Melissa Kamins, who worked with Dr. Dweck, discovered that children who primarily receive personal praise ("how smart you are") ratherthan kudos for their efforts are more likely to develop fixed views of intelligence.
He was selective in the bits of the Thatcherite agenda he chose to praise - specifically her vision of the "good society" ratherthan the "no such thing as society" comment - which might not reassure all on the right of his party.
And ratherthan suggesting it was folly for AstraZeneca to support this study, they should receive public praise and encouragement for taking a risk and putting the key question about the marginal benefit of their product on the table.