TIL The Legatum Institute has attracted controversy as a result of its opaque, offshore funding. They promote "free-markets" and promoted Brexit.
TIL The Legatum Institute has attracted controversy as a result of its opaque, offshore funding. They promote "free-markets" and promoted Brexit.
The Wikipedia article is well worth a read! It looks likes the owner of Dubai-based Legatum Group made his fortunes in part with Russian gas money. The Legatum Institute which it seems is now called the "Prosperity Institute"* is registered in Bermuda and controlled by a company in the Cayman Islands.
usually at-least speaking about things in the U.S. when a non-profit or a think tank has the words prosperity in it, it usually means that they advocate for a far-right viewpoint that screws over you and helps the billionaires become richer.