Mike,

Or, put another way, Ken, Stephen Bocking disagrees with them.

Indeed, but it's also rather consistent with my general impression, hence why I quoted it.

Simply quoting Bocking as "evidence" that Essex & McKittrick is wrong hardly advances the argument

Suggesting that I did so might indicate a lack of reading comprehension on your part. I've looked at two of McKitrick's papers now. They've both been particularly poor. That doesn't even include the one where he confused radians and degrees.