Libel Reform update: 3 years on

Background A couple of years back I attended a Skeptics in the Pub meeting in Holborn at which Dave Gorman and Prof Brian Cox came to support Simon Singh. He had been served a libel threat by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) for criticising claims from chiropractors about curing colic in babies and so on. …

Complementary Responsibilities

I've just stumbled upon this article via the Twitters. It's a blogpost by the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation about some complementary therapy workshops (by @drshaunholt) in New Zealand. I just want to take some bits from their post and add my own comments as it's raised an issue in my mind that maybe isn't condsidered …

Libel Reform is ongoing

Hello all. It's been a horrible week for free speech in the UK; look into Paul Chambers' #twitterjoketrial (and #iamspartacus!) for the main example. Sorry I do not have time to do a more personal take on this at the moment, but do read and pass this on because it's important and I'd love you …

A crash course in skeptical activism

Simon Perry, convenor of Leicester Skeptics, gave his talk at Westminster Skeptics on 12/7/10. After a rousing introduction from another super Simon, Mr Singh, we were given a run-through of the results of Mr Perry's desire to complain about things that deserve to be complained about; amongst them, the great Quacklash - read more about …

Simon Singh WIN!

They think it's all over... it is now! Plus other selected victory clichés. Edit: Simon blogs! BCA admits defeat - Ely Place news, INDEX on Censorship (including a timeline), the BHA, BBC News, Nature (lots of groan-worthy back/crack/spine puns on Twitter right now! Follow #SinghBCA) also le Canard Noir blogs (highly recommended). Implications of this …