Technorati Tags: Britiah Chiropractic Association , BCA , united chiropractic association , UCA , simon singh , free speech. , general chiropractic council , couch trip Senior chiropractors have a long history of using lawyers to stiffel debate. I have been threatened with legal action for my views by...
My week: Simon Singh Dec 13 The noted science writer considers his forthcoming libel action and the campaign to reform England's libel laws I returned to Imperial College, my alma mater, to attend the 60th birthday dinner of Felix , the college newspaper . As I am being sued for libel at the moment,...
Jack of Kents latest blog entry The case of British Chiropractic Association against Simon Singh is now likely to make legal history. The news broke today that the Court of Appeal panel hearing the appeal of the preliminary hearing on meaning will be joined by the Lord Chief Justice. The panel will now...
When Simon Singh wrote his article in the Guardian 18 moths ago, he did not know a great deal about the chiropractic profession. Certainly he would not have known the litigious nature of the chiropractic hierarchy. When I resigned from the BCA in 2004 I sent a version of this posting to BCA members....
From The Sunday Times October 18, 2009 England’s libel laws don’t just gag me, they blindfold you by Simon Singh The author who is being sued for libel, says bloggers and scientists are increasingly reluctant to write anything critical for fear of ruin I spent Tuesday night at the Barley Mow pub in Westminster...
Technorati Tags: British chiropractic association , simon singh Todays Guardian keeps the pressure on the Chiropractic profession to get new leaders. Chiropractors cause controversy Ben Goldacre The Guardian , Saturday 17 October 2009 For those with the finances to try to silence their critics, this...
You could not make this stuff up. Instead of trying to defend the chiropractic profession Tony Metcalfe and Richard Brown should have got a pair of stocks and invited the sceptics to pelt them with rotten eggs. They might get bored of doing that. Below is the latest from Jack of Kent. Latest from Jack...
The trouble with regulation it could raise the bar and present the profession that inspired me while living in Denmark to return to study aged 35. On the other hand regulation by jobsworths reduces all and sundry to the lowest common denominator as is happening to chiropractic in the UK “Pathetic is...
In the latest issue of the BCA members magazine “Contact”, Richard Brown President of the BCA seems to be agreeing with Simon Singh, no doubt thinking victory was theirs (see below), he sends out a peace offering to Simon. As if to say we agreed with you all the time, no hard feelings, Richard Brown...
A ballot of BCA members has resulted in 78% of the votes cast, being in favour of asking the GCC to approach the Medicines Healthcare Regulatory Authority to set in motion a proposal to secure prescribing rights for chiropractors. This is a sad day for chiropractic, but at least the BCA has finally come...
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