Comments on: Government to crack down on evidence-based policymaking http://sedgemore.com/2009/10/government-to-crack-down-on-evidence-based-policymaking/ journalist and science writer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Francis Sedgemore - A weed of an argument http://sedgemore.com/2009/10/government-to-crack-down-on-evidence-based-policymaking/comment-page-1/#comment-4536 Francis Sedgemore - A weed of an argument Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:03:42 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=5775#comment-4536 [...] not going to let this one lie. A new week begins, and the row deepens over David Nutt’s sacking as the UK government’s chief scientific advisor on recreational drugs, with home secretary [...] [...] not going to let this one lie. A new week begins, and the row deepens over David Nutt’s sacking as the UK government’s chief scientific advisor on recreational drugs, with home secretary [...]

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2009/10/government-to-crack-down-on-evidence-based-policymaking/comment-page-1/#comment-4528 Francis Sedgemore Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:51:13 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=5775#comment-4528 I think the problem goes a bit further than the Daily Wail. What I've noticed in recent years is a hardening authoritarianism on the part of the supposedly liberal, cultured bourgeoisie. And I don't just mean the Julie Myersons of this benighted land, either. I think the problem goes a bit further than the Daily Wail. What I’ve noticed in recent years is a hardening authoritarianism on the part of the supposedly liberal, cultured bourgeoisie. And I don’t just mean the Julie Myersons of this benighted land, either.

]]> By: Gaw http://sedgemore.com/2009/10/government-to-crack-down-on-evidence-based-policymaking/comment-page-1/#comment-4526 Gaw Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:45:30 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=5775#comment-4526 It's a bit strange as most conspiracies of the political class against the popular will concern progressive issues, such as opposition to the death penalty and membership of the EU. Is this the sole example of the political class confounding the popular will by being less progressive than the electorate? As I say, strange. I suspect that old villain, the Daily Mail. I wish we had a politician who had the guts to say boo to that particular goose - they might be pleasantly surprised. It’s a bit strange as most conspiracies of the political class against the popular will concern progressive issues, such as opposition to the death penalty and membership of the EU. Is this the sole example of the political class confounding the popular will by being less progressive than the electorate?

As I say, strange. I suspect that old villain, the Daily Mail. I wish we had a politician who had the guts to say boo to that particular goose – they might be pleasantly surprised.

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2009/10/government-to-crack-down-on-evidence-based-policymaking/comment-page-1/#comment-4521 Francis Sedgemore Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:59:06 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=5775#comment-4521 A vocal minority? Of the population, maybe, but it's a majority of the political class... across the party lines. A vocal minority? Of the population, maybe, but it’s a majority of the political class… across the party lines.

]]> By: Gaw http://sedgemore.com/2009/10/government-to-crack-down-on-evidence-based-policymaking/comment-page-1/#comment-4519 Gaw Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:01:04 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=5775#comment-4519 I mix in quite disparate social circles and find that a majority of people, if they have a considered view, believe drugs should be decriminalised. But a vocal minority shout down anyone who proposes this and the pols run scared. It would be great if this issue could be taken out of party politics and be subject to a referendum. I mix in quite disparate social circles and find that a majority of people, if they have a considered view, believe drugs should be decriminalised. But a vocal minority shout down anyone who proposes this and the pols run scared. It would be great if this issue could be taken out of party politics and be subject to a referendum.

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