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Related to the TobaccoTactics page on the Institute of Economic Affairs History of Being Funded by the Tobacco Industry Documents from the tobacco industry archives show that the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) was funded by British American Tobacco from 1963.12 In the 1970s, the IEA was being paid UK£2,500 annually by BAT, which increased…

Cheryl Gillan was elected Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesham and Amersham (Buckinghamshire, England) in April 1992. She served as Secretary of State for Wales (May 2010-September 2012) and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (December 2005-May 2010). Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In May 2011, Gillan accepted two tickets and lunch at the Chelsea…

Ian Paisley (Jr) has been the Democratic Unionist Party Member of British Parliament (MP) for North Antrim since 2010. He succeeded his father, Ian Paisley (Sr), as Westminster MP for Antrim. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry “Regularly Briefed and Updated by JTI” Until 2017, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) had a tobacco factory in County Antrim, Paisley’s constituency.

The tobacco industry has a history of challenging legislation which restricts the marketing of its products. For recent examples see: Plain Packaging in Australia Australia: Challenging Legislation Australia: International lobbying Australia: Trademark claims British American Tobacco vs the Government of Namibia Philip…

The Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC) describes itself as “a non-partisan independent organisation specialising in studying radicalisation and extremism within Britain”.45 Its director is Douglas Murray. On 1 April 2011, the CSC merged with the Henry Jackson Society. CSC’s website says: “We are pleased to announce that the CSC has combined together with the London-based think…

Iain Napier was non-executive Chairman of Imperial Tobacco from 2007 to February 2014.4849 Napier was succeeded by Mark Williamson. TobaccoTactics Resources Imperial Tobacco Relevant Link Imperial Tobacco homepage ReferencesHide↑P.J. Ricketts, Note for Chairman’s Policy Committee,…

Carlo Sacchetto has been the Secretary General of Fetratab, which is the European Federation of Tobacco Growers, since 2006. He is also the Secretary General of ELTI – the European Leaf Tobacco Interbranch Organization. According to his LinkedIn profile50 Sacchetto’s professional appointments also include: 2014 – present: Secretary, Interbranch Organization Tabacco Italia 2000 – present: Secretary, APTI (Italian…

Background Hume Brophy is a public relations and lobbying firm with offices in London, Dublin and Brussels that was established in 2005.55 Lobbying for Big Tobacco’s “Puppet” In February 2011 the Guardian reported that Hume Brophy was lobbying on behalf of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN, now Federation of Independent Retailers), on the proposed Point…

A Former-Professor with Tobacco Industry Affiliations It is no secret that at least some of Phillips’ research is funded by the tobacco industry; since 2005 he has disclosed funding and his related work for tobacco companies in academic papers. His 23-pages long CV, however, does not include the grants he received.58 In 2004, still at the University of…

Background Carl V. Phillips is a leading advocate of harm reduction, who has been receiving funding from U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, a manufacturer of smokeless tobacco and from British American Tobacco (BAT). His ties to the tobacco industry eventually caused an end to his academic career. Phillips presents himself as a former ‘professor in public health’ –…