tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post7341771479819323637..comments2023-08-07T16:41:49.660+02:00Comments on Die Klimazwiebel: British Parliament announces independent inquiryeduardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725131974182980651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post-30511089519401870402010-01-23T16:32:48.256+01:002010-01-23T16:32:48.256+01:00Not sure if the US Congress hearings have more pow...Not sure if the US Congress hearings have more power, they are probably more open and confrontational. And I am not sure that Congress would "invite written submissions from interested parties". For Congress Hearings, there are usually invited witnesses as far as I know. Here we need the expertise of a political scientist who does comparative work on UK/US.<br /><br />Also, I should not have used the term INDPENDENT INQUIRY in the title of the post as these are certainly much higer profile than the Science and Technology Select Committee.@ReinerGrundmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759452975366986236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post-63073630063914128182010-01-23T04:23:58.030+01:002010-01-23T04:23:58.030+01:00Oops, lost the url, I'll try again.
http://www...Oops, lost the url, I'll try again.<br />http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsctech.htmLeigh Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post-58199884710093827042010-01-23T04:21:57.900+01:002010-01-23T04:21:57.900+01:00eduardo
My impression of Congressional Hearings is...eduardo<br />My impression of Congressional Hearings is that they are more high-powered and perhaps investigative than Parliamentary Committees.<br /><br />Non-governmental MPs have an opportunity to quiz leading scientists for themselves, allowing them to form an independent view from that of the Government and to act as an information conduit to their repective parties.<br /><br />The committees public hearings can also be a useful source of information for the public. The questions can range from the technical to the normative.<br /><br />You can get a flavour of the work of this committee here:<br /><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsctech.htm" rel="nofollow"></a>Leigh Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post-24947479903500744892010-01-23T00:51:20.708+01:002010-01-23T00:51:20.708+01:00Reiner, can you provide some background about what...Reiner, can you provide some background about what these enquiries are like in the UK?<br />Are they comparable to Congressional Hearings in the US?eduardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725131974182980651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8216971263350849959.post-78226902966263917842010-01-22T23:59:57.237+01:002010-01-22T23:59:57.237+01:00Entirely appropriate for this Committee to probe t...Entirely appropriate for this Committee to probe the CRU. Scientists need the trust of Governments and the public. Face to face, free and open questioning of the scientists concerned cannot be a bad thing.Leigh Jacksonnoreply@blogger.com