Archive for ben goldacre
Bits of election fun you may have missed
The best leaflet correction so far; you’ve got to love the biro work.
Phil Willis shows his moves (but just skip over 1 min 48 sec, ok?).
Ben Goldacre edges close to saying “Vote Lib Dem” here and here.
Esther Rantzen takes to removing Liberal Democrat posters in Luton South.
Not heard the David Cameron song? Hear it here. (Hat [...]
Ben Goldacre's verdict on the Digital Economy Bill #debill
Via Twitter, Ben Goldacre says: Cldnt vote Lab or Con now. #DEBill isn’t the most important issue, but like magic beans, its a revealing indicator http://short.to/23hp5 Well Ben, given The Guardian’s report of the debate perhaps I can make a suggestion about who to vote for… Weirdly, it’s the Lib Dems who are being the opposition in [...]
The Saturday Debate: what’s wrong with treatments that act like placebos?
Here’s your starter for ten as we continue our new Saturday slot posing a view for debate:
In the lively discussion about homeopathy and placebos following an earlier op-ed piece several people made comments about treatments which rely purely on the placebo effect such as: “If a placebo works and is safe and cheap, why on [...]
Cervical cancer jab: how the Express got it wrong, wrong, wrong
Ben Goldacre has a thorough demolition job of the Express’s recent scare story about the cervical cancer vaccine. The Express didn’t just get one fact wrong; the Express got every key statement on its front page wrong. PS If you are looking for reliable information, the official NHS page about the cervical cancer jab is a good [...]
“Some of the Greens’ proposals are staggeringly extreme”
That’s the verdict of Mark Henderson in The Times, after taking a look at their attitude towards science:
Two examples stand out. It wants to ban all experiments on embryos, including those designed to improve fertility treatment as well as embryonic stem cell work. And its policies on alternative medicine are the height of naivety. The [...]
