Who is Simon Wessely?
rvallee
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
"<Redacted> and some PACE authors" is some funny attempt at censoring.
Basically this joke from the Simpsons:
"For privacy's sake, let's call her Lisa S. No, that's too obvious. Let's say L. Simpson".
Jonathan Edwards
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
I hadn't noticed that. You are right, just like the Simpson's - "Some PACE authors and that other guy whose name we know is always redacted"
Nightsong
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
While his behind-the-scenes involvement with NICE would not surprise me I do not think the redactions are SW specific. If you look at e.g. the second consultation responses document on this page (link) there are other names redacted as well - there seems to have been a general policy of redacting the names of individuals that appear in submissions to NICE.
(Incidentally, some of the redactions were not properly performed, and the text is still present in the document & extractable from 'underneath' the black overlay.)
(Incidentally, some of the redactions were not properly performed, and the text is still present in the document & extractable from 'underneath' the black overlay.)
rvallee
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Honestly, I think we sufficiently crossed the line that it should be assumed that Wessely and his gang systematically interfere in ways that are completely antithetical to ethical professional conduct, and that he likely interfered with every single one of them unless proven otherwise. It's certainly consistent with everything we've seen. He has the means and the motivation, and the evidence suggests so.
And it is met with total indifference from those in power when exposed, because they support it, are part of it, showing that the problem is not with the offenders but with a system that effectively protects and encourages corruption when they feel they are right about it, even when the whole thing has long been fully debunked. This is supposed to work on the same principle as the law applying equally to everyone, because if it doesn't when it goes your way, it certainly can screw you over when it doesn't. The impacts are far-reaching.
But since the profession is openly hostile to us, it's all accepted. This is an "us vs them" thing and they protect their "us", even if their whole mission is to protect patients, the "them" in this divide. This scandal will need to be fully exposed because this is exactly the opposite of what those systems are supposed to do. It will need major reforms to every single part of the machine because it is effectively every single part of the system that has failed at every single opportunity. Corruption only ever breeds more corruption.
And it is met with total indifference from those in power when exposed, because they support it, are part of it, showing that the problem is not with the offenders but with a system that effectively protects and encourages corruption when they feel they are right about it, even when the whole thing has long been fully debunked. This is supposed to work on the same principle as the law applying equally to everyone, because if it doesn't when it goes your way, it certainly can screw you over when it doesn't. The impacts are far-reaching.
But since the profession is openly hostile to us, it's all accepted. This is an "us vs them" thing and they protect their "us", even if their whole mission is to protect patients, the "them" in this divide. This scandal will need to be fully exposed because this is exactly the opposite of what those systems are supposed to do. It will need major reforms to every single part of the machine because it is effectively every single part of the system that has failed at every single opportunity. Corruption only ever breeds more corruption.
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