She claimed them to be highly effective- of which has already proven to be a huge lie by studies by that time. beatpoet | Its SAGE behavioural scientists at work.". When has there even been, and how could there ever be, an equal society? 29 April 2021 at 03:28 AM, Sally "According to the article she inherited her wealth in the form of a family painting which she sold off. [13][14], Michie has served as president of the European Health Psychology Society and chair of the British Psychological Societys Division of Health Psychology. Meantime, Mr. Johnson has not had to compromise with anybody else in parliament thus the draconian way he has managed the COVID-19 pandemic and that Mr. Hitchens has been scrutinizing so thoroughly right from the very beginning. That would mean, given Indian's population of 1.3 billion, that 1 in 13 of them die annually. Susan Fiona Dorinthea Michie FBPsS FAcSS FMedSci FBA (born 19 June 1955) [1] is a British academic, clinical psychologist, and professor of health psychology, director of The Centre for Behaviour Change [2] and head of The Health Psychology Research Group, [3] all at University College London. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with. However, they are not honest referees, and they fail to admit their own position is a political one of self interest. I wield absolute power with zero accountability. (Referring to India). I would therefore conclude that the appointment of Michie to head the WHO nudge unit, a concept that is Orwellian to begin with, simply shows how corrupt and useless the WHO actually is. I had corporate private health insurance before retirement. "That's 4,000,000 million deaths a year, maybe, in Brazil in a NORMAL year". If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to And of course for a team that has Neil Ferguson and Susan the commie batting for them, discrediting the opposition is the ultimate case of "pot - kettle - black". This should not be a controversial statement, and only those already under the spell of it are likely to argue. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. McCarthyism is an attempt to dismiss all criticism of Communism as mindless paranoia. last year when I asked her if she was a Communist: You could not say I am proud fascist, never mind N**i and be employed by the state.. Looks like plenty of countries need to come up with some more legislation to protect us from future PsyOps. Rather than a health program . That means that based on my figures - which yes, are assumptions - the daily death toll NOT from covid-19 may be about 7,500. That would mean, given Indian's population of 1.3 billion, that 1 in 13 of them die annually". In the week before the Indian covid pandemic became the main news story, The World at One on Radio 4 20th April (from 18 min in) reported that 900 a day were flying into the UK from India, and on one flight to Hong Kong 49 passengers had tested positive. No-one who declared themselves a fascist would be allowed a major role in such an organisation. SAGE is just an extension of the BIT (behavioural insights team) as below. Among its membership are actual communists, Labour Party donors, activists, Corbynistas, "anti-Zionists", Brexit conspiracy theorists and even a former Greek MP. And so did Mao during the Cultural Revolution- and interestingly he has been praised by Michie, whom lamented the subsequent reforms made by his successor Deng which actually helped the Chinese people somewhat compared to Maos grave disaster. Progress | Nigel Smith | altogether and Sunstein and Thalers book would have been dismissed for what it is another dangerous take on the work of BF Skinner, WHOs Susan Michie: my politics are my business, https://www.who.int/about/funding/contributors. The expert questioned the idea and the presenter. Posted by: We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. As you rightly point out they have no principles. Posted by: New medical guidelines for trans patients are too political, Communist British scientist dubbed Stalins nanny who wanted face masks and social distancing FOREVER is given top job at World Health Organization,, . 29 April 2021 at 08:55 AM. We welcome applications to contribute to UnHerd please fill out the form below including examples of your previously published work. These things always sound harmless, bit never seem to be defined. And receive the best part of a billion in aid from UK. I am not going to deny that there are terrible things going on in Brazil and taken in isolation, 4,000+ daily deaths "from covid-19" sounds horrific. Private health IS a tax. In a bizarre comparison, she said Britons never used to wear seat belts in cars or 'pick up dog poo in the park' but learned to over time. It comes as England prepares to end free Covid tests for most from April 1 and the lifting of all remaining restrictions on Thursday. Posted by: Add to that the question of whether the WHO should be attempting to nudge populations rather than simply come out with technical advice, and no wonder people are getting paranoid. Susan Michie is Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London and a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavioural Science (SPI-B): 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) James Rubin Reader in the Psychology of Emerging Health Risks, King's College London [29][30] She made a 14,000 donation to Labour under Corbyn's leadership. The communists really were out to destroy the West, a bit like the woke ideologues these days. Please report any comments that break our rules. In 2022, she was appointed Chair of the World Health Organisations (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. The two pasted sections below are from Gov web sites. The social justice ideological position held among Michie and her colleagues that greater social equality is desirable is not a scientific view but a political view and it is in fact essential that proper representation of voices in favour of the common desire for freedom of choice appears on such committees where mixed scientific and ideological advice is given. When Boris or Hancock open their