British Chiropractic Association

Swan-Song For #Libelreform? Ariane Sherine Sings ‘The Simon Singh Song”

by podblack on March 31, 2010

As you know it’s all happening on Twitter, all of the time. Minister for Parliment in the UK Tom Watson apparently tweeted the following (pictured). Naturally he’s then faced with a flurry of questions in regards to what exactly that statement means (‘proposals won’t work’? Is ‘in favour of reform’? Explain!). In addition, Watson has [...]

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Update On Simon Singh Libel Case Vs The British Chiropractic Association

by podblack on February 24, 2010

You should also check out Crispian Jago’s account at the Science, Reason and Critical Thinking blog and Jack Of Kent’s site at ‘A Good Day in Court’, with first-hand-accounts of what happened. From www.senseaboutscience.org: Simon Singh’s libel case v the BCA was at the Court of Appeal today in front of three of the most [...]

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Engage With Libel Law In The UK – Dara O’Briain And Jack Of Kent

by podblack on December 10, 2009

BBC News – Comic Dara O’Briain says libel laws ‘quash dissent’ Libel laws in England and Wales are being used to bully people into silence and quash dissent, campaigners including comic Dara O’Briain claim. O’Briain told the Law Society he backed calls to reform the “ridiculous system” that was attracting “libel tourists”. The Mock the [...]

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Singh Case Continues With (Yet) Unexplained BCA Press Release

by podblack on October 15, 2009

Jack Of Kent – In an incredible press release published either yesterday or earlier today, the British Chiropractic Association made the serious and completely groundless accusation that Simon Singh had been motivated by malice in writing his original article…

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Simon Singh Censored – Reprint Of Beware The Spinal Trap

by podblack on July 29, 2009

From www.senseaboutscience.org On 28th July a number of magazines and websites are going to be publishing Simon Singh’s Guardian article on chiropractic from April 2008, with the libelous part removed. They are reprinting it, following the lead of Wilson da Silva at COSMOS magazine, because they think the public should have access to the evidence [...]

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Bloggers Behind Simon Singh – Where The News Is At

by podblack on August 19, 2008

My fellow Translucent Science bloggers, who have long been keeping a keen eye on the Dore developments whilst I’ve been busy travelling for research purposes, have all the buzz for you on what’s going on with the British Chiropractic Association vs Simon Singh. But first – there’s a brand new review out in the Wall [...]

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