Re: The Institute for Government, a bunch of non-scientists
"If 100 scientists say one thing, they'll find the 1 scientist who says another and lead with a headline like "Top scientists says opposite of government""
The formation of independent SAGE in response to the governments SAGE is a good example of this - the two groups have rarely agreed on a course of action, with independent SAGE always arguing for a more cautious approach that is never taken and thus the consequences of their decisions are never experienced.
That's not saying they are universally right or wrong - I suspect independent SAGE's advice may have lead to widespread public disobedience and it being tempered to match the government SAGE's advice but it's easy to speculate when your advice/decisions have no consequences.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
