tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post8037169480889048279..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Ecstacy and HorsesMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-72111836916464787982009-02-09T18:35:00.000+00:002009-02-09T18:35:00.000+00:00Lig - Melanie Phillips has a long history of this ...Lig - Melanie Phillips has a long history of this sort of thing. I will read her column with my world weariness hat on.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, Jacqui Smith, the country's most famous lodger has been ripping into David Nutt too. See <A HREF="http://markreckons.blogspot.com/2009/02/jacqui-smith-is-one-trivialising-this.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> for my thoughts on this if you are interested.Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-35879670909773747792009-02-09T18:30:00.000+00:002009-02-09T18:30:00.000+00:00Anyone seen Melanie Philips delightful piece in th...Anyone seen Melanie Philips delightful piece in the Mail today (mon 9th)?<BR/><BR/>Prof. Nutt is apparently not only wrong, but also somehow sinister because he is involved with the Berkeley foundation, who amongst other vile crimes, are daring to fund research into medical use of drugs.<BR/><BR/>Presumably all scientists that disagree with anyone need to step down from their official roles. I won't use the rude insults that Phllips made about Nutt, but I would like to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-39627441074423031342009-02-07T22:33:00.000+00:002009-02-07T22:33:00.000+00:00Mark - I was going by the details of the BBC News ...Mark - I was going by the details of the BBC News story that I linked to. Specifically this bit:<BR/><BR/>"The professor said horse-riding accounted for more than 100 deaths a year..."Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-89957435694009112152009-02-07T22:02:00.000+00:002009-02-07T22:02:00.000+00:00In the Telegraph, it said 10 deaths a year due to ...In the Telegraph, it said 10 deaths a year due to horse riding and 100 accidents - not 100 deaths. But perhaps they misread it.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the NDPA is not just a fakecharity, but a fakecharity largely funded by a US fakecharity (click link).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-16761184529084960532009-02-07T20:46:00.000+00:002009-02-07T20:46:00.000+00:00Iagree that the relationship with ACMD needs revie...Iagree that the relationship with ACMD needs reviewed. If I were chair of such an august body, I *would* resign, in digust that every utterance of them and other government advisory bodies over the past few years has been ignored, rubbished or worse.<BR/><BR/>Who <A HREF="http://jockcoats.me/who_real_nutt" REL="nofollow">do we trust</A> - the scientists who have no pro-drugs stance but are solely concerned about getting a system that works well and have no other vested interest, or Daily Mail pandering politicians?Jock Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550558005508328017noreply@blogger.com