The Tredinnick Files
The Tredinnick Files
Tag Archives: pseudoscience
Calling out more misleading information
What is it about conspiracy of circumstance that may engender vulnerability to the perceived charisma of charlatans? That might increase susceptibility to assimilation of the bogus teachings of some self-proclaimed […]
Being clear on Tredinnick
Here is the text of an article submitted to a newspaper, the locality of which encompasses the constituency of David Tredinnick MP: David Tredinnick, MP for Bosworth, frequently takes opportunity […]
‘Minister for Quackery’: Tredinnick’s continuing folly
Following David Tredinnick’s recent alternative turn in the House of Commons, attention has been given to acquiring the ‘clear evidence that homeopathy is effective in treating autism‘. A Freedom of Information […]
Calling out misleading information? It SHOULD happen…
Quackery abounds. And quacks abide. And their devotees stick their deluded noggins in the oblivious sand. A few days ago I came across a retained news clipping in my cuttings […]
‘Rt. Hon.’ David Tredinnick MP, ‘Minister for Quackery’
As I understand it, parliamentary privilege means an MP can say whatever he/she likes in The House, without fear of libel – excepting calling another MP a liar in The House. Because […]
Detox? What a load of old goop!
I’ve occasionally heard people state an intention to abstain from alcohol for a month. I’ve done so myself more than once, though usually selecting February, for temporally obvious reasons. I mean, […]
Promoting quackery in Parliament: debating Tredinnick
When Dennis Skinner made the news bulletins last Friday for his apposite swipe at the Tory-UKIP curs Mark Reckless and Douglas Carswell, what wasn’t made so apparent was the context in […]
Lee Turnpenny 