The Wardman Wire

I was interviewed on the Matt Revell’s Political Radio programme last night.

The interview was about how the Society of Homeopathy had a post removed from the Quackometer blog rather than addressing the (very serious) questions raised, and the changes that we need in the way the libel laws work in this country.

We discussed what homeopathy is (effectively a Placebo effect - which can work, sometimes, for certain conditions), and talked through what has happened, and some of the questions raised.

My favourite Homeopathy anecdote is that the homeopathic treatment as administered will contain more of Oliver Cromwell’s urine than the active ingredient with which the Homeopath started.

[Edit: video added in response to comment 1]

This video from Richard Dawkins illustrates the “Cromwell” analogy. Go straight to 30 seconds from the end for the Cromwell bit, but the whole thing is fun. It’s Dawkins on the material sciences - so he makes good sense.

Potentially a good treatment for superstitious Puritans (unfortunately most Puritans are intensely rational), then. Or credulous New Agers.

My interview is airing in early November.

Anyway - on to a plug for Matt Revell.

Matt does extended coverage of national issues, as well as locally orientated interviews. He also has a niche giving coverage to minority parties. You can listen to all his previous shows here.

Or you can listen to an extracted item concerned with national politics on Sunday morning on the Politics Podcast on the Wardman Wire.

Tags: homeopathy. society of homeopaths, matt revell, wolverhampton politics, politics podcast[tags]homeopathy. society of homeopaths, matt revell, wolverhampton politics, politics podcast[/tags]