a project targeting Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.khudipakistan.com/faq/ FAQ], Khudi, accessed 2 December 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The think tank has been embroiled in several controversies since its founding for encouraging domestic spying and preparing secret blacklists of citizens and groups that it alleges share the 'ideology of terrorists.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/aug/04/quilliam-foundation-list-alleged-extremism List sent to terror chief aligns peaceful Muslim groups with terrorist ideology,] ''The Guardian'', 5 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Although the exact funding figure is unknown, the Quilliam Foundation reportedly received £700,000 as part of the government's [[Preventing Violent Extremism]] Programme, £400,000 of which was given by the [[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]] ([[OSCT]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying Morally Right, says Think-Tank,] ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==The Quilliam Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The foundation takes its name from Abdullah Quilliam, a 19th Century British convert to Islam who founded a mosque in Liverpool. This is an ironic choice since Abdullah Quilliam was an opponent of the British Empire and a supporter of the Caliphate. He also argued that Muslims should not fight Muslims on behalf of European powers, citing specifically Britain’s enlistment of Muslim soldiers against the resistance in Sudan. In all these respects his activities correspond to those that the individuals running the Quilliam Foundation today hold up as evidence of extremism.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yahyabirt.com/?p=136 “Abdullah Quilliam: Britain’s First Islamist?”], YahyaBirt.com, 25 January 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Centre for Social Cohesion==&lt;br /&gt;
Until late 2009 Quilliam Foundation enjoyed a close relationship with the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]. Together their members run [[The Spittoon]], whose future now remains uncertain amid the public split between the two think-tanks. On October 23 2009, [[Douglas Murray]] of CfSC accused [[Ed Husain]] of holding 'extreme views...quite appallingly illiberal'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after the Quilliam director had taken a position supporting spying on innocent people. &lt;br /&gt;
:QF has become part of the problem...The nature of QF and its funding arrangements ought to be a source of concern to all British taxpayers, no matter what their political or religious opinions, and finally be brought out in the open...QF is currently cosying up to the Conservative party to ensure its role under the next government. It would not be a bad thing if that party's first cost-cutting exercise was to stop funding an organisation that has come to represent the toxic juncture at which intense personal ambition and government propaganda meet.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The piece generated a war of words between supporters of the two think-tanks in the article's comments section.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The attack may have been instigated by an earlier article by [[James Brandon]] of Quilliam in which he attacked Murray, his former employer. In the article Brandon listed Murray as one of the leading 'preachers of hate', one of the right's 'non-violent extremists' who has 'routinely demonised Muslims collectively'. He accused Murray of failing to 'distinguish Islam from Islamism'. Of his resignation from [[CSC]] he wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
:My time there was a constant struggle to &amp;quot;de-radicalise&amp;quot; Murray and to ensure that the centre's output targeted only Islamists – and not Muslims as a whole. This October, however, I had finally had enough of this constant battle and resigned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/13/islam-uksecurity Reining in the Preachers of Hate], ''The Guardian'', 13 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Low key government support==&lt;br /&gt;
In an interview with ''The Guardian'' in March 2008, [[Maajid Nawaz]] stated that the organisation would be financially independent, and that money was coming “mainly from Middle Eastern businessmen and Muslims who are concerned about how Islam is being abused.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Owen Bowcott and Riazat Butt, [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/01/islam.religion Ex-Islamists start moderate think-tank], ''Guardian'', 1 March 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Similarly, the ''Irish Times'' reported that according to Nawaz, Quilliam ‘does not receive government funding and is financed instead by private donors from countries including Egypt and Kuwait.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mary Fitzgerald, [http://www.irishtimes.com/news/an-inside-view-of-islamism-s-fundamental-flaws-1.922867 An Inside View of Islam’s Fundamental Flaws], Irish Times, 10 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A New Statesman article by [[Shiraz Maher]] the following month stated: “The Quilliam Foundation has ensured its independence by raising money from private Muslim donors, while, paradoxically, the government is inadvertently undermining it by funding separatist agendas through the PVE fund.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Shiraz Maher, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/04/government-impact-young Extremism is going unchallenged], ''New Statesman'', 3 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Inayat Bunglawala]] of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]] wrote in Guardian Online's Comment is Free blog, that the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] had hinted to UK Islamic groups that if they were prepared to work with the Quilliam Foundation, they could obtain financial support from the government:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;Some representatives of various UK Islamic groups were invited to see senior officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government recently to discuss the work they were doing with young people. Strong hints were dropped that they could obtain financial support from the government, but only if they were prepared to work with - and thereby help lend credibility to - Ed Husain's soon to be launched Quilliam Foundation.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Inayat Bunglawala, [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/inayat_bunglawala/2008/04/abandoning_banning.html 'Abandoning banning'], Guardian.co.uk, 17 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Foundation's launch, advisor [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] reportedly argued in his speech that Muslims should 'love, obey and respect' the government&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ziauddin Sardar, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/24/islam.religion 'To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice'], ''The Guardian'', 24 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Former ambassador Craig Murray sees a party-political reason behind the New Labour government's support of the Foundation. He has described it as 'the branch of New Labour tasked with securing the Muslim vote and reducing British Muslim dissatisfaction with New Labour over the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Craig Murray, [http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2009/04/new_labour_corr.html New Labour Corruption and Quilliam], CraigMurray.org.uk, April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For some of those who saw potential Quilliam's early claims to independence were crucial. One terrorism expert, [[M.J. Gohel]] told the ''Christian Science Monitor'' that ‘if there are people that have the platform and the ability to challenge and expose myths that Al-Qaeda purveys then that is very important and significant,&amp;quot; but added that Quilliam ‘will have to prove its financial independence to keep its integrity intact.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Rice-Oxley, [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0423/p01s09-woeu.html British ex-jihadis form ranks for tolerance], ''Christian Science Monitor'', 23 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Within weeks of Quilliam’s launch, however, the ''Evening Standard'' would report that Quilliam’s un-named initial un-named backers had pulled out, and that Ed Husain was seeking new funding from Muslims in the UK.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gulf backers pull plug on Islamic peace think tank; The Londoner's Diary, ''Evening Standard'', 27 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Parliament would later be told that it was only after this incident that Quilliam began to receive public funding, from the Home Office PVE programme and from the Foreign Office.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 2WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The result was starkly at odds with Quilliam’s initial claims of independence. In 2008-09, Quilliam received £674,608 from the Home Office, equivalent to almost three quarters of its total income of £915,456 for that year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Home Office, Freedom of Information response, 6 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Activities==&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's first publication, &amp;quot;Pulling Together to Defeat Terror: Recommendations for Uprooting Islamic Extremism&amp;quot;, says that if Muslim leaders &amp;quot;must realise that the foreign policy of the British government will not be held hostage by any one community,&amp;quot; and argued that the  editors of &amp;quot;liberal newspapers&amp;quot; should &amp;quot;think twice before allowing column space to Hamas and its supporters while they remain committed to the destruction of Israel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the Foundation's key aims is to cast doubt on the link between British foreign policy and the rise of extremism. In so doing the Foundation is fighting not only the consensus of the British and US intelligence communities and much of the security establishment, but also the empirical evidence from experts such as Robert Pape.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;For an aggregation of the assessment of various intelligence bodies and think-tanks, see David Wearing, [http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk/2005/07/ignoring-intelligence-how-new-labour.html Ignoring the Intelligence: How New Labour Helped Bring Terror to London], The Democrat's Diary, 22 July 2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While the Foundation is remarkably amenable to the neoconservative worldview, it shows little tolerance for Muslims in mainstream politics who do not, as advisor Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] has suggested, 'love, obey and respect the government'. The Foundation has also tried to scuttle the political career of Osama Saeed, the SNP candidate for Glasgow Central, by accusing him of 'promoting religious separatism' and alleging that he does not understand 'basic democratic principles' because he once expressed amazement when one of Jack Straw's Blackburn constituents defended the former foreign secretary by blaming Iraqis and Palestinians for their own plight.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/494 Quilliam Alert: Scottish National Party to endorse Islamist candidate], 17 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The organization has also recommended spying on Muslims unsuspected of any crimes, which led Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert to note:&lt;br /&gt;
:[[Charles Moore]] and [[Dean Godson]] of [[Policy Exchange]], have explained that this is a re-make of a 1980s Thatcherite counter-subversion strategy in which Husain is cast in the role of Frank Chapple the &amp;quot;moderate&amp;quot; trade union leader who was, they suggest, used to discredit and undermine the &amp;quot;extremist&amp;quot; miner's trade union leader Arthur Scargill. Husain, they argue, can help defeat Altikriti, Bungalwala and their colleagues in the same way.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Neocon Nexus===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation has been ecumenical in choosing its advisers, its endorsement of such hardline luminaries of the Israel lobby as [[Michael Gove]] shows that some forms of extremism are less unacceptable than others. The Foundation's lineup has since expanded to include such veterans of neoconservative think tanks as [[James Brandon]] (formerly of the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]), who has also helped build bridges with such pro-war outlets as the notoriously Islamophobic [[Harry's Place]]. Brandon used the McCarthyite website as a platform for his attack on CND for participating in an antiwar protest with a coalition which included among others the British Muslim Initiative.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/04/01/cnd-is-about-to-betray-its-founding-principles/ CND is about to betray its founding principles], ''Harry's Place'', 1 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his 2008 tour of the US, Majid Nawaz also spoke at the Israel lobby think tank [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maajid Nawaz, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2911 The Way Back from Islamism], ''WINEP'', 16 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Nawaz also maintains ties with [[Michael Jacobson]] of [[WINEP]] who posted a response on behalf of Nawaz on the [[Counterterrorism Blog]], a website that devoted considerable coverage to his tour.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Jacobson, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_responds.php Quilliam Responds], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 15 August 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Quilliam was also attacked by the blog's [[Jeffrey Imm]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;In a piece no longer online at the [[Counterterrism Blog]] website: Jeffrey Imm [http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/092.html  False Reports of Jihadists &amp;quot;Quitting&amp;quot; or Abandoning Islamic Supremacism] ''United States Action'', July 16, 2008, accessed 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but it was in turn defended by two other bloggers, [[Mark Levitt]] and [[Michael Jacobson]], both associated with [[WINEP]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeffrey Imm, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_foundation_and_gomaa.php Quilliam Foundation and Misdirection on Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 18 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nawaz was in the US to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs where he appeared along with [[Zeyno Baran]] of the neoconservative [[Hudson Institute]]. He was also hosted by the [[Center for National Policy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Cochran, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/07/summary_of_statement_by_maajid.php Summary of Statement by Maajid Nawaz, Former Hizb ut-Tahrir Official, at Senate Hearing], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 10 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeff Stein, [http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2008/07/red-tape-nearly-stops-testimon.html Red Tape Nearly Stops Testimony by Top Former Islamic Radical], CQPolitics, 9 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Question of Palestine===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's views however are not entirely in line with that of the British government. Whereas Tony Blair had recognized the Israeli occupation of Palestine as the central issue exacerbating relations between the Muslim world and the West, in an FAQ the Foundation tellingly presents the situation as an 'Arab-Israeli' conflict (to suggest parity), rather than a military occupation (it does not use the word &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;occupation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; once). It draws parity between the Israeli military and Hamas, and while it has nothing to say about the crimes of the former, it accuses the latter of 'politicking with the lives of ordinary Palestinians'. The response to the question of Palestine ends with Muslims being encouraged to 'care about other conflicts and issues in the world, including Burma, Darfur, climate change, poverty, and gender inequality.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/faqs.html Frequently Asked Questions – A Candid Response] (Accessed, 28 July 2009)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Double Standards===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation is clearly discriminating in the the type of extremist views it wishes to proscribe. While it opposed the UK government's ban on the extremist Dutch politician Geert Wilders (who [[Ed Husain]] described as 'undoubtedly an ill-informed, hate-driven bigot'), arguing that 'Banning Geert Wilders from the UK is not the solution. Just as the ideas of non-violent Islamist groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir should be tackled through debate and argument, so should those of Wilders and others.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/404 Press Release: Quilliam Foundation challenges Geert Wilders to a debate on Islam] 12 February 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, three weeks later in March 2009, the Foundation intervened with the Bradford Police, the Council, and the Community Centre where Hizb ut-Tahrir was holding a public meeting in order to get it banned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/bed-news/Call-to-ban-Islamic-meeting.5034541.jp Call to ban Islamic meeting], ''Bradford Today'', 3 March 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Foundation has also attacked various British figures for their links to Sheikh Qaradawi, yet it has been perfectly willing to publish its material on Islamonline.net, despite the website's conspicuous connection to Qaradawi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;amp;cid=1248078606878&amp;amp;pagename=Zone-English-Family%2FFYELayout Muslim Women and Unemployment], ''IslamOnline.net'', 21 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Focus on Pakistan===&lt;br /&gt;
In  2009, the Quilliam Foundation turned its focus on Pakistan, hiring two new individuals specifically for this. In April-May 2009 Foundation co-founder Maajid Nawaz went on a lecture tour of Pakistan where spoke on 'combating extremism' in Islamabad among other places where he was hosted by [[Pervaiz Hoodbhoy]], a pro-war academic. Nawaz was accompanied on his trip by a security team provided by the British Foreign Office. The tour received sympathetic coverage from the BBC's Newsnight, which had a team accompany Nawaz on the trip.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; BBC Newsnight, 9 May 2009. The video is archived on Quilliam Foundation's own Youtube channel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixGca6zZg4 Part 1][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unCtnLVZ-4 Part 2]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In July 2009 the Foundation's co-founders went on another tour of Pakistan in partnership with [http://www.bargad.org.pk Bargad], a Pakistani NGO whose director [[Sabiha Shaheen]] arranged Nawaz's tour of various universities on which she accompanied him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/31/pakistan-young-generation-west Can we befriend Pakistan?], The Guardian, 31 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/pakistan-university-tour.html Pakistan Universities' Tour and Student Leaders' Conference, April - July 2009]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Pakistani scholar Ayesha Siddiqa, the organization also 'funded a conference of the vice-chancellors of various Pakistani universities to convince them of the project that [Majid] Nawaz later undertook' - i.e., to lecture their students against 'global jihad'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ayesha Siddiqa, [http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-ayesha-siddiqa-an-alternative-discourse-209-zj-04 An Alternative Discourse], ''Dawn'', 2 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The conference titled “National Conference on Peacebuilding and Women Leadership Development on Campuses”, held 3-5 March 2009. The conference invited Vice Chancellors and prominent faculty members from across the country to share their views and experiences on various themes of the complex phenomenon of radicalization. On 1 March 2010, it appeared Quilliam's activities in Pakistan finally bore fruit when it announced that it will be hosting [[Tahir-ul-Qadri]], a Pakistani cleric of mixed repute, to launch an anti-Terrorism fatwa (religious edict). Considering that the fatwa was supposedly directed at Muslim jihadis, the choice of Westminster as launch venue was odd, since no militant activity has been reported in the British parliament yet. Quilliam claims the fatwa would counter fatwas that preach otherwise.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/630 Anti-terrorism fatwa launch in London], Quilliam Press Release, 1 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The logic of such a move has been questioned by Brian Whitaker of the Guardian among others, who argues that it would achieve no more than launch a fatwa war.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Brian Whitaker, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/mar/02/fatwa-anti-terrorism-minhaj-qadri Fatwa wars aren't the solution], ''The Guardian'', 2 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The event was preceded by a PR campaign that included supportive articles from Douglas Murray and [[Boris Johnson]]'s ex-wife. Qadri used the occasion to engage in divisive sectarian politics by declaring Salafis and Deobandis outside of the Sunni tradition, adding: 'Every Salafi and Deobandi is not a terrorist but I have no hesitation in saying that everyone is a well-wisher of terrorists and this has not been appreciated by the Western governments'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Allegra Mostyn-Owen, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Is this a triumph for the Islamic peacemakers?], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Why this fatwa for peace matters so much to us all], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Attacks on Muslim Organizations===&lt;br /&gt;
The Quilliam Foundation has attacked various British Muslim organizations accusing them of having ties with the Pakistani Jamaat-e-Islami and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, two mainstream political parties with large followings in their respective countries. The organizations which the foundation has targeted include Muslim Council of Britain, Islamic Forum Europe, Muslim Association of Britain, Islamic Foundation, Islamic Society of Britain, UK Islamic Mission, the London Muslim Centre and Da’awatul Islam.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/498 Quilliam Alert: Islam Channel and the promotion of extremism], 30 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/sep/08/moderate-muslim-groups-funding Beating the Extremists], ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ed Husain's contention that the government's Prevent strategy should target those who meet his expansive definition of 'Islamist', whether they are suspected of violent extremism or not because they &amp;quot;provide the mood music&amp;quot; for people like the July 7 bombers was criticized by Jonathan Githens-Mazer and the former head of the Metropolitan Police's Muslim Contact Unit Robert Lambert who noted that there was 'no credible evidence to support this view', but, &lt;br /&gt;
:it is one that Husain shares with influential thinktanks including [[Policy Exchange]] and the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] in the UK and Daniel Pipes' [[Middle East Forum]] in the US. On this account, regular Cif bloggers Inayat Bunglawala and Anas Altikriti are described as &amp;quot;extremists&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;subversives&amp;quot; who should be targeted and stigmatised in the same way as terrorists inspired or directed by al-Qaida.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Against Civil Liberties===&lt;br /&gt;
After it was revealed by the Guardian that the government's 'Prevent' programme to counter radicalism was being used to gather intelligence on innocent people not suspected of involvement in terrorism&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 26 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Ed Husain defended the government's actions arguing that it was 'morally right'. 'It is gathering intelligence on people not committing terrorist offences. If it is to prevent people getting killed and committing terrorism, it is good and it is right', he told the Guardian. Of course, as the Guardian noted, the foundation has received £700,000 from the same program.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying morally right, says thinktank], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Interestingly, one of the strongest reactions Husain's comments elicited was from Douglas Murray of the neoconservative Centre for Social Cohesion, who accused the Quilliam director of holding 'extreme views'. &lt;br /&gt;
:These statements strike me as quite appallingly illiberal: wrong in principle because the police should not investigate innocent people and very obviously damaging in practice...Husain also seems to be under the impression that if a Muslim seems &amp;quot;suspicious&amp;quot; to anyone, the police should be called straight away...Husain, in particular, ought to know the difference between a police state – especially since his co-director was until recently in such a state's prisons – and a developed liberal democracy...QF is now using public money to advocate increasingly totalitarian attitudes towards the general public and judging Muslims by their own early standards.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Spittoon===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation under its own name employs press releases, alerts, and its contacts in the media and politics to take on opponents, its members are also associated with the blog The Spittoon where they attack critics anonymously in less temperate manner. Key targets have included Inayat Banglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Admin 1 (George Reading), [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1065 Bungles continues comical crusade against Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 15 June 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Bob Pitt of Islamophobia Watch&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Yossarian, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/2289 Bob and Bungle – Forget the BNP, let’s attack Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 20 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam and the EDL==&lt;br /&gt;
In July 2011, announced that it was holding a roundtable meeting with two former activists in the [[English Defence League]], [[Leighton Evans]] and [[Harry Burns]].&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both Leighton and Burns had been involved with an '[[Anti-Extremism Alliance]] that had protested against a [[Hizb-ut Tahrir]] meeting in East London, earlier that month.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam had also criticised the HuT meeting in the local press.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nadia Sam-Daliri, [http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/campaigners_hit_out_at_hate_peddling_group_s_east_end_conference_1_938873?ot=archant.PrintFriendlyPageLayout.ot Campaigners hit out at &amp;quot;hate peddling&amp;quot; group's East End conference], East London Advertiser, 27 June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An open letter on the issue carried on the Anti Extremism Alliance website listed Quilliam's [[Ghaffar Hussain]] among the signatories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://antiextremismallianceblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/open-letter-to-tower-hamlets-council-and-east-london-advertiser/ Open letter to Tower Hamlets Council and East London Advertiser], Anti-Extremism Alliance, 5 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's initial statement on its roundtable meeting said that: &amp;quot;For the first time ever, Quilliam is able to bring together former senior members of the EDL who have renounced the group and are willing to speak out against it publicly and to answer questions about the organisation and their time inside it.”&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Evans subsequently stated in a Facebook post:&lt;br /&gt;
:i refused to go along with what the quilliam wanted me to do which was renounce the edl. i wont do that and it was never on the agenda in my email exchanges with ghaffar hussain. he said i’d be asked why i joined, what i did, why i left and what i think know. he then released that load of old bollocks which i was never party to.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The proposed event, originally scheduled for 20 July 2011, never took place.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stephen Yaxley-Lennon===&lt;br /&gt;
In October 2013, Quilliam put out a press release entitled 'Quilliam facilitates Tommy Robinson leaving the [[English Defence League]]' (EDL) and held a press conference to announce that the [[EDL]] founder - real name [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] was leaving the far-right street movement. [[Kevin Carroll]] also departed the group and QF stated their reason for leaving was that 'they feel they can no longer keep extremist elements at bay.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/press/quilliam-facilitates-tommy-robinson-leaving-the-english-defence-league/ QUILLIAM FACILITATES TOMMY ROBINSON LEAVING THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE], Quilliam Foundation, 8 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The press release stated: 'Quilliam has been working with Tommy to achieve this transition, which represents a huge success for community relations in the United Kingdom. We have previously identified the symbiotic relationship between far-right extremism and Islamism and think that this event can dismantle the underpinnings of one phenomenon while removing the need for the other phenomenon.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Days later, Ben Quinn noted in the Guardian that 'senior figures working in the growing field of the study of counter-extremism and the rehabilitation of former extremists have been viewing [Quilliam's] link-up with Robinson as a high-stakes gamble that has raised serious questions about the motivations of an organisation that has played a particularly controversial role.' Academic [[Matthew Goodwin]] for instance described the arrangement as 'disingenuous nonsense'. Quinn notes that according to the latest published accounts - for the financial year up to March 2012, the high-profile injection of publicity that came with their dealings with Lennon also came 'at a time when it may be facing challenging financial circumstances'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], Guardian, 12 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:'Two years after the Home Office began to wind down its funding for the organisation, those accounts show that Quilliam was facing mounting debts, while having little in the way of relative assets. Income from training, consultancy and publications were haemorrhaging, while its income from grants and donations fell from just over £900,000 in 2011 to £532,099 in 2012. The company was in particular trouble in 2011, making a loss, but after taking radical action to cut back on expenses and parting company with half of its staff, it was just about able to make it into the red again in the following year, when Nawaz paid himself £77,438.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2013, the blog Political Scrapbook reported that an FOI request to the Home Office had shown that QF received zero public funding, contradicting the organisation's website which described it as 'funded by both private and public funds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION DENY ‘CLOSURE THREAT’ BEFORE ROBINSON LINK-UP], Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Payments to Lennon====&lt;br /&gt;
Just months after Lennon left the [[EDL]] it became clear from statements he posted on twitter that his views had not changed. In early December 2015, this was confirmed when he announced he was starting [[Pegida UK]], a branch of the German anti-Islam, anti-immigrant movement. Days later it emerged that Quilliam had made payments to him around the time it was 'facilitating his departure' from the EDL. &lt;br /&gt;
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''Huffington Post'' reported that in his newly published book 'Enemy of the State', Lennon claimed that 'he was on the Quilliam payroll for six months and received about £8,000.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/03/tommy-robinson-claims-quilliam-paid-him-to-leave-edl_n_8710834.html Tommy Robinson, Former EDL Leader, Claims Quilliam Paid Him To Quit Far-Right Group], Huffington Post, 4 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a statement, Quilliam responded: 'Quilliam never claimed to &amp;quot;deradicalise&amp;quot; Tommy, nor &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; him, only that we facilitated his departure from the EDL. Quilliam cannot comment on Tommy's intentions (or &amp;quot;staging&amp;quot;) for leaving the EDL, as it cannot read his mind. We simply helped him leave the EDL, rendering that group leaderless since. Tommy has never been a Quilliam member of staff, nor on our payroll, nor did he join Quilliam. Tommy was remunerated, as an external actor, after invoicing us for costs associated with outreach that he &amp;amp; Dr Usama Hassan did to Muslim communities after Tommy's departure from the EDL, in an attempt to reconcile Tommy with our Muslim communities.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Robinson reportedly called Quilliam's response 'PR-Spin'. He also wrote in his book that he had been 'in a desperate place' at the time, and characterised his relationship with Quilliam as one in which 'I was using them, they were using me'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In February 2014, emails obtained by the Political Scrapbook blog under FOI showed that [[Maajid Nawaz]] had contacted [[Mark Carroll]], head of counter-extremism at the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] to ask for funding for QF, including specifically making mention of the organisation's need for finances in order to 'cut off [Robinson's] previous dependency on EDL donors'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/quilliam-foundation-wanted-taxpayer-cash-for-tommy-robinson/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION WANTED TAXPAYER CASH FOR TOMMY ROBINSON], Political Scrapbook, 3 February 2014&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gatestone Institute==&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2015, just days after the Paris attacks targeting magazine [[Charlie Hebdo]] and a kosher supermarket, [[Usama Hasan]] and [[Maajid Nawaz]] of the Quilliam Foundation were among the signatories of a statement put together by the [[Gatestone Institute]]. Hilary Aked writes:&lt;br /&gt;
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:Gatestone spent approximately $100,000 taking out a full page advert in the New York Times. To drive home its implicit message that a 'good Muslim' supports US power, two out of the three Muslims pictured in the Gatestone advert were posing next to the American flag. Mentioning violence in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt – and, 'Africa' - the text of the advertisement effortlessly ignored all other violence in the world not involving any of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims and simultaneously glossed over the context-specific political factors at play in each conflict. The subtext was very clear: Gatestone was advocating a mono-causal explanation for this violence and put the spotlight firmly on Islam.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Ostensibly a 'counter-extremism' initiative, this advert was typical of how contemporary anti-Muslim racism is articulated: by generalizing specific behaviours and attributing them deterministically to religious ideology. This fundamental problem of collectively imputing blame is not negated by the fact that all 23 signatories were Muslims. Though the statement calls on 'all people of conscience' to sign up, since the word 'duty' is twice used in relation to Muslims it is clear that they, far more than others, are expected to prove they reject violence. Thus the Gatestone declaration serves the same function as the so-called 'Charter of Muslim Understanding', which similarly called for Muslims to be required to make special denunciations. Commissioned by [[UKIP]]’s [[Gerard Batten]], that document was called 'frightening' even by pro-Israel Tory MP [[Robert Halfon]], who compared it to a first step towards wearing a yellow star, as Jews were required to do under Nazi rule.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Aked2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hilary Aked, [http://www.alternet.org/investigations/one-americas-most-dangerous-think-tanks-spreading-islamophobic-hate-across-atlantic One of America's Most Dangerous Think Tanks is Spreading Hate Across the Atlantic], Alternet, 23 November 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam U.S.==&lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam was incorporated in California in January 2009.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ Business Search], California Secretary of State, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It's registered address is [[4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach]], the home of [[Gen Next]], a non-profit associated with the Makarachian family, whose real estate businesses are also located there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.loopnet.com/Property-Record/4100-Macarthur-Boulevard-Newport-Beach-CA-92660/ZqU9uS66Q/Tenant/?LID=18150220&amp;amp;LinkCode=21740&amp;amp;From=Profile&amp;amp;FromLocation=Profile&amp;amp;ng=y&amp;amp;ngu=%2fListing%2f18150220%2f4100-Macarthur-blvd-Newport-Beach-CA%2f 4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92660], LoopNet, accessed 8 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam registered as a charity in California in July 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=716ea171-c2af-4eb6-be0d-ef2345b0f29f Quilliam Foundation], Office of the Attorney General, State of California Department of Justice, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Journalist Nafeez Ahmed notes that this was the same year the foundation lost its Home Office funding.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam's form 990 filing for 2011 listed it's US directors as [[Michael P. Davidson|Michael Davidson]], the CEO of [[Gen Next]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Chad Sweet]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sweet, formerly a counter-terrorism official in the administration of [[George W. Bush]] was appointed as director and served for two years from 2011. Also in 2011, Sweet had set up a non-profit in Texas called '[[Ted Cruz]] for Senate', helping the Republican - who would latest be a contender for the GOP's presidential candidate - to gain election to senate in 2012. Sweet also directs 'Texans for Ted Cruz', and has personally donated to Cruz's attempt to run for president.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As Ahmed notes, 'Cruz represents the very far-right of the Republican spectrum and is close to the most bigoted elements of the Tea Party movement.' he has spoken alongside  notorious anti-Muslim bigot [[Robert Spencer]] at an event organized by the [[Young America's Foundation]] which has also hosted [[David Horowitz]] and [[Ann Coulter]] and in 2011 merged with the group [[Young Americans for Freedom]] who had played host to Holocaust-denier [[Nick Griffin]] of the [[BNP]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's 2012 filing listed [[Darren Henderson]] as a director in place of [[Ed Husain]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The following year Sweet was replaced by [[Courtney Le Bau]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===US Funding===&lt;br /&gt;
