Hope he's got something to substantiate this claim, I wasn't able to find anything after a brief search. Would hate to see it turn into one of those episodes where the one time someone publicly lashes out at these scumbags it turns out to be based on a falsehood, or can be made to look that way. You just know the denier crowd will be waiting to pounce on anything, and you'll never hear the end of it if the accusation isn't absolutely rock solid.

Also, if Packham was hoping to persuade with his 'something called science' comment, I'm afraid that ship has sailed, particularly since covid and 'trust the science'. Too many have experienced it as a put-down for it to carry any weight any more, and now it's just a culture war signifier and rhetorical cudgel. Wish it wasn't so, but there we have it...

cheers,
I