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I see that she relies on "gold standard" trials. Was not the gold standard declared obsolete in 1971, having had a protracted demise from the 1920's? This appears to be an appropriate metaphor.

Generally excellent - but what, on earth, does he mean by a "critique of this sojourn"?I have never heard of any usage of "sojourn" that would be appropriate, and it seems that neither have publishers of dictionaries

Broken lifts are a well known problem.

cheson's original usage to allow those with apparently similar symptoms of different aetiology to be classified as having ME. They may have, or they may not, but it clouds the issue and prevents accurate research.

which regulatory bodies are deemed to have been captured, and when? It is necessary to be more specific than merely alleging regulatory capture. What is the evidence?

It is interesting the way in which we seem to be in an endless loop. Trauma. That reminds one of the Imboden, Canter and Cluff "findings" on chronic brucellosis and long term sequelae after Asian flu. They ascribed the prolonged recovery to personal vulnerability due to prior experienec.The...

It would be interesting to know the examples of "regulatory capture" which RR has in mind. Well, vaguely interesting. It clearly doesn't apply to the recent NICE committee. It probably did to the 2007 one. There was an earlier committee where the psychiatrists resigned rather than put their...

Hng seems to think that the problem is that the documents are written in legal language. The problem is that they are not. No legal document would remain in such form beyond the first draught. I doubt whether any rough first draught would be in such form.

Oh, Good. When you have watched "Unstoppable", they give you the option of watching "Never be lazy again".

In what way is Raymar qualified as a "medical practitioner, scientist or researcher in the field of post-viral disease and related conditions"? ...just asking.

I don't doubt that she did much of the writing. My point was rather different. If "Alex" undertook work on the project whilst his time was paid for by the SMC rather than by FF this is not merely her project. FF says that this was a part of Alex's job.

That, then, would be Alex Durk, holder of a physics degree from Durham. staff | Science Media Centre It can hardly be said that she wrote this in a personal capacity and that the views expressed are her own.

@adambeyoncelowe deals with this point at https://www.s4me.info/threads/united-kingdom-science-media-centre-including-fiona-fox.3159/page-25#post-420769 Fink is clearly not telling the entire truth. The state of Fink's knowledge on the subject is unknown.

Yes. How dare people be assertive in defence of their interests from unwarranted attack.

It is interesting to see this quote regarding the NICE committee There were over 4,000 objections, and three members with extensive clinical experience left the committee in protest of its recommendations No authority is cited. I thought the chairman and other committee members had said that...

...but what makes it particularly nauseating is that when it came to genuine genocide and terrorism she seems to have taken the side of the perpetrators and had no sympathy for the victims. It is not the infamous "moral compass "which she lacks. It is more the "moral clinometer". It is not the...

That would be my view. Keep the matter clear and simple, so they cannot waffle on and say nothing. Make them either defend the words or say that they were written in a personal capacity and that they do not represent the views of the SMC. That would be an interesting conundrum for them.

That is a very good point. It would be thought that the book would have to have been submitted to the board to approve its publication. I wonder what degree of formality there would have been. Perhaps there is a minuted decision somewhere.

I'm sure it would be, but is that the object of the exercise? There is something to be said for weakening her position and make her defenders show their hands - I don't know why that metaphor came to mind.

I don't know about. A failure to address properly any issues raised wouls be damaging for them. We cannot expect major breakthroughs but the strategy of "bite and hold" has effects.