In its first year of operations, Quilliam’s US branch received $265,000 in grants.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of this sum, $250,000 was allocated to recipients in Europe, to help fight counter-extremism.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Filings state that this was sent to a UK charity, placing a question-mark over the assumption in some coverage that the money went directly to Quilliam in the UK, which does not appear to be registered as a charity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's US revenue rose to $265,875 in 2012 and $282,994 in 2013, almost all of which was sent outside the US.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990s, 2012-13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Funding==&lt;br /&gt;
On the day of the launch in May 2008 the director Maajid Nawaz told Newsnight: &amp;quot;We have absolutely not received government money, despite being offered it by the [[Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund]], and we have said that it is not appropriate for us at the moment - although I would emphasise that I don't have a problem in principle in receiving taxpayers' money for a good cause, as long as it comes with no strings attached.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. However, according to The Times the government has underwritten the Foundation's operations to the tune of £1 million in taxpayer money, despite the reservations of government and opposition members. According to the story, the foundation is paying 'about £110,000 a year to rent offices at one of Central London’s most prestigious addresses, which, for security reasons, have no name plate or sign outside'. The foundation's co-directors are believed to be receiving annual salaries of £85,000 each. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Kerbaj, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5549138.ece Government gives £1m to anti-extremist think-tank Quilliam Foundation], '''The Times''', 20 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.According to Ed Husain's evidence given to the Select Committee Hearing on [[Preventing Violent Extremism]], the Quilliam Foundation is in receipt of '''&amp;quot;about £850,000&amp;quot;''' of government funding, per annum. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcomloc/65/65.pdf Preventing Violent Extremism: Sixth Report of Session 2009-10], House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee, March 2010, Ev 4 - accessed 25.04.10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Co-director Ed Husain has stated that the Foundation is receiving private Kuwait funding.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;table cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;75%&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&amp;lt;th colspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Grant received by Qulliam from 2008-2015 in £ GBP &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Data compiled from yearly 990 forms of each donor and FOI releases &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Organisation&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2008&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2009&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2010&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2011&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2012&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2013&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2014&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2015&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Total Received Per Donor'''&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Department for Communities and Local Government ]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;4,350&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;10,550&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''14,900'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Department for Education]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;120,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''120,000'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Home Office]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;674,608&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;396,882.80&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;158,896.66&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;26,993.34&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,257,381'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Foreign &amp;amp; Commonwealth Office]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;323,590&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;428,105&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,491,695'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Eranda Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;79,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;94,500&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''188,500'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[John Templeton Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;113,087&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;262,168&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;383,683&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;234,717&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;207,026&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Form 990 reviewed by Spinwatch: USD304,004 calculated at annual average rate 0.681 for 2015. Payment address to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''£1,297,658'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;49,875&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''49,875'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Stuart Family Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;146,025&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;164,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;114,800&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;98,325&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;168,373&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''691,523'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Schwab Charitable Fund]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;18,993 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,680 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,352 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,032 ($25,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''19,680'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Total Received Per Year'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''998,198'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''824,988'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''543,897'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''735,105'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''540,348'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''548,358'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''333,042'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''375,399'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/table&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign and Commonwealth Office===&lt;br /&gt;
From January 2009 till January 2010, the Quilliam Foundation were given £138,890 by the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Moreover, the co-Director of the Quilliam Foundation, [[Ed Husain]], was sent to Cairo and Alexandria on an [[FCO]] funded trip entitled 'Projecting British Islam' from 7-11 July 2008 to 'build partnerships between prominent British Muslims and like-minded Egyptians to highlight positive messages about modern Islam and counterbalance the extremist ideology and narrative'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated in relation to funding to Quilliam: 'Quilliam has received more Home Office Prevent funding than any other single organisation—nearly £1.2 million over the past three financial years. The Foreign Office has provided nearly £1.5 million in project funding over the same period.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In 2015, the FCO stated that it had provided no further funding to Quilliam since 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Freedom of Information Response, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 3 June 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Home Office===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated of Home Office funding to Quilliam: &amp;quot; In 2008-09, it was £665,000; in 2009-10, it was £387,000; and in 2010-11, it was £145,000.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Home Office stated in 2014 that its funding of Quilliam had been: £674,608.00 in 2008/09, £396,882.80 in 2009/10, £158,896.66 in 2010/11 and £26,993.34 in 2011/12.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-2008-to-2012 FOI release: Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation, 2008 to 2012], Home Office, 29 January 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Department for Communities and Local Government===&lt;br /&gt;
The Department for Communities and Local Government paid Quilliam  £4,350 2008/09 and £10,550 in 2009/10. These funds paid for training to explore radicalisation and methods to counter it, in sessions held for staff at the Department and the then Government Offices.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Department for Communities and Local Government, Freedom of Information response, 7 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Department for Education===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, the Department for Education awarded Quilliam, a one-off payment of £120,000 to support the [[Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division]] (DDCED) (formerly the [[Preventing Extremism Unit]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/quilliam_foundation_4#outgoing-368218 Quilliam Foundation], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 11 April 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Eranda Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Eranda Foundation]] (a charitable trust founded in 1967, by Sir [[Evelyn de Rothschild]]) awarded a grant of £15,000 to Quilliam in 2010-11&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9c/ErandaGrants2011.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2011], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, £79,000 in 2011-12 and £94,500 in 2012-13.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9d/ErandaGrants2013.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2013], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stuart Family Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The US-based [[Stuart Family Foundation]] provided Quilliam with two grants of $125,000 and $120,000 in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Quilliam received US $250,000 in 2012 - making it the Foundation's second highest recipient of funds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam received three grants totalling $175,000 in 2013, a single grant of $150,000 in 2014 and a single grants of $260,000 in 2015.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990s, 2013-15.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===John Templeton Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[John Templeton Foundation]] gave Quilliam a grant of USD$174,248 in 2011; two grants of $198,076 and $201,571 in 2012; and three grants of $191, 632, $189,113 and $198,163 in 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990s, 2011-2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
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In 2014, Templeton paid Quilliam two grants of £318,017 and $53,371.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2015 a payment of USD$304,003 was made to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd .&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;&amp;gt; IRS Form 990PF reviewed by Spinwatch &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to expenditure responsibility statements in 2014 grants were issued to Quilliam for 'promoting freedom of religion, speech and association through strengthening PAK democratic culture', and for 'reconciling Islamic theology with modern political and scientific ideas, promoting community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The grant in 2015 was for 'unrestricted general support'. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013, the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] donated $75,000 to support Project Tamkeen.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personnel== &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Maajid Nawaz]] – Founding Chairman &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Noman Benotman]] - President and Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haras Rafiq]] Managing Director &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Advisor on Executive Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Annabel Toller]] - PA to Chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Russell]] - head of Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nazish Khan]] - Arts Practitioner/Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ashraf al-Hoque]] – Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Nikita Malik]] - Senior Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Usama Hassan]] - Senior Researcher in Islamic Studies&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haydar Zaki]] - Programs Officer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adam Deen]] - Senior Researcher &amp;amp; Head of Outreach.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julia Ebner]] - Policy Analyst.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Farhana Mayer]] - Senior researcher in Islamic Studies.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Salah al-Ansari]] - Senior Researcher.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Former staff====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Husain]] – Former Co-Director&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rashad Ali]] – Former Head of Research and Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Brandon]] - Former Director of Research and Communications&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucy James]] - former research fellow (She also contributes to [[The Spittoon]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lucy James, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1821 What Muslim women want], ''The Spittoon'', 17 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;), now at lobbying firm [[Westbourne Communications]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Jagger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anya Hart Dyke]] - Senior Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fatima Mullick]] -Formerly listed as Pakistan Project Manager&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammed Ali Musawi]] - Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cassandra Hamblett]] - Former Personal Assistant to the Directors.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ghaffar Hussain]] - Former Managing Director.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ishtiaq Hussain]] - Former manager, moved successively to DCLG, DfE and the [[Ministry of Justice]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Talal Ahmed Rajab]] - Former research fellow/trainer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Readings]] - Communications Officer (also behind [[The Spittoon]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mehrunnisa Yusuf]] - Former Pakistan Project Officer&lt;br /&gt;
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===Original List of Advisors===&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a list of Quilliam Foundation's original Advisors that was available on the Quilliam website, before it was removed sometime before 27 May 2008.The images on the right are screengrabs of the original list of advisors to the Quilliam Foundation that are no longer viewable on the Quilliam Foundation website but were instead retrieved using an archive wesbite.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Waybackmachine_QF_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Waybackmachine highlighting changes to Quilliam Foundation website regarding Advisors]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Original available at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By the 27 May 2008 the page had been removed and was replaced by an announcement that the Quilliam Foundation had removed the advisor list 'to save them the indignity of constant Islamist-Wahhabite harrassment'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Quilliam_Foundation_Alert_on_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Quilliam Foundation Advisors Note]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Archived date – 27 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David George Green|David Green]] - founder of the rightwing thinktank [[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giles Fraser]] - Church of England Vicar&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paddy Ashdown]] - Politicians&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Parvin Ali]], OBE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reza Aslan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sherin Khankan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr. [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]] is a leading British Muslim spokesperson.&lt;br /&gt;
*Imam Dr [[Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Ali al-Saleh al-Najafi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Abdul Hameed al-Ansari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Usama Hassan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh [[BaBikr Ahmed BaBikr]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080420061357/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html Advisors], accessed 21 February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}[[Image:Quilliam Foundation Alert on Advisors.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Quilliam Foundation Note stating reason for removal of advisor list.]][[Image:QF Advisors 1.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 1 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 2.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 2 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 3.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 3 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 4.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 4 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 5.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 5 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 6.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 6 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 7.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 7 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 8.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 8 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 9.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 9 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 10.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 10 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===2010 advisers===&lt;br /&gt;
*Canon Dr [[Giles Fraser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]], former editor of [[Prospect]] magazine, now editor-at-large&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Head of Quilliam Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[David Green]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh Dr. [[Ali al-Saleh al Najafi]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/615 Quilliam Announces New Head of Advisory Board, 19 January 2010] accessed 21/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Supporters &amp;amp; Affiliates==&lt;br /&gt;
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The following individuals professed their support for the Quilliam Foundation when they all gave a speech at the foundation's launch event in April 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Jemima Khan]] - UNICEF UK Ambassador &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0QBNXMjxQ Jemima Khan Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] Youtube, 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammad Ali Hee]] - Former Founder of [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] Denmark.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4piN9Egq03M Mohammad Ali Hee Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch], 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arsalan Iftikhar]] - Int. Human Rights Lawyer &amp;amp; Former National Legal Director of Counsel of American-Islamic Relations &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOHSLBGIKY Arsalan Iftikhar Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the 2009 Labour Party Conference, the foundation cohosted a fringe event with New Labour thinktank [[Progress]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A few days later, at the Convervative Party conference it cohosted a fringe event with [[Policy Exchange]], where among others, it made the policy suggestion for the government to introduce a national holiday 'to reinforce Britishness'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/559 Quilliam and Policy Exchange fringe event at Conservative Party Conference 2009], 7 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Parliament===&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Media===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martin Bright]] - shared platform with Ed Husain at a Labour Party conference fringe event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/555 Quilliam and Progress fringe event at Labour Party Conference 2009], 28 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed West]] - considers Ed Husain 'a breath of fresh air'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100013683/an-ed-husain-v-geert-wilders-debate-would-be-great-for-democracy/ An Ed Husain v Geert Wilders debate would be great for democracy], ''Telegraph Blog'', 15 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[The Quilliam Foundation and the Media]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Think Tanks===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Progress]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ben Rogers, [http://www.henryjacksonsociety.org/stories.asp?id=616 Ignore the critics and take Quilliam seriously], Henry Jackson Society (website), 28 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] - (at thinktank established by Israel lobby powerhouse AIPAC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09LONDON1933&amp;amp;q=quilliam Uk Government Seeks Deeper Counter-radicalization Coordination], US Embassy London, 21 August 2009, released by Wikileaks, 11 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/quilliam-foundation-lies-and-abuse/ Quilliam Foundation: Lies and Abuse], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 20 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], theguardian.com, 12 October 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ Quilliam Foundation deny closure threat before Tommy Robinson link up], ''Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/180298/response/476128/attach/html/4/140128%20FoI%20request%20F0007304%20Quilliam%20Foundation%20Redacted%20Annex.pdf.html Redacted Copies of Email Exchanges between DCLG and the Quilliam Foundation During the Period 1 January to 8 October 2013], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 3 February 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How Violent Extremists Hijacked London-Based 'Counter-Extremism' Think Tank], ''Alternet'', 28 April 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whatdotheyknow [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012 FOI release Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2012] From:Home Office First published:29 January 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9b/FCO_-_31.08.10_-_QF_FoI_Internal_Reviews_for_Ref-_0185-10_0186-10.pdf FOI release: Foreign and Commonwealth Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2010].&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c4/OSCT-Home_Office_-_18.10.10_-_14890_-_RE_Quilliam_Foundation.pdf FOI release: Home Office funding, meeting schedule and e-mail correspondence to the Quilliam foundation from  2008 to 20010].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Criticisms==&lt;br /&gt;
Journalist Nafeez Ahmed suggests that 'not a single Quilliam employee has a meaningful peer-reviewed publication track record that might indicate some semblance of the interdisciplinary insight needed to understand the complex issues bound up with Islamist extremist groups and their relationships to the history, theology, culture and policies of both the Muslim and Western worlds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/white-supremacists-heart-whitehall-789183852#sthash.4lnSdiAM.dpuf White supremacists at the heart of Whitehall], Middle East Eye, 6 March 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Contact Information==&lt;br /&gt;
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Registered office:&lt;br /&gt;
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:34-36 High Holborn &lt;br /&gt;
:London &lt;br /&gt;
:WC1V 6AE &lt;br /&gt;
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:email: information@quilliamfoundation.org&lt;br /&gt;
:Tel: 020 7193 1204 &lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Think Tanks]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Terrorism Industry]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Middle East Watch]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counter-Terrorism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:British Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Islam Critics]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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The '''Quilliam Foundation‏''' is a London based 'counter-extremism' think-tank which claims to challenge Islamic extremism in the UK. It was set up by self-styled ex-extremists [[Maajid Nawaaz]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Rashad Ali]], all former members of the political Islamic group, [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]]. Incorporated as a limited company on 20 November 2007, it was launched on 22 April 2008, receiving much media attention. According to the BBC's Newsnight, the Foundation, backed by the British government, is waging the 'ideas' part of the so-called 'war on terror'. It has links to neoconservative initiatives such as the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] and [[Harry's Place]]. In 2009 it launched [[Khudi]] a project targeting Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.khudipakistan.com/faq/ FAQ], Khudi, accessed 2 December 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The think tank has been embroiled in several controversies since its founding for encouraging domestic spying and preparing secret blacklists of citizens and groups that it alleges share the 'ideology of terrorists.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/aug/04/quilliam-foundation-list-alleged-extremism List sent to terror chief aligns peaceful Muslim groups with terrorist ideology,] ''The Guardian'', 5 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Although the exact funding figure is unknown, the Quilliam Foundation reportedly received £700,000 as part of the government's [[Preventing Violent Extremism]] Programme, £400,000 of which was given by the [[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]] ([[OSCT]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying Morally Right, says Think-Tank,] ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==The Quilliam Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The foundation takes its name from Abdullah Quilliam, a 19th Century British convert to Islam who founded a mosque in Liverpool. This is an ironic choice since Abdullah Quilliam was an opponent of the British Empire and a supporter of the Caliphate. He also argued that Muslims should not fight Muslims on behalf of European powers, citing specifically Britain’s enlistment of Muslim soldiers against the resistance in Sudan. In all these respects his activities correspond to those that the individuals running the Quilliam Foundation today hold up as evidence of extremism.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yahyabirt.com/?p=136 “Abdullah Quilliam: Britain’s First Islamist?”], YahyaBirt.com, 25 January 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Centre for Social Cohesion==&lt;br /&gt;
Until late 2009 Quilliam Foundation enjoyed a close relationship with the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]. Together their members run [[The Spittoon]], whose future now remains uncertain amid the public split between the two think-tanks. On October 23 2009, [[Douglas Murray]] of CfSC accused [[Ed Husain]] of holding 'extreme views...quite appallingly illiberal'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after the Quilliam director had taken a position supporting spying on innocent people. &lt;br /&gt;
:QF has become part of the problem...The nature of QF and its funding arrangements ought to be a source of concern to all British taxpayers, no matter what their political or religious opinions, and finally be brought out in the open...QF is currently cosying up to the Conservative party to ensure its role under the next government. It would not be a bad thing if that party's first cost-cutting exercise was to stop funding an organisation that has come to represent the toxic juncture at which intense personal ambition and government propaganda meet.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The piece generated a war of words between supporters of the two think-tanks in the article's comments section.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The attack may have been instigated by an earlier article by [[James Brandon]] of Quilliam in which he attacked Murray, his former employer. In the article Brandon listed Murray as one of the leading 'preachers of hate', one of the right's 'non-violent extremists' who has 'routinely demonised Muslims collectively'. He accused Murray of failing to 'distinguish Islam from Islamism'. Of his resignation from [[CSC]] he wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
:My time there was a constant struggle to &amp;quot;de-radicalise&amp;quot; Murray and to ensure that the centre's output targeted only Islamists – and not Muslims as a whole. This October, however, I had finally had enough of this constant battle and resigned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/13/islam-uksecurity Reining in the Preachers of Hate], ''The Guardian'', 13 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Low key government support==&lt;br /&gt;
In an interview with ''The Guardian'' in March 2008, [[Maajid Nawaz]] stated that the organisation would be financially independent, and that money was coming “mainly from Middle Eastern businessmen and Muslims who are concerned about how Islam is being abused.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Owen Bowcott and Riazat Butt, [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/01/islam.religion Ex-Islamists start moderate think-tank], ''Guardian'', 1 March 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Similarly, the ''Irish Times'' reported that according to Nawaz, Quilliam ‘does not receive government funding and is financed instead by private donors from countries including Egypt and Kuwait.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mary Fitzgerald, [http://www.irishtimes.com/news/an-inside-view-of-islamism-s-fundamental-flaws-1.922867 An Inside View of Islam’s Fundamental Flaws], Irish Times, 10 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A New Statesman article by [[Shiraz Maher]] the following month stated: “The Quilliam Foundation has ensured its independence by raising money from private Muslim donors, while, paradoxically, the government is inadvertently undermining it by funding separatist agendas through the PVE fund.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Shiraz Maher, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/04/government-impact-young Extremism is going unchallenged], ''New Statesman'', 3 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Inayat Bunglawala]] of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]] wrote in Guardian Online's Comment is Free blog, that the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] had hinted to UK Islamic groups that if they were prepared to work with the Quilliam Foundation, they could obtain financial support from the government:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;Some representatives of various UK Islamic groups were invited to see senior officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government recently to discuss the work they were doing with young people. Strong hints were dropped that they could obtain financial support from the government, but only if they were prepared to work with - and thereby help lend credibility to - Ed Husain's soon to be launched Quilliam Foundation.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Inayat Bunglawala, [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/inayat_bunglawala/2008/04/abandoning_banning.html 'Abandoning banning'], Guardian.co.uk, 17 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Foundation's launch, advisor [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] reportedly argued in his speech that Muslims should 'love, obey and respect' the government&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ziauddin Sardar, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/24/islam.religion 'To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice'], ''The Guardian'', 24 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Former ambassador Craig Murray sees a party-political reason behind the New Labour government's support of the Foundation. He has described it as 'the branch of New Labour tasked with securing the Muslim vote and reducing British Muslim dissatisfaction with New Labour over the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Craig Murray, [http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2009/04/new_labour_corr.html New Labour Corruption and Quilliam], CraigMurray.org.uk, April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For some of those who saw potential Quilliam's early claims to independence were crucial. One terrorism expert, [[M.J. Gohel]] told the ''Christian Science Monitor'' that ‘if there are people that have the platform and the ability to challenge and expose myths that Al-Qaeda purveys then that is very important and significant,&amp;quot; but added that Quilliam ‘will have to prove its financial independence to keep its integrity intact.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Rice-Oxley, [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0423/p01s09-woeu.html British ex-jihadis form ranks for tolerance], ''Christian Science Monitor'', 23 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Within weeks of Quilliam’s launch, however, the ''Evening Standard'' would report that Quilliam’s un-named initial un-named backers had pulled out, and that Ed Husain was seeking new funding from Muslims in the UK.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gulf backers pull plug on Islamic peace think tank; The Londoner's Diary, ''Evening Standard'', 27 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Parliament would later be told that it was only after this incident that Quilliam began to receive public funding, from the Home Office PVE programme and from the Foreign Office.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 2WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The result was starkly at odds with Quilliam’s initial claims of independence. In 2008-09, Quilliam received £674,608 from the Home Office, equivalent to almost three quarters of its total income of £915,456 for that year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Home Office, Freedom of Information response, 6 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Activities==&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's first publication, &amp;quot;Pulling Together to Defeat Terror: Recommendations for Uprooting Islamic Extremism&amp;quot;, says that if Muslim leaders &amp;quot;must realise that the foreign policy of the British government will not be held hostage by any one community,&amp;quot; and argued that the  editors of &amp;quot;liberal newspapers&amp;quot; should &amp;quot;think twice before allowing column space to Hamas and its supporters while they remain committed to the destruction of Israel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the Foundation's key aims is to cast doubt on the link between British foreign policy and the rise of extremism. In so doing the Foundation is fighting not only the consensus of the British and US intelligence communities and much of the security establishment, but also the empirical evidence from experts such as Robert Pape.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;For an aggregation of the assessment of various intelligence bodies and think-tanks, see David Wearing, [http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk/2005/07/ignoring-intelligence-how-new-labour.html Ignoring the Intelligence: How New Labour Helped Bring Terror to London], The Democrat's Diary, 22 July 2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While the Foundation is remarkably amenable to the neoconservative worldview, it shows little tolerance for Muslims in mainstream politics who do not, as advisor Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] has suggested, 'love, obey and respect the government'. The Foundation has also tried to scuttle the political career of Osama Saeed, the SNP candidate for Glasgow Central, by accusing him of 'promoting religious separatism' and alleging that he does not understand 'basic democratic principles' because he once expressed amazement when one of Jack Straw's Blackburn constituents defended the former foreign secretary by blaming Iraqis and Palestinians for their own plight.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/494 Quilliam Alert: Scottish National Party to endorse Islamist candidate], 17 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The organization has also recommended spying on Muslims unsuspected of any crimes, which led Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert to note:&lt;br /&gt;
