Andy Burnham picks fossil fuel lobbyist James Purnell as chief of staff. Just in case you thought energy policy might improve.

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[–] [S] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It literally says he was CEO of Flint Global. It's known they've lobbied for BP, but they don't declare who they work for.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Well as someone who's never heard of Flint Global, I think the fossil fuel link required supporting data.

    Even still, having worked in the past for a company that did lobbying for many industries, one of which was fossils is still a ways from "fossil fuel lobbyist". That sort of claim requires more direct evidence for me.

    He is however the former chair of Friends of Israel though, so I think were on the same "fuck this guy" page.

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