Can you trust the science?

We're frequently told to "trust the science". That scientists have got it all worked out, know what's best and always have open minds for any better ideas or legitimate criticisms of the currently-accepted theories.

THIS IS A LIE

We are also frequently told that "far right" (in Britain, this means "you want them to sell king-size Yorkies at the checkouts again") types know nothing about science. They are not only scientifically illiterate, but are, in fact, entirely illiterate, should definitely be denied the vote, and shouldn't really be classified as "life" at all. Of course any "far right" (in Britain, this means "you are older than 25, and have a functioning memory") opinions on science have no basis in fact, and can be ignored and rejected as a matter of course. Science is interested in following sensible rules, in keeping an open mind and in kindness, gentleness and empathy^tm.

THIS IS ALSO A LIE

In the 19th century, it was said, among the upper classes, that you could judge people by how they treated the help. Well I've been "the help" at one of Britain's most august institutions of learning and research. I don't know much about the veracity of "far right" scientific ideas, but I do know scientists are a profoundly arrogant, closed-minded, selfish, ignorant and mind-bogglingly lazy bunch. And, I have the receipts, which I will be posting up here on a month-by-month basis. If this is how they treat clear and basic safety and environmental policies, just how secure are those theories we're being told to trust?

Of course, a lot of these pictures aren't going to make a great deal of sense without context, so I'll provide it where necessary. Also, even the newest are about 10 years old as I write this. You never know, things might have got better since! (They haven't). I was originally posting these on a blog, but privated the posts until I quit, then just plain forgot to re-enable them. I later had to close that hosting account, so lost them. So, it's time for a re-write. In a few cases, I can't remember what the problem was, so I'll have to skip over those pictures.

Also, this page will be very repetitive, because the same shit kept happening over and over again, and it didn't matter how many times they were told.

Note: As I took the pictures a decade or more ago, they're scattered around obscure files on old external drives. This means I might find new ones and make "older" entries later on. Also some months only have one or two pictures, so they'll get combined.

Jun - Aug 2012

October 2012

Jan - Feb 2013

Mar - Apr 2013

May 2013

June 2013

July 2013

August 2013

September 2013

October 2013

November 2013