Really interesting post. I still find this idea of Blair as a populist of any description a real stretch. He might have complained about the 'forces of conservatism', but his entire argument was that he was dealing with relics of the past - he has always been comfortable seeing himself as the elite. On the Royal Society's position, it seems to me the Society sold the pass on independence a long time ago. A 'cross party consensus on science' is a long way away from 'in nullius verba', and taking public positions on issues like climate change where this involves not only the underlying science but the policy response is bold, and I'd say risky for its long term reputation
Gentlemen the point is that -once again- a woman has to be brave and speak up. This is a repeating patern and its getting frankly embarrassing for our sex.
Really interesting post. I still find this idea of Blair as a populist of any description a real stretch. He might have complained about the 'forces of conservatism', but his entire argument was that he was dealing with relics of the past - he has always been comfortable seeing himself as the elite. On the Royal Society's position, it seems to me the Society sold the pass on independence a long time ago. A 'cross party consensus on science' is a long way away from 'in nullius verba', and taking public positions on issues like climate change where this involves not only the underlying science but the policy response is bold, and I'd say risky for its long term reputation
Gentlemen the point is that -once again- a woman has to be brave and speak up. This is a repeating patern and its getting frankly embarrassing for our sex.