The UK Column is back!

The latest copy of the UK Column arrives. Yay! I first came across this august publication at the Conservative Party Conference and I’m delighted to say this one is even nuttier than the last. No time to write about it in detail now; read it all yourself by going to their website. Suffice to say… Continue reading The UK Column is back!

Who is closer to the heart of the nation – Bowie or God?

I find these so-called Clegg gaffes rather perplexing. I’m not a great believer in either Bowie or God, although I do at least respect the former. It’s interesting to see that as far as the Telegraph is concerned, the Bowie and Pogues gaffes were far more serious than admitting to atheism, which only goes to… Continue reading Who is closer to the heart of the nation – Bowie or God?

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…