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Global Futures is a company associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. Established in 2002, it has published one book by LM network associate [[Frank Furedi]] and is now dormant. Its registered contact was [[Ellen Raphael]]. | Global Futures is a company associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. Established in 2002, it has published one book by LM network associate [[Frank Furedi]] and is now dormant. Its registered contact was [[Ellen Raphael]]. | ||
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| + | The contact details at Sense about Science of [[Tracey Brown]], director of [[Sense About Science]], were given in October 2002 as: Email tbrown AT senseaboutscience.org, Telephone 01795 537322. The phone number was also that of the now defunct [[Global Futures]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021016212047/http://www.futureproof.org/contact.htm Global Futures], October 2002. (This is an Internet Archive page).</ref> "a charitable foundation sponsoring research and publications on new social trends". The only publication on the charity's web-site was one by [[Frank Furedi]]. (Furedi under the alias Frank Richards, was the chief theoretician of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) - a faction that evolved into the publishers of the magazine [[Living Marxism]] (later LM).) Brown worked with Furedi for a number of years and with [[Global Futures]] between its inception in 2002 and its demise in 2005. | ||
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| + | According to the Charity Commission, the administrative contact for Global Futures was [[Ellen Raphael]] who, at the time [[Sense about Science]] was established, also worked for [[Regester Larkin]] alongside former Monsanto PR man [[Harry Swan]]. (Raphael also studied in Frank Furedi's department at the University of Kent, Canterbury.) Raphael has subsequently joined Brown at [[Sense about Science]] as Assistant Director. One of Global Futures' two trustees was [[Phil Mullan]] (aka [[Phil Murphy]]). Mullan, a central member of the RCP and a regular contributor to LM, is also the registrant of the [[Spiked]] website which was set up 3 years ago by the man who headed the RCP, LM's ex-editor [[Mick Hume]]. Global Futures' other trustee was [[Michael Fitzpatrick]] (aka [[Mike Freeman]]), another RCP/LM stalwart. Fitzpatrick is also a trustee of [[Sense about Science]]. | ||
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| + | Tracey Brown and [[Frank Furedi]] have worked with both LM and [[Spiked]] and have also both worked with the [[Institute of Ideas]], which has published a book co-authored by Brown: [http://www.instituteofideas.com/Publications/DM/docs/compensation.html Compensation Crazy]. The [[Insitute of Ideas]] was established by [[Claire Fox]], LM's co-publisher. Like Spiked it arose from the ashes of LM. | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 2 May 2010
Global Futures is a company associated with the libertarian anti-environmental LM network. Established in 2002, it has published one book by LM network associate Frank Furedi and is now dormant. Its registered contact was Ellen Raphael.
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The contact details at Sense about Science of Tracey Brown, director of Sense About Science, were given in October 2002 as: Email tbrown AT senseaboutscience.org, Telephone 01795 537322. The phone number was also that of the now defunct Global Futures[1] "a charitable foundation sponsoring research and publications on new social trends". The only publication on the charity's web-site was one by Frank Furedi. (Furedi under the alias Frank Richards, was the chief theoretician of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) - a faction that evolved into the publishers of the magazine Living Marxism (later LM).) Brown worked with Furedi for a number of years and with Global Futures between its inception in 2002 and its demise in 2005.
According to the Charity Commission, the administrative contact for Global Futures was Ellen Raphael who, at the time Sense about Science was established, also worked for Regester Larkin alongside former Monsanto PR man Harry Swan. (Raphael also studied in Frank Furedi's department at the University of Kent, Canterbury.) Raphael has subsequently joined Brown at Sense about Science as Assistant Director. One of Global Futures' two trustees was Phil Mullan (aka Phil Murphy). Mullan, a central member of the RCP and a regular contributor to LM, is also the registrant of the Spiked website which was set up 3 years ago by the man who headed the RCP, LM's ex-editor Mick Hume. Global Futures' other trustee was Michael Fitzpatrick (aka Mike Freeman), another RCP/LM stalwart. Fitzpatrick is also a trustee of Sense about Science.
Tracey Brown and Frank Furedi have worked with both LM and Spiked and have also both worked with the Institute of Ideas, which has published a book co-authored by Brown: Compensation Crazy. The Insitute of Ideas was established by Claire Fox, LM's co-publisher. Like Spiked it arose from the ashes of LM.
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Notes
- ↑ Global Futures, October 2002. (This is an Internet Archive page).
