Mike Daube Archives - The Counterfactual

Anti-vaping activists pitch unscientific fringe positions to a national newspaper

By Clive Bates / 28 February 2019 / 16 Comments / Nicotine, Science, THR opposition

Updated 2nd March, 2019. An email originating from a senior journalist at a national newspaper reached me indirectly this morning. …

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Anti-vaping zealots write flat-earth letter to The Times

By Clive Bates / 30 April 2016 / 44 Comments / England, Public health, Risk communication, Science, Snus, THR opposition

A remarkably self-regarding letter is published in The Times (London) today. The writers are reacting with hostility to the outstanding Royal College …

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The Worst Letter of 2014 – a review

By Clive Bates / 21 December 2014 / 37 Comments / Risk communication, Science, THR opposition

The 13 December letter by Professors Glantz, McKee, Chapman and Daube published in The Lancet wins my prestigious Worst Letter of 2014 award. There now …

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