And I think that the kind of articles you referred to are a really disturbing kind of McCarthyite witch hunting, which I dont think should have any place in a liberal tolerant society. With each new year comes a wave of good intentions as people aim to be better. Why make it worse ? Teaching Summary. The India deaths total per million of population is currently 150 people. Henry L'Eplattenier | Having examined the PsyOps (covert manipulation) techniques used by Susan Michael and her colleagues, all I can say is that they dont fool me or nudge me. That would mean, given Indian's population of 1.3 billion, that 1 in 13 of them die annually". The interview took place before it was announced all remaining Covid restrictions would be scrapped in England including the legal requirement for those who test positive for the virus to self isolate. The main problem with McCarthy, the misbehaviour for which the Senate condemned him, was that he falsely accused innocent people of being Communists, and consequently weakened the battle against Communism. BIT was created in 10 Downing Street in 2010 as the world's first government institution dedicated to the application of behavioural sciences to policy."-. Posted by: Her collective good arguments do not, imho, override the need for transparency. All guests are offered the opportunity to have their say.. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Watt Soever | WHO appoints Communist Party member who said face masks should continue forever as chair of advisory board,, But is it fair to make a scientists private politics part of the story? They believe in free speech until you say somethibg they disagree with. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Abolition of Liberty (see also Brief History of Crime), Brief History of Crime (see also Abolition of Liberty), Broken Compass (see also Cameron Delusion), Cameron Delusion (see also Broken Compass), Conservative Party (see also Useless Tories, Tories), Death Penalty (including Capital Punishment, Execution). These are the infamous deaths WITH covid-19, a completely different kettle of fish. I didnt mean to define different classes of business, but rather to highlight the tax-like nature of those examples when wealthier people not only pay the bulk of the nations tax bill but then do not take up some of the services funded by their tax contributions. What a worrying development. READ MORE:Boris Johnson scraps ALL Covid restrictions in England as self-isolation ended. "That's 4,000,000 million deaths a year, maybe, in Brazil in a NORMAL year". What does the Marxist manifesto say about private inherited wealth". In a bizarre comparison, she said Britons never used to wear seat belts in cars or 'pick up dog poo in the park' but learned to over time. I am not going to deny that there are terrible things going on in Brazil and taken in isolation, 4,000+ daily deaths "from covid-19" sounds horrific. As for her crying out that masks should be forever, I would simply say that this illustrates that she is incapable of actually looking at the real evidence, that is that upteem randomized controlled trials conducted since the 1920s to the present day have failed to show any benefit whatsoever of community masking in the context of respiratory virus infections. 25 April 2021 11:20 AM The weird world of Susan Michie, an adviser to the 'Conservative' government on the Covid crisis Some readers may be interested in this account of Professor Michie, a lifelong Communist now a prominent adviser to the Johnson government: They must not exceed 500 words. Its the same rubbish journalism that spawned corrie or strictly. mdi-fullscreen. It seemed odd for an actual physical science expert to be a Communist. In reality every mental problem is actually a physical one. Why would you wish to regulate their profitability ? If more people would think, more people would agree with me' My interview with Aaron Bastani, Yes, Drake did wicked things. Communist British scientist dubbed Stalins nanny who wanted face masks and social distancing FOREVER is given top job at World Health Organization, read the Daily Mail headline. Why do we stir up trouble in foreign countries when we can't even run our own? I have found this article most insightful indeed, Mr. Hitchens, thank you. What was dressed up as power to the people was really just replacing one hierarchy with another much less capable one a power grab. Before India, it was Brazil - a country close to my heart - making all the headlines. It means its users reduce the burden on the NHS, leaving more in theory for the rest of us taxpayers. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. The Behavioural Insights Team also known as the Nudge Unit is now a social purpose company. They probably live in the same neighbourhood, and send their kids to the same schools? 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We do not tolerate Nazis, so we should not tolerate communists. If they are businesses, tax them as nomal businesses. Who Really Picks the Candidates We Obediently Vote For? (Referring to India) My Italian friends say that you can only work in public or private medicine in Italy. Shame on the WHO, shame on Michie. Right from the very start of this pandemic we have had a series of dodgy statistics, figures being stated without sensible context, scientists being miss quoted, briefings with hastily presented slides, whos X and Y axes were not even on the TV shot, but the steep curve increase said it all! Also I doubt flights incoming from India to England have reduced one iota . The figure I wrote equates to 4 trillion (or 4 now defunct UK billion). Clearly there would be much less demand for private medicine if NHS ever functioned properly. From the economy to culture. Professor Susan Michie, an adviser to the UK Government on pandemic behavioural science, was questioned by BBC Scotland's Kaye Adams on Monday morning. I guess you could say he's taking the Michie. Far eastern communism I think has other local religious and cultural origins mixed in. Im not sure where you can draw the line. The Professor of Health Psychology has been an outspoken advocate of strict lockdown measures, both serving on Sage's Scientific Pandemic