Mar
And they’re still lying at East Anglia
Dean Vernon Wormer of Animal House, or Dean Vernon Warmer of East Anglia?
I’ve heard of people not learning from their mistakes, but not universities. Sounds like the University of East Anglia just can’t seem to figure out that honesty is the best policy.
On February 27, Times Online has an article titled “University Tried to mislead MP’s on climate change e-mails.”
They’re pretty “cheeky” over there.
The university at the centre of the climate change row over stolen e-mails has been accused of making a misleading statement to Parliament.
They not only don’t tell the truth verbally…they even put it in writing.
The University of East Anglia wrote this week to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee giving the impression that it had been exonerated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). However, the university failed to disclose that the ICO had expressed serious concerns that one of its professors had proposed deleting information to avoid complying with the Freedom of Information Act.
Professor Edward Acton said:
a letter from the ICO “indicated that no breach of the law has been established [and] that the evidence the ICO had in mind about whether there was a breach was no more than prima facie”.
But the ICO’s letter really said:
“The prima facie evidence from the published e-mails indicate an attempt to defeat disclosure by deleting information. It is hard to imagine more cogent prima facie evidence.”
and that:
that the university had failed in its duties under the Freedom of Information Act by rejecting requests for data.
The ICO is still maintaining they can’t prosecute becuase of the 6 month time limit on FOID denials, which may not be true. If that is the case then it’s like the pot calling the kettle black.
I think the administration at East Anglia makes Dean Wormer in Animal House look pretty good. Maybe they should put themselves on double-secret probation for ahwile.
Possibly related posts:
- The University of East Anglia CRU comes clean: there WAS a medieval warm period
- DEVASTATING REPORT: The Institute of Physics condemns junk climate science
- Former student claims Climategate University ‘often’ falsified data
- Phil Jones on witness stand before the UK Parliamentary Inquiry on Climategate
- The shit hits the fan: UK Parliament to investigate CRU
If the University of East Anglia is the cream of British intelligence – heaven help us (and I say this as a Brit).
We hold an inquiry over whether or not they have been deceitful, so what do they do ? Exactly what they’ve been doing all along.
We know what the result of the enquiry will be before they come to a conclusion. The inquiry panel was carefully chosen to ensure they had pre-determined views, but I’m not sure how they think that will convince anyone. It’s more likely to have the opposite effect.
Still, it is funny to watch, and it’s all being done for our benefit, so I’ll applaud politely when it’s finished, and encourage them with the words ‘Go knock yourselves out’.
Phil Jones gets double secret probation!