tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post7697253563981693845..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: More Charity ScaremongeryDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-90115125689934281022009-08-13T13:23:05.323+01:002009-08-13T13:23:05.323+01:00Sorry guys, this is my bad. Apparently my jism has...Sorry guys, this is my bad. Apparently my jism has been found to be highly carcinogenic.BTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-49862812306702325522009-08-12T20:05:52.901+01:002009-08-12T20:05:52.901+01:00Surely Climate Change causes cancer?Surely Climate Change causes cancer?Joe Publicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-30409851292538435072009-08-12T16:32:13.236+01:002009-08-12T16:32:13.236+01:00Agreed - great work, DP.
Are they trying to tell ...Agreed - great work, DP.<br /><br />Are they trying to tell us that it takes several decades to develop mouth cancer from excessive alcohol?<br /><br />If so, there can't be many young people with mouth cancer, unless they started drinking as toddlers.<br /><br />Over the last few decades, the nicotine content has reduced in cigarettes as filters have improved.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.consumerhealth.org/articles/display.cfm?ID=19990303222823" rel="nofollow">Flouride might even be the cause</a>. Remind me ... when did flouride make its way into our toothpastes?Faustyhttp://faustiesblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-38859483976295177112009-08-12T12:23:17.423+01:002009-08-12T12:23:17.423+01:00D'oh first line should have read, "I wond...D'oh first line should have read, "I wonder if the burgeoning and hitherto unknown <i>righteous classes</i> has lead to an increase in:"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-73519983400527892612009-08-12T12:21:55.283+01:002009-08-12T12:21:55.283+01:00I wonder if the burgeoning and hitherto unknown ha...I wonder if the burgeoning and hitherto unknown has lead to an increase in:<br /><br />Sphincter Cancer<br />Pursed Lips Cancer<br />Irritating Cunt Cancer<br /><br />It think we should be told.<br /><br />AJ<br /><br />p.s. Please don't tempt them to levy a tax on friggin mouthwash.. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-15174531875288555142009-08-12T11:38:10.198+01:002009-08-12T11:38:10.198+01:00Geek: Good point about those other chemicals.
MW ...Geek: Good point about those other chemicals.<br /><br />MW & IanB: The Filthy Smoker at DK has repeatedly mentioned CRUK funding from government. £4m pa for helping the DH with the <a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4006684" rel="nofollow">Smoking Kills</a> white paper, I seem to remember. Plus a corresponding figure for anti-alcohol initiatives. <br /><br />Secondment is another recently revealed method. For example, in pushing through the legislation to hide tobacco displays, the DH enlisted the services of a senior CRUK official for <a href="http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/articles.aspx?page=independentarticle&ID=202412" rel="nofollow">2 days a week</a>.<br /><br />Edgar: You could be right. It would fit in with the 'chimp method' I was thinking of posting.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-92014951012174714572009-08-12T09:14:48.394+01:002009-08-12T09:14:48.394+01:00I think the mouthwash link is interesting - that s...I think the mouthwash link is interesting - that stuff is like drinking absinthe although the alcohol limit is lower: around 25% or so.<br /><br />I'm more concerned about the other synthetic ingredients though: sorbitol, hexetidine, methyl salicylate, xylitol etcBeware of Geeks bearing GIFshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593142105719207212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-88182102271489989142009-08-12T08:24:23.745+01:002009-08-12T08:24:23.745+01:00Er, that's "as ever" not, "as e...Er, that's "as ever" not, "as every Dick"...Ian Bhttp://www.countingcats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-84252944991235308452009-08-12T08:23:32.999+01:002009-08-12T08:23:32.999+01:00Excellent post as every Dick!
Mark Wadsworth-
CR...Excellent post as every Dick!<br /><br />Mark Wadsworth-<br /><br />CRUK get a lot of money from the public through fundraising, by pretending to be a medical charity.<br /><br />The problem with the "fake charity" thing is we're too narrow about the definition. It's not just a question of state money, I think, it's more a case of whether a "charity" is doing charitable work, or lobbying/pressure group/politics, regardless of where the income comes from. They're plugged into a complex web of funding, and where a pound starts before ending up in their pocket after sloshing through grant making bodies and so on doesn't IMV matter too much. Much of the enemy network is funded from the grant-making foundations of the progressive temperance movement, particularly in the USA- Robert W Johnson Foundation, Heinz, Ford, Rockefeller etc (over here, the likes of the Rowntree Foundations).<br /><br />Saying "if your money is not from the state, you are legit" is too narrow, it doesn't consider the richness and complexity of the progressive network.<br /><br />Just MHO of course.Ian Bhttp://www.countingcats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-56869764117297904372009-08-12T07:48:48.089+01:002009-08-12T07:48:48.089+01:00Excellent work!
When I saw the newspaper article...Excellent work! <br /><br />When I saw the newspaper article with the words 'dramatic increase' I knew it was bollocks straightaway. It's only the absolute figure that matters - like I always say, "leaving the house increases the chance you'll be hit by a meteorite by several million per cent."<br /><br />I had also assumed that CRUK were a FakeCharity but according to their accounts they receive next to nothing from the government, although I expect that to change very soon.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-28824333526829297712009-08-12T03:30:09.590+01:002009-08-12T03:30:09.590+01:00It really is such a crock. Let me make a predictio...It really is such a crock. Let me make a prediction: there will be a television campaign that will run for, say, 3 months. Not long after that, the Government will announce swingeingly increased taxation on alcohol in an attempt to 'encourage people to drink more sensibly'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com