:[[Charles Moore]] and [[Dean Godson]] of [[Policy Exchange]], have explained that this is a re-make of a 1980s Thatcherite counter-subversion strategy in which Husain is cast in the role of Frank Chapple the &amp;quot;moderate&amp;quot; trade union leader who was, they suggest, used to discredit and undermine the &amp;quot;extremist&amp;quot; miner's trade union leader Arthur Scargill. Husain, they argue, can help defeat Altikriti, Bungalwala and their colleagues in the same way.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Neocon Nexus===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation has been ecumenical in choosing its advisers, its endorsement of such hardline luminaries of the Israel lobby as [[Michael Gove]] shows that some forms of extremism are less unacceptable than others. The Foundation's lineup has since expanded to include such veterans of neoconservative think tanks as [[James Brandon]] (formerly of the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]), who has also helped build bridges with such pro-war outlets as the notoriously Islamophobic [[Harry's Place]]. Brandon used the McCarthyite website as a platform for his attack on CND for participating in an antiwar protest with a coalition which included among others the British Muslim Initiative.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/04/01/cnd-is-about-to-betray-its-founding-principles/ CND is about to betray its founding principles], ''Harry's Place'', 1 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his 2008 tour of the US, Majid Nawaz also spoke at the Israel lobby think tank [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maajid Nawaz, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2911 The Way Back from Islamism], ''WINEP'', 16 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Nawaz also maintains ties with [[Michael Jacobson]] of [[WINEP]] who posted a response on behalf of Nawaz on the [[Counterterrorism Blog]], a website that devoted considerable coverage to his tour.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Jacobson, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_responds.php Quilliam Responds], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 15 August 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Quilliam was also attacked by the blog's [[Jeffrey Imm]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;In a piece no longer online at the [[Counterterrism Blog]] website: Jeffrey Imm [http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/092.html  False Reports of Jihadists &amp;quot;Quitting&amp;quot; or Abandoning Islamic Supremacism] ''United States Action'', July 16, 2008, accessed 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but it was in turn defended by two other bloggers, [[Mark Levitt]] and [[Michael Jacobson]], both associated with [[WINEP]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeffrey Imm, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_foundation_and_gomaa.php Quilliam Foundation and Misdirection on Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 18 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nawaz was in the US to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs where he appeared along with [[Zeyno Baran]] of the neoconservative [[Hudson Institute]]. He was also hosted by the [[Center for National Policy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Cochran, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/07/summary_of_statement_by_maajid.php Summary of Statement by Maajid Nawaz, Former Hizb ut-Tahrir Official, at Senate Hearing], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 10 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeff Stein, [http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2008/07/red-tape-nearly-stops-testimon.html Red Tape Nearly Stops Testimony by Top Former Islamic Radical], CQPolitics, 9 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Question of Palestine===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's views however are not entirely in line with that of the British government. Whereas Tony Blair had recognized the Israeli occupation of Palestine as the central issue exacerbating relations between the Muslim world and the West, in an FAQ the Foundation tellingly presents the situation as an 'Arab-Israeli' conflict (to suggest parity), rather than a military occupation (it does not use the word &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;occupation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; once). It draws parity between the Israeli military and Hamas, and while it has nothing to say about the crimes of the former, it accuses the latter of 'politicking with the lives of ordinary Palestinians'. The response to the question of Palestine ends with Muslims being encouraged to 'care about other conflicts and issues in the world, including Burma, Darfur, climate change, poverty, and gender inequality.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/faqs.html Frequently Asked Questions – A Candid Response] (Accessed, 28 July 2009)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Double Standards===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation is clearly discriminating in the the type of extremist views it wishes to proscribe. While it opposed the UK government's ban on the extremist Dutch politician Geert Wilders (who [[Ed Husain]] described as 'undoubtedly an ill-informed, hate-driven bigot'), arguing that 'Banning Geert Wilders from the UK is not the solution. Just as the ideas of non-violent Islamist groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir should be tackled through debate and argument, so should those of Wilders and others.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/404 Press Release: Quilliam Foundation challenges Geert Wilders to a debate on Islam] 12 February 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, three weeks later in March 2009, the Foundation intervened with the Bradford Police, the Council, and the Community Centre where Hizb ut-Tahrir was holding a public meeting in order to get it banned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/bed-news/Call-to-ban-Islamic-meeting.5034541.jp Call to ban Islamic meeting], ''Bradford Today'', 3 March 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Foundation has also attacked various British figures for their links to Sheikh Qaradawi, yet it has been perfectly willing to publish its material on Islamonline.net, despite the website's conspicuous connection to Qaradawi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;amp;cid=1248078606878&amp;amp;pagename=Zone-English-Family%2FFYELayout Muslim Women and Unemployment], ''IslamOnline.net'', 21 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Focus on Pakistan===&lt;br /&gt;
In  2009, the Quilliam Foundation turned its focus on Pakistan, hiring two new individuals specifically for this. In April-May 2009 Foundation co-founder Maajid Nawaz went on a lecture tour of Pakistan where spoke on 'combating extremism' in Islamabad among other places where he was hosted by [[Pervaiz Hoodbhoy]], a pro-war academic. Nawaz was accompanied on his trip by a security team provided by the British Foreign Office. The tour received sympathetic coverage from the BBC's Newsnight, which had a team accompany Nawaz on the trip.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; BBC Newsnight, 9 May 2009. The video is archived on Quilliam Foundation's own Youtube channel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixGca6zZg4 Part 1][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unCtnLVZ-4 Part 2]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In July 2009 the Foundation's co-founders went on another tour of Pakistan in partnership with [http://www.bargad.org.pk Bargad], a Pakistani NGO whose director [[Sabiha Shaheen]] arranged Nawaz's tour of various universities on which she accompanied him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/31/pakistan-young-generation-west Can we befriend Pakistan?], The Guardian, 31 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/pakistan-university-tour.html Pakistan Universities' Tour and Student Leaders' Conference, April - July 2009]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Pakistani scholar Ayesha Siddiqa, the organization also 'funded a conference of the vice-chancellors of various Pakistani universities to convince them of the project that [Majid] Nawaz later undertook' - i.e., to lecture their students against 'global jihad'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ayesha Siddiqa, [http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-ayesha-siddiqa-an-alternative-discourse-209-zj-04 An Alternative Discourse], ''Dawn'', 2 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The conference titled “National Conference on Peacebuilding and Women Leadership Development on Campuses”, held 3-5 March 2009. The conference invited Vice Chancellors and prominent faculty members from across the country to share their views and experiences on various themes of the complex phenomenon of radicalization. On 1 March 2010, it appeared Quilliam's activities in Pakistan finally bore fruit when it announced that it will be hosting [[Tahir-ul-Qadri]], a Pakistani cleric of mixed repute, to launch an anti-Terrorism fatwa (religious edict). Considering that the fatwa was supposedly directed at Muslim jihadis, the choice of Westminster as launch venue was odd, since no militant activity has been reported in the British parliament yet. Quilliam claims the fatwa would counter fatwas that preach otherwise.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/630 Anti-terrorism fatwa launch in London], Quilliam Press Release, 1 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The logic of such a move has been questioned by Brian Whitaker of the Guardian among others, who argues that it would achieve no more than launch a fatwa war.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Brian Whitaker, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/mar/02/fatwa-anti-terrorism-minhaj-qadri Fatwa wars aren't the solution], ''The Guardian'', 2 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The event was preceded by a PR campaign that included supportive articles from Douglas Murray and [[Boris Johnson]]'s ex-wife. Qadri used the occasion to engage in divisive sectarian politics by declaring Salafis and Deobandis outside of the Sunni tradition, adding: 'Every Salafi and Deobandi is not a terrorist but I have no hesitation in saying that everyone is a well-wisher of terrorists and this has not been appreciated by the Western governments'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Allegra Mostyn-Owen, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Is this a triumph for the Islamic peacemakers?], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Why this fatwa for peace matters so much to us all], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Attacks on Muslim Organizations===&lt;br /&gt;
The Quilliam Foundation has attacked various British Muslim organizations accusing them of having ties with the Pakistani Jamaat-e-Islami and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, two mainstream political parties with large followings in their respective countries. The organizations which the foundation has targeted include Muslim Council of Britain, Islamic Forum Europe, Muslim Association of Britain, Islamic Foundation, Islamic Society of Britain, UK Islamic Mission, the London Muslim Centre and Da’awatul Islam.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/498 Quilliam Alert: Islam Channel and the promotion of extremism], 30 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/sep/08/moderate-muslim-groups-funding Beating the Extremists], ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ed Husain's contention that the government's Prevent strategy should target those who meet his expansive definition of 'Islamist', whether they are suspected of violent extremism or not because they &amp;quot;provide the mood music&amp;quot; for people like the July 7 bombers was criticized by Jonathan Githens-Mazer and the former head of the Metropolitan Police's Muslim Contact Unit Robert Lambert who noted that there was 'no credible evidence to support this view', but, &lt;br /&gt;
:it is one that Husain shares with influential thinktanks including [[Policy Exchange]] and the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] in the UK and Daniel Pipes' [[Middle East Forum]] in the US. On this account, regular Cif bloggers Inayat Bunglawala and Anas Altikriti are described as &amp;quot;extremists&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;subversives&amp;quot; who should be targeted and stigmatised in the same way as terrorists inspired or directed by al-Qaida.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Against Civil Liberties===&lt;br /&gt;
After it was revealed by the Guardian that the government's 'Prevent' programme to counter radicalism was being used to gather intelligence on innocent people not suspected of involvement in terrorism&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 26 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Ed Husain defended the government's actions arguing that it was 'morally right'. 'It is gathering intelligence on people not committing terrorist offences. If it is to prevent people getting killed and committing terrorism, it is good and it is right', he told the Guardian. Of course, as the Guardian noted, the foundation has received £700,000 from the same program.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying morally right, says thinktank], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Interestingly, one of the strongest reactions Husain's comments elicited was from Douglas Murray of the neoconservative Centre for Social Cohesion, who accused the Quilliam director of holding 'extreme views'. &lt;br /&gt;
:These statements strike me as quite appallingly illiberal: wrong in principle because the police should not investigate innocent people and very obviously damaging in practice...Husain also seems to be under the impression that if a Muslim seems &amp;quot;suspicious&amp;quot; to anyone, the police should be called straight away...Husain, in particular, ought to know the difference between a police state – especially since his co-director was until recently in such a state's prisons – and a developed liberal democracy...QF is now using public money to advocate increasingly totalitarian attitudes towards the general public and judging Muslims by their own early standards.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Spittoon===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation under its own name employs press releases, alerts, and its contacts in the media and politics to take on opponents, its members are also associated with the blog The Spittoon where they attack critics anonymously in less temperate manner. Key targets have included Inayat Banglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Admin 1 (George Reading), [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1065 Bungles continues comical crusade against Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 15 June 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Bob Pitt of Islamophobia Watch&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Yossarian, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/2289 Bob and Bungle – Forget the BNP, let’s attack Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 20 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam and the EDL==&lt;br /&gt;
In July 2011, announced that it was holding a roundtable meeting with two former activists in the [[English Defence League]], [[Leighton Evans]] and [[Harry Burns]].&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both Leighton and Burns had been involved with an '[[Anti-Extremism Alliance]] that had protested against a [[Hizb-ut Tahrir]] meeting in East London, earlier that month.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam had also criticised the HuT meeting in the local press.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nadia Sam-Daliri, [http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/campaigners_hit_out_at_hate_peddling_group_s_east_end_conference_1_938873?ot=archant.PrintFriendlyPageLayout.ot Campaigners hit out at &amp;quot;hate peddling&amp;quot; group's East End conference], East London Advertiser, 27 June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An open letter on the issue carried on the Anti Extremism Alliance website listed Quilliam's [[Ghaffar Hussain]] among the signatories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://antiextremismallianceblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/open-letter-to-tower-hamlets-council-and-east-london-advertiser/ Open letter to Tower Hamlets Council and East London Advertiser], Anti-Extremism Alliance, 5 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's initial statement on its roundtable meeting said that: &amp;quot;For the first time ever, Quilliam is able to bring together former senior members of the EDL who have renounced the group and are willing to speak out against it publicly and to answer questions about the organisation and their time inside it.”&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Evans subsequently stated in a Facebook post:&lt;br /&gt;
:i refused to go along with what the quilliam wanted me to do which was renounce the edl. i wont do that and it was never on the agenda in my email exchanges with ghaffar hussain. he said i’d be asked why i joined, what i did, why i left and what i think know. he then released that load of old bollocks which i was never party to.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The proposed event, originally scheduled for 20 July 2011, never took place.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stephen Yaxley-Lennon===&lt;br /&gt;
In October 2013, Quilliam put out a press release entitled 'Quilliam facilitates Tommy Robinson leaving the [[English Defence League]]' (EDL) and held a press conference to announce that the [[EDL]] founder - real name [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] was leaving the far-right street movement. [[Kevin Carroll]] also departed the group and QF stated their reason for leaving was that 'they feel they can no longer keep extremist elements at bay.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/press/quilliam-facilitates-tommy-robinson-leaving-the-english-defence-league/ QUILLIAM FACILITATES TOMMY ROBINSON LEAVING THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE], Quilliam Foundation, 8 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The press release stated: 'Quilliam has been working with Tommy to achieve this transition, which represents a huge success for community relations in the United Kingdom. We have previously identified the symbiotic relationship between far-right extremism and Islamism and think that this event can dismantle the underpinnings of one phenomenon while removing the need for the other phenomenon.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Days later, Ben Quinn noted in the Guardian that 'senior figures working in the growing field of the study of counter-extremism and the rehabilitation of former extremists have been viewing [Quilliam's] link-up with Robinson as a high-stakes gamble that has raised serious questions about the motivations of an organisation that has played a particularly controversial role.' Academic [[Matthew Goodwin]] for instance described the arrangement as 'disingenuous nonsense'. Quinn notes that according to the latest published accounts - for the financial year up to March 2012, the high-profile injection of publicity that came with their dealings with Lennon also came 'at a time when it may be facing challenging financial circumstances'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], Guardian, 12 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quinn noted:&lt;br /&gt;
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:'Two years after the Home Office began to wind down its funding for the organisation, those accounts show that Quilliam was facing mounting debts, while having little in the way of relative assets. Income from training, consultancy and publications were haemorrhaging, while its income from grants and donations fell from just over £900,000 in 2011 to £532,099 in 2012. The company was in particular trouble in 2011, making a loss, but after taking radical action to cut back on expenses and parting company with half of its staff, it was just about able to make it into the red again in the following year, when Nawaz paid himself £77,438.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2013, the blog Political Scrapbook reported that an FOI request to the Home Office had shown that QF received zero public funding, contradicting the organisation's website which described it as 'funded by both private and public funds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION DENY ‘CLOSURE THREAT’ BEFORE ROBINSON LINK-UP], Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Payments to Lennon====&lt;br /&gt;
Just months after Lennon left the [[EDL]] it became clear from statements he posted on twitter that his views had not changed. In early December 2015, this was confirmed when he announced he was starting [[Pegida UK]], a branch of the German anti-Islam, anti-immigrant movement. Days later it emerged that Quilliam had made payments to him around the time it was 'facilitating his departure' from the EDL. &lt;br /&gt;
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''Huffington Post'' reported that in his newly published book 'Enemy of the State', Lennon claimed that 'he was on the Quilliam payroll for six months and received about £8,000.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/03/tommy-robinson-claims-quilliam-paid-him-to-leave-edl_n_8710834.html Tommy Robinson, Former EDL Leader, Claims Quilliam Paid Him To Quit Far-Right Group], Huffington Post, 4 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a statement, Quilliam responded: 'Quilliam never claimed to &amp;quot;deradicalise&amp;quot; Tommy, nor &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; him, only that we facilitated his departure from the EDL. Quilliam cannot comment on Tommy's intentions (or &amp;quot;staging&amp;quot;) for leaving the EDL, as it cannot read his mind. We simply helped him leave the EDL, rendering that group leaderless since. Tommy has never been a Quilliam member of staff, nor on our payroll, nor did he join Quilliam. Tommy was remunerated, as an external actor, after invoicing us for costs associated with outreach that he &amp;amp; Dr Usama Hassan did to Muslim communities after Tommy's departure from the EDL, in an attempt to reconcile Tommy with our Muslim communities.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Robinson reportedly called Quilliam's response 'PR-Spin'. He also wrote in his book that he had been 'in a desperate place' at the time, and characterised his relationship with Quilliam as one in which 'I was using them, they were using me'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In February 2014, emails obtained by the Political Scrapbook blog under FOI showed that [[Maajid Nawaz]] had contacted [[Mark Carroll]], head of counter-extremism at the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] to ask for funding for QF, including specifically making mention of the organisation's need for finances in order to 'cut off [Robinson's] previous dependency on EDL donors'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/quilliam-foundation-wanted-taxpayer-cash-for-tommy-robinson/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION WANTED TAXPAYER CASH FOR TOMMY ROBINSON], Political Scrapbook, 3 February 2014&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gatestone Institute==&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2015, just days after the Paris attacks targeting magazine [[Charlie Hebdo]] and a kosher supermarket, [[Usama Hasan]] and [[Maajid Nawaz]] of the Quilliam Foundation were among the signatories of a statement put together by the [[Gatestone Institute]]. Hilary Aked writes:&lt;br /&gt;
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:Gatestone spent approximately $100,000 taking out a full page advert in the New York Times. To drive home its implicit message that a 'good Muslim' supports US power, two out of the three Muslims pictured in the Gatestone advert were posing next to the American flag. Mentioning violence in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt – and, 'Africa' - the text of the advertisement effortlessly ignored all other violence in the world not involving any of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims and simultaneously glossed over the context-specific political factors at play in each conflict. The subtext was very clear: Gatestone was advocating a mono-causal explanation for this violence and put the spotlight firmly on Islam.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Ostensibly a 'counter-extremism' initiative, this advert was typical of how contemporary anti-Muslim racism is articulated: by generalizing specific behaviours and attributing them deterministically to religious ideology. This fundamental problem of collectively imputing blame is not negated by the fact that all 23 signatories were Muslims. Though the statement calls on 'all people of conscience' to sign up, since the word 'duty' is twice used in relation to Muslims it is clear that they, far more than others, are expected to prove they reject violence. Thus the Gatestone declaration serves the same function as the so-called 'Charter of Muslim Understanding', which similarly called for Muslims to be required to make special denunciations. Commissioned by [[UKIP]]’s [[Gerard Batten]], that document was called 'frightening' even by pro-Israel Tory MP [[Robert Halfon]], who compared it to a first step towards wearing a yellow star, as Jews were required to do under Nazi rule.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Aked2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hilary Aked, [http://www.alternet.org/investigations/one-americas-most-dangerous-think-tanks-spreading-islamophobic-hate-across-atlantic One of America's Most Dangerous Think Tanks is Spreading Hate Across the Atlantic], Alternet, 23 November 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam U.S.==&lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam was incorporated in California in January 2009.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ Business Search], California Secretary of State, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It's registered address is [[4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach]], the home of [[Gen Next]], a non-profit associated with the Makarachian family, whose real estate businesses are also located there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.loopnet.com/Property-Record/4100-Macarthur-Boulevard-Newport-Beach-CA-92660/ZqU9uS66Q/Tenant/?LID=18150220&amp;amp;LinkCode=21740&amp;amp;From=Profile&amp;amp;FromLocation=Profile&amp;amp;ng=y&amp;amp;ngu=%2fListing%2f18150220%2f4100-Macarthur-blvd-Newport-Beach-CA%2f 4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92660], LoopNet, accessed 8 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam registered as a charity in California in July 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=716ea171-c2af-4eb6-be0d-ef2345b0f29f Quilliam Foundation], Office of the Attorney General, State of California Department of Justice, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Journalist Nafeez Ahmed notes that this was the same year the foundation lost its Home Office funding.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam's form 990 filing for 2011 listed it's US directors as [[Michael P. Davidson|Michael Davidson]], the CEO of [[Gen Next]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Chad Sweet]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sweet, formerly a counter-terrorism official in the administration of [[George W. Bush]] was appointed as director and served for two years from 2011. Also in 2011, Sweet had set up a non-profit in Texas called '[[Ted Cruz]] for Senate', helping the Republican - who would latest be a contender for the GOP's presidential candidate - to gain election to senate in 2012. Sweet also directs 'Texans for Ted Cruz', and has personally donated to Cruz's attempt to run for president.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As Ahmed notes, 'Cruz represents the very far-right of the Republican spectrum and is close to the most bigoted elements of the Tea Party movement.' he has spoken alongside  notorious anti-Muslim bigot [[Robert Spencer]] at an event organized by the [[Young America's Foundation]] which has also hosted [[David Horowitz]] and [[Ann Coulter]] and in 2011 merged with the group [[Young Americans for Freedom]] who had played host to Holocaust-denier [[Nick Griffin]] of the [[BNP]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's 2012 filing listed [[Darren Henderson]] as a director in place of [[Ed Husain]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The following year Sweet was replaced by [[Courtney Le Bau]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===US Funding===&lt;br /&gt;
In its first year of operations, Quilliam’s US branch received $265,000 in grants.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of this sum, $250,000 was allocated to recipients in Europe, to help fight counter-extremism.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Filings state that this was sent to a UK charity, placing a question-mark over the assumption in some coverage that the money went directly to Quilliam in the UK, which does not appear to be registered as a charity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's US revenue rose to $265,875 in 2012 and $282,994 in 2013, almost all of which was sent outside the US.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990s, 2012-13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Funding==&lt;br /&gt;
On the day of the launch in May 2008 the director Maajid Nawaz told Newsnight: &amp;quot;We have absolutely not received government money, despite being offered it by the [[Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund]], and we have said that it is not appropriate for us at the moment - although I would emphasise that I don't have a problem in principle in receiving taxpayers' money for a good cause, as long as it comes with no strings attached.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. However, according to The Times the government has underwritten the Foundation's operations to the tune of £1 million in taxpayer money, despite the reservations of government and opposition members. According to the story, the foundation is paying 'about £110,000 a year to rent offices at one of Central London’s most prestigious addresses, which, for security reasons, have no name plate or sign outside'. The foundation's co-directors are believed to be receiving annual salaries of £85,000 each. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Kerbaj, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5549138.ece Government gives £1m to anti-extremist think-tank Quilliam Foundation], '''The Times''', 20 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.According to Ed Husain's evidence given to the Select Committee Hearing on [[Preventing Violent Extremism]], the Quilliam Foundation is in receipt of '''&amp;quot;about £850,000&amp;quot;''' of government funding, per annum. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcomloc/65/65.pdf Preventing Violent Extremism: Sixth Report of Session 2009-10], House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee, March 2010, Ev 4 - accessed 25.04.10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Co-director Ed Husain has stated that the Foundation is receiving private Kuwait funding.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&amp;lt;th colspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Grant received by Qulliam from 2008-2015 in £ GBP &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Data compiled from yearly 990 forms of each donor and FOI releases &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;26,993.34&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,257,381'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Foreign &amp;amp; Commonwealth Office]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;323,590&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;428,105&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,491,695'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Eranda Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;79,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;94,500&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''188,500'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[John Templeton Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;113,087&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;262,168&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;383,683&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;234,717&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;207,026&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Form 990 reviewed by Spinwatch: USD304,004 calculated at annual average rate 0.681 for 2015. Payment address to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''£1,297,658'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;49,875&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''49,875'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Stuart Family Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;146,025&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;164,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;114,800&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;98,325&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;168,373&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''691,523'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Schwab Charitable Fund]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;18,993 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,680 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,352 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,032 ($25,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''19,680'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Total Received Per Year'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''998,198'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''824,988'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''543,897'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''735,105'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''540,348'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''548,358'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''333,042'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''375,399'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/table&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign and Commonwealth Office===&lt;br /&gt;
From January 2009 till January 2010, the Quilliam Foundation were given £138,890 by the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Moreover, the co-Director of the Quilliam Foundation, [[Ed Husain]], was sent to Cairo and Alexandria on an [[FCO]] funded trip entitled 'Projecting British Islam' from 7-11 July 2008 to 'build partnerships between prominent British Muslims and like-minded Egyptians to highlight positive messages about modern Islam and counterbalance the extremist ideology and narrative'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated in relation to funding to Quilliam: 'Quilliam has received more Home Office Prevent funding than any other single organisation—nearly £1.2 million over the past three financial years. The Foreign Office has provided nearly £1.5 million in project funding over the same period.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2015, the FCO stated that it had provided no further funding to Quilliam since 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Freedom of Information Response, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 3 June 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Home Office===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated of Home Office funding to Quilliam: &amp;quot; In 2008-09, it was £665,000; in 2009-10, it was £387,000; and in 2010-11, it was £145,000.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Home Office stated in 2014 that its funding of Quilliam had been: £674,608.00 in 2008/09, £396,882.80 in 2009/10, £158,896.66 in 2010/11 and £26,993.34 in 2011/12.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-2008-to-2012 FOI release: Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation, 2008 to 2012], Home Office, 29 January 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Department for Communities and Local Government===&lt;br /&gt;
