(Can’t think of anything more appropriate than my 2009 post on this subject)
As you may, or may not, be aware, today is International Blasphemy Day, and to that end, here is my little bit of Blasphemy… (edit: and dreadful comma abuse, sorry)
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Science writer Simon Singh has today won his appeal against the libel action brought by the British Chiropractic Association. Full details here. *UPDATE* I was slightly overzealous with the celebrations above. What Simon has won is the right to use his argument that his statements were opinion, something that should be protected under freedom of [...]  April 1st, 2010 |  Tags: CAM, Chiropractic, Libel, Simon Singh |  Category: News, Science |  Comments are closed | Libel laws here in the UK are ridiculous. They are vastly skewed in favour of the accuser, with a huge burden on those who are accused. Given that average libel cases run into the millions of £s, it’s an effective way of silencing debate and dissent – just as the recent case brought by the [...] Petition promoting sense in the field of scientific debate following libel case against Simon Singh. [...] |
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