[29][30] She made a 14,000 donation to Labour under Corbyn's leadership. I mean the project to Make an End to Suffering first publically enunciated by Buddha. 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). Just use the words National Socialist instead, N**i Schmatzi, say Werner Von Braun! Tom Lehrer 1965. 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. It is not in financial interest of consultants to eliminate or even reduce NHS queues. Posted by: 01 May 2021 at 04:24 PM, You say "All of this is nothing to do with Boris or Hancock. They believe in vaccinations until the point that their profits may be spoiled. 29 April 2021 at 01:16 PM. Banning private systems is unfair but but fairly regulating their profitability is the real nut we have to crack. These things always sound harmless, bit never seem to be defined. 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." You might want to check your figures there, Jaggers. Posted by: Much like a snake, you track off movement and can position yourself anyway the wind blows in order to manipulate popular opinion to get the reaction you want. The joke is on anyone who imagines that a world controlled by all powerful elites is anything approaching egalitarian. They want pubs and local workers shut down except if they are passing by the neighbourhood looking for a cold one and a photo opportunity. The India deaths total per million of population is currently 150 people. In 2022, she was appointed Chair of the World Health Organisations (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.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 think you'll find that the figure is about 9 million, so you're out by a factor of more than 10. It would be good if we had a conservative PM who would drive out such ideologs from advisory committees and quangos. Also remember that another thing McCarthy was notorious for was villainizing and persecuting people who dont agree with his ways of running the show. Even it it means going half way round the world. Equality: Where everyone is perfectly equal. 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. These ideologues are relentless. Martin they have figured us out, we live in the tyranny of kindness. 27 April 2021 at 09:10 PM. By any measure, communisms track record is even worse, but somehow its still acceptable. Posted by: Susan Michie is Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London and a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavioural Science (SPI-B): 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) James Rubin Reader in the Psychology of Emerging Health Risks, King's College London India has a space program. The ghost | Please report any comments that break our rules. And has suffered 190,000 COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic! He does not need to worry about any political opposition, the prime minister I mean, not even from a Labour party whose leader appears to go along with government's policy in this area as if he was worrying about not damaging the image of his party in the eyes of the so-called traditional Labour voters and so avoiding the potentially catastrophic results for his party --an his leadership-- at the next general election whenever that maybe. I guess you could say he's taking the Michie. The Brexit the ugly Barbican and the Covid 19 helped the choice to go to Mnchen sure. Why make it worse ? SAGE Member - and Communist - Susan Michie Says We Will Need Face Masks and Social Distancing "Forever" . Professor Susan Michie (@SusanMichie) / Twitter Follow Professor Susan Michie @SusanMichie Professor of Health Psychology & Director of Centre for Behaviour Change, UCL, UK. I'm delighted that Susan's expertise will continue to drive forward the use of behavioural and social sciences to improve public health across the world." Related. [7][8], Michie obtained a BA in experimental psychology from University College, Oxford in 1976, an MPhil in clinical psychology from the Institute of Psychiatry in 1978, and a DPhil in developmental psychology from University College, Oxford in 1982. 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. Martin | And there will be a new concert hall in town there. Members of the scientific community have called out the broadcaster for going to Professor Susan Michie, a behavioural scientist and reportedly longstanding member of the Communist Party.. 