Reading Time: 9 minutes Brexit seems something of the distant past, in a bygone era. It has been eclipsed by a global pandemic that has ostensibly let Bresiteers and Leavers completely off the hook. There were a number of things I clearly predicted that would come about. All of my predictions are coming true. Here are the main things […]
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Big Pharma, Universal Healthcare and My Experiences
Reading Time: 12 minutes Here is a bit of a magnum opus I have just written to some MS forums that should be of pretty universal interest here. I will end it with some comment specific stuff to those who have cast their naive opinions here. Although you might think this overly personal, please take the time to read it. […]
Posted inEthics and Morality, Health, Philosophy, Politics
Young Tories’ Night of Shame, the NHS and Rawls’ Veil of Ignorance
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Young Tories group of the Plymouth University have just got into some hot water concerning a pretty shady night out in town. As you can see from the photograph below, these young and easily impressionable individuals have some pretty distasteful opinions. There are Hitler moustaches, and anti-semitic images and writing aplenty. One is seen wearing a […]
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First Humanist Chaplain in NHS
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a great sign and a reflection of shifting attitudes and demands within UK society at large. This is from The Guardian: The appointment of 28-year-old Lindsay van Dijk as a humanist chaplainat the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust, leading a team of three Christians, is a rather overdue acknowledgment of the changing religious nature of Britain. […]
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Trump and the NHS
Reading Time: < 1 minute Trump recently slagged off the NHS. I just want to post one simple image that should shut down his claims. I will add that the Commonwealth Fund last year concluded that the NHS maintained its number one position in being the best, safest and most affordable. The rankings are: UK Australia Netherlands Norway New Zealand Sweden […]
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Quote of the Day: Joe on Homeopathy
Reading Time: < 1 minute I love this, in reply to the news that the NHS is banning homeopathy: The only problem now is how to dispose of the remaining stock of homeopathic remedies. You can’t just pour them down the drain, because they’ll become even stronger when they reach the ocean. Thanks, Joe. Nice one!
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NHS Bans Homeopathy for Lack of Evidence
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is great news, being reported all over the shop just now. People like Michael Marshall and the Good Thinking Society have been campaigning for this long and hard, and it has paid off. In all honesty, homeopathy has reduced on the NHS over the years and only accounts for a tiny percentage of outgoings. But […]
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State-funded homeopathy no longer available in the North of England
Reading Time: 2 minutes Another one from the BHA. This one is something that I am also very interested in, having recently attended a talk by the Good Thinking Society’s Michael Marshall. He is well worth going to see at your local Skeptics group in the UK, if you get a chance: Homeopathy is no longer available on the […]
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Please complete this short survey against homeopathy funding in UK
Reading Time: < 1 minute Please help to put a stop to the NHS/state funding of homeopathy. The Good Thinking Society has launched a long-running campaign to work out the funding across different NHS groups and organisations in the UK, and it turns out that we fund homeopathy to the tune of about £5 million. Pressure from the society has […]
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A lesson about the NHS from a 91-year-old
Reading Time: < 1 minute This video has been doing the rounds. And rightly so. Well worth a watch. [youtube]http://youtu.be/CsmIfDNeKLY[/youtube]