There's a whole lot more stuff about Southall and Meadow that could come out. It's hard to understand precisely what was motivating them. Initially, they probably did have good intentions. But in their cases, power most definitely corrupted.
It is also not true that there is not much money in this type of work. Medical expert witnesses make very good money - particularly if a case goes to court.
You know - if you don't like the heat, get out of the fire. IF these medical professionals had been thoroughly professional, had followed the guidelines, protocols and ethics, they WOULD NOT have come to grief. Or, if they had, justice would have prevailed.
I think Meadow was quite lucky to have successfully appealed against being struck off. I think he found a toady judge who was prepared to massage his ego and overlook his very poor evidence in court.
Meadow's appallingly inaccurate and insensitive statistical comments, comparing SIDS odds with Grand National winners, spoke volumes about his pomposity, use of "evidence" and lack of humanity.
Really, children are so much better off without him, ditto Southall. They did give the medical profession a bad name, which is why they were struck off.
According to the GMC, Southall has "deep-seated attitudinal problems". I would go further and say Southall's behaviour was psychopathic.
What is really scary is how powerful they were, for so long, and have they have been and continue to be protected by those in authority (especially the Royal College). It is also odious in the extreme that they have pleaded the victim status when they themselves have been instrumental in wrongful convictions and splitting up families, not to mention wrongful diagnoses leading to serious untreated illnesses in children.
This is not "in the interests of the child".