Comments on: Simon Singh has appeal!

By: Gary Sidebottom

Gary Sidebottom — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:31:12 +0000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8621880.stm

Good news for Simon – the BCA has dropped its libel action against Simon!

By: Halcyon Dayz

Halcyon Dayz — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:37:17 +0000

Unstranger – “Strange country the UK. Laws are sometimes far more important than the citizen.”

Without the Rule Of Law there would be no citizens. Just subjects.
The judiciary doesn’t get to pick and choose which laws to uphold.

By: Rolfe

Rolfe — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:19:04 +0000

Please quit with this “UK libel laws” stuff.

The libel laws being complained of are those of England and Wales. Scotland, also part of the UK, is a separate jurisdiction.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:11:19 +0000

Can anyone tell me why Simon Singh singled out the BCA when the UK regulator and two other profesional representative associations in the UK were making the same claims?

By: Crudely Wrott

Crudely Wrott — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:46:51 +0000

Another data point indicative of the continued presence of rational thought at large in the world. A welcome development.

By: Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:13:26 +0000

The libel laws of England and Wales have a long reach: anyone who writes something that is published there is open to a suit. That’s why reform is so necessary and why support for the reform campaign is so desperately needed. Please see http://www.libelreform.org for details.

We are trying to get 100,000 signatures to put pressure on the politicians (more susceptible for the next few weeks since there’s an election). Anyone can sign and everyone should, since you’re all vulnerable! Please sign at http://www.libelreform.org/sign

By: Your name here

Your name here — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:46:29 +0000

WOOT! Science gets another chance!

By: jcm

jcm — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:11:20 +0000

I suppose it is too early to celebrate.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:46:02 +0000

“Any sufficiently contested fact is indistinguishable from opinion.”

(Which is pretty much the whole of the Birthers strategy.)

By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:59:14 +0000

What? No tip o’ the cracked spine? I posted this on your blog as soon as I saw it!

And yes, this was good news indeed, and thanks for pointing over to Rebecca, I love readig her style!