The APPG on Sustainable Finance... funded by George Soros
The group deals in "Nature Finance" and "Greening the Financial System"
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Every All-Party Parliamentary Group that's linked to George Soros
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Readers may know that I’m not a great fan of All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), which I believe are magnets for interference, foreign and otherwise, in our democracy:
It's really important that you don't tar every APPG with the same brush. There are dozens of them and many do great work on a shoestring.
I have been involved with the APPG on Men&Boys Issues for the last few years and have given my time for free. We have raised all sorts of issues, including boys' education and men's health. We helped the process which led to the Men's Health Strategy announced recently.
One way to differentiate between APPGs is to look at how much 'benefits in kind' it receives. If it is 10s of £1000s, perhaps they are worth a closer look to see if they are really a lobby group.
The one you mention reports nearly £100,000. That is far more than the cost of running the group, so there may be an issue.
However, take the APPG on Ticket Abuse. That is run for free. I'm sure you don't mean that this is not valuable (I am not involved).