I was amused by this guest post at the blog of Fiona Fox, the director of the Science Media Centre. It's written by one of her staff members, Tom Sheldon and looks at the Times Atlas furore..
Science is self-correcting, and we should be proud of that. It is also above politically-motivated bickering, or worse, 'messaging'. If we want science to have the respect of the public, scientists must be seen to be honest and neutral.
There we agree. However, the SMC as a 'messaging' body has no part to play in that, particularly when one looks down the list of its board members. There are just one or two too many people on that list who will sully any message that the SMC tries to propagate.