The Department for Communities and Local Government paid Quilliam  £4,350 2008/09 and £10,550 in 2009/10. These funds paid for training to explore radicalisation and methods to counter it, in sessions held for staff at the Department and the then Government Offices.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Department for Communities and Local Government, Freedom of Information response, 7 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Department for Education===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, the Department for Education awarded Quilliam, a one-off payment of £120,000 to support the [[Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division]] (DDCED) (formerly the [[Preventing Extremism Unit]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/quilliam_foundation_4#outgoing-368218 Quilliam Foundation], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 11 April 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Eranda Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Eranda Foundation]] (a charitable trust founded in 1967, by Sir [[Evelyn de Rothschild]]) awarded a grant of £15,000 to Quilliam in 2010-11&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9c/ErandaGrants2011.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2011], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, £79,000 in 2011-12 and £94,500 in 2012-13.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9d/ErandaGrants2013.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2013], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Stuart Family Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The US-based [[Stuart Family Foundation]] provided Quilliam with two grants of $125,000 and $120,000 in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Quilliam received US $250,000 in 2012 - making it the Foundation's second highest recipient of funds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam received three grants totalling $175,000 in 2013, a single grant of $150,000 in 2014 and a single grants of $260,000 in 2015.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990s, 2013-15.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===John Templeton Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[John Templeton Foundation]] gave Quilliam a grant of USD$174,248 in 2011; two grants of $198,076 and $201,571 in 2012; and three grants of $191, 632, $189,113 and $198,163 in 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990s, 2011-2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2014, Templeton paid Quilliam two grants of £318,017 and $53,371.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2015 a payment of USD$304,003 was made to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd .&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;&amp;gt; IRS Form 990PF reviewed by Spinwatch &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
According to expenditure responsibility statements in 2014 grants were issued to Quilliam for 'promoting freedom of religion, speech and association through strengthening PAK democratic culture', and for 'reconciling Islamic theology with modern political and scientific ideas, promoting community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The grant in 2015 was for 'unrestricted general support'. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013, the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] donated $75,000 to support Project Tamkeen.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Personnel== &lt;br /&gt;
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|-valign=top&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maajid Nawaz]] – Founding Chairman &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Noman Benotman]] - President and Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haras Rafiq]] Managing Director &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Advisor on Executive Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Annabel Toller]] - PA to Chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Russell]] - head of Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nazish Khan]] - Arts Practitioner/Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ashraf al-Hoque]] – Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nikita Malik]] - Senior Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Usama Hassan]] - Senior Researcher in Islamic Studies&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haydar Zaki]] - Programs Officer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adam Deen]] - Senior Researcher &amp;amp; Head of Outreach.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julia Ebner]] - Policy Analyst.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Farhana Mayer]] - Senior researcher in Islamic Studies.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Salah al-Ansari]] - Senior Researcher.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Former staff====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Husain]] – Former Co-Director&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rashad Ali]] – Former Head of Research and Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Brandon]] - Former Director of Research and Communications&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucy James]] - former research fellow (She also contributes to [[The Spittoon]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lucy James, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1821 What Muslim women want], ''The Spittoon'', 17 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;), now at lobbying firm [[Westbourne Communications]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Jagger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anya Hart Dyke]] - Senior Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fatima Mullick]] -Formerly listed as Pakistan Project Manager&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammed Ali Musawi]] - Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cassandra Hamblett]] - Former Personal Assistant to the Directors.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ghaffar Hussain]] - Former Managing Director.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ishtiaq Hussain]] - Former manager, moved successively to DCLG, DfE and the [[Ministry of Justice]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Talal Ahmed Rajab]] - Former research fellow/trainer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Readings]] - Communications Officer (also behind [[The Spittoon]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mehrunnisa Yusuf]] - Former Pakistan Project Officer&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Original List of Advisors===&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a list of Quilliam Foundation's original Advisors that was available on the Quilliam website, before it was removed sometime before 27 May 2008.The images on the right are screengrabs of the original list of advisors to the Quilliam Foundation that are no longer viewable on the Quilliam Foundation website but were instead retrieved using an archive wesbite.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Waybackmachine_QF_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Waybackmachine highlighting changes to Quilliam Foundation website regarding Advisors]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Original available at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By the 27 May 2008 the page had been removed and was replaced by an announcement that the Quilliam Foundation had removed the advisor list 'to save them the indignity of constant Islamist-Wahhabite harrassment'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Quilliam_Foundation_Alert_on_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Quilliam Foundation Advisors Note]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Archived date – 27 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|width=100%&lt;br /&gt;
|-valign=top&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David George Green|David Green]] - founder of the rightwing thinktank [[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giles Fraser]] - Church of England Vicar&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paddy Ashdown]] - Politicians&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Parvin Ali]], OBE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reza Aslan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sherin Khankan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=50%|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr. [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]] is a leading British Muslim spokesperson.&lt;br /&gt;
*Imam Dr [[Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Ali al-Saleh al-Najafi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Abdul Hameed al-Ansari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Usama Hassan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh [[BaBikr Ahmed BaBikr]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080420061357/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html Advisors], accessed 21 February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}[[Image:Quilliam Foundation Alert on Advisors.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Quilliam Foundation Note stating reason for removal of advisor list.]][[Image:QF Advisors 1.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 1 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 2.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 2 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 3.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 3 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:QF Advisors 6.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 6 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===2010 advisers===&lt;br /&gt;
*Canon Dr [[Giles Fraser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]], former editor of [[Prospect]] magazine, now editor-at-large&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Head of Quilliam Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[David Green]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh Dr. [[Ali al-Saleh al Najafi]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/615 Quilliam Announces New Head of Advisory Board, 19 January 2010] accessed 21/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Supporters &amp;amp; Affiliates==&lt;br /&gt;
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The following individuals professed their support for the Quilliam Foundation when they all gave a speech at the foundation's launch event in April 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Jemima Khan]] - UNICEF UK Ambassador &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0QBNXMjxQ Jemima Khan Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] Youtube, 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammad Ali Hee]] - Former Founder of [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] Denmark.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4piN9Egq03M Mohammad Ali Hee Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch], 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arsalan Iftikhar]] - Int. Human Rights Lawyer &amp;amp; Former National Legal Director of Counsel of American-Islamic Relations &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOHSLBGIKY Arsalan Iftikhar Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the 2009 Labour Party Conference, the foundation cohosted a fringe event with New Labour thinktank [[Progress]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A few days later, at the Convervative Party conference it cohosted a fringe event with [[Policy Exchange]], where among others, it made the policy suggestion for the government to introduce a national holiday 'to reinforce Britishness'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/559 Quilliam and Policy Exchange fringe event at Conservative Party Conference 2009], 7 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Parliament===&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Media===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martin Bright]] - shared platform with Ed Husain at a Labour Party conference fringe event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/555 Quilliam and Progress fringe event at Labour Party Conference 2009], 28 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed West]] - considers Ed Husain 'a breath of fresh air'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100013683/an-ed-husain-v-geert-wilders-debate-would-be-great-for-democracy/ An Ed Husain v Geert Wilders debate would be great for democracy], ''Telegraph Blog'', 15 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[The Quilliam Foundation and the Media]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Think Tanks===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Progress]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ben Rogers, [http://www.henryjacksonsociety.org/stories.asp?id=616 Ignore the critics and take Quilliam seriously], Henry Jackson Society (website), 28 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] - (at thinktank established by Israel lobby powerhouse AIPAC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09LONDON1933&amp;amp;q=quilliam Uk Government Seeks Deeper Counter-radicalization Coordination], US Embassy London, 21 August 2009, released by Wikileaks, 11 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/quilliam-foundation-lies-and-abuse/ Quilliam Foundation: Lies and Abuse], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 20 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], theguardian.com, 12 October 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ Quilliam Foundation deny closure threat before Tommy Robinson link up], ''Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/180298/response/476128/attach/html/4/140128%20FoI%20request%20F0007304%20Quilliam%20Foundation%20Redacted%20Annex.pdf.html Redacted Copies of Email Exchanges between DCLG and the Quilliam Foundation During the Period 1 January to 8 October 2013], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 3 February 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How Violent Extremists Hijacked London-Based 'Counter-Extremism' Think Tank], ''Alternet'', 28 April 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whatdotheyknow [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012 FOI release Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2012] From:Home Office First published:29 January 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9b/FCO_-_31.08.10_-_QF_FoI_Internal_Reviews_for_Ref-_0185-10_0186-10.pdf FOI release: Foreign and Commonwealth Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2010].&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c4/OSCT-Home_Office_-_18.10.10_-_14890_-_RE_Quilliam_Foundation.pdf FOI release: Home Office funding, meeting schedule and e-mail correspondence to the Quilliam foundation from  2008 to 20010].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Criticisms==&lt;br /&gt;
Journalist Nafeez Ahmed suggests that 'not a single Quilliam employee has a meaningful peer-reviewed publication track record that might indicate some semblance of the interdisciplinary insight needed to understand the complex issues bound up with Islamist extremist groups and their relationships to the history, theology, culture and policies of both the Muslim and Western worlds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/white-supremacists-heart-whitehall-789183852#sthash.4lnSdiAM.dpuf White supremacists at the heart of Whitehall], Middle East Eye, 6 March 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Contact Information==&lt;br /&gt;
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Registered office:&lt;br /&gt;
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:34-36 High Holborn &lt;br /&gt;
:London &lt;br /&gt;
:WC1V 6AE &lt;br /&gt;
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:email: information@quilliamfoundation.org&lt;br /&gt;
:Tel: 020 7193 1204 &lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Think Tanks]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Terrorism Industry]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Middle East Watch]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counter-Terrorism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:British Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Islam Critics]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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The '''Quilliam Foundation‏''' is a London based 'counter-extremism' think-tank which claims to challenge Islamic extremism in the UK. It was set up by self-styled ex-extremists [[Maajid Nawaaz]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Rashad Ali]], all former members of the political Islamic group, [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]]. Incorporated as a limited company on 20 November 2007, it was launched on 22 April 2008, receiving much media attention. According to the BBC's Newsnight, the Foundation, backed by the British government, is waging the 'ideas' part of the so-called 'war on terror'. It has links to neoconservative initiatives such as the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] and [[Harry's Place]]. In 2009 it launched [[Khudi]] a project targeting Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.khudipakistan.com/faq/ FAQ], Khudi, accessed 2 December 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The think tank has been embroiled in several controversies since its founding for encouraging domestic spying and preparing secret blacklists of citizens and groups that it alleges share the 'ideology of terrorists.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/aug/04/quilliam-foundation-list-alleged-extremism List sent to terror chief aligns peaceful Muslim groups with terrorist ideology,] ''The Guardian'', 5 August 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Although the exact funding figure is unknown, the Quilliam Foundation reportedly received £700,000 as part of the government's [[Preventing Violent Extremism]] Programme, £400,000 of which was given by the [[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]] ([[OSCT]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;q1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying Morally Right, says Think-Tank,] ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==The Quilliam Name==&lt;br /&gt;
The foundation takes its name from Abdullah Quilliam, a 19th Century British convert to Islam who founded a mosque in Liverpool. This is an ironic choice since Abdullah Quilliam was an opponent of the British Empire and a supporter of the Caliphate. He also argued that Muslims should not fight Muslims on behalf of European powers, citing specifically Britain’s enlistment of Muslim soldiers against the resistance in Sudan. In all these respects his activities correspond to those that the individuals running the Quilliam Foundation today hold up as evidence of extremism.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.yahyabirt.com/?p=136 “Abdullah Quilliam: Britain’s First Islamist?”], YahyaBirt.com, 25 January 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Relationship with Centre for Social Cohesion==&lt;br /&gt;
Until late 2009 Quilliam Foundation enjoyed a close relationship with the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]. Together their members run [[The Spittoon]], whose future now remains uncertain amid the public split between the two think-tanks. On October 23 2009, [[Douglas Murray]] of CfSC accused [[Ed Husain]] of holding 'extreme views...quite appallingly illiberal'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after the Quilliam director had taken a position supporting spying on innocent people. &lt;br /&gt;
:QF has become part of the problem...The nature of QF and its funding arrangements ought to be a source of concern to all British taxpayers, no matter what their political or religious opinions, and finally be brought out in the open...QF is currently cosying up to the Conservative party to ensure its role under the next government. It would not be a bad thing if that party's first cost-cutting exercise was to stop funding an organisation that has come to represent the toxic juncture at which intense personal ambition and government propaganda meet.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The piece generated a war of words between supporters of the two think-tanks in the article's comments section.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The attack may have been instigated by an earlier article by [[James Brandon]] of Quilliam in which he attacked Murray, his former employer. In the article Brandon listed Murray as one of the leading 'preachers of hate', one of the right's 'non-violent extremists' who has 'routinely demonised Muslims collectively'. He accused Murray of failing to 'distinguish Islam from Islamism'. Of his resignation from [[CSC]] he wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
:My time there was a constant struggle to &amp;quot;de-radicalise&amp;quot; Murray and to ensure that the centre's output targeted only Islamists – and not Muslims as a whole. This October, however, I had finally had enough of this constant battle and resigned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/13/islam-uksecurity Reining in the Preachers of Hate], ''The Guardian'', 13 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Low key government support==&lt;br /&gt;
In an interview with ''The Guardian'' in March 2008, [[Maajid Nawaz]] stated that the organisation would be financially independent, and that money was coming “mainly from Middle Eastern businessmen and Muslims who are concerned about how Islam is being abused.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Owen Bowcott and Riazat Butt, [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/01/islam.religion Ex-Islamists start moderate think-tank], ''Guardian'', 1 March 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Similarly, the ''Irish Times'' reported that according to Nawaz, Quilliam ‘does not receive government funding and is financed instead by private donors from countries including Egypt and Kuwait.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mary Fitzgerald, [http://www.irishtimes.com/news/an-inside-view-of-islamism-s-fundamental-flaws-1.922867 An Inside View of Islam’s Fundamental Flaws], Irish Times, 10 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A New Statesman article by [[Shiraz Maher]] the following month stated: “The Quilliam Foundation has ensured its independence by raising money from private Muslim donors, while, paradoxically, the government is inadvertently undermining it by funding separatist agendas through the PVE fund.”&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Shiraz Maher, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/04/government-impact-young Extremism is going unchallenged], ''New Statesman'', 3 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Inayat Bunglawala]] of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]] wrote in Guardian Online's Comment is Free blog, that the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] had hinted to UK Islamic groups that if they were prepared to work with the Quilliam Foundation, they could obtain financial support from the government:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;Some representatives of various UK Islamic groups were invited to see senior officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government recently to discuss the work they were doing with young people. Strong hints were dropped that they could obtain financial support from the government, but only if they were prepared to work with - and thereby help lend credibility to - Ed Husain's soon to be launched Quilliam Foundation.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Inayat Bunglawala, [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/inayat_bunglawala/2008/04/abandoning_banning.html 'Abandoning banning'], Guardian.co.uk, 17 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the Foundation's launch, advisor [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] reportedly argued in his speech that Muslims should 'love, obey and respect' the government&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ziauddin Sardar, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/24/islam.religion 'To lionise former extremists feeds anti-Muslim prejudice'], ''The Guardian'', 24 April 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Former ambassador Craig Murray sees a party-political reason behind the New Labour government's support of the Foundation. He has described it as 'the branch of New Labour tasked with securing the Muslim vote and reducing British Muslim dissatisfaction with New Labour over the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Craig Murray, [http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2009/04/new_labour_corr.html New Labour Corruption and Quilliam], CraigMurray.org.uk, April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For some of those who saw potential Quilliam's early claims to independence were crucial. One terrorism expert, [[M.J. Gohel]] told the ''Christian Science Monitor'' that ‘if there are people that have the platform and the ability to challenge and expose myths that Al-Qaeda purveys then that is very important and significant,&amp;quot; but added that Quilliam ‘will have to prove its financial independence to keep its integrity intact.’&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Rice-Oxley, [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0423/p01s09-woeu.html British ex-jihadis form ranks for tolerance], ''Christian Science Monitor'', 23 April 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Within weeks of Quilliam’s launch, however, the ''Evening Standard'' would report that Quilliam’s un-named initial un-named backers had pulled out, and that Ed Husain was seeking new funding from Muslims in the UK.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gulf backers pull plug on Islamic peace think tank; The Londoner's Diary, ''Evening Standard'', 27 May 2008.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Parliament would later be told that it was only after this incident that Quilliam began to receive public funding, from the Home Office PVE programme and from the Foreign Office.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 2WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The result was starkly at odds with Quilliam’s initial claims of independence. In 2008-09, Quilliam received £674,608 from the Home Office, equivalent to almost three quarters of its total income of £915,456 for that year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Home Office, Freedom of Information response, 6 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Activities==&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's first publication, &amp;quot;Pulling Together to Defeat Terror: Recommendations for Uprooting Islamic Extremism&amp;quot;, says that if Muslim leaders &amp;quot;must realise that the foreign policy of the British government will not be held hostage by any one community,&amp;quot; and argued that the  editors of &amp;quot;liberal newspapers&amp;quot; should &amp;quot;think twice before allowing column space to Hamas and its supporters while they remain committed to the destruction of Israel&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the Foundation's key aims is to cast doubt on the link between British foreign policy and the rise of extremism. In so doing the Foundation is fighting not only the consensus of the British and US intelligence communities and much of the security establishment, but also the empirical evidence from experts such as Robert Pape.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;For an aggregation of the assessment of various intelligence bodies and think-tanks, see David Wearing, [http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk/2005/07/ignoring-intelligence-how-new-labour.html Ignoring the Intelligence: How New Labour Helped Bring Terror to London], The Democrat's Diary, 22 July 2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While the Foundation is remarkably amenable to the neoconservative worldview, it shows little tolerance for Muslims in mainstream politics who do not, as advisor Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]] has suggested, 'love, obey and respect the government'. The Foundation has also tried to scuttle the political career of Osama Saeed, the SNP candidate for Glasgow Central, by accusing him of 'promoting religious separatism' and alleging that he does not understand 'basic democratic principles' because he once expressed amazement when one of Jack Straw's Blackburn constituents defended the former foreign secretary by blaming Iraqis and Palestinians for their own plight.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/494 Quilliam Alert: Scottish National Party to endorse Islamist candidate], 17 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The organization has also recommended spying on Muslims unsuspected of any crimes, which led Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert to note:&lt;br /&gt;
:[[Charles Moore]] and [[Dean Godson]] of [[Policy Exchange]], have explained that this is a re-make of a 1980s Thatcherite counter-subversion strategy in which Husain is cast in the role of Frank Chapple the &amp;quot;moderate&amp;quot; trade union leader who was, they suggest, used to discredit and undermine the &amp;quot;extremist&amp;quot; miner's trade union leader Arthur Scargill. Husain, they argue, can help defeat Altikriti, Bungalwala and their colleagues in the same way.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Neocon Nexus===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation has been ecumenical in choosing its advisers, its endorsement of such hardline luminaries of the Israel lobby as [[Michael Gove]] shows that some forms of extremism are less unacceptable than others. The Foundation's lineup has since expanded to include such veterans of neoconservative think tanks as [[James Brandon]] (formerly of the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]]), who has also helped build bridges with such pro-war outlets as the notoriously Islamophobic [[Harry's Place]]. Brandon used the McCarthyite website as a platform for his attack on CND for participating in an antiwar protest with a coalition which included among others the British Muslim Initiative.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;James Brandon, [http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/04/01/cnd-is-about-to-betray-its-founding-principles/ CND is about to betray its founding principles], ''Harry's Place'', 1 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his 2008 tour of the US, Majid Nawaz also spoke at the Israel lobby think tank [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maajid Nawaz, [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2911 The Way Back from Islamism], ''WINEP'', 16 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Nawaz also maintains ties with [[Michael Jacobson]] of [[WINEP]] who posted a response on behalf of Nawaz on the [[Counterterrorism Blog]], a website that devoted considerable coverage to his tour.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Jacobson, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_responds.php Quilliam Responds], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 15 August 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Quilliam was also attacked by the blog's [[Jeffrey Imm]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;In a piece no longer online at the [[Counterterrism Blog]] website: Jeffrey Imm [http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/092.html  False Reports of Jihadists &amp;quot;Quitting&amp;quot; or Abandoning Islamic Supremacism] ''United States Action'', July 16, 2008, accessed 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but it was in turn defended by two other bloggers, [[Mark Levitt]] and [[Michael Jacobson]], both associated with [[WINEP]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeffrey Imm, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/quilliam_foundation_and_gomaa.php Quilliam Foundation and Misdirection on Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 18 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nawaz was in the US to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs where he appeared along with [[Zeyno Baran]] of the neoconservative [[Hudson Institute]]. He was also hosted by the [[Center for National Policy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Andrew Cochran, [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/07/summary_of_statement_by_maajid.php Summary of Statement by Maajid Nawaz, Former Hizb ut-Tahrir Official, at Senate Hearing], ''Counterterrorism Blog'', 10 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jeff Stein, [http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2008/07/red-tape-nearly-stops-testimon.html Red Tape Nearly Stops Testimony by Top Former Islamic Radical], CQPolitics, 9 July 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Question of Palestine===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation's views however are not entirely in line with that of the British government. Whereas Tony Blair had recognized the Israeli occupation of Palestine as the central issue exacerbating relations between the Muslim world and the West, in an FAQ the Foundation tellingly presents the situation as an 'Arab-Israeli' conflict (to suggest parity), rather than a military occupation (it does not use the word &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;occupation&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; once). It draws parity between the Israeli military and Hamas, and while it has nothing to say about the crimes of the former, it accuses the latter of 'politicking with the lives of ordinary Palestinians'. The response to the question of Palestine ends with Muslims being encouraged to 'care about other conflicts and issues in the world, including Burma, Darfur, climate change, poverty, and gender inequality.' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/faqs.html Frequently Asked Questions – A Candid Response] (Accessed, 28 July 2009)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Double Standards===&lt;br /&gt;
The Foundation is clearly discriminating in the the type of extremist views it wishes to proscribe. While it opposed the UK government's ban on the extremist Dutch politician Geert Wilders (who [[Ed Husain]] described as 'undoubtedly an ill-informed, hate-driven bigot'), arguing that 'Banning Geert Wilders from the UK is not the solution. Just as the ideas of non-violent Islamist groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir should be tackled through debate and argument, so should those of Wilders and others.'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/404 Press Release: Quilliam Foundation challenges Geert Wilders to a debate on Islam] 12 February 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, three weeks later in March 2009, the Foundation intervened with the Bradford Police, the Council, and the Community Centre where Hizb ut-Tahrir was holding a public meeting in order to get it banned.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/bed-news/Call-to-ban-Islamic-meeting.5034541.jp Call to ban Islamic meeting], ''Bradford Today'', 3 March 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Foundation has also attacked various British figures for their links to Sheikh Qaradawi, yet it has been perfectly willing to publish its material on Islamonline.net, despite the website's conspicuous connection to Qaradawi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&amp;amp;cid=1248078606878&amp;amp;pagename=Zone-English-Family%2FFYELayout Muslim Women and Unemployment], ''IslamOnline.net'', 21 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Focus on Pakistan===&lt;br /&gt;
In  2009, the Quilliam Foundation turned its focus on Pakistan, hiring two new individuals specifically for this. In April-May 2009 Foundation co-founder Maajid Nawaz went on a lecture tour of Pakistan where spoke on 'combating extremism' in Islamabad among other places where he was hosted by [[Pervaiz Hoodbhoy]], a pro-war academic. Nawaz was accompanied on his trip by a security team provided by the British Foreign Office. The tour received sympathetic coverage from the BBC's Newsnight, which had a team accompany Nawaz on the trip.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; BBC Newsnight, 9 May 2009. The video is archived on Quilliam Foundation's own Youtube channel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixGca6zZg4 Part 1][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unCtnLVZ-4 Part 2]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In July 2009 the Foundation's co-founders went on another tour of Pakistan in partnership with [http://www.bargad.org.pk Bargad], a Pakistani NGO whose director [[Sabiha Shaheen]] arranged Nawaz's tour of various universities on which she accompanied him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/31/pakistan-young-generation-west Can we befriend Pakistan?], The Guardian, 31 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/pakistan-university-tour.html Pakistan Universities' Tour and Student Leaders' Conference, April - July 2009]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to Pakistani scholar Ayesha Siddiqa, the organization also 'funded a conference of the vice-chancellors of various Pakistani universities to convince them of the project that [Majid] Nawaz later undertook' - i.e., to lecture their students against 'global jihad'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ayesha Siddiqa, [http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-ayesha-siddiqa-an-alternative-discourse-209-zj-04 An Alternative Discourse], ''Dawn'', 2 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The conference titled “National Conference on Peacebuilding and Women Leadership Development on Campuses”, held 3-5 March 2009. The conference invited Vice Chancellors and prominent faculty members from across the country to share their views and experiences on various themes of the complex phenomenon of radicalization. On 1 March 2010, it appeared Quilliam's activities in Pakistan finally bore fruit when it announced that it will be hosting [[Tahir-ul-Qadri]], a Pakistani cleric of mixed repute, to launch an anti-Terrorism fatwa (religious edict). Considering that the fatwa was supposedly directed at Muslim jihadis, the choice of Westminster as launch venue was odd, since no militant activity has been reported in the British parliament yet. Quilliam claims the fatwa would counter fatwas that preach otherwise.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/630 Anti-terrorism fatwa launch in London], Quilliam Press Release, 1 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The logic of such a move has been questioned by Brian Whitaker of the Guardian among others, who argues that it would achieve no more than launch a fatwa war.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Brian Whitaker, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/mar/02/fatwa-anti-terrorism-minhaj-qadri Fatwa wars aren't the solution], ''The Guardian'', 2 March 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The event was preceded by a PR campaign that included supportive articles from Douglas Murray and [[Boris Johnson]]'s ex-wife. Qadri used the occasion to engage in divisive sectarian politics by declaring Salafis and Deobandis outside of the Sunni tradition, adding: 'Every Salafi and Deobandi is not a terrorist but I have no hesitation in saying that everyone is a well-wisher of terrorists and this has not been appreciated by the Western governments'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Allegra Mostyn-Owen, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Is this a triumph for the Islamic peacemakers?], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810140-is-this-a-triumph-for-the-islamic-peacemakers.do Why this fatwa for peace matters so much to us all], ''Evening Standard (London)'', 26 February 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Attacks on Muslim Organizations===&lt;br /&gt;
