Goldacre - Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism by Martin Walker

[Sheri Nakken]

A G A I N S T D R B E N G O L D A C R E
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.
http://www.slingshotpublications.com/dwarfs.html
* * *
Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism: Ben Goldacre, quackbusting 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 web site
address. Another thing that will help with the book’s distribution is the
writing of even very short reviews for different web sites, this helps get
the book onto Google listings.
This book is free and can be downloaded from the Slingshot Publications
site: 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

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath
Well Within & Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours (worldwide)
Vaccination Information & Choice Network (new website)
http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccine.htm
http://www.wellwithin1.com/homeo.htm
homeopathycures@tesco.net
ONLINE/Email classes in Introduction to Homeopathy Classes; Vaccine
Dangers; Childhood Disease: Risk, Reality & Alternative Treatment
Next classes start January 9 & 10
Voicemail US 530-740-0561 UK phone from US 011-44-1874-624-936