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> We are an independent policy institute https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us Sure you are. Who funds you? google maps
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> We are an independent policy institute
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us
Sure you are. Who funds you?
google maps tells me that this organisation is on St James's Square, not Tufton Street, but how much distance is that, really?
- Semaphor 5y agoThey seem to be somewhat open [0] and there is a decent wikipedia article [1] [0]: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-funding/donors-chatham-house https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-funding/donors-cha... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House
- LeifCarrotson 5y agoFor anyone else confused, 55 Tufton St. is home to a number of right-wing think tanks advocating for euroscepticism and for Brexit, and against climate change mitigation policies and against immigration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Tufton_Street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Tufton_Street
- LatteLazy 5y agoThanks
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago55 Tufton St. is home to a number of opaquely-funded right-wing lobby groups, hiding behind a thin pretence of being "think tanks" and "policy institutes". Fortunately, on closer inspection, Chatham House does not appear to be of that ilk.
- henryteeare 5y agoThey list their donors fairly clearly linked from the same page you posted, https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-funding/donors-chatham-house https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-funding/donors-cha... Did you find something nefarious?
- kmlx 5y ago> Sure you are. Who funds you? wow, what a tone. it’s world renown leading think tank dating from 1920 with funding from across the free world: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House they’re extremely open about funding: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-funding/donors-chatham-house https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-funding/donors-cha...
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoMy apologies. That kind of organisation has got a very poor reputation, for funding reasons. I did not know much about this one, and it appears that the assumption was not accurate in this case.
- pjc50 5y agoIt's entirely reasonable: whenever you see "think tank", you should think "propaganda sockpuppet", and ask yourself whether they're likely to be on your side or not based on who they're funded by. Chatham House are on the respectable end of the spectrum.
- danaris 5y agoIt's reasonable to question. It's less reasonable to find their About page and post vague FUD about where they're physically located while ignoring the easily-accessible disclosure of funding sources.
- kmlx 5y ago> whenever you see "think tank", you should think "propaganda sockpuppet" this is a myopic view.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoIt's realistic.
- greggsy 5y agoThis comment is confusing. They’re often cited as being left wing, but are objectively one of the most independent / non-aligned think tanks in the UK[1]. Hardly comparable to any of the 9 overtly right-wing think tanks associated with 55 Turton Street. [1] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1461670X.2017.1389295 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1461670X.2017.13...
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoMy apologies. That kind of organisation has got a very poor reputation, for funding reasons. I assumed that "overtly right-wing think tanks" In reality opaquely-funded right-wing lobby groups, was the only kind left.