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Perhaps it is unfair to quote out of context. But 'Most social policy consists of uncontrolled experimentation' is the first line of a summary of a talk Ann Oakley is giving THIS EVENING at Manchester Statistical Society (1745 CIS Building, Miller St. Tel 0161 837 4011 if you want to get in). Ann Oakley is talking on Evidence-informed Policy and Practice. But I wonder if other people see social policy as uncontrolled experimentation? Does not this label imply a social engineering stance? Ray Thomas, Social Sciences, Open University Tel: 01908 679081 Fax 01908 550401 Email: [log in to unmask] 35 Passmore, Milton Keynes MK6 3DY