Robert Winston
Physician, Television Personality, and Academic
Gordon Brown: I overruled drugs advisers to avoid sending mixed messages to the young...danger of taking ecstasy to that of horse riding. Among the academics who attacked his sacking was Labour peer Lord Winston, professor of science and society at Imperial College London. He said: 'I think that if governments appoint expert... In this article: Cannabis, Gordon Brown, Alan Johnson, Climate change, Imperial College London, Robin Murray, and Chris Grayling |
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BBC News | November 01, 2009
Government drugs adviser resigns
...the government on political decisions". But Labour peer Lord Robert Winston told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend he was "very surprised and disappointed" by Mr Johnson's actions. He warned that the government would be ignored...
In this article: Alan Johnson, Cannabis, Forensic Science Service, E mail, Nuclear safety, Imperial College London, and Misuse of Drugs Act
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scotsman.com - Politics | November 01, 2009
Two more drug experts quit in row over sacked professor
...they have done." The government was also criticised by Labour peer Lord Winston, who said he agreed with Prof Nutt's scientific opinion on cannabis and was "very surprised and disappointed" by Mr Johnson's actions. He said: "If...
In this article: Alan Johnson, Cannabis, Forensic Science Service, E mail, Misuse of Drugs Act, Nicotine, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Labour, and Lord Winston
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Independent.ie | November 01, 2009
Nicholas Leonard: Brown faces a new battle with discord in Labour's ranks
...Advisory Council, resigned in protest at Nutt being denied 'freedom of expression' and a top Labour-supporting peer and scientist, Robert Winston, said the sacking showed "a rather poor understanding of the value of science". It is easy to...
In this article: Gordon Brown, David Miliband, Peter Mandelson, Tony Blair, Labour, Peter Kilfoyle, European Union, Cannabis, and Ed Balls
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 01, 2009
Drug expert quits panel over sacking of David Nutt
...treatment of Professor Nutt, claiming it showed a lack of scientific understanding. Lord Winston warned that the Government would be ignored if it gave advice to the public that did not take account of scientists' opinions and said Prof...
In this article: Alan Johnson, Forensic Science Service, Imperial College London, and BBC Radio 4
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Times Online | June 18, 2009
Sir Alan Sugar agrees deal with BBC to stay at The Apprentice
...Lord Bragg and Lord Winston. " Robert Winston, the medic, is a Labour peer. He makes lots of programmes for the BBC about health, filmed in NHS hospitals. Why has no one ever complained about this? wheeler, shanghai, Stephen...
In this article: Alan Sugar, BBC, Labour Party, Gordon Brown, Tories, and House of Lords
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Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston, FMedSci, FRSA, FRCP, FRCOG (born 15 July 1940) is a British medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and he is also a politician who sits on the Labour Party benches in the House of Lords and takes the government whip.
- Birth Date:
- July 15, 1940
- Nationality:
- British
- University Attended:
- The London Hospital Medical College, University of London
- Occupation:
- surgeon, scientist, television presenter and politician
- Political party:
- Labour
- Website:
- http://www.robertwinston.org
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