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Matt Hodgkinson<p>It makes a nice change to have a government that at least occasionally listens to scientific advice.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/government-decision-not-to-authorise-pesticide-is-sweet-as-honey-for-pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/23/government-decision-not-to-authorise-pesticide-is-sweet-as-honey-for-pollinators</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScientificAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Neonicotinoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neonicotinoids</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PesticidesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PesticidesUK</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ProtectBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectBees</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Bumpy communication keeping scientific advice from reaching Estonian politicians | News <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/636661/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/636661/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndresKoppel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndresKoppel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EstonianAcademyOfSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EstonianAcademyOfSciences</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/policymaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policymaking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ResearchAndDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchAndDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScientificAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TarmoSoomere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TarmoSoomere</span></a></p>
Matt Hodgkinson<p>Johnson's government appointing someone from the tobacco industry as an "independent" scientific advisor in February 2020 is extraordinary: it probably flew under the radar because public health advocates were preoccupied with an emerging pandemic at the time.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/10/revealed-ex-director-for-tobacco-giant-philip-morris-advising-uk-government-on-cancer-risks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2024/</span><span class="invisible">nov/10/revealed-ex-director-for-tobacco-giant-philip-morris-advising-uk-government-on-cancer-risks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ConflictOfInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictOfInterest</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/TobaccoIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TobaccoIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScientificAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SciencePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciencePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CancerRisks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerRisks</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Carcinogenicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carcinogenicity</span></a></p>
Matt Hodgkinson<p>"In order to counter the detrimental effects of UPFs [ultra-processed foods], Van Tulleken makes two recommendations. First, outlaw conflicts of interest on UK scientific and advisory bodies. And second, create effective warning labels on food products."<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/may/19/academic-and-doctor-chris-van-tulleken-ultra-processed-products-are-food-that-lies-to-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/food/article/2</span><span class="invisible">024/may/19/academic-and-doctor-chris-van-tulleken-ultra-processed-products-are-food-that-lies-to-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UltraProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltraProcessedFood</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/JunkFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JunkFood</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ScientificAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodLabels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodLabels</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ChrisVanTulleken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisVanTulleken</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/IndustrialFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialFood</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodIndustry</span></a></p>
Paul Peace<p>Watching a talk at uni by Prof James Wilsdon. Got me thinking. How do we ensure scientific advisors to governments ensure they channel scientific consensus and not outlier studies? And sometimes policy has to be formed on volatile, early-stage science despite uncertainty.</p><p><a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/CPAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPAS</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/ANU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANU</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/ScientificAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/CSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSO</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/CSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSA</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/Uncertainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncertainty</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/Consensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consensus</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://earthstream.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a></p>
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