Adam Smith Institute
British neo-liberal think tank and lobby group
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| 2022 | The website Who Funds You? rated the Institute as E, the lowest transparency rating possible. |
| February 2022 | The Institute wrote a controversial paper proposing the privatization of the Moon to eliminate Earth poverty, suggesting dividing lunar land among countries for economic growth through space tourism and exploration. |
| December 2018 | The institute was reported to be under investigation by the Charity Commission for improper use of funds, with concerns about its independence and potential political campaigning. |
| 2016 | Transparify ranked the Adam Smith Institute as one of the four least transparent think tanks in the United Kingdom, rating them as 'highly opaque' for refusing to reveal the identities of their donors. |
| October 10 2016 | The Adam Smith Institute officially changed its libertarian label to neoliberal. |
| 2011 | The Guardian reported that the Institute received three percent of its funding from the tobacco industry. |
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