Unthreaded
If he'd just been duped to be a token scientist, I doubt he would have got to court. Even if there is evidence he should have known, I'd have a sneeking sympathy because warmists have a massive ability to self delude.
TinyCO2
@ACK You know how it works
The court makes hte judgement on what it HEARS
..not on what WE READ in the papers
At the bottom of this case there is a wronged victim that is seeking justice ..and it's probably the tax payer.
It's about justice for them.
stewgreen
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/09/20/emails-show-indications-that-the-epa-is-corrupt-kowtows-to-green-groups/
Our new PM fixed this problem by scrapping the DECC. This latest release of E-Mails about the US EPA really makes the Green Blob appear like a lying and deceitful parasitic scum.
This may be a bit unfair on parasitic scum, but could make for some fun smalltalk between Clinton and Trump
golf charlie
TinyC02 Stewgreen. Read with interest the courtnews site you linked to. The only information about what Swingland did is within a single sentence:
Swingland, a ‘distinguished’ professor, leant his support to the schemes involving environmental research even though he ‘must have realised’ depended on lies, it is said.
Unless the prosecution can prove Swingland personally benefited financially (rather than any research institution he set up) I would suspect it will be difficult for HMRC to win their case against him. "He must have realized" sounds awfully weak.
ACK
stewgreen, made up probably, but his advice was given because it made financial sense for him.
golf charlie
Not amass of media appearances : 7 years ago Lucy Siegle quoted him in the Guardian
"According to conservation expert Professor Ian Swingland, 41 per cent of toys given on Christmas Day (in around 800,000 tonnes of packaging) will end up in bits or in landfill within three months.
BS made up stats I say.
stewgreen
Prof Ian Swingland, Canterbury, Kent, denies cheating the public revenue and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.
The scam allegedly ran between 2005 and 2008. The trial, expected to last three months, continues.
Professor Ian Swingland OBE, 69, allegedly took part in a three-year scam which helped wealthy investors avoid tax on £170m worth of income.So Not convicted yet, but the papers must be pretty convinced to risk publishing
Swingland founded the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology in 1989 at the University of Kent, and is now a world-leading research facility into biodiversity, communities and sustainable development.
summary from courtnewsuk
"In the same way, Roger Harrabin and Ian Swingland rewrote the history of Thatcherism, political ecology, and the climate issue. But it was a history they have no grasp of, much less clear sight on" Ben Pile writing April 18, 2013 about Swingland being on BBC R4 iPM
He's not been mentioned on BH or WUWT before
stewgreen
World-renowned conservation professor (Swingland), 69, 'took part in a £60million tax dodge that tempted wealthy investors to pay into schemes tackling climate change and the spread of HIV'
I can't say I recognise his name but let's face it, there are loads of green crooks.
TinyCO2
@Ross Lea : Narrative trumps real world ...don't you know
@GC Re "global-trade-deal-threatens-paris-climate-goals"
em Yesterday's news(GWPF etc) was the EU is unable to ratify the Paris deal
So if the beloved EU can't do it ..I wouldn't bang on about other orgs
stewgreen
golfCharlie.
How can you distinguish parasitic scum from the common or garden varieties?
Both Crooked Hillary and Bigoted Donald would appear to have more than enough scum to spare without needing to delve into the EPA cesspit.