The Times has published an apology to one of the scientists cited, Clive Bates, the former head of Action on Smoking and Health.
On March 30th the head of Action for Children, a charity, set out the conclusions of a review she led, at the government's behest, of the rules governing early-years education.
"It's very alarming that Mr Crosby now has the ear of the prime minister while the government is still trying to make its mind up whether to bring in such a law," said Deborah Arnott, head of Action on Smoking and Health (Ash).
Barb Bradley, the head of Action For Children in North Carolina, a nonprofit group, called Cleveland's contention "patently false".
Didier Piard, head of social action at the French Red Cross, is worried too.
On the network today - Stephen Hill, head of social action at the BeatBullying Group, offers his top tips for using social networking to engage volunteers.
"We were not treated well," said Henry Ramos, the head of Democratic Action, a social democratic party that, along with the Christian Democrats, dominated Venezuelan politics during the second half of the 20th century.
"People come [to the city] to find economic opportunity, modern amenities, access to education and to make a shift from working in agriculture to working in the service industry," says Shirish Singh, head of Practical Action's urban water, sanitation and waste programme in south Asia.
Daniel Singleton, head of Faith Action, which has offered the programme to about 2,400 migrants and refugees in 30 hubs around Britain over the past 18 months, says the government's £45m cut in the Esol budget makes no sense given the imminent arrival of the refugees.
These things massively block economic development, and poor people in remote areas are continuing to suffer because of them," says Tekimiti Gilbert, head of mine action for the de-mining NGO Apopo.
These things massively block economic development, and poor people in remote areas are continuing to suffer because of them," says Tekimiti Gilbert, head of mine action for the demining NGO Apopo.
