 Donoghue is a climate change denialist and a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (a climate denialist think tank), succeeding its founder Nigel Lawson as chair.An unashamed fan of the "Yes Minister" series, he found a soulmate in Michael Heseltine "disappearing down the hall" as if the machinations of the programme were imbued with the falsity of serial humour.Lord Donoughue opposes what he sees as the "hard left" of the Labour Party.