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I have received an e-mail from Professor Michael Sharpe providing fuller context (I have added it, and my reply, to my original blog post): "From: Michael Sharpe Sent: 25 March 2019 Subject: curious misrepresentation Dear Dr Gordon, https://holeousia.com/2019/03/21/its-boom-time-in-industry/...

André Tomlin CEO of Minervation Ltd (The Mental Elf) was at the meeting and had arranged its recording. I wrote to André to confirm if this was Professor Michael Sharpe speaking. This was the reply I received from André [20 March 2019 08:12] "He said it in the panel discussion at the end of...

It is possible that these two posts may be of interest to members of this forum: Science Media Centre and transparency: Where is the leadership? https://holeousia.com/2018/10/20/science-media-centre-and-transparency-where-is-the-leadership/ A pattern language...

The Royal Society of Medicine and sponsored medical education (an update) ... this is my latest post on transparency: https://holeousia.com/2018/07/18/the-royal-society-of-medicine-and-sponsored-medical-education-an-update/ Professor Sir Simon Wessely is President of the The Royal Society of...

Yep, the "Science Media Centre" fails to provide meaningful transparency of potential competing interests. There is no way to establish how much of the £42 million that the pharmaceutical industry pays each year to UK doctors and academics may go to the Science Media Centre experts. I wrote...

In terms of openness I share with you that one of my siblings lives with ME and that I have experienced dependence and severe withdrawal with an SSRI antidepressant. I was started on this antidepressant for social anxiety but in its withdrawal had a very severe depression. Peter

[This was my attempt at a short background summary before I became a registered member. Thank you all for making such astute and helpful comments, and letting me join you, I am always learning, aye Peter]: "I thought that it might be helpful to explain a little more backdrop. The first thing...

Dearest Woolie, Please do not worry, you did not offend me at all. Your comments were just you seeking an understanding and that is a good thing! It was just that I reckoned folk would be a little puzzled why I had chosen to make this correspondence with Sir Simon Wessely public. This was not...

Thank you Barry. It is vital that ethics are restored to the heart of science. That is my view! Thanks for being kind. aye Peter

Many thanks Keela, it is a pleasure to join you all. I hope you can all bear with me as my knowledge and understanding of issues can never be sufficient. I am of the view that lived experience is the most vital sort of evidence. aye Peter