The Quilliam Foundation has attacked various British Muslim organizations accusing them of having ties with the Pakistani Jamaat-e-Islami and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, two mainstream political parties with large followings in their respective countries. The organizations which the foundation has targeted include Muslim Council of Britain, Islamic Forum Europe, Muslim Association of Britain, Islamic Foundation, Islamic Society of Britain, UK Islamic Mission, the London Muslim Centre and Da’awatul Islam.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/498 Quilliam Alert: Islam Channel and the promotion of extremism], 30 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed Husain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/sep/08/moderate-muslim-groups-funding Beating the Extremists], ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ed Husain's contention that the government's Prevent strategy should target those who meet his expansive definition of 'Islamist', whether they are suspected of violent extremism or not because they &amp;quot;provide the mood music&amp;quot; for people like the July 7 bombers was criticized by Jonathan Githens-Mazer and the former head of the Metropolitan Police's Muslim Contact Unit Robert Lambert who noted that there was 'no credible evidence to support this view', but, &lt;br /&gt;
:it is one that Husain shares with influential thinktanks including [[Policy Exchange]] and the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] in the UK and Daniel Pipes' [[Middle East Forum]] in the US. On this account, regular Cif bloggers Inayat Bunglawala and Anas Altikriti are described as &amp;quot;extremists&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;subversives&amp;quot; who should be targeted and stigmatised in the same way as terrorists inspired or directed by al-Qaida.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/19/prevent-quilliam-foundation-extremism Quilliam on Prevent: the wrong diagnosis], ''The Guardian'', 19 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Against Civil Liberties===&lt;br /&gt;
After it was revealed by the Guardian that the government's 'Prevent' programme to counter radicalism was being used to gather intelligence on innocent people not suspected of involvement in terrorism&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government anti-terrorism strategy 'spies' on innocent], ''The Guardian'', 26 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, Ed Husain defended the government's actions arguing that it was 'morally right'. 'It is gathering intelligence on people not committing terrorist offences. If it is to prevent people getting killed and committing terrorism, it is good and it is right', he told the Guardian. Of course, as the Guardian noted, the foundation has received £700,000 from the same program.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Vikram Dodd, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/spying-morally-right-says-thinktank Spying morally right, says thinktank], ''The Guardian'', 16 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Interestingly, one of the strongest reactions Husain's comments elicited was from Douglas Murray of the neoconservative Centre for Social Cohesion, who accused the Quilliam director of holding 'extreme views'. &lt;br /&gt;
:These statements strike me as quite appallingly illiberal: wrong in principle because the police should not investigate innocent people and very obviously damaging in practice...Husain also seems to be under the impression that if a Muslim seems &amp;quot;suspicious&amp;quot; to anyone, the police should be called straight away...Husain, in particular, ought to know the difference between a police state – especially since his co-director was until recently in such a state's prisons – and a developed liberal democracy...QF is now using public money to advocate increasingly totalitarian attitudes towards the general public and judging Muslims by their own early standards.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Douglas Murray, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/quilliam-islamic-fundamentalists-terrorism Quilliam's toxic take on liberty], ''The Guardian'', 23 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Spittoon===&lt;br /&gt;
While the Foundation under its own name employs press releases, alerts, and its contacts in the media and politics to take on opponents, its members are also associated with the blog The Spittoon where they attack critics anonymously in less temperate manner. Key targets have included Inayat Banglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Admin 1 (George Reading), [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1065 Bungles continues comical crusade against Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 15 June 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Bob Pitt of Islamophobia Watch&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Yossarian, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/2289 Bob and Bungle – Forget the BNP, let’s attack Quilliam], ''The Spittoon'', 20 August 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam and the EDL==&lt;br /&gt;
In July 2011, announced that it was holding a roundtable meeting with two former activists in the [[English Defence League]], [[Leighton Evans]] and [[Harry Burns]].&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both Leighton and Burns had been involved with an '[[Anti-Extremism Alliance]] that had protested against a [[Hizb-ut Tahrir]] meeting in East London, earlier that month.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam had also criticised the HuT meeting in the local press.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nadia Sam-Daliri, [http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/campaigners_hit_out_at_hate_peddling_group_s_east_end_conference_1_938873?ot=archant.PrintFriendlyPageLayout.ot Campaigners hit out at &amp;quot;hate peddling&amp;quot; group's East End conference], East London Advertiser, 27 June 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An open letter on the issue carried on the Anti Extremism Alliance website listed Quilliam's [[Ghaffar Hussain]] among the signatories.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://antiextremismallianceblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/open-letter-to-tower-hamlets-council-and-east-london-advertiser/ Open letter to Tower Hamlets Council and East London Advertiser], Anti-Extremism Alliance, 5 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's initial statement on its roundtable meeting said that: &amp;quot;For the first time ever, Quilliam is able to bring together former senior members of the EDL who have renounced the group and are willing to speak out against it publicly and to answer questions about the organisation and their time inside it.”&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Evans subsequently stated in a Facebook post:&lt;br /&gt;
:i refused to go along with what the quilliam wanted me to do which was renounce the edl. i wont do that and it was never on the agenda in my email exchanges with ghaffar hussain. he said i’d be asked why i joined, what i did, why i left and what i think know. he then released that load of old bollocks which i was never party to.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RBEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.com/2011/07/17/quilliam-foundation-abused-by-advertised-former-edl-speaker/ Quilliam Foundation Abused by Advertised &amp;quot;Former EDL&amp;quot; Speaker], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 17 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The proposed event, originally scheduled for 20 July 2011, never took place.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IWEDL&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Bob Pitt, [http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/quilliams-former-edl-members-speak-out-stunt-unravels/ Quilliam's 'Former EDL members speak out' stunt unravels], ''Islamophobia Watch'', 15 July 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stephen Yaxley-Lennon===&lt;br /&gt;
In October 2013, Quilliam put out a press release entitled 'Quilliam facilitates Tommy Robinson leaving the [[English Defence League]]' (EDL) and held a press conference to announce that the [[EDL]] founder - real name [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] was leaving the far-right street movement. [[Kevin Carroll]] also departed the group and QF stated their reason for leaving was that 'they feel they can no longer keep extremist elements at bay.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/press/quilliam-facilitates-tommy-robinson-leaving-the-english-defence-league/ QUILLIAM FACILITATES TOMMY ROBINSON LEAVING THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE], Quilliam Foundation, 8 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The press release stated: 'Quilliam has been working with Tommy to achieve this transition, which represents a huge success for community relations in the United Kingdom. We have previously identified the symbiotic relationship between far-right extremism and Islamism and think that this event can dismantle the underpinnings of one phenomenon while removing the need for the other phenomenon.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tommy&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Days later, Ben Quinn noted in the Guardian that 'senior figures working in the growing field of the study of counter-extremism and the rehabilitation of former extremists have been viewing [Quilliam's] link-up with Robinson as a high-stakes gamble that has raised serious questions about the motivations of an organisation that has played a particularly controversial role.' Academic [[Matthew Goodwin]] for instance described the arrangement as 'disingenuous nonsense'. Quinn notes that according to the latest published accounts - for the financial year up to March 2012, the high-profile injection of publicity that came with their dealings with Lennon also came 'at a time when it may be facing challenging financial circumstances'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], Guardian, 12 October 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:'Two years after the Home Office began to wind down its funding for the organisation, those accounts show that Quilliam was facing mounting debts, while having little in the way of relative assets. Income from training, consultancy and publications were haemorrhaging, while its income from grants and donations fell from just over £900,000 in 2011 to £532,099 in 2012. The company was in particular trouble in 2011, making a loss, but after taking radical action to cut back on expenses and parting company with half of its staff, it was just about able to make it into the red again in the following year, when Nawaz paid himself £77,438.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quinn&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2013, the blog Political Scrapbook reported that an FOI request to the Home Office had shown that QF received zero public funding, contradicting the organisation's website which described it as 'funded by both private and public funds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION DENY ‘CLOSURE THREAT’ BEFORE ROBINSON LINK-UP], Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Payments to Lennon====&lt;br /&gt;
Just months after Lennon left the [[EDL]] it became clear from statements he posted on twitter that his views had not changed. In early December 2015, this was confirmed when he announced he was starting [[Pegida UK]], a branch of the German anti-Islam, anti-immigrant movement. Days later it emerged that Quilliam had made payments to him around the time it was 'facilitating his departure' from the EDL. &lt;br /&gt;
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''Huffington Post'' reported that in his newly published book 'Enemy of the State', Lennon claimed that 'he was on the Quilliam payroll for six months and received about £8,000.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/03/tommy-robinson-claims-quilliam-paid-him-to-leave-edl_n_8710834.html Tommy Robinson, Former EDL Leader, Claims Quilliam Paid Him To Quit Far-Right Group], Huffington Post, 4 December 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a statement, Quilliam responded: 'Quilliam never claimed to &amp;quot;deradicalise&amp;quot; Tommy, nor &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; him, only that we facilitated his departure from the EDL. Quilliam cannot comment on Tommy's intentions (or &amp;quot;staging&amp;quot;) for leaving the EDL, as it cannot read his mind. We simply helped him leave the EDL, rendering that group leaderless since. Tommy has never been a Quilliam member of staff, nor on our payroll, nor did he join Quilliam. Tommy was remunerated, as an external actor, after invoicing us for costs associated with outreach that he &amp;amp; Dr Usama Hassan did to Muslim communities after Tommy's departure from the EDL, in an attempt to reconcile Tommy with our Muslim communities.'&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Robinson reportedly called Quilliam's response 'PR-Spin'. He also wrote in his book that he had been 'in a desperate place' at the time, and characterised his relationship with Quilliam as one in which 'I was using them, they were using me'.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Hopkins&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In February 2014, emails obtained by the Political Scrapbook blog under FOI showed that [[Maajid Nawaz]] had contacted [[Mark Carroll]], head of counter-extremism at the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] to ask for funding for QF, including specifically making mention of the organisation's need for finances in order to 'cut off [Robinson's] previous dependency on EDL donors'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/quilliam-foundation-wanted-taxpayer-cash-for-tommy-robinson/ QUILLIAM FOUNDATION WANTED TAXPAYER CASH FOR TOMMY ROBINSON], Political Scrapbook, 3 February 2014&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gatestone Institute==&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2015, just days after the Paris attacks targeting magazine [[Charlie Hebdo]] and a kosher supermarket, [[Usama Hasan]] and [[Maajid Nawaz]] of the Quilliam Foundation were among the signatories of a statement put together by the [[Gatestone Institute]]. Hilary Aked writes:&lt;br /&gt;
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:Gatestone spent approximately $100,000 taking out a full page advert in the New York Times. To drive home its implicit message that a 'good Muslim' supports US power, two out of the three Muslims pictured in the Gatestone advert were posing next to the American flag. Mentioning violence in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt – and, 'Africa' - the text of the advertisement effortlessly ignored all other violence in the world not involving any of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims and simultaneously glossed over the context-specific political factors at play in each conflict. The subtext was very clear: Gatestone was advocating a mono-causal explanation for this violence and put the spotlight firmly on Islam.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Ostensibly a 'counter-extremism' initiative, this advert was typical of how contemporary anti-Muslim racism is articulated: by generalizing specific behaviours and attributing them deterministically to religious ideology. This fundamental problem of collectively imputing blame is not negated by the fact that all 23 signatories were Muslims. Though the statement calls on 'all people of conscience' to sign up, since the word 'duty' is twice used in relation to Muslims it is clear that they, far more than others, are expected to prove they reject violence. Thus the Gatestone declaration serves the same function as the so-called 'Charter of Muslim Understanding', which similarly called for Muslims to be required to make special denunciations. Commissioned by [[UKIP]]’s [[Gerard Batten]], that document was called 'frightening' even by pro-Israel Tory MP [[Robert Halfon]], who compared it to a first step towards wearing a yellow star, as Jews were required to do under Nazi rule.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Aked2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Hilary Aked, [http://www.alternet.org/investigations/one-americas-most-dangerous-think-tanks-spreading-islamophobic-hate-across-atlantic One of America's Most Dangerous Think Tanks is Spreading Hate Across the Atlantic], Alternet, 23 November 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Quilliam U.S.==&lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam was incorporated in California in January 2009.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ Business Search], California Secretary of State, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It's registered address is [[4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach]], the home of [[Gen Next]], a non-profit associated with the Makarachian family, whose real estate businesses are also located there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.loopnet.com/Property-Record/4100-Macarthur-Boulevard-Newport-Beach-CA-92660/ZqU9uS66Q/Tenant/?LID=18150220&amp;amp;LinkCode=21740&amp;amp;From=Profile&amp;amp;FromLocation=Profile&amp;amp;ng=y&amp;amp;ngu=%2fListing%2f18150220%2f4100-Macarthur-blvd-Newport-Beach-CA%2f 4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92660], LoopNet, accessed 8 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam registered as a charity in California in July 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=716ea171-c2af-4eb6-be0d-ef2345b0f29f Quilliam Foundation], Office of the Attorney General, State of California Department of Justice, accessed 12 December 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Journalist Nafeez Ahmed notes that this was the same year the foundation lost its Home Office funding.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quilliam's form 990 filing for 2011 listed it's US directors as [[Michael P. Davidson|Michael Davidson]], the CEO of [[Gen Next]], [[Ed Husain]] and [[Chad Sweet]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sweet, formerly a counter-terrorism official in the administration of [[George W. Bush]] was appointed as director and served for two years from 2011. Also in 2011, Sweet had set up a non-profit in Texas called '[[Ted Cruz]] for Senate', helping the Republican - who would latest be a contender for the GOP's presidential candidate - to gain election to senate in 2012. Sweet also directs 'Texans for Ted Cruz', and has personally donated to Cruz's attempt to run for president.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As Ahmed notes, 'Cruz represents the very far-right of the Republican spectrum and is close to the most bigoted elements of the Tea Party movement.' he has spoken alongside  notorious anti-Muslim bigot [[Robert Spencer]] at an event organized by the [[Young America's Foundation]] which has also hosted [[David Horowitz]] and [[Ann Coulter]] and in 2011 merged with the group [[Young Americans for Freedom]] who had played host to Holocaust-denier [[Nick Griffin]] of the [[BNP]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Ahmed1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How violent Extremists Hijacked a London Based Counter-extremism think tank], Alternet, 28 April 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's 2012 filing listed [[Darren Henderson]] as a director in place of [[Ed Husain]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The following year Sweet was replaced by [[Courtney Le Bau]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===US Funding===&lt;br /&gt;
In its first year of operations, Quilliam’s US branch received $265,000 in grants.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Of this sum, $250,000 was allocated to recipients in Europe, to help fight counter-extremism.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Filings state that this was sent to a UK charity, placing a question-mark over the assumption in some coverage that the money went directly to Quilliam in the UK, which does not appear to be registered as a charity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Quilliam9902011&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quilliam's US revenue rose to $265,875 in 2012 and $282,994 in 2013, almost all of which was sent outside the US.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Quilliam Foundation, Form 990s, 2012-13.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Funding==&lt;br /&gt;
On the day of the launch in May 2008 the director Maajid Nawaz told Newsnight: &amp;quot;We have absolutely not received government money, despite being offered it by the [[Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund]], and we have said that it is not appropriate for us at the moment - although I would emphasise that I don't have a problem in principle in receiving taxpayers' money for a good cause, as long as it comes with no strings attached.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. However, according to The Times the government has underwritten the Foundation's operations to the tune of £1 million in taxpayer money, despite the reservations of government and opposition members. According to the story, the foundation is paying 'about £110,000 a year to rent offices at one of Central London’s most prestigious addresses, which, for security reasons, have no name plate or sign outside'. The foundation's co-directors are believed to be receiving annual salaries of £85,000 each. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Richard Kerbaj, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5549138.ece Government gives £1m to anti-extremist think-tank Quilliam Foundation], '''The Times''', 20 January 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.According to Ed Husain's evidence given to the Select Committee Hearing on [[Preventing Violent Extremism]], the Quilliam Foundation is in receipt of '''&amp;quot;about £850,000&amp;quot;''' of government funding, per annum. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcomloc/65/65.pdf Preventing Violent Extremism: Sixth Report of Session 2009-10], House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee, March 2010, Ev 4 - accessed 25.04.10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Co-director Ed Husain has stated that the Foundation is receiving private Kuwait funding.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Susannah Tarbush, [http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/05-2008/Article-20080526-23da75e6-c0a8-10ed-01e2-5c73f881a09b/story.html 'The Quilliam Foundation'], ''Al-Hayat'', 26 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;table cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;75%&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&amp;lt;th colspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Grant received by Qulliam from 2008-2015 in £ GBP &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Data compiled from yearly 990 forms of each donor and FOI releases &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Organisation&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2008&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2009&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2010&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2011&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2012&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2013&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2014&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;2015&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;th bgcolor=&amp;quot;goldenrod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Total Received Per Donor'''&amp;lt;/th&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Department for Communities and Local Government ]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;4,350&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;10,550&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''14,900'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Department for Education]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;120,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''120,000'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Home Office]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;674,608&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;396,882.80&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;158,896.66&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;26,993.34&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,257,381'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Foreign &amp;amp; Commonwealth Office]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;323,590&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;428,105&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;370,000 (estimate)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''1,491,695'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Eranda Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;79,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;94,500&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''188,500'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[John Templeton Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;113,087&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;262,168&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;383,683&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;234,717&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;207,026&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Form 990 reviewed by Spinwatch: USD304,004 calculated at annual average rate 0.681 for 2015. Payment address to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''£1,297,658'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;49,875&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''49,875'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Stuart Family Foundation]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;146,025&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;164,000&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;114,800&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;98,325&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;168,373&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''691,523'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Schwab Charitable Fund]]&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;18,993 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,680 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;19,352 ($30,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;15,032 ($25,000)&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''19,680'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''Total Received Per Year'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''998,198'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''824,988'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''543,897'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''735,105'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''540,348'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''548,358'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''333,042'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;'''375,399'''&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;td align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;-&amp;lt;/td&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/table&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign and Commonwealth Office===&lt;br /&gt;
From January 2009 till January 2010, the Quilliam Foundation were given £138,890 by the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Moreover, the co-Director of the Quilliam Foundation, [[Ed Husain]], was sent to Cairo and Alexandria on an [[FCO]] funded trip entitled 'Projecting British Islam' from 7-11 July 2008 to 'build partnerships between prominent British Muslims and like-minded Egyptians to highlight positive messages about modern Islam and counterbalance the extremist ideology and narrative'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:FoI_1121-09.jpg FOI REQUEST 1121-09 - COPY OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED INFORMATION]. Ref 0967-08 Questions on the use of the Quilliam Foundation by the FCO in the last twelve months: FCO Visits by Quilliam Foundation and FCO funding for Quilliam Foundation - Release date of information: 22 January 2010&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated in relation to funding to Quilliam: 'Quilliam has received more Home Office Prevent funding than any other single organisation—nearly £1.2 million over the past three financial years. The Foreign Office has provided nearly £1.5 million in project funding over the same period.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In 2015, the FCO stated that it had provided no further funding to Quilliam since 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Freedom of Information Response, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 3 June 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Home Office===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, Minister [[Damian Green]] stated of Home Office funding to Quilliam: &amp;quot; In 2008-09, it was £665,000; in 2009-10, it was £387,000; and in 2010-11, it was £145,000.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110315/halltext/110315h0001.htm Hansard], 15 March 2011, column 22WH.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Home Office stated in 2014 that its funding of Quilliam had been: £674,608.00 in 2008/09, £396,882.80 in 2009/10, £158,896.66 in 2010/11 and £26,993.34 in 2011/12.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-2008-to-2012 FOI release: Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation, 2008 to 2012], Home Office, 29 January 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Department for Communities and Local Government===&lt;br /&gt;
The Department for Communities and Local Government paid Quilliam  £4,350 2008/09 and £10,550 in 2009/10. These funds paid for training to explore radicalisation and methods to counter it, in sessions held for staff at the Department and the then Government Offices.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Department for Communities and Local Government, Freedom of Information response, 7 May 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Department for Education===&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2011, the Department for Education awarded Quilliam, a one-off payment of £120,000 to support the [[Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division]] (DDCED) (formerly the [[Preventing Extremism Unit]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/quilliam_foundation_4#outgoing-368218 Quilliam Foundation], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 11 April 2016.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Eranda Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Eranda Foundation]] (a charitable trust founded in 1967, by Sir [[Evelyn de Rothschild]]) awarded a grant of £15,000 to Quilliam in 2010-11&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9c/ErandaGrants2011.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2011], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, £79,000 in 2011-12 and £94,500 in 2012-13.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9d/ErandaGrants2013.pdf Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2013], Eranda Foundation.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Stuart Family Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The US-based [[Stuart Family Foundation]] provided Quilliam with two grants of $125,000 and $120,000 in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2011.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Quilliam received US $250,000 in 2012 - making it the Foundation's second highest recipient of funds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990, 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Quilliam received three grants totalling $175,000 in 2013, a single grant of $150,000 in 2014 and a single grants of $260,000 in 2015.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stuart Family Foundation, Form 990s, 2013-15.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===John Templeton Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[John Templeton Foundation]] gave Quilliam a grant of USD$174,248 in 2011; two grants of $198,076 and $201,571 in 2012; and three grants of $191, 632, $189,113 and $198,163 in 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990s, 2011-2013&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
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In 2014, Templeton paid Quilliam two grants of £318,017 and $53,371.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014. In 2015 a payment of USD$304,003 was made to The Quilliam Foundation Ltd .&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;&amp;gt; IRS Form 990PF reviewed by Spinwatch &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to expenditure responsibility statements in 2014 grants were issued to Quilliam for 'promoting freedom of religion, speech and association through strengthening PAK democratic culture', and for 'reconciling Islamic theology with modern political and scientific ideas, promoting community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;JTF9902014&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The grant in 2015 was for 'unrestricted general support'. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spinwatch&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013, the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] donated $75,000 to support Project Tamkeen.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lynde &amp;amp; Harry Bradley Foundation, Form 990, 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personnel== &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Maajid Nawaz]] – Founding Chairman &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Noman Benotman]] - President and Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haras Rafiq]] Managing Director &amp;amp; Executive Board Member&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Advisor on Executive Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Annabel Toller]] - PA to Chairman&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Russell]] - head of Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nazish Khan]] - Arts Practitioner/Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ashraf al-Hoque]] – Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Nikita Malik]] - Senior Researcher&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Usama Hassan]] - Senior Researcher in Islamic Studies&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haydar Zaki]] - Programs Officer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adam Deen]] - Senior Researcher &amp;amp; Head of Outreach.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julia Ebner]] - Policy Analyst.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Farhana Mayer]] - Senior researcher in Islamic Studies.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Salah al-Ansari]] - Senior Researcher.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Former staff====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Husain]] – Former Co-Director&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rashad Ali]] – Former Head of Research and Policy&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Brandon]] - Former Director of Research and Communications&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucy James]] - former research fellow (She also contributes to [[The Spittoon]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Lucy James, [http://www.spittoon.org/archives/1821 What Muslim women want], ''The Spittoon'', 17 July 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;), now at lobbying firm [[Westbourne Communications]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Jagger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anya Hart Dyke]] - Senior Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fatima Mullick]] -Formerly listed as Pakistan Project Manager&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammed Ali Musawi]] - Research Fellow&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cassandra Hamblett]] - Former Personal Assistant to the Directors.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ghaffar Hussain]] - Former Managing Director.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ishtiaq Hussain]] - Former manager, moved successively to DCLG, DfE and the [[Ministry of Justice]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Talal Ahmed Rajab]] - Former research fellow/trainer.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Readings]] - Communications Officer (also behind [[The Spittoon]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mehrunnisa Yusuf]] - Former Pakistan Project Officer&lt;br /&gt;
