Comments on: Beddington and the Oxburgh Inquiry http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/ by Steve McIntyre Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve McIntyre http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230448 Wed, 26 May 2010 20:18:41 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230448 There was one more email in the tranche that I hadn’t noticed previously – it sheds light on the meaning of “warmed up” – which is to be in “agreement” with the suggestions of the UK Government Chief Scientist.

March 9, 2010
To – Trevor Davies; John Beddington
From DELETED
Cc: Nick Grout BIS GO – Science

Following your phone conversation last night, John wanted to let you know that he has spoken to David Hand, who was in agreement with John’s suggestions (and therefore has been “warmed up”)
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Private Secretary to John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser

]]> By: Geoff Sherrington http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230429 Wed, 26 May 2010 01:14:30 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230429 My quote was chosen to relate to Steve’s thread.

]]> By: curious http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230411 Tue, 25 May 2010 11:00:45 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230411 !What happened to “Brace yerself Sheila”? Has Oz gone PC? :)

]]> By: Geoff Sherrington http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230406 Tue, 25 May 2010 04:18:44 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230406 “Warmed up” = “foreplay”.

Oz method of foreplay: “Are you awake, dear?”

]]> By: Geoff Sherrington http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230379 Mon, 24 May 2010 04:47:10 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230379 I don’t mind the warming up either. It indicates an upcoming argument from a position of weakness that Ralph could beef up.

]]> By: Duster http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230245 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:38:28 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230245 It is used in the same manner in the US. A lawyer might use the term “prep” instead, usually in the context of getting a witness ready to testify and having him ready for the tactics of the opposition lawyer.

]]> By: SimonH http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230234 Fri, 21 May 2010 11:18:46 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230234 I believe I need to ditch this decaffeinated coffee :)

]]> By: Shub Niggurath http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230233 Fri, 21 May 2010 10:23:13 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230233 ‘Warmed up’ as in ‘rather than inviting them cold’ sounds fine. But warmed up by ‘influential people’ ???

I would think it was just to make sure they did not refuse.

Nobody wants to be on these committees and panels, especially potentially controversial ones.

David Hand might have been the one who put in the ‘poor statistical practices’ in the report, right? What poor statistics did they find in the papers they did examine?

]]> By: Top Posts — WordPress.com http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230219 Fri, 21 May 2010 00:15:23 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230219 [...] Beddington and the Oxburgh Inquiry The UK government has provided an incomplete response to Andrew Montford’s FOI request for copies of [...] [...]

]]> By: Brooks Hurd http://climateaudit.org/2010/05/19/warming-up-the-oxburgh-inquiry/#comment-230212 Thu, 20 May 2010 21:29:24 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=10977#comment-230212 This FOI reply leaves not the tinyest doubt in my mind that the resulting exoneration of the CRU was the goal from the start of the process.

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