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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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[โ€“] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

The faces change but the evil stays the same