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===Original List of Advisors===&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a list of Quilliam Foundation's original Advisors that was available on the Quilliam website, before it was removed sometime before 27 May 2008.The images on the right are screengrabs of the original list of advisors to the Quilliam Foundation that are no longer viewable on the Quilliam Foundation website but were instead retrieved using an archive wesbite.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Waybackmachine_QF_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Waybackmachine highlighting changes to Quilliam Foundation website regarding Advisors]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Original available at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; By the 27 May 2008 the page had been removed and was replaced by an announcement that the Quilliam Foundation had removed the advisor list 'to save them the indignity of constant Islamist-Wahhabite harrassment'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Image:Quilliam_Foundation_Alert_on_Advisors.jpg Screengrab of Quilliam Foundation Advisors Note]. Captured on 21/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org. Archived date – 27 May 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David George Green|David Green]] - founder of the rightwing thinktank [[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giles Fraser]] - Church of England Vicar&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paddy Ashdown]] - Politicians&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Parvin Ali]], OBE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reza Aslan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sherin Khankan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr. [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]] is a leading British Muslim spokesperson.&lt;br /&gt;
*Imam Dr [[Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Abdel-Aziz Al-Bukhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh [[Ali al-Saleh al-Najafi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Abdul Hameed al-Ansari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Shaikh Dr [[Usama Hassan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh [[BaBikr Ahmed BaBikr]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://web.archive.org/web/20080420061357/http://quilliamfoundation.org/advisors.html Advisors], accessed 21 February 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}[[Image:Quilliam Foundation Alert on Advisors.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Quilliam Foundation Note stating reason for removal of advisor list.]][[Image:QF Advisors 1.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 1 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 2.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 2 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 3.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 3 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 4.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 4 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 5.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 5 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 6.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 6 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 7.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 7 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 8.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 8 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 9.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 9 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]] &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:QF Advisors 10.jpg|300px|topright|thumb| Screengrab of Part 10 of '''Quilliam Foundation Advisors List''' archived on 27 May 2008 on www.archive.org ’Waybackmachine’ and captured on 21/02/10.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===2010 advisers===&lt;br /&gt;
*Canon Dr [[Giles Fraser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Goodhart]], former editor of [[Prospect]] magazine, now editor-at-large&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iqbal Wahhab]] - Head of Quilliam Advisory Board&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Gove]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Catherine Fieschi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Ghayasuddin Siddiqui]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[David Green]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Timothy Garton Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sheikh Dr. [[Ali al-Saleh al Najafi]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/615 Quilliam Announces New Head of Advisory Board, 19 January 2010] accessed 21/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Supporters &amp;amp; Affiliates==&lt;br /&gt;
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The following individuals professed their support for the Quilliam Foundation when they all gave a speech at the foundation's launch event in April 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Jemima Khan]] - UNICEF UK Ambassador &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0QBNXMjxQ Jemima Khan Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] Youtube, 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammad Ali Hee]] - Former Founder of [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] Denmark.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4piN9Egq03M Mohammad Ali Hee Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch], 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arsalan Iftikhar]] - Int. Human Rights Lawyer &amp;amp; Former National Legal Director of Counsel of American-Islamic Relations &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOHSLBGIKY Arsalan Iftikhar Speech at Quilliam Foundation Launch] 4 June 2008, accessed 23/02/10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the 2009 Labour Party Conference, the foundation cohosted a fringe event with New Labour thinktank [[Progress]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Martin Bright, [http://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/20601/denham-challenged-prevent Denham challenged on Prevent], ''TheJC.com'', 1 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A few days later, at the Convervative Party conference it cohosted a fringe event with [[Policy Exchange]], where among others, it made the policy suggestion for the government to introduce a national holiday 'to reinforce Britishness'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/559 Quilliam and Policy Exchange fringe event at Conservative Party Conference 2009], 7 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Parliament===&lt;br /&gt;
===In the Media===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martin Bright]] - shared platform with Ed Husain at a Labour Party conference fringe event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Press Release, [http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/index.php/component/content/article/555 Quilliam and Progress fringe event at Labour Party Conference 2009], 28 September 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed West]] - considers Ed Husain 'a breath of fresh air'&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ed West, [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100013683/an-ed-husain-v-geert-wilders-debate-would-be-great-for-democracy/ An Ed Husain v Geert Wilders debate would be great for democracy], ''Telegraph Blog'', 15 October 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[The Quilliam Foundation and the Media]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Think Tanks===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Progress]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ben Rogers, [http://www.henryjacksonsociety.org/stories.asp?id=616 Ignore the critics and take Quilliam seriously], Henry Jackson Society (website), 28 April 2009&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Civitas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] - (at thinktank established by Israel lobby powerhouse AIPAC)&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09LONDON1933&amp;amp;q=quilliam Uk Government Seeks Deeper Counter-radicalization Coordination], US Embassy London, 21 August 2009, released by Wikileaks, 11 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/quilliam-foundation-lies-and-abuse/ Quilliam Foundation: Lies and Abuse], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 20 September 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
*Ben Quinn, [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/12/tommy-robinson-quilliam-foundation-questions-motivation Tommy Robinson link with Quilliam Foundation raises questions], theguardian.com, 12 October 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://politicalscrapbook.net/2013/12/quilliam-foundation-deny-closure-threat-before-tommy-robinson-link-up/ Quilliam Foundation deny closure threat before Tommy Robinson link up], ''Political Scrapbook, 4 December 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/180298/response/476128/attach/html/4/140128%20FoI%20request%20F0007304%20Quilliam%20Foundation%20Redacted%20Annex.pdf.html Redacted Copies of Email Exchanges between DCLG and the Quilliam Foundation During the Period 1 January to 8 October 2013], whatdotheyknow.com, accessed 3 February 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.alternet.org/world/how-violent-extremists-hijacked-london-based-counter-extremism-think-tank How Violent Extremists Hijacked London-Based 'Counter-Extremism' Think Tank], ''Alternet'', 28 April 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whatdotheyknow [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-funding-to-the-quilliam-foundation-from-2008-to-2012 FOI release Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2012] From:Home Office First published:29 January 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/9/9b/FCO_-_31.08.10_-_QF_FoI_Internal_Reviews_for_Ref-_0185-10_0186-10.pdf FOI release: Foreign and Commonwealth Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2010].&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c4/OSCT-Home_Office_-_18.10.10_-_14890_-_RE_Quilliam_Foundation.pdf FOI release: Home Office funding, meeting schedule and e-mail correspondence to the Quilliam foundation from  2008 to 20010].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Criticisms==&lt;br /&gt;
Journalist Nafeez Ahmed suggests that 'not a single Quilliam employee has a meaningful peer-reviewed publication track record that might indicate some semblance of the interdisciplinary insight needed to understand the complex issues bound up with Islamist extremist groups and their relationships to the history, theology, culture and policies of both the Muslim and Western worlds'.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Nafeez Ahmed, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/white-supremacists-heart-whitehall-789183852#sthash.4lnSdiAM.dpuf White supremacists at the heart of Whitehall], Middle East Eye, 6 March 2015&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Contact Information==&lt;br /&gt;
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Registered office:&lt;br /&gt;
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:34-36 High Holborn &lt;br /&gt;
:London &lt;br /&gt;
:WC1V 6AE &lt;br /&gt;
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:email: information@quilliamfoundation.org&lt;br /&gt;
:Tel: 020 7193 1204 &lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Think Tanks]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Terrorism Industry]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Middle East Watch]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Counter-Terrorism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:British Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Propaganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Islam Critics]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Deputy Director General of the Security Service</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: typo&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The [[Deputy Director General of the Security Service]] (DDG) is the second most senior officer of the Service, better known as [[MI5]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/organisation.html Organisation], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Five of the Security Service's seven branches report to the Deputy Director General, including those responsible for domestic and international terrorism.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/organisation.html Organisation], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At times, MI5 has had more than one Deputy Director General. According to Michael Smith, this was the case in the mid-1990s until 1996.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's 2003, p.129.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; One of these posts was known as (DDG) (Operations).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Deputy Directors General==&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Eric Holt-Wilson]] -1940&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christopher Andrew, The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.227.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Brigadier [[Oswald Allen Harker]] 1941-1946&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Guy Liddell]] 1947-1952.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;George A. Carver. Jr., [http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/88sep/5thman.htm The Fifth Man], The Atlantic Monthly, September 1988.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Roger Hollis]] 1953-1956&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Graham Mitchell]] 1956-63.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;GREAT BRITAIN: MI5 Indirectly Supports Overview, Intelligence Newsletter, 15 April 1993.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony Simkins]] 1965-1971&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1450717/Anthony-Simkins.html Anthony Simkins], telegraph.co.uk, 2 Jan 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Michael Hanley]] 1971-1972&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ronald Symonds]] 1972-1976.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ronald Symonds, The Times, 1 January 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Jones]] 1976-1981&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cecil Shipp]] 1982-1986 or 88&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cecil Shipp, The Times, 17 September 1988.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Walker]] DDG (Operations)- Circa 1987/88&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julian Faux]] DDG (Operations) 1988-1993.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Ranson]] -1990&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stella Rimington, Open Secret, Arrow Books, 2002, p.222.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stella Rimington]] 1990&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stella Rimington, Open Secret, Arrow Books, 2002, p.222.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;-1991&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stella Rimington, Open Secret, Arrow Books, 2002, p.241.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Deverell]] - 1994&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sally Weale and Owen Boycott, CHINOOK DISASTER: COUNTING THE COST OF THE SENIOR FIGURES IN BATTLE AGAINST TERRORISM, ''Guardian'', 4 June 1994.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Alpass]] -1994&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, p.232.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julian Hansen]] -1997&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, p.285.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Dame [[Eliza Manningham-Buller]] 1997-2002&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fraser Wilson]] c.2003&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/uk/mi5/index.html Security Service MI5], Federation of American Scientists], archived at the Internet Archive, 9 December 2003. accessed 14 January 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Evans]] 2005-2007&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page60.html Director General], MI5 accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Andrew Parker]] -2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BBCParker&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21970091#?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter Andrew Parker named as new head of MI5], BBC News, 28 March 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jeremy Fleming]] -2017&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Deputy_Director_General_of_the_Security_Service&amp;diff=245709</id>
		<title>Deputy Director General of the Security Service</title>
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		<updated>2017-03-18T23:16:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: New DDG name&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The [[Deputy Director General of the Security Service]] (DDG) is the second most senior officer of the Service, better known as [[MI5]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/organisation.html Organisation], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Five of the Security Service's seven branches report to the Deputy Director General, including those responsible for domestic and international terrorism.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/organisation.html Organisation], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At times, MI5 has had more than one Deputy Director General. According to Michael Smith, this was the case in the mid-1990s until 1996.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Michael Smith, The Spying Game, Politico's 2003, p.129.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; One of these posts was known as (DDG) (Operations).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Deputy Directors General==&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Eric Holt-Wilson]] -1940&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Christopher Andrew, The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5, Allen Lane, 2009, p.227.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Brigadier [[Oswald Allen Harker]] 1941-1946&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Guy Liddell]] 1947-1952.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;George A. Carver. Jr., [http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/88sep/5thman.htm The Fifth Man], The Atlantic Monthly, September 1988.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Roger Hollis]] 1953-1956&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Graham Mitchell]] 1956-63.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;GREAT BRITAIN: MI5 Indirectly Supports Overview, Intelligence Newsletter, 15 April 1993.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony Simkins]] 1965-1971&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1450717/Anthony-Simkins.html Anthony Simkins], telegraph.co.uk, 2 Jan 2004.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Michael Hanley]] 1971-1972&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ronald Symonds]] 1972-1976.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ronald Symonds, The Times, 1 January 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Jones]] 1976-1981&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cecil Shipp]] 1982-1986 or 88&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Cecil Shipp, The Times, 17 September 1988.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Walker]] DDG (Operations)- Circa 1987/88&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julian Faux]] DDG (Operations) 1988-1993.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Julian Faux, CB, MI5 officer, died of cancer on July 6 aged 62. He was born on July 28, 1935, The Times, 23 July 1998.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Ranson]] -1990&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stella Rimington, Open Secret, Arrow Books, 2002, p.222.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stella Rimington]] 1990&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stella Rimington, Open Secret, Arrow Books, 2002, p.222.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;-1991&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Stella Rimington, Open Secret, Arrow Books, 2002, p.241.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Deverell]] - 1994&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sally Weale and Owen Boycott, CHINOOK DISASTER: COUNTING THE COST OF THE SENIOR FIGURES IN BATTLE AGAINST TERRORISM, ''Guardian'', 4 June 1994.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Alpass]] -1994&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, p.232.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julian Hansen]] -1997&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism, André Deutsch, 2003, p.285.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Dame [[Eliza Manningham-Buller]] 1997-2002&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page61.html Former Directors General], MI5, accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fraser Wilson]] c.2003&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/uk/mi5/index.html Security Service MI5], Federation of American Scientists], archived at the Internet Archive, 9 December 2003. accessed 14 January 2010.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jonathan Evans]] 2005-2007&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page60.html Director General], MI5 accessed 19 July 2009. &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Andrew Parker]] -2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;BBCParker&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21970091#?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter Andrew Parker named as new head of MI5], BBC News, 28 March 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jeremy Fleming]] -2017&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:MI5]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=File:HIAInquiryMI5extract2.pdf&amp;diff=245107</id>
		<title>File:HIAInquiryMI5extract2.pdf</title>
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		<updated>2017-02-26T18:36:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: Extract from HIA Inquiry MI5 material: https://www.hiainquiry.org/sites/hiainquiry/files/media-files/MI5-Material-Pages-1-to-359-Rev-RO.pdf&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Extract from HIA Inquiry [[MI5]] material: https://www.hiainquiry.org/sites/hiainquiry/files/media-files/MI5-Material-Pages-1-to-359-Rev-RO.pdf&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=File:HIAInquiryMI5extract1.pdf&amp;diff=245106</id>
		<title>File:HIAInquiryMI5extract1.pdf</title>
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		<updated>2017-02-26T18:32:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: Extract from HIA Inquiry MI5 material: https://www.hiainquiry.org/sites/hiainquiry/files/media-files/MI5-Material-Pages-1-to-359-Rev-RO.pdf&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Extract from HIA Inquiry [[MI5]] material: https://www.hiainquiry.org/sites/hiainquiry/files/media-files/MI5-Material-Pages-1-to-359-Rev-RO.pdf&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=File:WALLACE_Colin_Questions_to_HIA_Inquiry_23Feb17_(Spinwatch).pdf&amp;diff=245102</id>
		<title>File:WALLACE Colin Questions to HIA Inquiry 23Feb17 (Spinwatch).pdf</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=File:WALLACE_Colin_Questions_to_HIA_Inquiry_23Feb17_(Spinwatch).pdf&amp;diff=245102"/>
		<updated>2017-02-23T22:49:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: Letter from Colin Wallace to the HIA Inquiry, 23 February 2017.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Letter from [[Colin Wallace]] to the HIA Inquiry, 23 February 2017.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=User_talk:Tom_Griffin&amp;diff=244961</id>
		<title>User talk:Tom Griffin</title>
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		<updated>2017-02-03T13:42:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Tom Griffin: /* Media allegations */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Ideas for pages/pages to come back to==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Political_Warfare_Timeline Political Warfare Timeline]&lt;br /&gt;
===UK===&lt;br /&gt;
====Parliament====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of MPs, 55th UK Parliament]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of Members of the House of Lords, 55th UK Parliament]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ministry of Defence]] - Ministers need updating.&lt;br /&gt;
*Lord Strathclyde, Lord Marland resignations, replacements.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015028192394 England's Money Lords], 1939.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/07/coalition-government-reshuffle-the-full-list?CMP=twt_gu 2013 reshuffle]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_election#MPs_standing_down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_election#MPs_standing_down]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn06579/parliamentary-private-secretaries-to-prime-ministers-1906-present Parliamentary Private Secretaries to Prime Ministers 1906 - present - Commons Library Standard Note]&lt;br /&gt;
=====Conservative Party=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[John Rodgers]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Frederic Bennett]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Airey Neave]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nicholas Ridley]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Peter Agnew]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mark Wallace, [http://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2013/05/by-mark-wallacefollowmarkon-twitter-in-october-cchq-announced-that-it-was-launching-a-4040-strategy-aimed-at-winning-the.html The first 40 candidates for 2015: an overview], ConservativeHome.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====Labour Party=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lord Chalfont]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://labourlist.org/2013/10/labours-new-shadow-cabinet-in-full/ Shadow Cabinet]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/10/labours-new-frontbench-team-full-list Frontbench]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://labourlist.org/category/seats-selections/ Seats and Selections], LabourList.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Liberal Democrats====&lt;br /&gt;
*Stephen Tall, [http://www.libdemvoice.org/updated-full-list-of-lib-dems-standing-in-our-held-seats-and-top-50-targets-37037.html UPDATED: Full list of Lib Dems standing in our held seats and top 50 targets], Liberal Democrat Voice, 2 November 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====Peerage - Landed gentry=====&lt;br /&gt;
*Dukes of Devonshire&lt;br /&gt;
*Earls of Derby&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Misc====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Common Cause]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Economic League]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Association for Freedom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Neil Elles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Dettmer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Iain Hamilton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Goodwin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kenneth Benton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Lynn Price]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Janke]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Honey]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tim Little]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Greig]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Ivens]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ross McWhirter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Norris McWhirter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor, the Lord Vaizey&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kenneth Watkins]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Lord de L'Isle&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Gouriet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Reginald Steed]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Bordeaux]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Colonel [[Ronald Wareing]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Peter Tennant]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rupert Murdoch]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Hart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maurice Tugwell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rowland Winn, 4th Lord St Oswald]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Mercer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[British Security Coordination]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mark Thatcher]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====MI6====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nicholas Elliot]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Douglas Roberts]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony Cavendish]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Graham Greene]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Cornwell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Bergne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Lunn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Andrew King]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Blake]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony Courtney]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harry Carr]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tony Northrop]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Stokes]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rauri Chisholm]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gervase Cowell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stephen de Mowbray]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Christopher Philpotts]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Donald Prater]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tony Brooks]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leslie Mitchell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Christopher Hurran]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Briance]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Easton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Baddeley]] or [[John Badderley]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Forbes McCredie]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hubert O'Bryan Tear]]&lt;br /&gt;
*P17 production section covering Aden&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Desmond Harney]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dick Ellis]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Desmond Bristow]] - Madrid late 1940s&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kim Philby]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Trevor-Roper]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Blake]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Felix Cowgill]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Valentine Vivian]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maurice Jeffes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alurid Denne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Christopher Arnold-Forster]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Edward Hastings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Footman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Cordeaux]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Munne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kenneth Cohen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Teague]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Fulton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Nicholson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Montague Woodhouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Herbert Sichel]] - BSC&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Malcolm Muggeridge]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[R.V. Jones]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tim O'Connor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Seton-Watson]]&lt;br /&gt;
======Agents and Defectors======&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Keith Littlejohn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kenneth Littlejohn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jabir Salim]] - Iraq&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====Media allegations=====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;That Soviet list now makes interesting reading. Included were [[Lord Arran]] on the Daily Mail, [[W. I. Farr]], [[Michael Berry]] ([[Lord Hartwell]]), [[Roy Pawley]], Tom Harris, [[Michael Field]] of the Telegraph, Wing Commander [[Paul Richey]] at the Daily Express. At the Observer, [[David Astor]], [[Mark Arnold-Foster]], [[Wayland Young]] ([[Lord Kennet]]) and [[Edward Crankshaw]]. [[Brian Crozier]] at theEconomist, [[Stuart McLean]], vice-chairman of Associated Newspapers; [[John S. Whitlock]], managing editor of Butterworth Publications; [[P. Morgan]], editor British Plastic; [[G. Paulton]] of Arbeiter Zeitung (Vienna), and [[Henry Brandon]] at the Sunday Times.&amp;quot; [http://www.8bitmode.com/rogerdog/lobster/lobster15.pdf http://www.8bitmode.com/rogerdog/lobster/lobster15.pdf]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====MI5====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Jones]] - BSSO link?&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Day]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William E. Luke]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dirk Hampden]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Winterborn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Carew-Hunt]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roger Fulford]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Serpell]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[James Robertson]] B4&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Freddie Beith]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Derek Tangye]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kemball Johnston]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Shillito]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ronald Symonds]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Malcolm Frost]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tommy Robertson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Courtney Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Derek Hamblen]]&lt;br /&gt;
SLO US&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dick Thistlethwaite]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Geoffrey Patterson]]&lt;br /&gt;
SLO Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kenneth Bourne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill U'Ren]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Eric Kitchin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Bell]]&lt;br /&gt;
SLO Ghana&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robin Stephens]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RJS Thomson]]&lt;br /&gt;
SLO East Africa&lt;br /&gt;
*[[O.J. Mason]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[C.R. Major]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Broadbent]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Donald Stephens]]&lt;br /&gt;
Cyprus SLO&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Philip Kirby Green]] 1958&lt;br /&gt;
Singapore SLo&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Christopher Herbert]] 1962&lt;br /&gt;
Aden SLO&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy Stuart]] 1968&lt;br /&gt;
Overseas Service&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Shaw]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Morton]]&lt;br /&gt;
SLo Salisbury&lt;br /&gt;
*[[B.M. De Quehen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[British Services Security Organisation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====SOE====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Colin Gubbins]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Douglas Dodds- Parker]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robin Brook]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harold Perkins]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gerald Templer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harry Sporborg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Venner]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====JIC====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Victor Cavendish-Bentinck]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Caccia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====GCHQ====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frank Brenchley]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====NIO====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stephen Boys Smith]] (Stephen)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[M.W. Hopkins]] (Mike)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Blelloch]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stephen Leach]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Blatherwick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Marshall&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Angel&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Burns&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Abbott&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Harrington&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Fisher&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Burrows&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Ledlie]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[B. H. Dutton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Victor Benham]]/[[V.H.S. Benham]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[D.J. Trevelyan]]/[[Dennis Trevelyan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J. Bourn]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====1974=====&lt;br /&gt;
CSYB 74&lt;br /&gt;
689&lt;br /&gt;
*Permanent Secretary [[Frank Cooper]]&lt;br /&gt;
London&lt;br /&gt;
*Deputy Secretary [[P.J. Woodfield]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Under Secretaries [[W.J. Smith]] Divs 1 &amp;amp; 2&lt;br /&gt;
*[[D. J. Trevelyan]] Div 3&lt;br /&gt;
*Div 1 Courts, Security, elections, criminal compensation, Assistant Secretary [[G.W. Watson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Div 2, Financial Economic and Social Policy, Assistant Secretary [[R.N.P Lewin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Div 3, Constitution, externational relations, police prisons, borstals, probation, Assistant Secretary [[S.S. Bampton]]&lt;br /&gt;
690&lt;br /&gt;
