Articles by Andy L

This perfect little piece of quack conspiratorial thinking comes from a homeopathy discussion forum. For all to see, is the Great Skeptic Scheme exposed. All I can say is that it is an honour to have my name in this list as an “harbinger of corpor…

This is essential viewing. Available for a few days more on BBC iPlayer, this Week In Week Out investigation shows how the University of Wales validates a huge range of colleges, both in the UK and abroad, to provides its degrees. These colleges r…

Let me tell you a few stories about how I have nearly stopped blogging. Some of these stories you may know; others I have not […]

This week in the New Statesman Magazine, an article by Edzard Ernst will be appearing that responds to a dreadfully misleading advert by the homeopathic charity HMC21. Ernst will say, I was shocked by an advertisement in the accompanying supplemen…

The quite extensive Patrick Holford promotion stand in WH Smith has been altered. Can you spot the difference?

The Persistence of Delusion When? Thursday, October 21 at 8:00PMDownload iCalendar file (e.g. import to Outlook or Google Calendar) Where?The Bongo Club37 Holyrood RoadEdinburghEH8 8BA Who?Andy LewisWhat’s the talk about? The late eighteenth centu…

Misinformation about complementary and alternative therapies is rifeon the Internet, in newspapers and magazines and on the high street and this misinformation misleads the public. It is particularlyimportant that the public have accurate informat…

After yesterdays complaint to the ASA regarding this ad, a complaint to the Society of Homeopaths really ought to be the only thing a concerned citizen could do. William Alderson is Chair and Treasurer of HMC21. He is also a Director of the Societ…