Scientists can advise, but only the government is responsible for policy

Wharton, George ORCID: 0000-0001-6544-3636, Thompson, Lucy and Forman, Rebecca ORCID: 0000-0002-0124-9997 (2020) Scientists can advise, but only the government is responsible for policy. LSE COVID-19 Blog (03 Jun 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Scientists can provide expert advice, but only the government can decide what policies to implement. George A Wharton, Lucy Thompson and Rebecca Forman (LSE) warn that holding ‘the science’ responsible for these difficult decisions, without seeking a variety of opinions and sharing the evidence of how they were made, will make scientists reluctant to share their expertise for fear of being scapegoated.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE Health Policy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2020 10:45
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 12:44
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105122

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