British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association
British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association Category: Trade Association The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association is a trade body representing vehicle rental, leasing and fleet management companies. It has over 1,000 member organisations, responsible for a “combined fleet of over five million cars, vans and trucks on UK roads” equating to “1-in-8 cars, 1-in-5 vans and 1-in-4 […]
British Motorcyclists Federation
British Motorcyclists Federation Category: Motorcyling Group The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) works to “protect motorcyclists’ rights and interests at a governmental level” and describes itself as the “unified voice of motorcyclists throughout the UK” on its website. The group campaigns on “issues that directly affect the liberty, safety and security of motorcyclists”. The BMF has expressed support for improvements […]
Alliance of British Drivers
Alliance of British Drivers Category: Motoring Pressure Group The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) is a voluntary motoring pressure group “owned and controlled by its members”, who it describes as “representative of the mass of road users in the UK”. The ABD has frequently cast doubt on the health impacts of air pollution and rejected the scientific consensus […]
AA
The AA Category: Motoring Organisation The AA is the UK’s largest motoring organisation, with over 15 million members according to its website. As well as providing breakdown cover, it also offers vehicle insurance, loans and motoring advice, among other services. Although the AA has made public comments in support of air quality measures and been a vocal […]
Partnership for Energy Progress
Partnership for Energy Progress Background The Partnership for Energy Progress (PEPNW) describes itself as a “collaboration of utilities, farmers, workers, small and large businesses, and community advocates across the Northwest” with the stated goal to “communicate the work we do to provide reliable, affordable energy to homes and businesses, and highlight the progress we’re making […]
Katie Hopkins
Image credit: Oxford Union Katie Hopkins Credentials Background Katie Hopkins is a British media personality and journalist. She is regularly described as a “far-right commentator” and currently writes for FrontPage Magazine, an online political website edited by David Horowitz, an American conservative writer and funder with ties to youth conservative group Turning Point USA.1Ben Quinn. […]
Transportation Fairness Alliance
Transportation Fairness Alliance Background The Transportation Fairness Alliance describes itself as “a diverse partnership of businesses, associations and organizations that support a competitive and equitable transportation sector.”1 “About Us,” Transportation Fairness Alliance. Archived May 27, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/DWmQn The coalition includes the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the […]
Tim Worstall
Image credit: @worstall Twitter Tim Worstall Credentials Background Tim Worstall is a writer and Senior Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, a UK-based free-market think tank with strong links to the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Centre for Policy Studies, all of which have cast doubt on climate science and green energy regulations.1“Fellows and […]
Dominic Lawson
Image credit: Sunday Times/Dominic Lawson. Dominic Lawson Credentials Background Dominic Lawson is a British journalist who writes columns for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times. He is the son of Nigel Lawson, former Conservative chancellor of the exchequer under Margaret Thatcher and founder of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, the UK’s most prominent climate […]
Burn More Coal
Burn More Coal (BMC) Background Burn More Coal (BMC) is an activist shareholder group founded by JunkScience.com publisher Steve Milloy and Heartland Institute senior fellow Fred Palmer. Milloy previously worked for Murray Energy Corp., one of the largest coal producers in the United States, and Palmer held top positions at Peabody Energy Corporation and the Western Fuels […]
