Letter: Political lies
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I am a retired pathologist who issued reports that were central to the management of the patient. Inevitably, sometimes I made mistakes, and I admitted them. Had I shown the same degree of honesty as politicians, distorting facts, purveying half-truths and never admitting that I was wrong, I would no longer be on the Medical Register and might well be in prison.
W K Cowan
Newcastle upon Tyne
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