Simon Singh: Beware the Spinal Trap

... by Martin
Sense About Science, on behalf of the Singh campaign, have asked various bloggers around the world to take part in a mass posting of Simon Singh's 2008 Guardian article "Beware of the Spinal Tap" - the subject of an ongoing libel case instigated by the British...
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CAM Newsround: Singh-BCA and Tredinnick

... by James Cole
My Twitter feed has been full of tweets today regarding the Simon Singh / British Chiropractic Association case and a remarkable press release issued by the BCA, but there have also been several mentions of an MP named David Tredinnick.
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Singh Case Puts Chiropractors Under Siege

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 19:47

As the British Chiropractic Association's battle with Simon Singh continues to work its way through the legal system, chiropractors are counting the fincancial costs of a major backlash resulting from a libel action that has left the Lord Chief Justice "baffled". What was originally a dispute between the BCA and one science writer over free speech has become a brutally effective campaign to reform an entire industry.

A staggering one in four chiropractors in Britain are now under investigation for allegedly making misleading claims in advertisements, according to figures revealed by the General Chiropractic Council.

Continue reading at The Guardian!

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The Pod Delusion #23

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 09:57
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British Chiropractic Association Give Statement on Singh Libel Hearing

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 20:03

I'll be filing a piece for The Guardian tomorrow (Edit: now appearing Monday) on the latest developments surrounding Simon Singh's judge-baffling libel case. In the meantime, I've been approaching various people for comment, and I've managed to get a statement from the BCA. Here it is in it's full, informative glory, followed by my own in-depth analysis.

"Thanks for your email and request for interview and comment. The BCA is currently not providing any comment but as matters progress this might change and if it does we'll contact you. Sorry we can't help at this time."

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The Pod Delusion #15 2009 Awards

Sat, 01/02/2010 - 14:19
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Campaign for Libel Reform

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 21:57
Simon Singh & Dara O BriainYesterday a merry band of celebrities, journalists, lawyers, assorted press and bloggers joined representatives of of English PEN, Index on Censorship and Sense About Science at the Law Society to launch the Campaign for Libel Reform.

Their recent ‘Free Speech Is Not For Sale’ has provoked a welcome response from Jack Straw who has set up a group to respond to it. He, like many in the Conservative and Lib-Dem parties, seems to now be amenable to change in English libel laws. Evan Harris MP said: “There are reasons to be encouraged … there’s a kind of moment around the issue of free speech”.

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The Pod Delusion #12

Sat, 12/05/2009 - 22:05

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CAM Newsround: Singh-BCA and Tredinnick

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 17:10

My Twitter feed has been full of tweets today regarding the Simon Singh / British Chiropractic Association case and a remarkable press release issued by the BCA, but there have also been several mentions of an MP named David Tredinnick.

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Simon Singh wins the right to a full appeal: UPDATED

Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:06

Simon Singh was granted the right to a full appeal at the Courts of Justice this morning by the presiding Judge, Justice Laws, in the on-going libel case started by the British Chiropractors Association.

The judge overturned the original judgment by Justice Eady on Simon's use of the word 'bogus' in a Guardian article to describe claims by chiropractors to treat certain childhood illnesses. He said that there was no question of the good faith of the appellant (Simon) who wrote what he honestly believed with the purpose of serving the public interest. [Edit: 'overturned' is not the strict legal term here, see Jack of Kent for the lawyer's version]

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Simon Singh: Beware the Spinal Trap

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:50

Sense About Science, on behalf of the Singh campaign, have asked various bloggers around the world to take part in a mass posting of Simon Singh's 2008 Guardian article "Beware of the Spinal Tap" - the subject of an ongoing libel case instigated by the British Chiropractic Association. Since I'm always willing to inflict more misery on the BCA - whose lawsuit has done for the chiropractic profession's reputation what a faulty temperature dial and absent-mindedness did to my pizza earlier tonight - here it is.

BEWARE THE SPINAL TRAP

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"We don't regulate clinics or companies": The GCC Respond to my BCA Complaint

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 16:32

Yesterday I highlighted the fact that the BCA misrepresented the findings of a Cochrane Collaboration meta-study in their press release detailing the evidence for the efficacy of chiropractic in dealing with various childhood illnesses. I say evidence, but I actually mean 'evidence', in the same sense that Britain's Got Talent is a 'talent' show. Anyway, with this being quite a serious matter I thought I'd refer it to Britain's top chiropractic regulators, the GCC.

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