{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/68d689cc60e4b2ea7d1e7bd3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who does the Tony Blair Institute really work for?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1758890301357-ef160f72-9166-459d-9c2d-9f9922a333af.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Since 2021, billionaire Larry Ellison’s personal foundation has donated or pledged at least £257m to the Tony Blair Institute.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This took the former PM’s think tank to a whole new level: it now has over 900 staff and is working across at least 45 countries.</p><p><br></p><p>But who, exactly, does it work for?</p><p><br></p><p>Will Lloyd is joined by Peter Geoghegan and May Bulman whose investigation into the TBI <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/09/inside-the-tony-blair-institute\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">was published in The New Statesman this week</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}