Daniel Simmons
Daniel Simmons Credentials Background Daniel R. Simmons is a conservative energy policy specialist and former fossil fuel lobbyist now leading the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), where he had been the principal deputy assistant secretary. President Trump nominated Simmons to lead the EERE Office in May 2017.1Gavin Bade. “Trump […]
Kate Hoey
Image Credit: Steve Punter/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Kate Hoey Credentials Background Kate Hoey is the former Labour MP for Vauxhall and was a prominent Brexit-supporting figure within the Labour Party during the EU referendum. […]
Steve Baker
Steve Baker Credentials Background Steve Baker was the Conservative MP for Wycombe between 2010-2024, after losing his seat in the July 2024 general election. Baker […]
Washington Coal Club
Washington Coal Club Background The Washington Coal Club is a District of Columbia non-profit corporation “that meets monthly with knowledgeable speakers to discuss coal and industry related topics,” according to a 2016 website archive. Note that as of 2017, the website washingtoncoalclub.org no longer appeared to be in operation.1 Homepage, Washington Coal Club. Archived October […]
John Redwood
John Redwood Credentials Background John Redwood is a Conservative Party politician and has been the MP for Wokingham since 1987. Between 1993 and 1995, Redwood held the position of Secretary of State for Wales under John Major, before resigning from the cabinet to stand against Major in the Conservative Party leadership election of June 1995. […]
Ruth Lea
Ruth Lea Credentials Ruth Lea read economics and statistics at York and Bristol Universities and attended Lymm Grammar School in Cheshire, according to an archived keynote speaker profile. Background Ruth Lea is a political economist and former civil servant. A commentator on economic and political affairs, […]
Centre for Policy Studies
Background The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) is a free-market thinktank founded by Sir Keith Joseph and former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1974, promoting an ideology of small government and economic liberalism. Although the CPS claims to be non-partisan, historically it has been closely linked to the Conservative Party, with a strong influence on British […]
Matt Hancock
Photo credit: Chris McAndrew / CC BY 3.0 Matt Hancock Credentials Background Matt Hancock was a Conservative MP for West Suffolk between 2010-2024, and did not stand for re-election in the July 2024 general election.1Kate Whannel. “Matt Hancock to stand down as MP amid local criticism,” BBC News, December 7, 2022. Archived April 9, 2024. […]
Business for Britain
Business for Britain Background Business for Britain (BfB) was founded in 2013 as a campaign group for business leaders supporting a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. It was founded by Matthew Elliott, founder and former Chief Executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, one of the right-wing organisations occupying 55 Tufton Street, where Business for […]
Climate Study Group
Climate Study Group Background The Climate Study Group is an unincorporated group of seven Australian conservative men that was formed in 2009 under the name “Fair Farming Group.” The Climate Study group is known for taking out a series of advertisements in The Australian newspaper, but has […]
