In for the cull

摘要

The question of whether British farmers should be allowed to cull badgers, on the basis that the animals may help spread tuberculosis (TB) among cattle, is perhaps not the most momentous matter on which a government has sought scientific advice. But the mishandling of the issue by David King, the UK governments chief scientific adviser, is an example to governments of how not deal with such advice, once it has been solicited and received.