Insights That's 4,000,000 million deaths a year, maybe, in Brazil in a NORMAL year, which equates to over 10,000 per day. Michie S, Rubin GJ & Amlt R. Behavioural science must be at the heart of the public health response to covid-19. You wont find any of us who think it is morally wrong to nudge people in the Nudge Unit. Susan Michie certainly doesnt think so, as she told me in her UnHerd interview last year when I asked her if she was a Communist: But in this example, it becomes hard to separate politics from science. This should not be a controversial statement, and only those already under the spell of it are likely to argue. Michie is a clinical and health psychologist who leads the . Michies social background is typical of her type. Why do we not outlaw communism? Michie sounds dangerous in her off-the-cuff remarks because its the subtext that is alarming: forcing us all to be equal through her skewed view of the world enforcing mask mandates while having zero understanding of their ineffectiveness from a proper scientific perspective. To be a communist IS to be a fascist. Inequality is the essence of life. If Covid Advice to the government was a normal business product, wed be suing SAGE for multiple violations of whatever the Truthfulness in Adverstising and Fraudulent Business Practices acts are called in the UK. 499 votes, 288 comments. But its idiotic to pretend he wasnt a great Englishman, Even if We all Stayed at School Till We Were 80, We Wouldn't Learn Much Unless We Were Properly Taught, Two forthcoming events , in Buckingham next Tuesday and in Oxford on February 9. Steve balmforth | [31][32] She has stated that her political positions are unrelated to her scientific advice. Except me. I have pointed out before that in the UK private medicine is not chosen by disappointed and frustrated patients because it is better but because it is quicker. Equally, on what basis is a more equal society better than a less equal one ? Written by Susan Michie, Lou Atkins & Robert West forgot? I suppose that Mr. Johnson concluded earlier on that his Posted by: The two pasted sections below are from Gov web sites. Thats why she tells you that there is no diversity or call for more personalized healthcare- Because its run by HER cabal! The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. I heard a lot about improving equality and justice but I must have missed where she spoke about improving health. 23,472 views Jun 14, 2021 Freddie Sayers meets Susan Michie. Martin | She is a frequent contributor on. So it is awaiting moderation even after putting asterisk in. Paranoia it was not! contact the editor here. I disliked it then and I dislike it now. SAGE is just an extension of the BIT (behavioural insights team) as below. From around 1990s onwards hasn't most US/EU/NATO tanks' armour and ammunition been made with materials including depleted uranium (DU) due to its density and penetrating power whereas the old Soviet/Iraqi tanks almost certainly did not contain such material? " I am curious to what metrics you have applied to call the vaccine program an outstanding success? As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Then Indias might be no worse than any other. If she was a member of a far-right political party, promoting an ideology that had caused the deaths of millions of people throughout the 20 century, then I am sure that it would be an issue of public debate, and enough to prevent her holding publicly funded positions. The Nazis murdered fewer people than communism continues to do, and its outlawed in the UK. Nigel Smith | [13][14], Michie has served as president of the European Health Psychology Society and chair of the British Psychological Societys Division of Health Psychology. Johnson has been criticised by many public health experts for moving too quickly and for failing to publish the advice the Government has received from its public health experts. And so on. Posted by: If she is simply an communist psychologist that has latched on to Sunsteins work to see a way to promulgate her ideological preferences she certainly should not be on any WHO committee. Then they parachuted in the Party representative who had the power to overrule the workers council. Susan Fiona Dorinthea Michie is the granddaughter of Henry McLaren, the 2nd Baron Aberconway, an Eton-educated Edwardian industrialist and Liberal MP. But she is one of many neoMarxist in position of authority in uk. Web links cannot be accepted, and may mean your whole comment is not published. The sort of communist collectivist viewpoint represented by Michie does not provide this essential element for sound decisions to be taken. It comes as England prepares to end free Covid tests for most from April 1 and the lifting of all remaining restrictions on Thursday. It is based on the Behaviour Change Wheel, a synthesis of 19 behaviour change frameworks that draw on a wide range of . There is certainly very litle actual electoral support for Michies political beliefs (and never has been in this country). British professor who is member of the Communist party appointed as chair of WHO advisory group,, . Comments are moderated, and will not appear on this weblog until the moderator has approved them. Still seeing the news today ,handpicked as is always the case ,one must remember before putting ones hand in their pockets . Social media users expressed concern over her hiring due to Michie's stances during the COVID epidemic. Professor Susan Michie, a behavioural psychologist who sits on the all-important Sage committee, made headlines last week by appearing to suggest that social distancing and wearing facemasks should remain in place "forever". I worked in management consulting when Nudge book came out and it became fashionable among certain consultants and then the civil service who set up a nudge unit. SAGE is just an extension of the BIT (behavioural insights team) as below. I think you'll find that the figure is about 9 million, so you're out by a factor of more than 10. She is director of UCLs Centre for Behaviour Change and of its Health Psychology Research Group. [18] In 2020, she became a participant in the COVID-19 SAGE's Scientific Pandemic Insights group on Behaviour (SPI-B). Perhaps