Martin J Walker: Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism Ben Goldacre, Quackbusting and Corporate Science
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*Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism / Ben Goldacre, Quackbusting and
Corporate Science/*
a book by Martin J Walker <http://www.whale.to/b/walker_h.html>
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*See*: Ben Goldacre <http://www.whale.to/b/goldacre_h.html>
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.
"To be effective as a campaigning document, it is important that this
book is distributed far and wide as quickly as possible. Please forward
this publication information together with the Slingshot Publications
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"This book is free and can be downloaded from the Slingshot Publications
site: www.slingshotpublications.com.
<http://www.slingshotpublications.com./> Please distribute it as widely
as possible 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"