Andrew Miller, the Chairman of the Commons Science and Technology Committee has written to the BBC to complain about sceptics being given airtime.
The BBC has come under fire from the chairman of an influential committee of MPs for favouring climate change sceptics in its coverage – and, according to documents seen by the Guardian, replied by saying that putting forward opinions not backed by science is part of its role.
That has enraged MPs further. Andrew Miller, chair of the science and technology committee, told the Guardian: "At a time when poor editorial decisions have dented trust in the BBC, the organisation should be taking much greater care over the accuracy of its reporting – especially in the area of science where misreporting can cause disastrous results, as the MMR media scare has shown."
He seems particularly incensed over Andrew Neil's pressing of Ed Davey a few months ago.
It's not clear if this letter was written in his capacity as chairman of the committee or simply as a run-of-the-mill MP, but it does throw a certain light on the Committee's whitewashing of Climategate under Miller's leadership.