Chris Heaton-Harris MP Resurrects Lord Saatchi’s Zombie Quacks’ Charter.
Lord Saatchi has been trying for a number of years now to introduce a law that would drive a coach and horses through well established […]
Disaster for British Homeopathic Association after Judicial Review fails over Provision of Homeopathy on NHS
Like many parts of the NHS, Lothian Health Board had recently made the sensible decision to stop funding homeopathy. It made this decision after an extensive […]
Professional Standards Authority Speaking at Quack Autism Conference.
Just what is Christine Braithwaite of the Professional Standards Authority doing speaking at a homeopaths’ conference on treating children with autism with sugar pills? The Society of […]
Libel Case: A Statement. Steve Paris & Angel Garden vs Andy Lewis & Melanie Byng
Three years ago, in February 2012, Angel Garden tried to leave a comment on my first post on Steiner Schools. That comment was held up […]
Theresa May Exempts Homeopathy from Farcical Psychoactive Substances Bill
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is to introduce new legislation banning any substance that might be considered a ‘legal high’. In her Psychoactive Substances Bill, any […]
Maurice Saatchi’s Zombie Quack Bill To Be Rushed Through Parliament.
Lord Saatchi’s so-called “Medical Innovation Bill” which has the aim of removing patient right’s to sue doctors if they use unproven treatments in ways that […]
Big Legal Blow for NHS Homeopathy
That the NHS spends money on homeopathy is a red flag to many thinking people. If the publicly funded health service is to operare efficiently […]
The Professional Standards Authority is a Threat to Public Health
The Professional Standards Authority has published a report about how it has performed with its Accredited Registers Programme. This scheme has been trying to provide […]
How to Get Bad Law That Nobody Supports Through Parliament
Let us imagine an ex-advertising man called Lord Scratchy. After, his old PR firm, Itchy and Scratchy helped the Tory party win elections, he has […]
Medical Innovation or Quackery?
One of the common marketing messages behind alternative medicine is that is represents true innovation in healthcare. Using one Prince Charles’ favourite words, it tries […]