text: In CRU??s evidence to Muir Russell, Briffa, with his characteristic inconsistency, contradicted his earlier statement that they had not ???considered?? the possibility of additional data. Not only did he contradict this earlier statement, he stated that the original intention and objective of the Briffa et al 2008 article was to produce an integrated Polar Urals/Yamal series (along the lines that Climate Audit had wondered about), and that this objective was not pursued only because it was felt that this work could not be completed in time: