Sir,
At a time when
political leadership and vision are in short supply, to present a manifesto devoid of either, as you report some Liberal Democrats as planning [«Lib Dems
axe pledges for coalition deal», 18 Feb] would be an act of folly.
Only if those «blogospheric auditors» and «extended peer community» rare genuinely interested in advancing the science, actually have the ability and experience to constructively critique what the subject
at hand, do not have an
axe to grind with the scientists and do not have any
political affiliations or affiliations with think tanks or have not participated in any protests or signed any petitions.