This is so important. We need to stop pretending that all (potential) political leaders are somehow neutral when it comes to science. I and others made this point in saying that we should be making a science-advisory system that is as populist-proof as possible.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
Philip Ball
New @bmj.com piece by me & @martinmckee.bsky.social on the need for the UK's public health institutions to prepare to speak up in the event of a populist government set on undermining our population's health protections.
The tea leaves aren't that mysterious.
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
