NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

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"Is Neil Woodford implying Linda is a crook?"

Neil Woodford responded in a defensive manner to a laundry list of allegations against NWBO, written by an anonymous source. We don't know if his intent in asking for investigation was to nail NWBO, LP, or simply clear up the matter. In fact, the only statements by Woodford indicate that he felt this would likely prove to not be a large issue. He may have felt that the most likely outcome of the investigation would be to clear NWBO. He may still feel that way.

But feelings are secondary here in my opinion. The Phase V article was very pursuasive, if not accurate, and he responded in a normal manner, asking for investigation that might help protect his investment in the long run, and showed action rather than inaction, in the short run. LP decided to not trust his team after finding members that likely had unstated motives to get access to internal information that they definitely should not have access to. The assumption is that Niel Woodford is angry about LP rejecting his proposed team for investigation. We don't know that. The reveal of these improper people on Woodford or Ondra's team was real. He may fully understand LP's response. He may feel bad that he did not check these people out thoroughly enough.