mouths its BIT and SAGE thats actually speaking. One Twitter user remarked: So much for the BBCs impartiality. She is a psychologist and psychology in general (albeit not always) and the type of psychological research she has been involved with is wholly unscientific. Michie S, van Stralen MM, West R. What does this mean ? An excellent and fairly presented analysis from Freddie as usual. Gary Frost | Communism is the secularised intensification of one strain of Christianity (in the west). Who advised Queen to do it? McCarthyism has always been described as mindless paranoia. Susan Michie certainly doesnt think so, as she told me in her UnHerd interview last year when I asked her if she was a Communist: But in this example, it becomes hard to separate politics from science. Communist British scientist dubbed Stalins nanny who wanted face masks and social distancing FOREVER is given top job at World Health Organization, read the Daily Mail headline. There is no nuance or debate required here. HP10 9TY. She was asked about the Prime Minister's plans to end the legal requirement to self isolate in England amid reports Covid tests would no longer be free other than for the elderly and vulnerable. She seeks a set of statistics with which she can weave a tale that eases her conscience. There actually is Laura, she said it during a cringy year-end interview of her and others like Null Ferguson & Devi Sridhar by the Guardian last Christmas. Communists dont want a liberal, tolerant society, as they imprison those who disagree with them. But Michie admits to being a Communist; its no false accusation and its wrong to label criticism of her as McCarthyism. These ideologues are relentless. Communism is the secularisation and scientification of something older than Christianity. Everything a communist does is informed by their disgusting, murderous politics. More importantly, they completely ignore the differing views of many other scientists and medical experts, instead trying to discredit them and shut them up. He who controls perception can mold any opinion he wants. Dominic Cummings will be giving testimony to M.P.s on 26 May regarding this and, no doubt, other matters. What does the Marxist manifesto say about private inherited wealth". My own experience and study shows that equality is usually bought at the expense of liberty and a free society and this is not a trade-off many people (and certainly not most) wish to take. But like them, I too am not bound by a rigid belief which makes it easier to see what is happenijg the difference is that I am following infornation to arrive at a position of truth, as opposed to deliberately distorting infornation to conceal it. You wont find any of us who think it is morally wrong to nudge people in the Nudge Unit. [9], In July 2022, Michie was appointed chair of the WHOs Behavioural Advisory Group. - Perhaps they could learn from Sally? The Metropolitan liberal elite Lords it over us in every aspect of our lives. Posted by: From the start of the programme it was obvious that Kaye Adams sides with Johnson on lifting Covid [rules].. Then Indias might be no worse than any other. Comments have been closed on this article. Her politics is absolutely important, its essential because it shows her as a fundamentalist and more so now as she is going to be in a position of power in an organisation that is seeking unprecedented global power through the farcical yet deeply concerning Pandemic Treaty. It is time to get pest control in. BIT was created in 10 Downing Street in 2010 as the world's first government institution dedicated to the application of behavioural sciences to policy., 2019. You could not say I am proud fascist, never mind N**i and be employed by the state. That is why, as an influential member of Sage (an oxymoron if ever there was one), she pushed for maximum lockdown. Please click here to view our media pack for more information on advertising and partnership opportunities with UnHerd. These are the infamous deaths WITH covid-19, a completely different kettle of fish. SAGE is just an extension of the BIT (behavioural insights team) as below. They want to lose weight, exercise more, be nicer, drink less and smoke not at all. Its about subliminally putting over a scare message, without appearing so to do. Professor Susan Michie, Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London, will chair the WHO's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for. Still seeing the news today ,handpicked as is always the case ,one must remember before putting ones hand in their pockets . 01 May 2021 at 12:25 PM. My Italian friends say that you can only work in public or private medicine in Italy. The fact so many of them defend this SAGE Phycologist , and attack PH for what they claim as bullying just confirms that they dont like it when their own hypocrisies are exposed. 01 May 2021 at 08:37 PM. Susan's work has had exceptional real-world impact, advancing behavioural science and its applications globally. I'm delighted that Susan's expertise will continue to drive forward the use of behavioural and social sciences to improve public health across the world." Related. If she is simply an communist psychologist that has latched on to Sunsteins work to see a way to promulgate her ideological preferences she certainly should not be on any WHO committee. What is so Good About Democracy? 