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Minister says Nutt sacking caused 'serious concern'

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Published Date: 07 November 2009
THE sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson said today.
He said ministers were now set to agree new principles for the treatment of independent scientific advice.

Lord Drayson refused to be drawn on whether Home Secretary Alan Johnson had been right to remove Professor David Nutt as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.





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  • Last Updated: 07 November 2009 11:02 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Toast,

07/11/2009 15:14:53
Alan Johnson shouldn't be a minister,his handling of this whole affair has been totally incompetent and has put in serious jeopardy scientific input into many important issues.[global warning,medicine etc]
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english charlie,

09/11/2009 18:54:22
Johnson would sooner take the advice of quangoes like ASH and dismiss advice of scientists.

 

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