November 2, 2009
We’ve blogged already about this government’s previous form on ignoring scientific advice, and there’s plenty more in Complete and Utter Zebu. But we thought we really ought to Zeboo Home Secretary Alan Johnson.
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October 31, 2009
The sacking of scientific adviser Professor David Nutt by Home Secretary Alan Johnson might have caused astonishment, but the government has plenty of form when it come to flying in the face of scientific advice. In the early days of New Labour, much was made of “evidence-based policy” from Tony Blair and others. The 1999 [...]
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