FWIW, the UK as a whole had been hiking alcohol taxes every year during 2006-2012 and even a bit after that too. But yes, otherwise the temperance lobby is being, um, economical with the truth.
You really are onto them Chris. The hackneyed phrase “ lies damned lies and statistics” should have “modelling” in there instead of statistics. You are right to call out lying here. When modellers skew their analysis by selecting out time periods which (inconveniently) disconfirm their hunches ( I won’t dignify it with the term hypothesis) it is scientific fraud pure and simple. It’s happening everywhere across every major contested field of policy. Re the sudden reduction in alcohol related deaths here in Scotland could the changing composition of Immigration towards alcohol avoidant cultures carry any explanation?
I should be surprised and shocked by these revelations. But I’m not because using bogus data and telling outrageous lies has clearly become the modus operandi of public health officials / activists.
FWIW, the UK as a whole had been hiking alcohol taxes every year during 2006-2012 and even a bit after that too. But yes, otherwise the temperance lobby is being, um, economical with the truth.
You really are onto them Chris. The hackneyed phrase “ lies damned lies and statistics” should have “modelling” in there instead of statistics. You are right to call out lying here. When modellers skew their analysis by selecting out time periods which (inconveniently) disconfirm their hunches ( I won’t dignify it with the term hypothesis) it is scientific fraud pure and simple. It’s happening everywhere across every major contested field of policy. Re the sudden reduction in alcohol related deaths here in Scotland could the changing composition of Immigration towards alcohol avoidant cultures carry any explanation?
I should be surprised and shocked by these revelations. But I’m not because using bogus data and telling outrageous lies has clearly become the modus operandi of public health officials / activists.
Great article Mr Snowden. Please keep shining a light dark corners inhabited by liars and shills.