ABSTRACT
The testimony of Ann and Alan Clarke, linked, quite early, with that of Dr. Michael McAskie, is perhaps the strangest testimony of all in the entire case. Professor Alan Clarke, his wife Dr. Ann Clarke, and Dr. Michael McAskie of Hull University, say: "An attempt is being made to whitewash Sir Cyril Burt. The Clarkes were saying that Burt had written articles on their behalf, that they had seen and approved them that Burt had subsequently changed them without their further consultation in such a way as to be misleading, and that Burt had then published them under the Clarkes' names. Burt was accused of "deception, fraud, and irregular conduct over many years." The trio was quick to respond with many criticisms, among which the famous articles were mentioned again. The Clarkes, however, seem to have had no difficulty in believing themselves in so lofty a position of superiority and authority as to be able to deliver such a judgment.
