If you love homeopathy – don’t vote Liberal Democrat!

[Sheri Nakken]

this guy is creepy - constantly stalking Wakefield and denying autism and vaccines connections
"In February 2004 he accompanied Sunday Times journalist Brian Deer to The Lancet offices to level accusations against Andrew Wakefield. Although Harris's accusations of unethical practices in regard to the treatment of patients were endorsed neither by The Lancet or the Sunday Times he led a debate in the House of Commons, re-introducing the accusations under protection of parliamentary privilege.

In this debate he did disclose recent hospitality from MMR defendants Aventis, but failed to acknowledge earlier hospitality from Glaxo, by that period merged with SmithKline Beecham, and also an MMR defendant. When this was brought up in BMJ Rapid Responses a defence of Harris came through from a senior officer of the Health Protection Agency, Prof Brian McCloskey."
If you love homeopathy - don't vote Liberal Democrat!

http://avilian.co.uk/2010/02/if-you-lov ... mment-1971
Evan Harris is the Liberal Democratic MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, and he is also a principal investigator in the Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check on homeopathy.

So why is he leading the sceptic anti homeopathy 10.23 campaign? Evan Harris also has links to Sense About Science, which he declared to the Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check on homeopathy.

This is a scandalous conflict of interest!


One would imagine that a major function of a Science and Technology Committee would be the careful and polite gathering of evidence from the expert witnesses asked to come before it, and the sober reflection on and considered weighing of that evidence to arrive at a set of balanced recommendations.

Wednesday 25th November 2009

http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Playe ... ingId=5221

Monday 30th November 2009

http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Playe ... ingId=5257

Written Submissions:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... ntents.htm

Dr Harris's scandalous antics as a principal investigator at the hearings suggest that, in his case, nothing could have been further from the truth.

Dr Harris treated the hearings as a ribald piece of cheap theatre for the sole expression of his own biased views, effectively diverting the Science and Technology Committee from its original purpose (the examination of the Government's reasons for maintaining homeopathy on the NHS).

The transcript of the recent impromptu speech made by Dr Harris at the 10.23 gathering of so-called 'sceptics' in Red Lion Square, exemplifies this perfectly.

Dr. Harris entertained the crowd by quoting from the 25th November session of the Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check on homeopathy hearings and his questioning of Dr Peter Fisher of The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital (an institution which many Liberal Democrats supported by signing EDM 1240 in 2007).

This demonstrates Dr. Harris' total lack of impartiality, sobriety, and respect not only for Dr Fisher as a witness and a colleague, but by implication, he has also impugned the integrity of the approximately 400 other qualified medical practitioners in the UK who practice homeopathy.

Dr Harris therefore is clearly in breach of Articles 46 and 47 of the GMC's Guidelines for Good Medical Practice, and deserves censure by the GMC.

Article 46. You must treat your colleagues fairly and with respect. You must not bully or harass them, or unfairly discriminate against them by allowing your personal views to affect adversely your professional relationship with them. You should challenge colleagues if their behaviour does not comply with this guidance.

Article 47. You must not make malicious and unfounded criticisms of colleagues that may undermine patients' trust in the care or treatment they receive, or in the judgement of those treating them.

In addition, Dr Harris's ignorance of the growing clinical and scientific evidence in support of homeopathy, coupled with his enormous bias makes one wonder why a) he was ever allowed to serve on such a committee, and b) why he is the Lib Dem spokesperson on science.

Given the viciousness of Dr Harris's continued attacks on homeopathy, and the apparent silence of the Liberal Democrat party in the face of them, and Dr. Harris' continuance as Lib Dem spokesperson on science, one can only assume he has the tacit support of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Make your vote count. Around 10% of the UK population have taken a homeopathic remedy in the last 12 months (that is about 6 million people making use of homeopathy, which has been part of the NHS since its inception in 1948), and they cherish this freedom of therapeutic choice within the NHS.

Make your vote count. The history of The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital speaks for itself. It is not up for grabs by people who flaunt their conflict of interest in our faces so blatantly as does Dr. Harris.

Make your vote count. Dr. Harris has demonstrated by his actions that he has no respect for Parliament and the institutions our our country

Make your vote count. Obviously, Dr. Harris is one of those MPs who thinks he can do whatever he likes and get away with it with impunity!

Make your vote count: Dr. Evan Harris has links to Sense About Science spokesperson Dr. Mike Fitzpatrick, which he declared to the Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check on homeopathy
Make your vote count. Dr Evan Harris, a senior Liberal Democrat MP, spent thousands doing up and adding value to his taxpayer-funded second home before selling it to his parents .
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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath
http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com/ & http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/
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