Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism Ben Goldacre, Quackbusting and Corporate Science
a book by Martin J Walker
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See: Ben Goldacre
http://www.slingshotpublications.com/dwarfs.html
"AGAINST DR BEN GOLDACRE
"Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism is Martin Walker’s fourth
book charting the development of the corporate science lobby that has grown
rapidly since New Labour came to power in 1997. One of the most recent exponents
of the Lobby is Dr Ben Goldacre who has regurgitated a bad ‘Science’ column in
the Guardian newspaper since 2003.
"Like other quackbusters Goldacre claims to write factually based and
scientifically accurate articles about health, medicine and science either
supporting scientists and doctors or criticising individuals involved in
alternative or nutritional health care. Goldacre’s writing, however, actually
reflects the ideology of powerful industrial, technological and political vested
interests.
"Goldacre who it is claimed is a Junior doctor working in a London NHS hospital
is actually a clinical researcher working at the centre of New Labour’s
Orwellian spin operation that puts a sympathetic gloss on anything shown to
create adverse reactions from MMR to Wi-Fi, while at the same time undermining
cost-effective and long tried alternative therapies such as acupuncture and
homoeopathy. Goldacre is involved with public health researchers well known for
trying to prove that those who claim to be adversely affected by pollutants in
our modern high-technology society, suffer from ‘false illness beliefs’.
"Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism, investigates Goldacre’s role
in industry lobby groups and puts another point of view in defense of some of
the people whom he has attacked, belittled, satirized, castigated, vilified,
maligned and opined against in his junk journalism.
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"Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism: Ben Goldacre, quackbusters and
corporate science, is available from the Slingshot Publications web site
as a free download, from mid-day on Wednesday January 2nd.
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"This book is free and can be downloaded from the Slingshot Publications site:
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and if you think that the work is worth it, consider making a small donation.
Also on the Slingshot site, is Martin Walker’s last book, The Fate of a Good
Man. The book tells the story of Jim Wright, the investigation into him, his
prosecution and trial by the Big Pharma regulatory agency, the MHRA. A good read
at £5.00"