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March 17, 2016 07:19 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/EUg-r1K0fJc/rather-than-banning-lobbying.html
Rather than banning "lobbying" by academics, UK government should encourage it
The UK government has passed rules banning academics who receive public funding from "lobbying" ministers and MPs about their research, meaning that the people whom the government pays to acquire expertise in matters of public policy aren't allowed to speak to policy-makers anymore. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/EUg-r1K0fJc/rather-than-banning-lobbying.html
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