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'In its early years Although the Social Affairs Unit did a considerable amount of lobbying work for the tobacco industry, it was concerned with not tied to the cigarette industry in the critical evaluation of same way as its sister organisation (also a IEA subsidiary) the welfare state[[European Science and Environment Forum]] ([[ESEF]]). Many And neither of its authors' ideas then very controversial especially on schools and higher education - local autonomy, parental accountability, curricular rigour - have now found these organisations openly declared their support for smoking in the same way into the policy mainstream, so too has early work on adoption and social security.'as another sister organisation [[FOREST]]
'In ===SAU Scams===* [[Digby Anderson]], who ran the mid-eighties operation on behalf of the Unit added [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] was a concern with values and started political sociologist. He participated in a series about virtue number of tobacco industry scams, and social policyone of the most successful was the pseudo-science front group known as [[ARISE]] -- the [[Associates for Research in the Science of Enjoyment]]. This operation, supposedly of scientists investigating why we enjoy intoxicating substances like alcohol, tobacco, including books on mannersand various hard drugs so much -- and holding conferernces around the world to publicise their 'discoveries', was funded and sanctions for deviant behaviourcontrolled by Philip Morris.Digby Anderson was considered by them to be a "top-class expert" who helped reinforce the industry's messages.[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mta40d00] [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/sdk32e00 , at Page 6]
[[Digby Anderson]], a political sociologist from the Social Affairs Unit in London, also served as a participant in the tobacco industry-funded front group [[Associates for Research in the Science of Enjoyment]], or ARISE. He was considered a "top-class expert" who helped reinforce the tobacco industry's messages.[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mta40d00] [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/sdk32e00 , at Page 6]
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The '''Social Affairs Unit''' (SAU) is a registered charity in the [[United Kingdom]]and it claims to have always been an independent institute, although "'' started with active encouragement from the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]"'' when it was under the control of the dapper Thatcherite, Lord Harris of High Cross ([[Ralph Harris]]). The SAU says that its founder/chairman was Professor [[Julius Gould]], and that its founder/director was Dr [[Digby Anderson]], but they were hired in by the IEA; this was in the midst of the era of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the SAU had distinct political advantages for the Tory Party. It's mission statement says: <blockquote><i>In its early years the Unit was concerned with the critical evaluation of the welfare state. Many of its authors' ideas then very controversial especially on schools and higher education - local autonomy, parental accountability, curricular rigour - have now found their way into the policy mainstream, so too has early work on adoption and social security.
In the mid-eighties the Unit added a concern with values and started a series about virtue and social policy, including books on manners, and sanctions for deviant behaviour.'Though always an independent institute</i></blockquote> In fact, it was started with active encouragement from operates as a subsidiary of the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]. Founder Chairman was Professor , which is itself linked to the peak global body of the [[Julius GouldAtlas Network]], founder Director Dr through the [[Digby AndersonAtlas Economic Research Foundation]]. It's funding has always come from large corporations and industry groups, especially those with poisoning and polluting problems, such as the tobacco and chemical industries. If you follow the money trail behind any of the Social Affairs Unit activities they will inevitably lead back to some corporation or industry seeking political influence, economic advantage, or effective public relations.
===Tobacco industry involvementfunding===
The Social Affairs Unit has accepted funding from British American Tobacco.[http://bat.library.ucsf.edu/tid/dqo02a99][http://bat.library.ucsf.edu//tid/jig30a99]
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