*Director of Information Services [[K.D. McDowall]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Establishments and Finance Division, Assistant Secretary [[J.P. Waterfield]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Special Duties, Assistant Secretary, [[R. McClelland]]&lt;br /&gt;
Stormont&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[David Holden (NIO)|David Holden]] head of NICS and PS, Ministry of Finance&lt;br /&gt;
General Policy and Legislation&lt;br /&gt;
*Deputy Secretary Sir [[Harold Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Under Secretary [[Ken Bloomfield]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Under Secretaries [[J.T.A. Howard Drake]], [[D.H. Payne]]!&lt;br /&gt;
*Law and order Reserved matters, Assistant Secretary [[A.R. Marsh]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Security Operations, Assistant Secretary [[C.E. Goddard]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Political Affairs (Laneside), Assistant Secretary [[J. N. Allan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Economic Affairs, Assistant Secretary [[K.J. Jordan]]&lt;br /&gt;
691&lt;br /&gt;
*Liaison Staff, Assistant Secretary [[D.G. Allen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Director of NIO Information Services [[K.D. McDowall]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Director of Northern Ireland Information Service [[W.E.W. Montgomery]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Agent of the Government of NI in GB [[Hanry Jones]], DSecretary [[J.G. Walker]]&lt;br /&gt;
719&lt;br /&gt;
Ministry of Home Affairs&lt;br /&gt;
*Permanent Secretary [[M.K. Harris]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Deputy Secretary [[J.H. Parkes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Assistant Secretaries: [[J.H. Parkes]], [[E.N. Barry]], [[W.G. Robinson]], [[W.A. Willis]], [[A.P.D Westhead]], [[F.B. Hall]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Cheif Crown Solicitor [[T.H. Goligher]]&lt;br /&gt;
720&lt;br /&gt;
*Assistant Chief Crown Solicitor [[H.A. Nelson]]&lt;br /&gt;
Prisons&lt;br /&gt;
*Belfast, Governor [[S.C. Hilditch]], Deputy Governor [[R.D.T. Gibson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Armagh, Governor [[H.N. Cunningham]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Maze Governor [[W.R. Truesdale]], Deputy Governor [[D McMullan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Millisle Borstal [[H.N. Cunningham]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Chief Constable Sir [[Graham Shillington]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Deputy Chief Constable [[J.B. Flanagan]]&lt;br /&gt;
722&lt;br /&gt;
*DPP [[C.B. Shaw]], Deputy [[B.M. McCloskey]]&lt;br /&gt;
724&lt;br /&gt;
*Lord Chief Justice Rt Hon Sir [[Robert Lowry]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====MOD====&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt Col [[I.H. McCausland]] MA to VCGS, 8 April 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Miller&lt;br /&gt;
*Colonel Morton&lt;br /&gt;
*Major Hughes&lt;br /&gt;
*Major Wynn-Davies&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Louis Le Bailly]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Defence Secretariat 19]]&lt;br /&gt;
*DS7&lt;br /&gt;
*[[M.E. Quinlan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*DS10&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A.W. Stephens]] - Head of DS10 - 19 April 1974.&lt;br /&gt;
*DS19&lt;br /&gt;
*Major General [[W.N.R. Scotter]] - Director of Military Operations 19 April 1974. (DMO) &lt;br /&gt;
*[[C.R. Huxtable]] Col GS MO4 8 April 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*[[F. M. K. Tuck]] - GS01 - 10 April 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J.D Bryars]]/[[Desmond Bryars]] AUS (GS) 17 April 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*[[N.H. Nicholls]] APS/Secretary of State 25 April 1974&lt;br /&gt;
*VCGS Sir [[David Fraser]] 26 April 1974&lt;br /&gt;
=====HQNI Security Review Committee 7 May 74=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Leng]] CLF&lt;br /&gt;
*[[H. Baillie]] DCC (probably RUC)&lt;br /&gt;
*Brig [[HEML Garrett]] COS&lt;br /&gt;
*AW. Stephens DS10&lt;br /&gt;
*Col [[J.M Cubiss]] Deputy Commander 39 Inf Bde&lt;br /&gt;
*Col C.R. Huxtable Col GS MO4&lt;br /&gt;
*Col [[KJ Mears]] Col GS Int&lt;br /&gt;
*[[C.V. Balmer]] CIVAD to GOC&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt Col. [[D.F. Ryan]] Dep Com UDR&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt Col [[C. Hince]] GSO1 Plans&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A. Sowerbutts]] - Head of Secretariat&lt;br /&gt;
*Maj [[W.E. Rous]]  - GSO2 Ops&lt;br /&gt;
*Maj [[P.J. Daniell]] - GSO2 Plans&lt;br /&gt;
*Maj [[C.H.C Howgill]] - GSO2 Liaison&lt;br /&gt;
=====1974=====&lt;br /&gt;
CSYB74&lt;br /&gt;
103&lt;br /&gt;
*[[W.F. Mumford]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[D.E. Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Knox]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony Buck]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Blaker]] MP&lt;br /&gt;
104&lt;br /&gt;
*[[C.V. Balmer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt Col [[P.I. Rowell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[James Dunnett]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[P.M. Wilson]]&lt;br /&gt;
105&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir John Gibbon]] VCDS&lt;br /&gt;
*[[K.T. Butterworth]] MA to VCDS&lt;br /&gt;
106&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Louis Le Bailly]] DGI&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[David Willison]] DCDS (Intelligence)&lt;br /&gt;
111&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Peter Hunt]] CGS&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt Col [[G. Jones]] MBE MA to CGS&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir David Fraser]] VCGS&lt;br /&gt;
*[[H.I. MCausland]] MA to CCGS&lt;br /&gt;
112&lt;br /&gt;
*[[W.N.R. Scotter]] DMO&lt;br /&gt;
149&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A.P. Hockaday]] PUS policy and programmes&lt;br /&gt;
150&lt;br /&gt;
*[[R.C. Kent]] DUS (Army)&lt;br /&gt;
153&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J.D. Bryars]] AUS GS&lt;br /&gt;
*Defence Secretariat Division 7 [Size and shape of the Army] Assistant Secretary [[M.E. Quinlan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Defence Secretariat Division 10 [Secretarial assistance and advice on Northern Ireland matters of General Staff concern. Assistant Secretary [[A.W. Stephens]] (pg154)&lt;br /&gt;
167&lt;br /&gt;
*C2 (Army Department) Assistant Secretary [[J.M. Parkin]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====FCO====&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Eldon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Cecil]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Orme Sargent]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arthur Galsworthy]] - Ambassador in Dublin.&lt;br /&gt;
=====1974=====&lt;br /&gt;
CSYB 74&lt;br /&gt;
336&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Thomas Brimelow]] PUS&lt;br /&gt;
348&lt;br /&gt;
*IRD Undersecretaries [[K.N. Wilford]] [[G.F.N Reddaway]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Head of Department [[T.C. Barker]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Deputy Head of Department [[H.H. Tucker]]&lt;br /&gt;
354&lt;br /&gt;
*Republic of Ireland Department&lt;br /&gt;
*Under-Secretaries Sir [[Geoffrey Arthur]], [[J. A. Thomson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Head of Department [[W.K.K. White]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Home Office====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joe Pilling]]&lt;br /&gt;
====SOCA====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Serious Organised Crime Agency]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Andrews]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Trevor Pearce]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Millipede]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Gloxinia]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Information Commissioner's Office====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Motorman]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Metropolitan Police====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Stevens]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Grieve]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Metropolitan Police]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Tuleta]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Kalmyk]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Elveden]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Abelard]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Caryatid]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Othona]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Strathclyde Police====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Rubicon]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Devon and Cornwall Police====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Operation Re-proof]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Cabinet Office====&lt;br /&gt;
*Mr Colvin&lt;br /&gt;
*Sir [[Clive Rose]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====PMs Office====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Clive Whitmore]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Willie Rickett]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Information Research Department====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Woodrow Wyatt]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Round Table====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Nineteenth Century and After]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Twentieth Century]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Astor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Goodwin]]&lt;br /&gt;
====CCF====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Malcolm Muggeridge]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stephen Spender]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Oakeshott]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fredric Warburg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Isaiah Berlin]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Gaitskellites====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Gaitskell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tony Crosland]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Douglas Jay]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roy Jenkins]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Gordon Walker]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Rodgers]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ivan Yates]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campaign for Democratic Socialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Watson]]&lt;br /&gt;
Tribune/Bevanite Left&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aneurin Bevan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jennie Lee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael Foot]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Richard Crossman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jon Kimche]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Orwell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[T.R. Fyvel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Mikardo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anthony Greenwood]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sydney Silverman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Watson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tom Driberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barbara Castle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Wigg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Freeman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Keep Left]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Victory for Socialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Week]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Claud Cockburn]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Unions====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Union of Students]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arthur Deakin]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Trade Union Right====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mainstream]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[St Ermins Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill Jordan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ken Jackson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Syd Davies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ron McLaughlin]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====HJS====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;Old Bolsheviks&amp;quot; -  [[Brendan Simms]], Dr. [[Alan Mendoza]], [[Marko Attila Hoare]] [[Gideon Mailer]], [[James Rogers]] and [[Matthew Jamison]], [[John Bew]], [[Martyn Frampton]] and [[Gabriel Glickman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Duncan Crossey]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Just Journalism]] people - [[Michael Weiss]], [[Robin Shepherd]], [[Douglas Murray]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Quilliam====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Quilliam Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maajid Nawaz]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ed Husain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ghaffar Hussein]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hizb ut-Tahrir]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Khudi Movement]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[RICU]] - wikileaks cable.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Noman Benotman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julian Lewis]] - Lewis on Quilliam&lt;br /&gt;
*[[English Defence League]] - [[Harry Burns]] - [[Leighton Evans]] - [[Tommy Robinson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Zuhdi Jasser]] and [[Tawfik Hamid]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gen Next]] - [[Gen Next Foundation]] - [[4100 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hadi Makarechian]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sam Harris]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Google Ideas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Templeton Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stuart Family Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===UK Far right===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[British National Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Front]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Combat 18]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[British Freedom Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Liberty GB]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[British Democratic Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Britain First]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[English Democrats]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[English Defence League]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===British War on Terror===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Al-Muhajiroun]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Omar Bakri]]/[[Omar Bakri Mohammed]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Abu Hamza]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anjem Choudary]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haroon Rashid Aswat]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sakina Security Services]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/World/WOR-01-300513.html]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Counter-Insurgency===&lt;br /&gt;
====India====&lt;br /&gt;
====Palestine====&lt;br /&gt;
====Malaya====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Dalley]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Kenya====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Henderson]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Cyprus====&lt;br /&gt;
====Borneo====&lt;br /&gt;
====Aden/Yemen====&lt;br /&gt;
====Oman====&lt;br /&gt;
====Afghanistan====&lt;br /&gt;
====Iraq====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===US===&lt;br /&gt;
*America's 60 families : [http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3537841/americas-60-families-ferdinand-lundberg-pdf-february-10-2012-4-29-pm-2-7-meg?dn=y]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexander Haig]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James L. Winokur]] - NSIC&lt;br /&gt;
*Admiral [[John S. McCain]] - ASC&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Ball]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Zbigniew Brzezinski]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[John Singlaub]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hudson Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Herman Kahn]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Old Left====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CPUSA]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Earl Browder]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Len De Caux]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lee Pressman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Z. Foster]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Socialist Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leon Trotsky]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hal Draper]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Max Shachtman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Partisan Review]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New International]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Labor Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Progressive Committee to Rebuild the American Labour Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alex Rose]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adolph Held]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jewish Labor Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====World War Two====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Friends of German Freedom]]&lt;br /&gt;
====State Department====&lt;br /&gt;
*Secs of State: [[Colin Powell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Eur/X]] - [[Raymond Murphy]], [[Norris Chipman]], [[Brewster Morris]], [[Elbridge Durbrow]]&lt;br /&gt;
*London Labour attachés: [[Samuel Berger]], [[Herbert Weiner]], [[Juan de Zengotita]], [[Glenn R. Atkinson]], [[Joseph Godson]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Department of Labor====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frances Perkins]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Congress====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Curt Weldon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bob Ney]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jack Abramoff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter Hoekstra]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====Senate======&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Royal S. Copeland]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert F. Wagner]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Governors====&lt;br /&gt;
=====New York=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Herbert Lehman]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Lovestoneites====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Irving Brown]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Kirsch]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harry Goldberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alex Bail]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Munger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francis Henson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charles Zimmerman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Will Herberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Louis Nelson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Relief Association]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lewis Corey]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Post-war Lovestone network====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Rutz]] - Germany&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Richard Deverall]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohan Das]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maida Springer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Etter]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pagie Morris]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leo Chorowicz]] - Lovestone assistant&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====AFL====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Federation of Labor]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Green]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harvey Brown]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frank Fenton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Harrison]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Matthew Woll]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gustave M. Bugniazet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J. W. Buzzell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George E. Browne]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====CIO====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Congress of Industrial Organisations]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jim Carey]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Philip Murray]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Reuther]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Victor Reuther]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roy Reuther]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John L. Lewis]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Michael J. Quill]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Allan Haywood]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harry Bridges]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Brophy]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Unions====&lt;br /&gt;
=====ILGWU=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Isidore Nagler]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Abraham Katofsky]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gus Tyler]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frank Crosswaith]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maida Springer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Salvatore Ninfo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Luigi Antonini]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Julius Hochman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jacob Potofsky]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alex Rose]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fred Umhey]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harry Greenberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Abraham Plotkin]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====UAW=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Homer Martin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[United Auto Workers]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====ACWA======&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sydney Hillman]]&lt;br /&gt;
====AFL-CIO====   &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mike Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ernest Lee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Baldanzi]] - CIO Vietnam delegate&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexander Barkan]] - Head of COPE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Asian American Free Labor Institute]] (AAFLI)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Institute for Free Labor Development]] (AIFLD)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[African-American Labor Center]] (AALC)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Free Trade Union Institute]] (FTUI)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A. Philip Randolph Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[AFL-CIO]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Solidarity Center]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Committee on Political Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bert Seidman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leonard Schiller]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Cold war====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gaither Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Amcomlib]] - [[Robert H. Dreher]] - [[Robert F. Kelley]] - [[B. Eric Kuniholm]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Marshall Plan====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Recovery Programme Trade Union Advisory Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anglo-American Council on Productivity]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Cold war liberalism====&lt;br /&gt;
Magazines: [[New Leader]], [[Partisan Review]], [[Commentary]], [[Dissent]], [[The Reporter (Magazine)]] - done contributors up to 3 January 1950.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Americans for Democratic Action]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Congress for Cultural Freedom]], [[American Committee for Cultural Freedom]], [[Encounter]], [[Preuves]], [[Survey]], [[Quadrant]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hubert Humphrey]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Larry Diamond]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Rescue Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foundation for Democratic Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Transatlantic Democracy Network]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[World Movement for Democracy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Jessup]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Union for Democratic Action]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Americans for Democratic Action]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Freedom House]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Congress for Cultural Freedom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Berlin Congress For Cultural Freedom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Socialist Party]] - [[Norman Thomas]] - [[Michael Harrington]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====SD USA=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Young Peoples' Socialist League]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Penn Kemble]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====New Right====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Scaife Foundations]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Richard Mellon Scaife]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Neoconservatism====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Albert Wohlstetter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Daniel Pipes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Coalition for a Democratic Majority]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Committee for Peace through Strength]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Consortium for the Study of Intelligence]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Committee for a Democratic Majority]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Committee for the Free World]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Endowment for Democracy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Office of Special Plans]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Office of Strategic Influence]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gatestone Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Project for a Democratic Union]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Misc====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jay Rockefeller IV]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul J. Raymond]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Mueller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[August Hanning]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Security hawks====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Washington Institute for the Study of Conflict]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert F. Byrnes]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charles T. Mayer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Herbert Romerstein]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sven Kraemer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Security and Intelligence Fund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for Intelligence Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charles S. Viar]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francis John McNamara]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Scott S. Powell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Freedom Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Institute of World Politics]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jay Michael Waller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Holliday]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Prescott S. Bush Jr.]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====NSIC=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Kilpatrick Tanham]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William C. Mott]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ken deGraffenreid]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Working Group on Intelligence Reform]] (Finish names)&lt;br /&gt;
======CSIS=====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Theberge]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[American Security Council]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Secure America Now]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====FBI====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Szady]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[W. Raymond Wannall]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[W. Mark Felt]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Edward S. Miller]]&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
====OSS====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adolph W. Schmidt]]&lt;br /&gt;
====CIA====&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[Vernon Walters]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Counter Intelligence Staff]], Police Group (PIG)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert W. Komer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Donald Jameson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gary Berntsen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mary McCarthy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McLaughlin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gary Schroen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bob Grenier]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frank Friberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Montgomery]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joseph Bulik]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[George Kisevalter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pete Bagley]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Larry Devlin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Amory]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frank Snepp]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John C. Kiriakou]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bruce Riedel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Labour Operations - [[William H. McCabe]] PSI ORIT&lt;br /&gt;
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JokJ7K3b5fMC&amp;amp;pg=PA10&amp;amp;dq=%22Joseph+Caldwell+King%22&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=yKO_UPGhHIrT0QWt-YGABQ&amp;amp;ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=%22Joseph%20Caldwell%20King%22&amp;amp;f=false&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tom Altaffer]] - AFL-CIO cover in Vietnam&lt;br /&gt;
*[[In-Q-Tel]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====National Security Agency====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Security Agency]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Defense Intelligence Agency====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Defense Intelligence Agency]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Ireland===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ulster Protestant Action]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Protestant Unionist Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ulster Protestant Volunteers]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Noel Doherty]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ulster Constitution Defence Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Orange Defence Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Stormontgate====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Hannigan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alistair Irwin]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Austin Hunter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Janet Malcolmson]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====De Silva Report====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[An Phobcrap]]&lt;br /&gt;
=====RUC=====&lt;br /&gt;
*ACC [[Wilfred Monahan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*RUC SB intelligence Collation Section (ICS)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RUC Source Unit]]&lt;br /&gt;
*R/07, Detective Sergeant in the RUC Source Unit&lt;br /&gt;
*R/10, Head of the Source Unit 1987-1989&lt;br /&gt;
*R/11 successor to R-10&lt;br /&gt;
*R/15&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brian Fitzsimons]], the Deputy Head of Special Branch (DHSB) during the period 1987-89&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====Army=====&lt;br /&gt;
*Brigade Research Units&lt;br /&gt;
*Field Intelligence Fund&lt;br /&gt;
*A/01, Officer Commanding (OC) of the FRU's East Detachment (East Det FRU)&lt;br /&gt;
the same OC of East Det FRU was in place throughout most of the &lt;br /&gt;
period&lt;br /&gt;
*A/02 told him a UDA target, T/01, had moved address: &amp;quot;A/02 told me &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'd be wasting my time, T/01 had moved to Downpatrick and was no &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
longer living at Rutland St&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The above exchange was a clear admission by 'Geoff' that he would &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
assist Nelson at times by confirming that the targeting &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
information he had compiled was accurate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
7.73 The Stevens III team was able to identify 'Geoff' as A/02. He was Nelson's main handler during the period May 1987 to January &lt;br /&gt;
1988. A/02 subsequently admitted in his interview under caution on &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
5 July 2000 that he was indeed the person identified as 'Geoff'.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
7.74 During an interview on 6 July 2000, A/02 denied that he had &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ever actually used a phrase to the effect of &amp;quot;you don't have that &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
wrong there&amp;quot; to confirm Nelson's targeting information, and &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
claimed that he had been quoted out of context. He stated that he &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
would &amp;quot;under no circumstances … pass information to a source&amp;quot;.[59]&lt;br /&gt;
*Commanding Officer (CO) of the FRU, A/05&lt;br /&gt;
*A/07&lt;br /&gt;
*A/08 FRU Operations Officer&lt;br /&gt;
*A/10 - Colour Sergeant - change in attitude&lt;br /&gt;
*A/12 - Nelson co-handler&lt;br /&gt;
A/13 appeared actively to welcome it by commenting that&lt;br /&gt;
A/13 confirmed to Nelson that Maskey &amp;quot;probably&amp;quot; used the car in question.&lt;br /&gt;
A/15&lt;br /&gt;
*A/16 prior to Nelson's trial.[15] That officer, now deceased, was a later successor to A/05 as the CO of the FRU.&lt;br /&gt;
*ACOS G2 during the majority of the period in which Nelson acted as a FRU agent was General A/20. A/20 was ACOS G2 from November 1987 until September 1989, and acknowledged that he was regularly briefed by A/05 on FRU matters during this time. He outlined the reporting chain within the Army as follows:ACOS G2 reported to the CLF. &lt;br /&gt;
*(Lt Col) A/24, who had provided legal advice to the Army in Northern Ireland during the relevant period&lt;br /&gt;
*The CLF from November 1987 to September 1989 was Major General R J Hodges. In his statement to the Stevens I Investigation in 1990, Major General Hodges did recall A/05's briefing on loyalist paramilitaries. &lt;br /&gt;
*The CLF reported to the GOC, who from June 1988 to August 1990 was General Sir John Waters. He stated in his 1993 statement to Stevens II that:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====Loyalists=====&lt;br /&gt;
*L/01&lt;br /&gt;
*L/03, UDA military commander under L/28.&lt;br /&gt;
*L/04, a member of the UVF,&lt;br /&gt;
*L/05&lt;br /&gt;
*L/09&lt;br /&gt;
*L/10 UDA 'Brigadier', L/10&lt;br /&gt;
*L/12&lt;br /&gt;
*L/13, a member of the UVF.&lt;br /&gt;
*L/18&lt;br /&gt;
*L/20 UDA military commander under L/28.&lt;br /&gt;
*L/22 UDA military commander under L/28.&lt;br /&gt;
*L/24&lt;br /&gt;
*L/25&lt;br /&gt;
*L/26, a UDA Brigadier&lt;br /&gt;
*L/27, UDA intelligence team&lt;br /&gt;
*L/28 UDA&lt;br /&gt;
*L/33&lt;br /&gt;
*L/35 UDA intelligence team&lt;br /&gt;
*l/37&lt;br /&gt;
*L/38, who was based in County Fermanagh.&lt;br /&gt;
*L/41 on behalf of L/13, a member of the UVF.&lt;br /&gt;
*L/49 the UFF Commander&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====MI5=====&lt;br /&gt;
Assistant Secretary Political (ASP)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Within HQNI the Assistant Secretary Political (ASP), who is DCI's representative, is to be kept informed of the status of current sources on a regular basis. In addition, he is the Security Service's representative, responsible for the maintenance and safekeeping of all FRU source files.&amp;quot; [75]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
