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Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism? The investigative newsrooms Lighthouse Reports and Democracy for Sale interviewed 29 current and former Tony Blair Institute (TBI) staff, most on condition of anonymity. Supported by public documents and those obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws, the testimony describes an organisation unusually close to the British government, able to lobby ministers directly, and which holds joint retreats with Oracle and is willing to engage in “tech sales” with governments in the rest of the world. While there is no suggestion of illegality, there are growing concerns about the extent to which the interests of a US tech billionaire are being represented by the former prime minister.