McCardle writes:
‘MAKING the right decisions on medical treatments depends on sound, unbiased scientific evidence on whether drugs work.It is interesting then, that in the past week two separate papers – in respected journals, the Lancet and BMJ – have highlighted shortfalls blighting the reliability of clinical trials and studies.’
She’s correct that, no news though, we can’t trust big pharma. It’s just a bit ironic, comical even, that she should be the one to criticise bias and conflict of interest given the agenda transparent in her writing and the regular misuse of evidence to produce reports critical of the SNP government. I’ve probably corrected more of her fibs than anyone other than Reporting Scotland Down’s Lisa Summers. Here are the most recent:
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
See The National is going to be doing a Fact Check page , hope you will contribute to it John , who better .
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I see RS is at it again SNP bad with Mlies Briges spouting his rubbish as usual,where is Hancock with the death of all this kids,a right shower of barstewards.
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Monica Lennon on Reporting Scotland tonight saying about the QUEH ‘scandal’ that while the SG had taken steps to address the issues more needed to be done. What was the ‘more’s she wanted: someone should be fired!!. Thus she reveals Labour’s only contribution – fire someone.
Meanwhile in Tory England NHS scandals involving appalling failures in treatment and service provision come thick and fast yet Mary a word from the Health Secretary even when one of the scandals is in his own constituency.
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The different standards of journalism between BBC Scotland and BBC England show the bias of the former to the utmost.
BBC England reports health failing without a politician to be seen—Health Minister or opposition.
BBC Scotland piles into the Scottish Health Secretary and gives airtime to ALL the opposition parties to do likewise—all without context or perspective.
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