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Originally Posted by coasty  Are they giving evidence or are they scientifically argued opinions?. Evidence is the ability to circumnavigate the world therefore proving the world is round..
I dont think that anything I have heard about the subject could be classified as factual evidence. I would put everything I have read into the " the balance of probability " and " the current best scientific opinion is" catagories.
However I do live on top of a hill so the odd bit of flooding isnt a personal issue. |
Hiya
Well in terms of the Royal Society report I'd firmly put that down as evidence (i.e. quantifiable...right spelling?????).
I do 100% agree with your ascertains concerning politicians. A lot of their current targets/strategies are pure hyperbole, for PR. I worked in Defra (contrary to its remit not that environmental
) my boss authored a high level action plan based on research conducted by working groups. We chose several sectors as high priority for action based upon evidence. Unfortunately for us, at the same time there were textile/labour disputes in China/ summer water shortages and we were ordered to amend the focus areas based on short term thinking. It changed from policy based on evidence to evidence based on policy. Just shows how inept the inner workings of whitehall are.
It does not give you much faith in the system
