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Originally Posted by jfman
They also contradict each other a lot.
If there's anywhere cronyism is going to further a career with a nudge and a wink from politicians it's almost certainly in the UK.
You don't necessarily have to outright lie, however selective presentation of data to create enough uncertainty to muddy the waters for long enough for Government policy to prevail.
Someone paid that herd immunity stooge Gupta. So I refuse to accept that on blanket terms that academics are whiter than white.
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No one said that - however, the amount of people involved (funders, Principle Investigators, researchers, Research Students (grad & post-grad), peer reviewers, Research Ethics boards, support staff, civil servants, etc.), I find it hard to believe that nothing would have leaked if there were any shenanigans.