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[Ian Mason]

On 15 May 2007, at 09:59, David Hansen wrote:

> On 15 May 2007 at 15:40, Ian G Batten wrote:
>
>> Well, it had the approval of all the Royal Colleges and the BMA.  It
>> sounds like the profession needs to consider how well its
>> representatives represent  it.
>
> The BMA certainly has a number of great flaws in its systems. It threw
> out a well thought out, evidence based, policy on cycle helmets in
> favour of one "thought" out by the helmet lobby. This "decision" was
> reached after a very short "debate" (five minutes or so) at the end of
> a conference. I consider them to be quacks.

Don't forget that the BMA is also in the bizarre situation of being both
the regulator of and union for doctors at the same time.