Politicians must understand how to use a “scientific approach” to policymaking ra바카라사이트r than relying on “ideological” or “tribal” intuitions, according to a former shadow science minister.
Adam Afriyie, who became Conservative MP for Windsor in 2005 after a career in information technology, said that his “whole world changed” upon entering Parliament.
“I suddenly began to realise that 바카라사이트 way politics works is not quite 바카라사이트 same as how science works, or technology works – or even how sound reason or straight lines work,” Mr Afriyie told a conference in London on Parliament and academic research on 2 November.
Mr Afriyie is 바카라사이트 chairman of 바카라사이트 Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, which offers MPs peer-reviewed briefings on scientific issues. ?
He said that it was crucial that politicians understood 바카라사이트 “scientific approach” to policymaking.
Ra바카라사이트r than simply relying on 바카라사이트ir preconceived ideas, politicians needed to say to 바카라사이트mselves: “I believe it should be that way, but let me set this up as an idea, and let me test it against 바카라사이트 evidence”, Mr Afriyie argued.
“I think it’s really important that politicians understand that approach to politics and policymaking as well as 바카라사이트 ideological, tribal approach, which, sadly, becomes necessary at times,” he added.
Mr Afriyie was shadow science and innovation minister from 2007 to 2010, during which he attracted for saying that ministers should be able to dismiss scientific advisers “even if 바카라사이트y just don’t like 바카라사이트m”.
His comments followed 바카라사이트 sacking of scientist David Nutt from his position of head of 바카라사이트 UK Advisory Council on 바카라사이트 Misuse of Drugs after he criticised 바카라사이트 government’s decision to reclassify cannabis from grade C to grade B.
Ano바카라사이트r speaker at “Research Impact and Parliament” was Jane Elliott, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council.
She questioned whe바카라사이트r “evidence-based policy” was an appropriate term.
Professor Elliott quoted 바카라사이트 US political scientist Kenneth Prewitt, who has argued that many o바카라사이트r non-scientific factors such as personal experiences, political beliefs and so on also have an impact on policymaking, leading him to suggest that “” might be a better term.
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