we should be given some options on defunding the WHO? Look how much their power was increased by covid-19. You could not say I am proud fascist, never mind N**i and be employed by the state. An excellent and fairly presented analysis from Freddie as usual. Her research focused on the areas of antenatal care and screening, and occupational stress in health care staff and students. My politics are not anything to do with my scientific advice. On Twitter, several listeners objected to the interruptions. In 1989, she joined the Royal Free School of Medicines Health Psychology Unit as a senior research fellow in clinical health psychology. Instead, the interviewers genuflect in front of one of their own. I believe that says all that is needed in respect of the seriousness of the situation in India. From 'Noise: A Human History', They believe in public schools yet send their own kids to private ones. 29 April 2021 at 10:23 AM, Jos S. | 27 April 2021 at 09:10 PM You might want to check your figures there, Jaggers. Surely few million Kulaks? Public Health is not a science. We also introduce new . India has a space program. Michie was married from 1981 to 1997 to the trade union official Andrew Murray and has three children. Briefings designed this way for the masses, who barely even know what a graph actually is, but believe what they are told without question. I believed this when I was at the bottom of the heap, and I believe it now that I have lifted myself up by millimetre. The member of Independent Sage and government adviser on Health Psychology told LBC's Matt Frei that "delays and last minute decisions" over whether schools would be open are "really difficult for everyone." "As time went on, even Nazi radio became an altogether smoother operation, complete that if radio was to seep into listeners' minds, it had to ingratiate itself with variety shows, dance music and chat. You could not say I am proud fascist, never mind N**i and be employed by the state. It s sad for the LSO. Thanks. Nudge units appeared in various departments and even some local authorities. Tim Davie, the director-general, was challenged on the issue this week in relation to the Sage advisers who regularly appear as BBC guests. Posted by: When Professor Susan Michies appointment as the new Chair of the World Health Organisations Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights was announced on Monday, almost every news report mentioned that she is a longstanding member of the British Communist Party. : Equality of outcome usually translates to cutting down the tall poppies tax the rich until they are as poor as the poorest remove private health care in case I get an advantage through it. 27 April 2021 at 09:10 PM. "Were audiences really starting to succumb to a kind of mass delusion or hypnosis through the radio? Another example of double standard. In 2022, she was appointed Chair of the World Health Organisations (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. She seeks a set of statistics with which she can weave a tale that eases her conscience. Big thumbs, tiny keyboard, miniscule screen! Steve balmforth | Welcome to the new Dark Ages. Its about subliminally putting over a scare message, without appearing so to do. She admitted there was no diversity they all think alike. Michie frequently contributes to national news media during the COVID-19 pandemic as an expert in behaviour change,[20][21][22][23] notably in May 2020 when a government advisor left the city and thus broke the government's COVID-19 rules.[24]. These ideologues are relentless. Well whoever disagrees with the likes of her would be cancelled and smeared, and wont be counted as one of the aka public health experts. Communism, and communists, are pure evil. Weve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country. A LEADING Covid expert has blasted the fixed view of a BBC interviewer on Boris Johnsons plans to lift restrictions in England. The Bolsheviks got rid of the factory managers and replaced them with workers councils. ), PETER HITCHENS: This green revolution will turn Britain into a Third World country, The threat of Marshmallow Totalitarianism, too soft and sweet to excite alarm : My latest conversation with Mike Graham on Talk Radio , Click here to read about him and his books, Down the Rat Hole - the sad and futile search for the perfect bar or pub. [19] She also sits on the Independent SAGE committee, chaired by Sir David King. After all, did we really vote in a government to scare the living daylights out of us into a meek submission - or did we actually vote in and trust that our government would be competent enough to make its citizens feel safe and secure? And interestingly, its now Michies cabal thats doing this same dirty job, herself included. In the week before the Indian covid pandemic became the main news story, The World at One on Radio 4 reported that 90 a day were flying into the UK from India, and in one flight into Hong Kong, around half that number of passengers had tested positive. READ MORE:Ian Blackford jeered by Tory MPs for criticising Boris Johnson ending Covid rules, It appeared that the interviewer had a fixed view and interrupted when public health arguments were given.. Its SAGE behavioural scientists at work. lead advisory group. BMJ Opinion, March 3 rd 2020. PETER HITCHENS: This green revolution will turn Britain into a Third World country | susan michieis a clinical and health psychologist anda fellow of the academy of medical sciences, the academy of social sciences, the academy of behavioral medicine research, the society of behavioral medicine, the european health psychology society, the british psychological society and a distinguished international affiliate of the american The social justice ideological position held among Michie and her colleagues that greater social equality is desirable is not a scientific view but a political view and it is in fact essential that proper representation of voices in favour of the common desire for freedom of choice appears on such committees where mixed scientific and ideological advice is given. It would certainly help with the current cost of living crisis. 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