The reader might at this point consult Harold's
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2025 10:34 am
As far as I could judge, he had little hesitation in using the same tricks he disliked in others; for example, when chairman of Freedom to Care, the story of the bust-up with Dick van Steenis [99K] was never released to the mere members. This organisation also was involved with child abuse victims, but seemed just as much, if not more, concerned with damage to the careers of whistle-blowers. Again, nothing like the full story ever emerged. (I was impressed, not that it was any of my business, with his tricky financial condition; he would do GP locum work, and show visiting Americans around medical establishments. He toyed with the idea of writing thrillers, which I suspect will remain unpublished.
Harold is a cousin of the late Chaim Herzog
Twice president of Israel, and author of something like a web dataset neo-fascist recent autobiography; Harold told me he was one of the first people in Auschwitz, though in fact Harold's memory was wrong. I was moved once to contact the Israeli Embassy, worried at the spectacle of an original researcher in trouble, though I never told Harold. Naturally the stupid fuckers did nothing.) piece 'What Price Intellectual Honesty?' [77K] which I edited and put into HTML format for him. This is a short version of what might have been a long intellectual autobiography. Unfortunately, many names are omitted and many judgements avoid forthrightness.McIlwain..
Honour in AcademiMy best guess at
What will happen is that his ideas will be appropriated without credit, and the years of waste, and those responsible, hushed up. I'm reminded of an account of Thomas Hodgkin, discoverer of his eponymous disease, who was a contemporary of Addison and Bright. At Guys Hospital the latter were commemorated with statues, whereas Hodgkin had no memorial. According to his biographer, Rose, the reason was that Hodgkin was outspoken on aboriginal rights and other moral issues. I believe he now has something like a cupboard named for him.
Harold is a cousin of the late Chaim Herzog
Twice president of Israel, and author of something like a web dataset neo-fascist recent autobiography; Harold told me he was one of the first people in Auschwitz, though in fact Harold's memory was wrong. I was moved once to contact the Israeli Embassy, worried at the spectacle of an original researcher in trouble, though I never told Harold. Naturally the stupid fuckers did nothing.) piece 'What Price Intellectual Honesty?' [77K] which I edited and put into HTML format for him. This is a short version of what might have been a long intellectual autobiography. Unfortunately, many names are omitted and many judgements avoid forthrightness.McIlwain..
Honour in AcademiMy best guess at
What will happen is that his ideas will be appropriated without credit, and the years of waste, and those responsible, hushed up. I'm reminded of an account of Thomas Hodgkin, discoverer of his eponymous disease, who was a contemporary of Addison and Bright. At Guys Hospital the latter were commemorated with statues, whereas Hodgkin had no memorial. According to his biographer, Rose, the reason was that Hodgkin was outspoken on aboriginal rights and other moral issues. I believe he now has something like a cupboard named for him.