"Mike Clark" wrote in message
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I think you are missing the point. It is not just a question of free
speech, and it is not just a question of speaking for an employer or
not. The important fact is that an academic can declare an affiliation
to an academic institution, yet still speak with academic freedom and
express views that should not be considered as the expressed opinions of
the institution. I find it insidious that you think that an academic
should hide their affiliation from public scrutiny.


Mike URL:http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~mrc7/

Pete, Angus and other animal rightists who enjoy disrupting conservation
and farming discussion groups seem to want this, and go to some lengths to
achieve it, in order to create the impression that those who disagree with
them have no credibility, i.e. anyone that doesn't support AR ideals is an
unemployable waste of space. Ironic don't you think?

Very sad though, since not everyone has the same freedom, or the thick
skin, and the behaviour of the AR thugs has certainly removed most
contributions to uk.environment.conservation from those working for
conservation organisations. Or "fake conservationists" as the ARists
choose to call them.

Michael Saunby