8.174 In addition to the DCI and ASP mentioned in the Directive, the Service had an officer working in HQNI known as the Deputy Assistant Secretary Political (DASP). DASP worked in the Army's All-Source Intelligence Cell, which was responsible for the collation and assessment of all Army intelligence.&lt;br /&gt;
*G/02 - head of the Security Service agent-handling section, (probably F8) c.1987&lt;br /&gt;
*G/03&lt;br /&gt;
*Security Service officer G/07&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====Targets=====&lt;br /&gt;
T/01&lt;br /&gt;
T/02&lt;br /&gt;
T/03&lt;br /&gt;
T/06&lt;br /&gt;
T/12&lt;br /&gt;
T/14&lt;br /&gt;
T/16&lt;br /&gt;
T/21&lt;br /&gt;
T/23&lt;br /&gt;
T/24, whom he confirmed the UVF was targeting.&lt;br /&gt;
T/25&lt;br /&gt;
T/26&lt;br /&gt;
T/28 and T/29&lt;br /&gt;
T/33&lt;br /&gt;
T/34&lt;br /&gt;
T/43&lt;br /&gt;
T/44, whom it appears that the UVF were &amp;quot;desperate to get&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Barron report====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stewart Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robin Jackson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gary Armstrong]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Mitchell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Laurence McClure]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Billy Hanna]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Payne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Marchant]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ivor Dean Knox Young]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joe Bennett]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Somerville]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wesley Somerville]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Down Orange Welfare]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Armagh Special Patrol Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William McCaughey]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert McConnell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sammy McCoo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harris Boyle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Kerr]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Billy Mitchell]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Alexander Mulholland]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brian Dixon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Burgess]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bernard Dearsley]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugh Galton-Fenzie]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CH Rodgers]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McCoy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====UDA=====&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/may/14/northernireland.gerryadams&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====NAMA controversy====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Frank Cushnahan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brian Rowntree]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brown Rudnick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tughans]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ian Coulter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[David Watters]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Andrew Creighton]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pimco]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gareth Robinson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Verbatim]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mick Wallace]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jame Bryson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick Mclughan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lagan Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===France===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Deuxieme Bureau]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Paillole]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Direction centrale des Renseignements généraux]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Direction de la Surveillance du territoire]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Direction centrale du Renseignement intérieur]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Direction de la protection et de la sécurité de la défense]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Yves-Marc Dubois]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Georges Albertini]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Est-Ouest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Yves Guérin-Sérac]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francois Mermet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jean-Claude Cousseran]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gilbert Flam]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pierre-Antoine Lorenzi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Louis Caprioli]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pierre Ferri-Pisani]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[André Voisin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alexandre Comte de Marenches]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[Jean Callet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jean Vigneau]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jacques Leguebe]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bernard Lejeune]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[René-Louis Picard]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maurice Robert]] - SDECE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jean Tropel]] - SDECE&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Violet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alain Tropel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Daniel Trinquet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jacques Médecin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joel-Francois Dumont de Vries]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jean-Pierre Dillais]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Unions====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Benoit Frachon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henri Mailly]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Belgium===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Florimond Damman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vittorio Pons]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Baron [[Bernard de Marcken de Merken]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Vankerkhoven]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gaston Eyskens]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Emile Lecerf]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Marcel de Roover]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Vanden Boeynants]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Benoit de Bonvoisin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alain Comte de Villegas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jacques Jonet]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Latinus]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aldo Mungo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[André Moyen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Arnaud de Borchgrave]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jean-Marie Bougerol]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Georges Vivario]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Detrembleur]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vincent Van den Bosch]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bernard Mercier]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jean-Victor Marique]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francis Dessart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jacques Borsu]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francis Dossogne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Christian Smets]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Victor Massart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martial Lekeu]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Madani Bouhouche]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leo Finné]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[Robert Close]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leo Tindermanns]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Gen [[Pierre Cremer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Col [[Henri Bernard]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Robert Nieuwenhuys]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Luxembourg===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nicholas Estgens]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Netherlands===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst]] (BVD)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Louis Einthoven]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[C.C. Van den Heuvel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*SOEV&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oost-West Instituut]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Interdoc]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Herman Jan Rijks]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J.M. Hornix]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Evert Kupers]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Norway===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Oslo Freedom Forum]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Thor Halvorssen]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Germany===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gehlen Organisation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bundesnachrichtendienst]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Militärischen Abschirmdienst]] (MAD) &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gerhard Wessel]] - BND&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wolfgang Langkau]] - BND&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans Josef Horchem]] -BfV&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Otto Wolff von Amerongen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans Lades]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[C.D. Kernig]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Norman von Grote]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karl-Friedrich Grau]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Walter Hoeres]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans-Joachim von Merkatz]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rudolf Dumont du Voitel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans Langemann]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans Graf Huyn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Kurt Klein]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Georg Stadtmuller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bolko von Richthofen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hugo Wellems]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gerhard Lowenthal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walter Becher]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rainer Gepperth]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cornelia Gerstenmaier]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lothar Bossle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hermann Josef Abs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kai-Uwe von Hassel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Franz Josef Bach]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Richard Jaeger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Fritz Pirkl]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Major-General [[Heinz Huckelheim]] - MAD&lt;br /&gt;
*Major-General [[Gerd Helmut Komossa]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans von Stauffenberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans Filbinger]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Heinrich Aigner]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Heinrich Lummer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Dieter Blumenwitz]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Gunter Rohrmoser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans Hugo Klein]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Franz Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Heinrich Box]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hans-Werner Bracht]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martin Bangemann]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gerhard Reddemann]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jochen Loser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wolfgang Schall]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Gen. Kielmannsegg&lt;br /&gt;
*Col [[Josef Goblirsch]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt-Col [[Gerhard Hubatscheck]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Heinz Karst]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alfons Goppel]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General Rall&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Ludwig Bolkow]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wolfgang Reinecke]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lothar Groppe]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[herbert Hupka]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Unabhängige Gewerkschafts-Organisation]] (UGO)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gerhard Von Mende]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Austria===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alfons Dalma]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walburga von Hapsburg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Switzerland===&lt;br /&gt;
*Dr [[Peter Sager]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Heinz Luginbuhl]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Philippe de Weck]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ernst Wetter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Lt-Colonel [[Ernst Cincera]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ferdinand Thiebaud Schneider]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Italy=== &lt;br /&gt;
*Prince Borghese&lt;br /&gt;
*ISSED&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Diulio Fanali]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fillipo De Iorio]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Eggardo Beltrametti]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rosa dei Venti]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ivan Matteo Lombardo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carlo Pesenti]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giancarlo Elia Valori]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giovanni Malagodi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Manlio Brosio]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Orazio Bagnasco]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Leo Magnino]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Elisabetta Burba]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carlo Rossella]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[SISDE]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Luigi Gedda]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Silvio Berlusconi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Guido Giannettini]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Intelligence====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Servizio Informazioni Forze Armate]] (SIFAR)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[SISMI]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[SISDE]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dipartimento delle informazioni per la sicurezza]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giovanni De Gennaro]]/[[Gianni De Gennaro]]&lt;br /&gt;
*AISE - Agenzia informazioni e sicurezza esterna [External Intelligence and Security Agency]&lt;br /&gt;
*AISI - Agenzia informazioni e sicurezza interna [Internal Intelligence and Security Agency]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[CESIS]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[ Emilio Del Mese]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giuseppe Cucchi]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Far right====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Movimento Sociale Italiano]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Giovanni De Lorenzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stefano della Chiaie]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Spain===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Manuel Fraga Iribarne]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roberto Jacobo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alberto Ullastres]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Federico Silvo Munoz]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cruz Martinez Esteruelas]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alberto Martin Artajo]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Francisco Javier Conde]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[José Solis Ruiz]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Portugal===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Policia Internacional e de Defensa do Estado]] (PIDE)&lt;br /&gt;
[[Aginter Press]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[Kaulza de Arriaga]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[Antonio de Spinola]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Freitas do Amaral]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jorge Jardim]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Czech Republic===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joseph Josten]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ludek Pachmann]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jaroslav Pechacek]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Professor [[Nikolaus Lobkowicz]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hungary===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Erno Tottosy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Victor de Stankovich]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Russia===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vladimir Bukovsky]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Israel===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Herzliya Conference]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Institute for Zionist Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Uri Lubrani]]&lt;br /&gt;
*May be out of date: Brig Gen [[Eival Gilady]] - managing director of The Portland Trust's Tel Aviv office (opened June 2005)&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/10/israel-right-targets-textbooks-20131039491684745.html Israel's right targets textbooks]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Palestine===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mohammed Dahlan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jibril Rajoub]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Jordan===&lt;br /&gt;
*King [[Abdullah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Iraq===&lt;br /&gt;
*King [[Faisal]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[INC]] - [[Iraqi National Congress]] may need merging&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leith Kubba]] (ex-INC)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Naji Sabri]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Saudi Arabia===&lt;br /&gt;
*Sherif [[Hussein]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ibn Saud]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Prince [[Turki Ben Faisal]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Pakistan===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Inter-Services Intelligence]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shuja Pasha]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Niger===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adam Maiga Zakariaou]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adamou Chékou]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Equatorial Guinea===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Teodoro Obiang]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===South Africa===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bureau of State Security]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gordon Winter]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Connie Mulder]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Eschel Rhoodie]]&lt;br /&gt;
*General [[Alan Fraser]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[P.K. Van Byl]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Vietnam===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tran Quoc Buu]] - Lovestone-backed labour leader&lt;br /&gt;
===International Orgs===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Trilateral Commission]] - [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IaKm2H-7FQoC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;dq=trilateral+commission&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;ei=Lo8_Ub7dB4SdO4KugaAC&amp;amp;ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=trilateral%20commission&amp;amp;f=false Sklar book]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bilderberg]]&lt;br /&gt;
====Cold war====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Intermarium]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Promethean League]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Documentation and Information Centre]] (CEDI)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[World Federation of Trade Unions]]&lt;br /&gt;
====NATO====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[NATO]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====EU====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[European Commission]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[EU Intelligence Analysis Centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Terrorism Research funding==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anti-Defamation League]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]], John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cato Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment]] (CAMRA)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for American Progress]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for Defense Information]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for a New American Security]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] (CSTPV), University of St Andrews&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chatham House]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[China Institute of Contemporary International Relations]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Combating Terrorism Center]] (CTC) at West Point&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Council on Foreign Relations]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Demos]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foreign Policy Research Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Jackson Society]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Heritage Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Homeland Security Policy Institute]], George Washington University&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Human Rights Watch]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Institute for Defence Studies &amp;amp; Analyses]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Institute of Peace &amp;amp; Conflict Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation]] (ICSR), Kings College London&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Institute for Counter-Terrorism]], IDC, Herzliya&lt;br /&gt;
*[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Investigative Project on Terrorism]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy]], Rice University&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jamestown Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism]] (MIPT)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Middle East Forum]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Middle East Media Research Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense]] (FAZD Center) , Texas A&amp;amp;M University&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events]] (CREATE)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism]] (START), University of Maryland&lt;br /&gt;
*[[National Terrorism Preparedness Institute]] (NTPI) , St. Petersburg College&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Organization of American States]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Policy Exchange]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Potomac Institute for Policy Studies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Quilliam Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RAND Corporation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Royal United Services Institute]] (RUSI)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Security and Defence Agenda]], Brussels&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===US Foundations===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Abstraction Fund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adelson Family Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adolph Coors Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alfred P. Sloan Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Altman Kazickis Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Armstrong Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barney Family Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carnegie Corporation of New York]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Center for Security Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dian Graves Owen Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Earhart Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ford Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gleason Family Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Luce Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Templeton Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John William Pope Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Klarman Family Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Middle East Forum]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Open Society Foundations]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Peter G. Peterson Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Pierre F. &amp;amp; Enid Goodrich Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ploughshares Fund]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sarah Scafe Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sasakawa Peace Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Satter Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Searle Freedom Trust]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Smith Richardson Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Stavros Niarchos Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Weiler Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vernon K. Krieble Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Walton Family Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Penn Foundation]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Useful websites==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://textmechanic.com/ http://textmechanic.com/]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://cablegatesearch.net/ http://cablegatesearch.net/]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/ London Gazette]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.php.isn.ethz.ch/index.cfm Parallel History Project on Cooperative Security]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk/index.php Lobster: Journal of Parapolitics, Intelligence and State Research]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.duncancampbell.org/ Duncan Campbell]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/ Advisory Committtee on Business Appointments]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://wiki.project-pm.org/wiki/Main_Page Project PM] - Wiki on intelligence contractors.&lt;br /&gt;
===UK Politics===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/ Electoral Commission]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://searchthemoney.com/ http://searchthemoney.com/] - Campaign on Conservative Party funding&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.gulabin.com/ Colin Mackie's website]&lt;br /&gt;
===Company information===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://opencorporates.com/ http://opencorporates.com/]&lt;br /&gt;
===Charities===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ Charity Commission]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.charitynavigator.org/ http://www.charitynavigator.org/]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://foundationcenter.org/ http://foundationcenter.org/]&lt;br /&gt;
===Policing===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://4wardeveruk.org http://4wardeveruk.org] - deaths in custody&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk Police Spies Out of Lives]&lt;br /&gt;
===Photos===&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://flickr.com flickr]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/ http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Reference list==&lt;br /&gt;
*Alex Abella, ''Soldiers of Reason: The Rand Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire'', Mariner Books, 2009, pp.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard J. Aldrich, ''The Hidden Hand: Britain, America and Cold War Secret Intelligence'', John Murray Publishers, London, 2001, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard J. Aldrich, ''GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain's Most Secret Intelligence Agency'', HarperPress, 2010, p.xx&lt;br /&gt;
*Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.x.&lt;br /&gt;
*Christopher Andrew, ''Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5'', Allen Lane, 2009, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Jonathan Bloch and Patrick Fitzgerald, ''British Intelligence and Covert Action'', Brandon/Junction, 1983, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000'', Macmillan, 2000, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Anne Cadwallader, ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland'', Mercier Press, 2013, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Eric Thomas Chester, ''Covert Network: Progressives, the International Rescue Committee and the CIA'', M.E. Sharpe, 1995, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Anne Hessing Cahn, Killing Detente, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Andrew and Leslie Cockburn, ''Dangerous Liaison'', The Bodley Head, 1992, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Steve Coll, ''Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001'', Penguin, 2005, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Gordon Corera, ''MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service'', Phoenix, 2012, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Brian Crozier, ''Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991'', Harper Collins, 1993, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Mark Curtis, ''Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam'', Serpent's Tail, 2010, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Philip H.J. Davies, ''MI6 and the Machinery of Spying'', Frank Cass, 2004, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Richard Deacon, '''C': A Biography of Sir Maurice Oldfield'', Futura, 1985, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Sara Diamond, ''Roads To Dominion: Right-wing Movements and Political Power in the United States'', Guildford Press, 1995, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Stephen Dorril, ''The Silent Conspiracy: Inside the Intelligence Services in the 1990s'', Mandarin, 1994, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Stephen Dorril, ''MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service'', Fourth Estate Limited, 2000, p.xxx&lt;br /&gt;
*Bob Drogin, ''Curveball'', Ebury Press, 2008, pp.129-130.&lt;br /&gt;
*John Ehrman, ''The Rise of Neoconservatism: Intellectuals and Foreign Affairs 1945-1994'', Yale, 1995, p.x.&lt;br /&gt;
*Frances Fitzgerald, ''Way Out There in the Blue: Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War'', Touchstone, 2000, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Paul Foot, ''Who Framed Colin Wallace'', Pan Books, 1989, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*W.D Flackes &amp;amp; Sydney Elliott, ''Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88'', Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Daniele Ganser, ''NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe'', Frank Cass, 2005, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dean Godson, ''Himself Alone: David Trimble and the Ordeal of Unionism'', Harper Collins, 2004, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Roy Godson (ed), ''Intelligence Requirements for the 1980s: Analysis and Estimates'', National Strategy Information Center, 1980, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Roy Godson (ed), Intelligence Requirements for the 1980s: Covert Action, National Strategy Information Center, 1981, p.1.&lt;br /&gt;
*Roy Godson (ed), ''Intelligence Requirements for the 1980s: Clandestine Collection'', National Strategy Information Center, 1982, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Roy Godson, ed., ''Intelligence requirements for the 1980s: Elements of Intelligence'',  National Strategy Information Center, 1983, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Roy Godson, ed., ''Intelligence Requirements for the 1980s, Domestic Intelligence'', National Strategy Information Center, 1986, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Roy Godson and James J. Wirtz (eds.), ''Strategic Denial and Deception: The Twenty-First Century Challenge'', Transaction Books, 2002, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Jacob Heilbrunn, They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons, Doubleday, 2008, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Seymour M. Hersh, ''The Samson Option: Israel, America and the Bomb'', Faber and Faber, 1993, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Mark Hollingsworth and Nick Fielding, ''Defending the Realm: Inside MI5 and The War on Terrorism'', André Deutsch, 2003, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Michael Jago, ''The Man Who Was George Smiley: The Life of John Bingham'', Biteback Publishing, 2013, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Keith Jeffery, ''MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949'', Bloomsbury, 2010, p.xxx&lt;br /&gt;
*David Leigh, ''The Wilson Plot'', Mandarin, 1989, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*John Loftus and Mark Aarons, ''The Secret War Against the Jews'', 1994, St Martin's Press, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Thomas E. Mahl, ''Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States, 1939-44'', Brassey's, 1999, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Tom Mangold, ''Cold Warrior - James Jesus Angleton: The CIA's Master Spy Hunter'', Simon and Schuster, 1991, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*James Mann, ''The Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet'', Penguin, 2004, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, pp.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Seumas Milne, ''The Enemy Within: The Secret War Against the Miners'', Verso, 2004, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Ted Morgan, ''A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster'', Random House, 1999, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Robert Parmet, ''The Master of Seventh Avenue: David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement'', New York University Press, 2005, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Jonathan Powell, ''Great Hatred Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland'', The Bodley Head, 2008, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Ben Rathbun, ''The Point Man, Irving Brown and the Deadly Post-1945 Struggle for Europe and Africa'', Minerva Press, 1996, p.238.&lt;br /&gt;
*Robin Ramsay and Stephen Dorril, ''Smear! Wilson and the Secret State'', Fourth Estate Limited, 1991, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Stella Rimington, ''Open Secret'', Arrow Books, 2002, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Adam Roberts, ''The Wonga Coup'', Profile Books 2006, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Paul Routledge, ''Public Servant, Secret Agent: The Elusive Life and Violent death of Airey Neave'', ''Fourth Estate'', 2003, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Abram N. Shulsky &amp;amp; Gary J. Schmitt, ''Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence'', 2002, Brasseys. p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*John Stevens, ''Not for the Faint-Hearted'', Phoenix, 2006, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Frances Stonor Saunders, ''Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War'', Granta, 2000, p.360.&lt;br /&gt;
*R. Harris Smith, ''OSS: The Secret History of America's First Intelligence Agency'', University of California Press, 1972, p.xxx&lt;br /&gt;
*Mark Urban, ''Big Boys Rules'', Faber and Faber, 1992, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Calder Walton, ''Empire of Secrets'', William Collins, 2013, p.xx&lt;br /&gt;
*Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall: The Iran -Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up, W.W. Norton, 1997, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Tom Watson &amp;amp; Martin Hickman, ''Dial M for Murdoch, News Corporation and the Corruption of Britain'', Penguin Books, 2012, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Tim Weiner, ''Legacy of Ashes'', Penguin, 2008, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hugh Wilford, ''The CIA, The British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune?'', Frank Cass, London 2003, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Hugh Wilford, ''The Mighty Wurlitzer, How the CIA played America'', Harvard, 2008, p.xxx.&lt;br /&gt;
*David Wise, ''Molehunt: How the Search for a Phantom Traitor Shattered the CIA'', Avon Books, 1992, p.xx.&lt;br /&gt;
*Peter Wright, ''Spycatcher'', Viking, 1987, p.xxx.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Tom Griffin</name></author>
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