Hard to say anything that might not upset the lawyers when it comes to the
case of poor Raj Persaud. Many may even think it in bad taste were I to
dredge up my old quip of Raj Perpseud.
I wonder, though, if the poor soul has been skewered in a way that simply
would not apply to other PESTs, those not governed by the rules of a Royal
College of something or other.
Many is the time that I have reported ideas without attribution. Then again,
my faith in my ability to craft better words than the average "boffin" is
such that I would never lift large globs of text.
Indeed, quoting is a great way to highlight crap writing. Maybe Dr Raj would
have escaped censure had he been heavier in his own rewriting. Or could it
be the other way round? "Mess with my words and I'll sue."
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Michael Kenward OBE / Phone: +44 (0)1444 401064
Science Writer & Stuff / Have words will travel
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