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===Only a think tank - why should we care what they think?===

The SMF is not a think tank outside the bubble of Westminster. Its Executive body has a ~~large~~ proportion of serving MPs. The very ones that are making the decision to take these policies to partliament sit on their Executive and influence government decision making.

The SMF is not a think tank outside the bubble of Westminster. Its Executive body has a proportion of serving MPs. The very ones that are making the decision to take these policies to partliament sit on their Executive and influence government decision making. Many members are journalists that have access to the Westminster lobby. Most if not all appear to have been involved in denigrating the policies of the Labour party.

Here is their roll call of shame:

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| Matthew d'Ancona || Journalist ||A former deputy editor of '''The Sunday Telegraph''', he was appointed editor of '''The Spectator''' in February 2006, a post he retained until August 2009.'''He is chairman of the liberal Conservative think tank, Bright Blue'''.

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| Rowspan="7"|Policy Advisory Board

| Rowspan="11"|Policy Advisory Board

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| [[Stephen Kinnock]] MP || Labour MP! ||

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| John Rentoul || Journalist ||

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| Norman Lamb || Liberal Democrat MP ||

| Norman Lamb<ref>Norman Lamb, SMF Policy Advisory Board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lamb</ref> || Liberal Democrat MP ||

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| Alison McGovern<ref>Alison McGovern, SMF Policy Advisory Board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_McGovern</ref> || Labour MP! ||

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| Tom Tugendhat MP<ref>Tom Tugendhat, SMF Policy Advisory Board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tugendhat</ref> || Conservative MP ||

| Norman Lamb || Liberal Democrat MP ||

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| [[John Woodcock]] MP|| Labour MP! ||

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 ===Only a think tank - why should we care what they think?===
-The SMF is not a think tank outside the bubble of Westminster. Its Executive body has a large proportion of serving MPs. The very ones that are making the decision to take these policies to partliament sit on their Executive and influence government decision making.
+The SMF is not a think tank outside the bubble of Westminster. Its Executive body has a proportion of serving MPs. The very ones that are making the decision to take these policies to partliament sit on their Executive and influence government decision making. Many members are journalists that have access to the Westminster lobby. Most if not all appear to have been involved in denigrating the policies of the Labour party.
 Here is their roll call of shame:
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 | Matthew d'Ancona || Journalist ||A former deputy editor of '''The Sunday Telegraph''', he was appointed editor of '''The Spectator''' in February 2006, a post he retained until August 2009.'''He is chairman of the liberal Conservative think tank, Bright Blue'''.
 |-
-| Rowspan="7"|Policy Advisory Board
+| Rowspan="11"|Policy Advisory Board
 |-
 | [[Stephen Kinnock]] MP || Labour MP! ||
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 | John Rentoul || Journalist ||
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-| Norman Lamb || Liberal Democrat MP ||
+| Norman Lamb<ref>Norman Lamb, SMF Policy Advisory Board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lamb</ref> || Liberal Democrat MP ||
 |-
 | Alison McGovern<ref>Alison McGovern, SMF Policy Advisory Board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_McGovern</ref> || Labour MP! ||
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+| Tom Tugendhat MP<ref>Tom Tugendhat, SMF Policy Advisory Board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tugendhat</ref> || Conservative MP ||
-| Norman Lamb || Liberal Democrat MP ||
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+| [[John Woodcock]] MP|| Labour MP! ||
 |}