Comments on: Talks over science adviser’s disputed PhD continuing http://www.gavinsblog.com/2005/11/15/talks-over-science-advisers-disputed-phd-continuing/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony Allwright http://www.gavinsblog.com/2005/11/15/talks-over-science-advisers-disputed-phd-continuing/comment-page-1/#comment-70818 Tony Allwright Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:00:22 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=2506#comment-70818 1800 hrs Tue 11/11 Breaking news. He's gone. He's history. Fired ignominiously. Good riddance. He should have followed my (unpublished) Irish Times advice and jumped before being pushed and so preserved a shred of personal dignity. 1800 hrs Tue 11/11 Breaking news.

He’s gone. He’s history. Fired ignominiously. Good riddance.

He should have followed my (unpublished) Irish Times advice and jumped before being pushed and so preserved a shred of personal dignity.

]]> By: Tony Allwright http://www.gavinsblog.com/2005/11/15/talks-over-science-advisers-disputed-phd-continuing/comment-page-1/#comment-70811 Tony Allwright Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:26:42 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=2506#comment-70811 Here's my letter that the Irish Times chose not to publish (I think I'm blacklisted again for some unknown offence - unlike your uncle!). <i>10 November 2005 Madam, <b>"Dr" Barry McSweeney</b> In defense of his, er, unusual PhD, "Dr" Barry McSweeney, in his first substantive media interview about the source of his doctoral degree, says "I value the contents of the PhD and that is why I use the PhD ... It would be so sad if I couldn't continue over a decision I made in 1992." (Ireland, November 10th). But the Government's chief science adviser is being castigated not for his decision to obtain a "PhD" from Pacific Western "University" in 1992, but for his continued flaunting of it in 2004/5. To regain his honour, he should resign from his current position, and then re-apply when it is advertised. Yours etc, Tony Allwright</i> Here’s my letter that the Irish Times chose not to publish (I think I’m blacklisted again for some unknown offence – unlike your uncle!).

10 November 2005

Madam,

“Dr” Barry McSweeney

In defense of his, er, unusual PhD, “Dr” Barry McSweeney, in his first substantive media interview about the source of his doctoral degree, says “I value the contents of the PhD and that is why I use the PhD … It would
be so sad if I couldn’t continue over a decision I made in 1992.” (Ireland, November 10th).

But the Government’s chief science adviser is being castigated not for his decision to obtain a “PhD” from Pacific Western “University” in 1992, but for his continued flaunting of it in 2004/5.

To regain his honour, he should resign from his current position, and then re-apply when it is advertised.

Yours etc,

Tony Allwright

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