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Adventures in nonsense: Tory MP says disabled people should be forced to work in labour camps for starvation wages, then sold as meat for cattle feed
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A general record of my ongoing battle with all forms of nonsense. Saturday, 18 June 2011. Tory MP says disabled people should be forced to work in labour camps for starvation wages, then sold as meat for cattle feed. Yesterday, Conservative MP Philip Davies highlighted some of the problems facing society’s most vulnerable people caused by the minimum wage. No I'm afraid he didn’t. Er, no he’s not suggesting we should treat disabled people any differently to anyone else. Davies was saying that:. This isn&...
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The Garbage Podcast Archives - Gazpacho Soup
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All posts tagged The Garbage Podcast. The Garbage Podcast News Roundtable: Series XI and XII Confirmed. On May 13, 2015. Posted in: The Garbage Podcast. In this unscheduled edition of The Garbage Podcast, we take a break from our busy schedules of doing nothing to discuss the recent news that Series XI and XII have been confirmed! So what can we expect from a period that will see Grant Naylor Productions more active than we’ve seen in years? How would a live show likely work? And if you enjoy it then ple...
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Adventures in nonsense: FishBarrel: Keep what you highlight short & to the point
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A general record of my ongoing battle with all forms of nonsense. Monday, 25 April 2011. FishBarrel: Keep what you highlight short and to the point. I’ve been looking through some of the complaints that have gone in via FishBarrel. While I can’t see the background information that people have entered, I can see what was highlighted. Here is an example of some text that was highlighted recently:. 3 French chemist Rene-Maurice Gattefosse burnt his hand during an accident; he placed his hand in a bowl which...
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Only In Leicester: July 2011
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A bunch of observations and ideas for the betterment of the city of Leicester. Some of them might actually work. Saturday, 30 July 2011. Networking, innovation and why we all need to get out a bit more often. I attended the Knowledge Economy Summit. Last week at my alma mater the University of Leicester. Holding the event was pledge number 85 in the new City Mayor's 100 days programme. What I have seen is when people do get together and the ice breaks then the results can be striking. The successes o...
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Adventures in nonsense: February 2011
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A general record of my ongoing battle with all forms of nonsense. Wednesday, 9 February 2011. What to do about Boots. Boots have now removed all claims regarding menopause treatment from the website after a complaint was made to the ASA. However, the product is still for sale online and almost certainly in store. The claims are still being made on the product packaging. Let's continue the pressure until Boots stop making these claims. In your complaint to Trading Standards you should mention:. This was c...
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Leeds Skeptics in the Pub - Useful Links
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Promoting skeptical thinking in the West Yorkshire area. Join us for our monthly Skeptics in the Pub events. Here is contained some useful websites you may want to check out. Humanist Society of West Yorkshire. Local Humanist group which meet at the Swarthmore Centre in Leeds once a month. More social oriented humanist group based in Leeds, that meets once a month. Group which organises debates in and around Leeds. Online archive of skeptics talks, including many given at our group.
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Adventures in nonsense: Making misleading health claims online just got a little more problematic
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A general record of my ongoing battle with all forms of nonsense. Wednesday, 27 April 2011. Making misleading health claims online just got a little more problematic. Here are Google search engines limited only to websites belonging to members of:. Complementary and Natural Health Council. Alliance of Registered Homeopaths. You might find, for instance, that there are still some British Chiropractic Association members claiming to treat colic. Despite these problems, if you're making misleading claims it...
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Adventures in nonsense: March 2013
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A general record of my ongoing battle with all forms of nonsense. Friday, 22 March 2013. Check you’ve got the latest version of FishBarrel ready for the Nightingale Collaboration’s next campaign. The Nightingale Collaboration will shortly be launching a new and exciting campaign that you can help out with – but you’ll need to make sure that:. You’ve got the latest version of FishBarrel. You’ve added your signature in the options. If you haven’t installed FishBarrel before:. Then fill out the options page.
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Adventures in nonsense: April 2010
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A general record of my ongoing battle with all forms of nonsense. Friday, 2 April 2010. OfQuack launches six-month bullshit amnesty: the regulator that doesn’t regulate. Regular readers of this blog will know that some time ago I began making complaints to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council about reflexologist members who happily promote their bogus treatments despite the fact that there was not a jot of evidence to support them. The CNHC has now informed me. Perhaps believes that her claim...
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