Science and policy in extremis, part 2: the limits of SAGE’s neutrality and independence
Birch, J.
(12 April 2021)
Science and policy in extremis, part 2: the limits of SAGE’s neutrality and independence.
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
(12 April 2021)
Science and policy in extremis, part 2: the limits of SAGE’s neutrality and independence.
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
Scientific advice cannot be completely neutral or independent, says Jonathan Birch (LSE). But records from autumn 2020 suggest that the Cabinet Office leant on SAGE to build in optimistic assumptions about the government’s ability to control the pandemic.