Evidence: Government Policy and Homeopathy
The Science and Technology Select Committee’s report [PDF] on homeopathy and the accompanying press release are rather critical of some of the individuals and groups referred to in the report. Here is just a sample of the targets for criticism: Read the rest of this entry »
ASBOs – Are They Fair and Do Antisocial Children Have Cortisol Deficiency?
As I was telling someone in a bar in Leeds a while ago, an ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order) could be a very handy way of locking someone up without all that old-fashioned fuss about them having a fair trial. Once I was sober (and parted from the game of Guess Who[1] that had been unaccountably left at the table we were sitting at), I thought that this may be something worth writing about. But first I thought I’d better check my facts. How easy is it to get an ASBO, followed by a jail sentence? Read the rest of this entry »
DOH Email On CAM
Via Improbable Science, I was made aware of a piece in the Times where Alice Miles recommended writing to Ben Bradshaw Read the rest of this entry »
How Smart Are Politicians?
Not very smart at all if David Tredinnick is anything go go by. I wrote about him speaking on homeopathy back in February and today I noticed a link on the Improbable Science miniblog to an old speech he gave [see first link for full debate]. His opening remarks included this gem: “Regrettably, the availability of complementary therapies on the health service has declined since primary care groups and primary care trusts came into being.” Read the rest of this entry »
Aspects of Skunkabis
A new word has recently been coined on the TDPF blog: Skunkabis. Read the rest of this entry »
Blasphemy – A Victimless Crime
There was an interesting editorial piece in the print edition of The Guardian yesterday on the UK blasphemy laws. Online today, the Guardian has a CiF piece titled “Is Nothing Sacred?”. Read the rest of this entry »