01 May 2021 at 12:25 PM. Michie is a clinical and health psychologist who leads the . The cynicism and preposterousness of the WHOs new political directives of allegedly mitigating inequality is shown in the fact that no other policy has done more to exacerbate inequality than the WHOs lockdowns and vaccine mandates. But they wont admit it, because they like to hide their wealthy lifestyles, and partly because they think of themselves as being superior to everybody else. Martin | Thats exactly why the nudge theory should never have been unleashed onto the public sector, and the pandoras box that shouldve been left untouched! Posted by: Including their own. She is also an advisor to the British Government via the SAGE advisory group[4][5] on matters concerning behavioural compliance with government regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. To paraphrase Trotsky: You might not be that interested in Susan Michies politics, but Susan Michies politics are interested in you. Posted by: Just ask Profs. As explained at length in two 2020 'how the Left left me' interviews on YouTube; one with Melanie Philips "Why I left the left" Former Guardian writer describes her journey from "fantasy to reality"'"; and "'Dangerous' woke movement broken down by left-wing commentator Claire Fox". The Metropolitan liberal elite Lords it over us in every aspect of our lives. Every one is different, with different talents and skills, which have different worth at different times and in different places. That said, she obviously had ulterior motives here! The problem with Prof. Michie is that she is not a public health expert, she is not medically trained, and she is not and never has been a scientist. Communism is the secularisation and scientification of something older than Christianity. Her politics is absolutely important, its essential because it shows her as a fundamentalist and more so now as she is going to be in a position of power in an organisation that is seeking unprecedented global power through the farcical yet deeply concerning Pandemic Treaty. And so on. Posted by: Posted by: It is time to get pest control in. She is a chartered clinical psychologist and a chartered health psychologist, and a fellow of the British Psychological Society. Undoubtedly (if the figures are to be believed) the rollout of the vaccine has been successful but writing that the whole vaccination program is a success suggests something else. The fact that we give people who believe in this evil, such as Michie, positions of authority is quite extraordinary. The conversation will go back to what it should be about people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. It comes as England prepares to end free Covid tests for most from April 1 and the lifting of all remaining restrictions on Thursday. Home Understanding the Wheel About the Authors About the Book. What a worrying development. What does this mean ? Paranoia it was not! Posted by: As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. So quite why she thinks she has the right to push them on the country against the concensus of the people is beyond me. Susan Michie certainly doesnt think so, as she told me in her. [9], As a clinical psychologist she worked with adults and families on topics covering antenatal care, genetic counselling and occupational stress. The existence of the NHS does not only damage the quality of its own output, but also that of alternative systems. Who advised Queen to do it? I suppose that Mr. Johnson concluded earlier on that his Eh, fascist and communist are kinda polar opposites! Looks like plenty of countries need to come up with some more legislation to protect us from future PsyOps. Nigel Smith | The hubris of these people had to be read to be believed. The latter is perhaps the age-old ill that created countless historical man-made disasters, and much of the decadence that we see today! adeledicnander | So thats why weve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. Indeed she should not have had any input into Sage with her repressive and ignorant views regarding face masks. 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? Also I doubt flights incoming from India to England have reduced one iota . Private health IS a tax. Is there any factual or historical evidence to support this assertion ? Susan Fiona Dorinthea Michie is the granddaughter of Henry McLaren, the 2nd Baron Aberconway, an Eton-educated Edwardian industrialist and Liberal MP. I disliked it then and I dislike it now. (Referring to India). Martin | Watt Soever | Posted by: 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? " You cannot assume that these people are as selfless as to pursue some form of purist ideology that will cause them harm or inconvenience in exchange for upholding their alleged principles. In September 2021, the Free Speech Union crowdfunded around 25,000 for the legal fees of a train conductor who had been fired by West Midlands Trains for a Facebook post including the comment "I don't want to live in some sort of alcohol-free Muslim caliphate just to beat Covid-19". Have you tried typing National Socialist? beatpoet | Posted by: Equally, on what basis is a more equal society better than a less equal one ? [31][32] She has stated that her political positions are unrelated to her scientific advice. Professor Susan Michie, Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London, sits on a sub-group for the Government's SAGE advisory body. But its voluntary. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Indeed it was her justification as far as Sage was concerned. Ive always quipped that if there was no emergency, the SAGE cabals income will SAG. Diversity in large organisations is surely the best way to limit extremism. 28 April 2021 at 07:30 PM. From the economy to culture. READ MORE:Boris Johnson scraps ALL Covid restrictions in England as self-isolation ended. altogether and Sunstein and Thalers book would have been dismissed for what it is another dangerous take on the work of BF Skinner, WHOs Susan Michie: my politics are my business, https://www.who.int/about/funding/contributors. Michie S, Rubin GJ & Amlt R. Behavioural science must be at the heart of the public health response to covid-19. The issue of the scientific basis for her work is a separate matter. That sees OVER yes 10, not 100, MILLION death per year?!?! We want equality of opportunity not equality of outcome. Its the same rubbish journalism that spawned corrie or strictly. 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. The Professor of Health Psychology has been an outspoken advocate of strict lockdown measures, both serving on Sage's Scientific Pandemic Insights Inequality is the essence of life. Most in demand consultants would go private, so NHS would loose their expertise including training of new doctors within NHS. general approach on social restrictions would be more palatable to the long-suffering public if it was backed up by the science; even if psychology and epidemiology are two totally different subjects but there again it has never been about the science as much as the control of the masses by psychological means Ultimately, Mr. Johnson does not appear that bothered by the kind of advise he gets for as long as it suits him. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. BMJ Opinion, February 28 th 2020. Mike B | Exclude fascists, communists, people with strong religious convictions, atheists, Peoples backgrounds will sometimes influence the work they do. Why should her being a hardline Communist be seen as any better? More importantly, if you are not confined to any rigid belief system which at the core these people aren't then you are light on your feet. For it matters not to the robot radical which vehicle he or she uses to pursue his or her self-interest. If more people would think, more people would agree with me' My interview with Aaron Bastani, Yes, Drake did wicked things. To be a communist IS to be a fascist. 04 May 2021 at 11:38 AM, Steve balmforth | 01 May 2021 at 04:24 PM, -"Agree with you on all this. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. [9] Her later career interests have been in designing and evaluating methods of behavioural change, especially in relation to wellbeing and health improvement. I have found this article most insightful indeed, Mr. Hitchens, thank you."-. Cohesion policy after Brexit: the economic, social and institutional challenges - Volume 46 Issue 4. . Michie is a long-time member of the Stalinist Communist Party of Britain, a fact which neither she nor the media have considered a hindrance to her involvement with the government until now. 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. However, they are not honest referees, and they fail to admit their own position is a political one of self interest. She is always so good at finding positivity in everything! 29 April 2021 at 03:28 AM, Sally "According to the article she inherited her wealth in the form of a family painting which she sold off. It could be another scare tactic Mike -1 in 13 are now projected to die anually from the Indian variant? And of course for a team that has Neil Ferguson and Susan the commie batting for them, discrediting the opposition is the ultimate case of "pot - kettle - black". And not at all odd for a psychologist . And interestingly, its now Michies cabal thats doing this same dirty job, herself included. Big thumbs, tiny keyboard, miniscule screen! During the Covid PsyOps (SPI-B) I took the time to read the minutes of SAGE meetings that were released. 01 May 2021 at 11:39 AM. Posted by: Comments have been closed on this article. contact the editor here. Be human be kind and the boot will be lifted Posted by: That is where some kind of regulation might encourage such medics to prioritise their NHS work a little more. I believe there are moral issues. Shortly before reading your exchange here, I read this weeks Spectator. 28 April 2021 at 11:09 PM, Mike B "You might want to check your figures there, Jaggers. 28 April 2021 at 02:09 PM, "That sees over 100,000,000 deaths per year?!?!" Yes there are a lot of people dying, possibly even as a result of contracting covid 19, but there are still considerably more who die every day in India from perfectly treatable issues as simple as clean water availability or a lack of an effective health system. If they are businesses, tax them as nomal businesses. When Professor Susan Michie's appointment as the new Chair of the World Health Organisation's "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. This is quite simply wrong. The Nazis murdered fewer people than communism continues to do, and its outlawed in the UK. What is so Good About Democracy? "It is also perfectly clear that appeals to racism and refugees of another colour was playing a role in that debate."