Funded Watchdogs and Counters

The University of Bath Tobacco Control Group has been discussed elsewhere. It has recently received a further boost in funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fulfill a STOP campaign to the tune of $20 million. This was to enhance the self-appointed role that the University of Bath Tobacco Control group had established as Watchdog for the Tobacco Industry.

Screen cap from twitter

The exact opposite in terms of funding and content is Tobacco Control Tactics who challenge the findings and rationale of the other group. One particular perceptive and telling quotation from that entry is contained to the right in a screen cap from twitter.