UPDATE: What the Liberal Democrat position on homeopathy IS

Since I previously wrote about what it was, and then wasn’t, I feel it is encumbant on me to include here what the official line on homeopathy now is: A recent report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee examined the provision of homeopathy through the NHS and called for funding by the… Continue reading UPDATE: What the Liberal Democrat position on homeopathy IS

What the Lib Dem policy on homeopathy is not

I got two rather bemusing emails today. The first was the party’s official line on what our reaction to the Science and Technology Select Committee’s report on homeopathy is. The second one was to inform me that, five hours later, it has been rescinded. I can see why. The line (and this is not a… Continue reading What the Lib Dem policy on homeopathy is not

Homeophobia? I am not a scientist but…

Article slightly amended from first version – woke up this morning to realised I’d forgotten to make a point. Rustum Roy writes a belated rebuttal of Ben Goldacre’s diatribe about homeopathy in the Guardian last month. We are to understand that anyone who is sceptical about homoeopathy is to be regarded as a “homeophobe”. This… Continue reading Homeophobia? I am not a scientist but…