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Simon Singh, one of my favourite writers, has got himself in a sticky situation with some chiropractors. The British Chiropractic Association is suing him for libel, after he wrote that it “happily promotes bogus treatments”. Sensible people would have preferred that the BCA, which believes that virtually all ailments can be cured by hitting your [...]

I like the stories of John LeCarre. So on the one hand, I like how Radio 4 are dramatising all the George Smiley books this season On the other hand, I’m disturbed how Merck & Co, a pharmaceuticals company, are reported as acting in a very ‘Constant Gardener’ fashion, though it’s really not actually surprising. [...]