[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by danielf

So they ask a panel of experts for their opinion. The panel of experts then give their opinion, which the government doesn't like. So they say: this wasn't quite the opinion we wanted to hear, could you go back and change your mind please? At which point the panel of experts goes: erm, no. We're experts in this, and we have this opinion because we think the available evidence supports this opinion. So the government decides that the only logical response is to fire the experts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt

Indeed.

I've gone on about this several times over the last few years...

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...l#post34732083

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...l#post34861718

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...l#post35138811

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...l#post35139262

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...l#post35381577