Martin In The Margins

He's back ! And on splendid form . I shall have to update the blogroll. So welcome back then, Brigada Flores Magon, who seemingly has e...

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to my fellow blogger, Brigada Flores Magon , who's feeling rough after a spell in hospital. I heartily...

Earlier this year I dipped my toe in the controversial waters of the abortion debate, expressing my conflicted feelings, as someone who se...

There was a very affecting piece in Friday's Guardian about a woman in her early 60s with dementia, and the experience of her husband a...

There was a terrific article by Darian Leader in the Guardian the other day, about the current vogue for the 'quick fix' of cogniti...

Another inspired pairing from the Guardian : Madeleine Bunting on Oliver James. One cultural pessimist reviewing another. In fact, Bunting i...

Nick Cohen takes aim at the 'pseudo-science' of homeopathy here , and his opinions tend to be shared by bloggers whose views I nor...

I promised to provide regular updates on my encounter with homeopathy. Well, I had my first appointment this week and apparently I'm a...

Homeopathy has been in the news this week, with some senior doctors campaigning to stop it being funded on the NHS. I heard one of them on R...