Comments on: Oxburgh Tricks the Committee: 45 Hours in Norwich http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/ by Steve McIntyre Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Strata-Sphere » UK Investigation Completely Debunks Global Warming Science http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241239 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:32:57 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241239 [...] important posts on the hearings can be found at Harmless Sky and Climate Audit (here and [...]

]]> By: 3x2 http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241184 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:38:55 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241184 Couldn’t find it on youtube and I really can’t be bothered setting up an account so a text version will have to do .. (from “The Compassionate Society”)….

[M- minister, SH- Sir Humphrey]

M: The enquiry gives us some time.
SH: So does a time-bomb!

M: Is there a disposal squad?
SH: Disposal squad?

M: Couldn’t we get the independent enquiry to exonerate us?
S:Do you mean rig it?
M: No, no, no, no! ….Well… yes.
SH: Minister! Well it depends on who the chairman is. He absolutely has to be sound.

M:How do you mean sound?
SH: Well a sound man will know what is required. He will perceive the implications.He will have a sympathetic and sensitive insight into the overall problems.In short, he will be… “sound”.

M:You mean… bent?
SH:of course not! No, he will be a man of broad understanding…

M: How about… a retired politician?
SH:…and unimpeachable integrity.
M: Yes, I see what you mean.

M:A businessman?
SH: Oh, really!

M: An academic?
SH:No, no, no.

M:Alright, who’ve you got in mind?
SH:Well..I thought perhaps a retired civil servant.

M: Good thinking, Humphrey.
SH:Sir Maurice Williams could be the man.
M:Might not he be too independent?
SH:Well, he’s hoping for a peerage.
M:Well he won’t get one through this will he?
SH:No, but the right finding will earn him Brownie points!
M:Brownie points?!
SH:They all add up until finally you get the badge!

M:Very well, Sir Maurice it is.
SH:Thank you, Minister.
M:No..thank you… Brown Owl.

]]> By: WillR http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241114 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:37:13 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241114 I finally remembered a “Yes Prime Minister” episode that may be of interest to people who wish to decode this whole “Inquiry” situation.

It is all about a banking scandal and how information is to be “disseminated” — or not, who was dishonest or not, and how to suppress a scandal;

“Ignorance is safety and it is not a crime to be deceived…”

“Some of my friends are honest — but they are smart enough to get away with it…”

“Well we have to make the bad news look good…”

Watch, enjoy and think of the inquiries…

]]> By: Steve McIntyre http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241111 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:09:53 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241111 Anthony sends the following image courtesy of one of his readers:

]]> By: TheSkyIsFalling http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241065 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:17:07 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241065 Yes, I totally agree. It’s one of the nicest cities in the UK, and has a super-abundance of pubs too.

]]> By: jason http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241061 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:43:30 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241061 Sorry you felt the need to criticise the city of Norwich.

As someone who lives here, I have to disagree and urge you to stick to what you arte good at, as assessing the quality of a city is obviously not one of your skills.

Steve: no offence meant against Norwich. It’s too bad that the Oxburgh panel left so quickly and didn’t stay to savor its pleasures.

]]> By: pat http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241042 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:01:22 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241042 This is why Lord Oxburgh would like to do away with FOI. Tricks are becoming difficult to hide.

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]]> By: HaroldW http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-241009 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:43:15 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-241009 With the update, sounds like Steve has worked out the “person-days” reference accurately. That covers the time spent at Norwich. As for preparation, it’s obvious that Prof. Kelly spent considerable time in reviewing UEA papers advance of the visit. It’s not apparent to me about the others. Prof. Emanuel at least would probably not need to read the papers specifically for the review; he’d most likely have read them already.

I wonder if any of the other panel members invested time in advance, or if only Prof. Kelly did his due diligence. We’ve heard that the RS’s list of suggested papers [let's not go into who actually selected them and vetted the list] was only a jumping-off point; Oxburgh: “everyone went far beyond this and examined other published and unpublished material.” Aside from Kelly’s notes, do we really know that other panelists read the selected papers, or additional material?

]]> By: John R T http://climateaudit.org/2010/09/08/oxburgh-tricks-the-committee/#comment-240983 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:06:09 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=11967#comment-240983 Thank you.

It will have a place at http://www.etymonline.com.

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