The sort of communist collectivist viewpoint represented by Michie does not provide this essential element for sound decisions to be taken. That is why, as an influential member of Sage (an oxymoron if ever there was one), she pushed for maximum lockdown. 29 April 2021 at 03:55 PM. 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. All of this is nothing to do with Boris or Hancock. It is at this point that I recall another very interesting, thought-provoking article by Peter Hitchens last August on Claire Fox who was nominated for a peerage by Mr. Johnson despite Ms. Fox's past opposition to the very existence of the House of Lords and having been a member of a strange cultish group called the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP). I know that it sounds like a clich but it really shows how decisive it is to think hard before we drop that piece of paper into the ballot box. The thing is that the grandchildren of many of those workers, unlike the descendants of the very rich for a change, who thought getting out of the European Union was almost a matter of life and death will not be able to seek work, live or study in another thirty or so European countries as easily as before. When has there even been, and how could there ever be, an equal society? PETER HITCHENS: This green revolution will turn Britain into a Third World country | Posted by: The main methodological approaches employed - modelling, econometric research, micro-economic studies and case-study research - all face challenges of accurate and timely data and the intractability . adeledicnander | > You might want to check your figures there, Jaggers. Thats effectively what she is saying. 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". Susan Fiona Dorinthea Michie FBPsS FAcSS FMedSci FBA (born 19 June 1955)[1] is a British academic, clinical psychologist, and professor of health psychology, director of The Centre for Behaviour Change[2] and head of The Health Psychology Research Group,[3] all at University College London. But like them, I too am not bound by a rigid belief which makes it easier to see what is happenijg the difference is that I am following infornation to arrive at a position of truth, as opposed to deliberately distorting infornation to conceal it. Fortunately I can see through government propaganda. Michie brings me many traumatic flashbacks too(even though her terror dissipated somewhat since I moved to the UK), especially as a survivor of prolonged psychological abuse who has smelt something amiss since the beginning of this live COVID blockbuster. 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. I believe that says all that is needed in respect of the seriousness of the situation in India. They want to lose weight, exercise more, be nicer, drink less and smoke not at all. Carl Heneghan & Tom Jefferson, and also openly smeared Lord Sumption for backing the Great Barrington Declaration? Just ask Profs. Sky News may have started labelling activist experts like Sophie Ellie, the Momentum activist teacher, yet one activist is still going unlabelled on other channels and is taking the opportunity to denounce the government's response at every turn.Susan Michie is a Marxist campaigner who has managed to get herself on not only the activist dominated fake SAGE, she is also on the . Naturally, the state run TV news services never do this amount of investigation. Weve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country. 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! You wont find any of us who think it is morally wrong to nudge people in the Nudge Unit. Big thumbs, tiny keyboard, miniscule screen! The Bolsheviks got rid of the factory managers and replaced them with workers councils. 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: Some readers may be interested in this account of Professor Michie, a lifelong Communist now a prominent adviser to the Johnson government: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-9508181/PETER-HITCHENS-Fellow-Marxists-searched-Professor-Susan-Michies-babys-pram-propaganda.html, April 25, 2021 Diversity in large organisations is surely the best way to limit extremism. She doesnt want a liberal tolerant society like all Communists this is simply a front for her real wish, which is to live in a Bolshevist one, an ideology which we should never tire of repeating, has killed tens, probably hundreds of millions of peoplein the 20th century, plus of course on a lesser but still inhuman scale, leading to economic stagnation, a complete lack of freedom, huge numbers of informers and spies etc. Which is why their actions are filled with hypocrisy, contradiction an injustice. Indeed it was her justification as far as Sage was concerned. McCarthyism is an attempt to dismiss all criticism of Communism as mindless paranoia. "Were audiences really starting to succumb to a kind of mass delusion or hypnosis through the radio? They want free movement but all of a sudden like the look of health passports. [6], Born in St Pancras, London, Michie is the daughter of the biologist Dame Anne McLaren and computer scientist Donald Michie, and sister of the economist Jonathan Michie. See where Im going with this? inaccuracy or intrusion, then please 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. It would be good if we had a conservative PM who would drive out such ideologs from advisory committees and quangos. Mike B | ". The India deaths total per million of population is currently 150 people. 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? " 379k members in the ukpolitics community. Ultimately its the tactics that matters when it comes to tyranny, doesnt matter if its commie, fascist, n**i, theocracy, plutocracy or whatever benevolent-sounding tale those on the podium proclaim. | The threat of Marshmallow Totalitarianism, too soft and sweet to excite alarm : My latest conversation with Mike Graham on Talk Radio . But you seem to implying that their are somehow special classes of businesses which should have more punitive tax treatment than others. It would certainly help with the current cost of living crisis. PETER HITCHENS: Why do we stir up trouble in foreign countries but can't even run our own? They believe in public schools yet send their own kids to private ones. The inculabor of Communism in this country can be found in the immediately pre- and post-WW2 Oxbridge. Michie S, West R & Amlt R. Behavioural strategies for reducing COVID-19 transmission in the general population. Except me. Its all about being economical with truth or fair balance. - Perhaps they could learn from Sally? .more Dislike Share Save UnHerd 287K subscribers 2K She can wear. As usual, it sounds like a lot of woke gibberishhow do we make societies fairer and root out inequalities? First, tackle the enormous wealth transfer going on in plain sight then! She is indeed a stalinist, though not saying this lightly- she also shows some very glaring sociopathic traits(as noted in the DSM-V written by fellow psychologists) and brandishes them with sadistic glee, and this is something that isnt simply any average commie will exhibit. That is where some kind of regulation might encourage such medics to prioritise their NHS work a little more. The communists really were out to destroy the West, a bit like the woke ideologues these days. Prof Michie said it was not the right time to be lifting restrictions and said the UK Government moving from legal restrictions to guidelines was sending a strong message to the public to be less cautious about Covid. Wait Richard- Wasnt that exactly what Deborah Birx, Null Fergusons US counterpart, show to President Trump to extend the spring 2020 US lockdown- her own stats? I wield absolute power with zero accountability. But I dont remember anyone in Conservative party ever mentioning this publicly (maybe Norman Tebbit?) 