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Protecting future ‘Baby Glorias’ from Homeopathic Beliefs

28th September, 2009 Andy L 18

As I write this, two married Australian homeopaths are spending their first nights in gaol as they begin prison sentences for six and four years […]

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Homeopaths: Do You Really Want Statutory Regulation?

29th July, 2009 Andy L 11

This is an open letter to all homeopaths in the UK. It has been a bit of a surprise to me to learn that the […]

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Nutritional Therapists Fail to Join Ofquack

20th April, 2009 Andy L 20

The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, Ofquack, is having an appalling start to its life. Needing 10,000 people to join its register in the first […]

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The Failure of Openness at Ofquack

6th April, 2009 Andy L 12

I was going to call this post “The Failure of IT at Ofquack”, but I think the failure is a little deeper than computers. The […]

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Will the Government Bail Out Ofquack?

23rd March, 2009 Andy L 17

It does not take a lot of analysis to realise that the newly formed Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council is going to be in a […]

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Prince Charles’ Ofquack is a Dead Duck

7th January, 2008 Andy L 20

Prince Charles’ Foundation for Integrated Health and its new regulatory quango, the Natural Healthcare Council (or Ofquack, as it is bound to become known), is […]

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What Every Parent Should Know About Steiner-Waldorf Schools

2nd November, 2012 483

You may know my feelings about Steiner/Waldorf Schools*. Most importantly, that prospective parents are not being told about the occult foundations of the Steiner philosophy. […]

What Doctors Don’t Tell You – A Publishing Sensation

4th October, 2012 336

Hot on the heels of the new killer magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You we are seeing an explosion of new titles trying to mimic […]

Why is Homeopathy Successful?

13th January, 2012 224

Just before Christmas, Lia Burkeman and Stephanie Kramer, wrote an article for Urban Times that asked the question, “Homeopathy: Can it be a Success Story?” To […]

On the The Reckless Physicking of Amateur Females.

16th November, 2010 35

It would appear to be important for homeopaths to show how the rich, blue blooded and famous are supporters of homeopathy. One might suggest that […]

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The Futility of Finding Physical Explanations for Homeopathy

10th October, 2010 52

From the very first decades of homeopathy’s existence in the early 19th Century, mainstream scientists have dismissed its claims for one simple reason: the extremely […]

Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 1

14th April, 2024 28

It has now been just little under a week since the publication of the long anticipated NHS independent review of gender identity services for children […]

Brighton Sceptics and the Reece’s Pieces

22nd November, 2023 0

from the twitter thread. Let me tell you about “Reece’s Pieces”. So, Brighton Skeptics were to hold a talk in January between Hannah Barnes and […]

The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II

22nd March, 2023 17

Apologies for the delay on publshing Part II. The weight of muddle proved too much for me at times! But I thought I must publish […]

The Muddling of the American Mind: Part I

23rd July, 2022 76

In a recent blog post on the web site Science Based Medicine, Steven Novella asks the question “What does the science actually say about biological […]

On the Sex Deracination Gambit

19th July, 2021 19

Prospect Magazine is an “intellectuals’” magazine in the UK covering arts, society, science and politics. Their Summer issue contains an essay by journalist Angela Saini […]

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