If you go the the Charity Commission website and look up the details of a charity called TERI, you will find a tiny charity, that started well with around £60,000 income in its first 3 years, declining to £8,000 in the last year reported. (Actually exactly £8,000 which is a bit unusual and exactly £9,000 the previous year!) Of course this is below the threshold at which an independent examination is needed. (An argument here for reducing the threshold not increasing it!)

The reality is that the only trustee recorded is known as the 'top climate change official' in the world. The Telegraph did some digging and seem to think that the the charity has received over $300,000 from one source. It is getting substantial funds from 4 government departments. They found concrete evidence of £30,000 paid to TERI from DEFRA.  When challenged the charity secretary admits that there are anomalies in the accounts. I'll say!

This particular source was involved in the story that the Himalayan glaciers could vanish within 25 years. They have now apologised for this scare story (after accusing their detractors of using voodoo science)

The problem I have is that like so many of us I don't know if Global warming is true or not and I have to rely upon experts. But I need men of integrity, people who aren't on the take and concealing it. We need clear independent advice. This is all getting very grubby. I could say a lot more but I my colleagues worry about me getting sued.

I hope the Charity Commission will do the decent thing and not accept any weasel words. There's no excuse for concealing the truth in this way. And government can stop throwing money at so called experts who don't seem to know much more than the rest of us. I hope to God the next government will stand for truth and integrity.

 

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