In the 15.2.10 news release on the Review website rebutting calls for Professor Boulton to resign: “Professor Boulton said: “At the Review press conference (on February 11), I pointed out that I had worked full-time in the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA from its inception in 1968 to 1980, and that I had a part-time appointment between 1980 and 1986, whilst working primarily in the University of Amsterdam.”"
I have listened to the recording posted on the Review website from start to finish and can hear no mention of him referring to the 1980-86 period.

“we uphold the findings of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, which concludes that “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal” and that “Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations”

In the press briefing at 23.46 he clarifies that this does not represent his view.

He is an AR3 man not an AR4 man, who believes only that human activity is implicated in recent warming but not that most of it likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas.

It’s clear that the pressure was on, but there were academics who felt able to resist the pressure to put their name to document which misrepresented and exaggerated their personal view, Boulton was not one of them.

If you lack moral fibre on one occasion you’re likely to lack it on another.

Also, one gets a much better understanding of data when working with it manually. Nothing like plotting a map by hand, then comparing it with the computer version. We are becoming too reliant on unstated, unknown assumptions built into complex software and that are potential sources of error.

This is not a Ludddite comment, it has to do with cross-checking.

Do you think they will stick with the “1 scalp rule”? If so, maybe they can be convinced to put Campbell back in as a replacement for Boulton. That’s starting to look like the better option.

Any audioheads?…

Being outraged at Boulton’s antics will not discourage him – being the butt of derisive public parody will