'Interrupting' BBC interviewer blasted by Covid expert over 'fixed view' on scrapping rules, Boris Johnson scraps ALL Covid restrictions in England as self-isolation ended, Ian Blackford jeered by Tory MPs for criticising Boris Johnson ending Covid rules. I feel this to be most profound. lead advisory group. Members of the scientific community have called out the broadcaster for going to Professor Susan Michie, a behavioural scientist and reportedly longstanding member of the Communist Party.. The reason being that if you can maniuplate people into backing what your portray as a virtuous cause, for example, liberating a country from a dictator or allegedly saving lives threatened by a virus or climate change then you are far more likely to win the support of those who can't see beyond the smoke and mirrors. I suspect a lot of the rather absurd limitations on safe movement of people outside during the pandemic arose through egalitarian collectivist thinking that those who might be able to travel further safely should not be privileged. Susan Neiman, author of Learning From The Germans: Confronting Race And The Memory Of Evil, thinks so. Professor Susan Michie, a behavioural psychologist who sits on the all-important Sage committee, made headlines last week by appearing to suggest that social distancing and wearing facemasks should remain in place "forever". Ultimately its the tactics that matters when it comes to tyranny, doesnt matter if its commie, fascist, n**i, theocracy, plutocracy or whatever benevolent-sounding tale those on the podium proclaim. Henry L'Eplattenier | However, it only allows scheme members to jump NHS queue. However what worries me in the medical sector is that we are told that there is a shortage of surgeons etc, leading to months of delays to treatment to which we are all apparently entitled. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's (Thats not sarcasm either). And interestingly, its now Michies cabal thats doing this same dirty job, herself included. Later in the same interview, Professor Michie admitted that all of her colleagues on SPI-B, the UK government behavioural science committee, shared an ideological commitment to a more equal society: we never talk about each others politics. I disliked it then and I dislike it now. 01 May 2021 at 04:24 AM. mdi-fullscreen. It is based on the Behaviour Change Wheel, a synthesis of 19 behaviour change frameworks that draw on a wide range of . Agree with you on all this. "RT @MaajidNawaz: A 40-year member of the Communist Party of Britain - Susan Michie - has just been appointed Chair of WHO's Technical Advis" Michie frequently contributes to national news media during the COVID-19 pandemic as an expert in behaviour change,[20][21][22][23] notably in May 2020 when a government advisor left the city and thus broke the government's COVID-19 rules.[24]. Of course if the politics of the said public official were right of centre which is invariably described by leftists as extreme right, it would be terribly important!! adeledicnander | 28 April 2021 at 11:07 AM. Effectively, they have none, except the idea that nothing is really right or wrong in except so far as it suits them. Michie is a member of the Communist Party of Britain[27][25] and was also member of its predecessor the Communist Party of Great Britain. Professor Susan Michie. Taking even more tax from the rich is not. Susan Michie certainly doesnt think so, as she told me in her. Indeed she should not have had any input into Sage with her repressive and ignorant views regarding face masks. 2:42 A veteran Communist Party of Britain member has been appointed chair of a World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) And Ive never discussed my politics with people like yourself, nor am I going to now. It is partly owned by the Cabinet Office, employees and Nesta, Posted by: Richard Madeley spoke to Professor Susan Michie on Good Morning Britain yesterday about whether or not ditching face masks was a sensible idea. And I think that the kind of articles you referred to are a really disturbing kind of McCarthyite witch hunting, which I dont think should have any place in a liberal tolerant society. BBC and universities are full of them. Especially given the current circumstances. "It is also perfectly clear that appeals to racism and refugees of another colour was playing a role in that debate." People such a Michie distort the facts to always arrive at preconceived conclusions. Thats exactly why the nudge theory should never have been unleashed onto the public sector, and the pandoras box that shouldve been left untouched! > "That sees over 100,000,000 deaths per year?!?!" See where Im going with this? They believe in free speech until you say somethibg they disagree with. Mr. Peston further states that Professors Vallance and Whitty were sceptical about a Chinese-type shutdown, and that it was Dominic Cummings and Ben Warner (a Cummings ally, apparently) who, fearing the NHS would be overwhelmed, pushed for the more stringent measures which were adopted soon after. The member of Independent Sage and government adviser on Health Psychology told LBC's Matt Frei that "delays and last minute decisions" over whether schools would be open are "really difficult for everyone." I have found this article most insightful indeed, Mr. Hitchens, thank you. If the true amount of COVID deaths were an honest representation ,and each countries totals were a percentage against per million . Much like a snake, you track off movement and can position yourself anyway the wind blows in order to manipulate popular opinion to get the reaction you want. Who Really Picks the Candidates We Obediently Vote For? Posted by: BIT was created in 10 Downing Street in 2010 as the world's first government institution dedicated to the application of behavioural sciences to policy."-. If youre wondering why the liberal media has suddenly become obsessed about India its because they cant find enough Covid in the UK now the numbers are falling, so they need to find another way to scare us. The. Its the same rubbish journalism that spawned corrie or strictly. Johnson has been criticised by many public health experts for moving too quickly and for failing to publish the advice the Government has received from its public health experts. A Gannett Company. Posted by: And so did Stalin during his reign. For it seems an average per million COVID problem . Ian Blackford, the SNPs Westminster leader,told the Prime Minister on Monday the decisions were bereft of science or consultation. Professor Michie's co-panellist, a fellow scientist at UCL, Dr Shikta Das, said: "I think Susan has made a very good point here," adding that the vaccine roll-out has created a "false sense of security". Before India, it was Brazil - a country close to my heart - making all the headlines. 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