The email reveals concern at the highest level about what was widely seen as an attack on independent scientific advice to the government. (politics.co.uk)
After a couple of years working as an administrative officer, Wentworth joined the secretariat of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution — a government body charged with providing independent scientific advice for policymaking related to sustainable development. (sciencemag.org)
Meanwhile, the commission is sticking to its message that President Jean - Claude Juncker, who took office on 1 November, values independent scientific advice for policymaking and has just not decided yet how that role will be filled in his administration. (sciencemag.org)