David Rose, writing in the Mail on Sunday, has penned a long feature on the temperature slowdown and what this implies about UK energy policy. I don't know about you, but the Mail on Sunday's willingness to publish science-heavy articles of this kind really should be celebrated.
There are plenty of scientific big-hitters in there too: the article features quotes by Judy Curry, Myles Allen, James Annan and Piers Forster, so one would think that it would be hard for anyone to dispute that Rose is presenting a legitimate view of the science. However, the reaction from sci-blogger (and occasional Guardian writer) Martin Robbins seems to suggest not:
Wow - the Mail on Sunday have gone into full on bat-shit-crazy conspiracy theory mode… pic.twitter.com/YW2dPyNpTK
Whoever David Rose is, his interpretation of that graph is illiterate. Either it's a deliberate lie, or he's barely capable of functioning.
I've asked Robbins to expand on why he thinks the interpretation is illiterate and what conspiracy theory Rose is putting forward.
No reply as yet. Hmm.