tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post2793340489876346595..comments2023-09-27T14:44:36.183+01:00Comments on Gnaws: Nutt's sacked...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-26273750921168195722009-11-03T12:47:04.834+00:002009-11-03T12:47:04.834+00:00OP, 15 minutes of fame?OP, 15 minutes of fame?Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-17765278720893718082009-11-03T12:12:33.159+00:002009-11-03T12:12:33.159+00:00Surely he has faith in his political party, why el...Surely he has faith in his political party, why else except naked ambition would he have signed up?Oranjepanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-16811290989400357832009-11-02T17:21:07.474+00:002009-11-02T17:21:07.474+00:00E, thanks, I can understand policy being different...E, thanks, I can understand policy being different from reality simply because people don't necessarily behave rationally. Clearly we need to be concerned with the message that a policy change sends. <br /><br />However this does assume a starting position that we are generally incapable of assessing evidence properly ourselves or that it just isn't important to consider it; I wonder where people could possibly get an idea like that from? :)Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-57012190272566053042009-11-02T13:46:41.552+00:002009-11-02T13:46:41.552+00:00G, quite so, although then they're not proper ...G, quite so, although then they're not proper scientists (they make good money for a start!) :)Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-65743702586301783432009-11-02T13:25:27.955+00:002009-11-02T13:25:27.955+00:00His big mistake was clearly using unpaid advisors....His big mistake was clearly using unpaid advisors. If you want scientists that will support your predetermined conclusions, you have to pay for them like the food and drug companies.Gerrarrdushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837978839416558477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-13255693138188851112009-11-02T11:35:22.401+00:002009-11-02T11:35:22.401+00:00It's amazing what has happened. People don'...It's amazing what has happened. People don't take alcohol and smoking abuse seriously enough -- then this guy gets fired for saying it. <br /><br />Thanks for an enlightening post.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855325002260654089noreply@blogger.com