Science 'is a key election issue'

[FunkyGibbon]

apparently:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8559821.stm

The debate by the Select Committee was webcast live by the Royal Society of Chemistry:

http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Parliament...

Main stuff starts after 15 mins in.

Edited to add best quote comes from Adam Afriyie MP Shadow Minister for Innovation and Science

Adam Afriyie MP said:

We need to move to evidence based policy making, rather than policy based evidence making.

Edited by FunkyGibbon on Thursday 11th March 11:31

[AshVX220]

Adam Afriyie MP said:

We need to move to evidence based policy making, rather than policy based evidence making.

They should make that statement in Parliament, again and again and again, until the dumb bds get the message. In fact where's Racingdude009, if he brought this up, he may be able to turn around his public opinion on here at least.

[Bing o]

AshVX220 said:

Adam Afriyie MP said:

We need to move to evidence based policy making, rather than policy based evidence making.

They should make that statement in Parliament, again and again and again, until the dumb bds get the message. In fact where's Racingdude009, if he brought this up, he may be able to turn around his public opinion on here at least.

No, once a , always a .

[Mclovin]

lol never gonna happen, thats libertarian style policy making....the fat one eyed scott says what science is noone else....

[AndrewW-G]

Somehow I can’t see ragingdud007 coming onto any thread where he a: has to actually debate a topic and b: where the sensible side of the topic has already been stated by a Conservative MP and is a long way from his Flat earth / Racist / Communist / Nazi point of view

As for Adam Afriyie's comments, good on that man, if we did make policy based on scientific fact, as a country we'd be in far far better shape than we are now, we'd also for example be some way further along with sorting out illegal drug problems (legalise, regulate and tax)

Edited by AndrewW-G on Thursday 11th March 11:55

[Jasandjules]

Mclovin said:

lol never gonna happen, thats libertarian style policy making....the fat one eyed scott says what science is noone else....

Well, unless they want to go for a stroll in the woods with some razor blades.......