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. Watt Soever | What I dont see a lot of amongst my colleagues maybe, but certainly the media, and especially the papers that you mentioned, would be much more emphasis on individual freedom, individual rights, rather than taking a sort of more collective population approach.. Sally | Perhaps we should be given some options on defunding the WHO? They believe in masks for you but are not able to remember to put one on when they visit a shop. In the week before the Indian covid pandemic became the main news story, The World at One on Radio 4 20th April (from 18 min in) reported that 900 a day were flying into the UK from India, and on one flight to Hong Kong 49 passengers had tested positive. Gary Frost | Professor Susan Michie, director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London (UCL), will head the W.H.O.'s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. Communists dont want a liberal, tolerant society, as they imprison those who disagree with them. [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. They are not umpires but players, and very selfish players at that. Its the same rubbish journalism that spawned corrie or strictly. 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. The fact that we give people who believe in this evil, such as Michie, positions of authority is quite extraordinary. Richard Madeley spoke to Professor Susan Michie on Good Morning Britain yesterday about whether or not ditching face masks was a sensible idea. British professor who is member of the Communist party appointed as chair of WHO advisory group,, . Written by Susan Michie, Lou Atkins & Robert West forgot? Incidentally, some people including researchers suspect exposure to depleted uranium was a major component of Gulf War Syndrome(and maybe even ME, Fibromyalgia etc). 02 May 2021 at 01:02 PM. > Posted by: Mike B | 28 April 2021 at 11:07 AM: The Brexit the ugly Barbican and the Covid 19 helped the choice to go to Mnchen sure. And so on. [9], Michie worked as a clinical psychologist with children and families at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Hit**r & Goebbels sure used this very tactic too back in the 30s. And, aptly enough, Buddhism is often described as a psychology and its polemics often rely on the redefinition of language and of reality (see the Milinda Panha). I believe there are moral issues. Charitable status of private schools is subtly regulated by requiring the schools to provide free means-tested places which is the sort of regulation I mean. Remember how she shared around SAGE a smear letter denigrating Profs. You shouldn't believe everything you read in the fake news media. She is a frequent contributor on. "It is also perfectly clear that appeals to racism and refugees of another colour was playing a role in that debate." Susan Fiona Dorinthea Michie is the granddaughter of Henry McLaren, the 2nd Baron Aberconway, an Eton-educated Edwardian industrialist and Liberal MP. [9], In July 2022, Michie was appointed chair of the WHOs Behavioural Advisory Group. [9], As a clinical psychologist she worked with adults and families on topics covering antenatal care, genetic counselling and occupational stress. She is nothing but a pure and honest servant of the people in her eyes. 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. Most in demand consultants would go private, so NHS would loose their expertise including training of new doctors within NHS. Surely few million Kulaks? Especially given the current circumstances. Jos S. | Paranoia it was not! In any case, UK tax law is already at least 10x more complex than it should be. Why would you wish to regulate their profitability ? And has suffered 190,000 COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic! 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. BMJ Opinion, February 28 th 2020. 'Interrupting' BBC interviewer blasted by Covid expert over 'fixed view' on scrapping rules, Boris Johnson scraps ALL Covid restrictions in England as self-isolation ended, Ian Blackford jeered by Tory MPs for criticising Boris Johnson ending Covid rules. Posted by: She claimed them to be highly effective- of which has already proven to be a huge lie by studies by that time. Perhaps McCarthy had a point, something I had not considered until now. Home Understanding the Wheel About the Authors About the Book. Posted by: Would this be the India whose population is fast approaching ONE POINT FIVE Billion?! The only equality of outcome available to humans is death. The. And there will be a new concert hall in town there. From the start of the programme it was obvious that Kaye Adams sides with Johnson on lifting Covid [rules].. Also I doubt flights incoming from India to England have reduced one iota . She leads the Human Behaviour-Change Project funded by the Wellcome Trust. Prof David Hendy, 27/30 'Radio Everywhere', Radio 4, 23 April 2013 [in part]: "The dream of the Nazi radio programmers was to create a kind of volkesgemeinschaft, a social unity that amounted in effect to a single way of thinking among the German people. And so did Stalin during his reign. Buried deep in the BBC website a few weeks ago, the ONS revealed that TOTAL UK deaths in 2020 were about 7% higher than expected based on an average of the previous 10 years. But is it fair to make a scientists private politics part of the story? My first question with these supra-national organisations is who funds them? In this case you can find the top WHO Contributors here: https://www.who.int/about/funding/contributors It presupposes a mind-body duality, which I think does not exist. Here is a word which I urge you to practise using:- It is time to get pest control in. Still seeing the news today ,handpicked as is always the case ,one must remember before putting ones hand in their pockets . It is not in financial interest of consultants to eliminate or even reduce NHS queues. 04 May 2021 at 11:38 AM, Steve balmforth | 01 May 2021 at 04:24 PM, -"Agree with you on all this. Look how much their power was increased by covid-19. 01 May 2021 at 09:42 AM. BMJ Opinion, March 3 rd 2020. This womans name brings back horrible memories! What a worrying development. 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