Dear Science Party Supporters,
You’ll know by now that David Tredinnick is still Bosworth’s MP.
I’m really sorry we couldn’t make more of a dent in his apparently bulletproof vote. But you have helped make a big point, locally and nationally, and together we have helped put science onto the election agenda. This is the first time science has been so prominent in party manifestos and in pre-election discussions.
In a debate organised by the Science Party, Bosworth MP David Tredinnick last night branded scientists who dismissed the claims of traditional Chinese and Indian medicine as racially prejudiced.
During the debate, Michael Mullaney, the Lib Dem candidate, asked Mr Tredinnick whether he regretted a statement that he had made in Parliament on 14 October last year. Mr Tredinnick had told the Health Minister that the scientists who questioned the efficacy of Chinese and Indian healthcare systems that use homeopathy and astrology and take into account the phases of the moon were “racially prejudiced”.
Dr. Michael Brooks, the Science Party’s candidate for the parliamentary seat of Bosworth, is to meet the other candidates at a special public debate this Wednesday.
The meeting will give the people of Bosworth a chance to grill Dr. Brooks, Michael Mullaney of the Liberal Democrats, David Tredinnick of the Conservatives and Rory Palmer of the Labour Party. Don’t miss your chance to ask where the candidates stand on science and on the other issues that count!