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Libel Reform – smells like victory
For those few resilient readers who have weathered the year-long storm of open access posts at Reciprocal Space and still look in here occasionally for reports of the libel reform campaign, there is good news. Within days I should be … Continue reading
Response to House of Commons Committee Call for Evidence on Open Access
This week it is the turn of the House of Commons to investigate the UK policy on open access. No-one seems to be quite sure if they are co-ordinating things with the House of Lords, which was looking into this … Continue reading
Let’s democratise the bejesus out of libel reform
This week the Guardian made the astonishing revelation that a man who is heir to the throne by an accident of birth and who is the representative on Earth of precisely no-one has been enjoying the right of veto over … Continue reading
Posted in Libel Reform, Science & Politics
Tagged defamation, democracy, Libel reform, Parliament
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Libel Reform – where are we?
Regular readers of this blog will be probably be aware of the ongoing campaign to reform the libel laws of England and Wales. These laws have pernicious effects in many aspects of public life — including science and medicine. They … Continue reading
Posted in Libel Reform, Science, Science & Politics
Tagged ben goldacre, Libel reform, Parliament, Science, simon singh
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You may not be interested in this but this is interested in you
I was banging on last week about how scientists should use words rather than guns during public engagement. Words are safer — and often more effective. But they are not completely safe. In fact, they can sometimes be rather dangerous, … Continue reading
Posted in Science & Politics
Tagged Libel reform, Lobby, Parliament, Sense about Science
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