Last March I asked, “Will the government bail out Ofquack?” when it was becoming very clear that the new government backed ‘regulator’ for pseudo-medical trades people (quacks) were running out of money fast. It looks like at about the time I was asking this, the CNHC were running cap in hand to the Department...
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Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - John Bradshaw: In Defense of Dogs August 4, 2011When: Wed 7 Sep 2011 18:30 to 20:30 UTC Where: Copa of Oxford 9 - 13 George Street Oxford OX1 2AU http://www.copaofoxford.co.uk/ We use the upstairs function room. To find it, go up the spiral staircase - then look for the door immediately opposite you. Go through, up another flight of stairs and you will find us. There is a bar up here and it should be ope […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Stephen Law: Believing Bullshit July 7, 2011When: Wed 13 Jul 2011 18:30 to 20:30 UTC Where: Copa of Oxford 9 - 13 George Street Oxford OX1 2AU http://www.copaofoxford.co.uk/ We use the upstairs function room. To find it, go up the spiral staircase - then look for the door immediately opposite you. Go through, up another flight of stairs and you will find us. There is a bar up here and it should be op […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Trystan Swale: Breaking the Crop Circle February 23, 2011When: Wed 10 Aug 2011 18:30 to 20:30 UTC Where: Copa of Oxford 9 - 13 George Street Oxford OX1 2AU http://www.copaofoxford.co.uk/ We use the upstairs function room. To find it, go up the spiral staircase - then look for the door immediately opposite you. Go through, up another flight of stairs and you will find us. There is a bar up here and it should be op […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Paula Kirby: Oxford Think Week February 2, 2011When: Wed 23 Feb 2011 20:00 to 22:00 UTC Where: Copa of Oxford 9 - 13 George Street Oxford OX1 2AU http://www.copaofoxford.co.uk/ Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Matt Parker: Clutching at Random Straws December 16, 2010When: Tue 8 Feb 2011 19:30 to 21:30 UTC Where: The Chequers Inn, Oxford 131a High Street Oxford OX1 4DH Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Professor David Colquhoun FRS: The corruption of science. December 10, 2010When: Wed 2 Mar 2011 19:30 to 21:30 UTC Where: Copa of Oxford 9 - 13 George Street Oxford OX1 2AU http://www.copaofoxford.co.uk/ Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Carl Heneghan: Ensuring safe and effective evidence for drugs. November 17, 2010When: Tue 14 Dec 2010 19:30 to 21:30 UTC Where: The Jericho Tavern 56 Walton Street, Jericho, Oxford, OX2 6AE Tel: 01865 311 775 Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Hayley Stevens: I'm a ghost hunter; get me out of here! October 31, 2010When: Tue 9 Nov 2010 19:30 to 21:30 UTC Where: The Chequers Inn, Oxford 131a High Street Oxford OX1 4DH Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Simon Perry : Skeptical Activism & The Quacklash August 10, 2010When: Tue 7 Sep 2010 18:30 to 20:30 UTC Where: The Chequers Inn, Oxford 131a High Street Oxford OX1 4DH Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
- SitP Oxford - Dr Ben Goldacre: Drug Company Bullshit August 2, 2010When: Tue 12 May 2009 17:30 to 19:30 UTC Where: The Chequers Inn, Oxford 131a High Street Oxford OX1 4DH Event Status: confirmed […]Oxford Skeptics in the Pub
Archive for June, 2009
Government bails out Ofquack as it rewrites old press release
Basic Alternative Medicine "Baffles Britons"
Many people in the UK are unable to identify the location of their major chakras, a study warns.
A team at the Institute of Magical Thinking found public understanding of basic alternative medicine has not improved since a similar survey was conducted 40 years ago.
Less than 50% of the more than 700 people surveyed...
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Toadying and Sycophancy
Of Lordly acquaintance you boast, And the Dukes that you dined with yestreen; Yet an insect’s an insect at most, Tho’ it crawl on the curl of a Queen!
Roburt Burns, The Toadeater
In the UK, those who wish to challenge the beliefs of alternative therapy...
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McTimoney Chiropractors told to take down their web sites
This letter has been issued from the McTimoney Association to all its members…
Date: 8 June 2009 09:12:18 BDT
Subject: FURTHER URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!
Dear Member
If you are reading this, we assume you have also read the urgent email we sent you last Friday. If you did not read it, READ IT VERY CAREFULLY NOW and...
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How the British Chiropractic Association Targets Children
The British Chiropractic Association do not appear to be too hot on evidence. Given that they are suing Simon Singh, a science writer, for saying that they promoted treatments for children’s ailments, such as asthma and colic, when there was no good evidence, you would have thought that they would have been quick to...
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Homeopathy Awareness Week, 14 – 21st June 2009
Are you a journalist or presenter looking for someone to discuss Homeopathy Awareness Week? Then please get in touch.
The Society of Homeopaths are promoting “Homeopathy – a natural approach for the symptoms of hay fever”
Did you know there is no convincing evidence that homeopathy can help with hayfever, or for any other condition?
Did you...
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The University of Wales is Responsible for Enabling Bogus* Chiropractic Claims to be Made
The Simon Singh/BCA libel case is having the unintended consequence of the media being full of reports of the strange beliefs of chiropractors. They are a cult like body of people and are demonstrating that they are unwilling to discuss matters of evidence but very happy to call their lawyers to get at their...
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Simon Singh to Appeal Bogus Decision
“The law has no place in scientific disputes”
Simon Singh is to appeal the absurd and astonishingly illiberal ruling made by Sir David Eady in the libel case brought about by the British Chiropractic Association. This is a brave decision by Simon, but an important one as there are issues at stake that go well...
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Chiropractic: A Joke
Apologies…
There were two doctors in a bar, spending the evening moaning about the current state of the NHS, government interference, hospital managers, crap IT, abusive patients, litigious patients, rotas, paperwork, overwork, lack of time with patients who need it – you get the picture.
The first says, “You know what? It has got to the...
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My Posterous Blog
- What Ever Happened to Liverpool Homeopathic Hospital? November 17, 2011Last year I asked the question, Are There Any Homeopathic Hospitals in the UK? In short, the answer was, "It is a myth that there are homeopathic hospitals in the UK. What we have are the tiny, vestigial remnants of Victorian Quackery in a few small clinics." Not so long ago, the Faculty of Homeopathy was boasting of five NHS Homeopathic Hospitals. […]
- Dana Ullman Begs for Money from Homeopaths September 14, 2011You know, I write my blog posts for nothing. I quite enjoy the act of writing and exploring the issues involved. Dana Ullman is though a shill for homeopaths. He does not practice homeopathy - he just wants to spread homeopathic propaganda in return for cash. There is no other pretty way of saying it. Friends, My newest article, "The Disinformation […]
- Didi Ananda Ruchira of Abha Light tells homeopaths how to cheat online polls August 31, 2011Currently, the Guardian is holding one of those daft online polls to see which side of the homeopathy debate can muster the most clickers...http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/poll/2011/aug/30/homeopathy-nhs Here is how one notorious AIDS and malaria quack is telling other homeopaths how to rig the poll...(Note the beautiful conspiracy thinking at the en […]
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