What do we want?

Published November 3, 2010 | By Owen Barder

My favourite sign from the Rally to Restore Sanity:

What do we want? Evidence based change. When do we want it? After peer review.

What do we want? Evidence based change. When do we want it? After peer review.

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4 Responses to What do we want?

  • Shane McCracken says:
    November 4, 2010 at 8:20 am

    Colin Blakemore lampooned the Science is Vital rally with this in The Times back in October:

    “What do we want?” “Thorough consideration of the evidence that public expenditure on research is causally linked to economic benefits!” “When do we want it?” “As soon as the Government is able to gather full, peer-reviewed data!”

    Of course he then spoke very eloquently and powerfully at the rally and subsequent lobby.

  • Anthony says:
    November 17, 2010 at 6:15 am

    best sign, should be the basis for all government decisions. kind of what a democracy is supposed to be about

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Owen Barder is the Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. He writes here about development, economics, politics, computers, running, and anything else that interests him. He also hosts Development Drums.


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