Let-off for climate change fraudster

A world-renowned conservationist who claimed to have influence over former Prime Minister Gordon Brown was spared jail for his role in a £60m tax evasion scam, it can be revealed. Professor Ian Swingland OBE, 72, took part in a scheme which helped wealthy investors avoid tax on £170m worth of income by using schemes tackling climate change and the spread of HIV. Swingland founded the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology in 1989 at the University of Kent, which is…