Protest of Boots pharmacy sale of "homeopathic remedies"

[mr blur]

(Boots is the UK's largest pharmacist)

The 10:23 Event

At 10:23am on January 30th, more than three hundred homeopathy sceptics nationwide will be taking part in a mass homeopathic 'overdose' in protest at Boots' continued endorsement and sale of homeopathic remedies, and to raise public awareness about the fact that homeopathic remedies have nothing in them.

Sceptics and consumer rights activists will publicly swallow an entire bottle of homeopathic 'pillules' to demonstrate that these 'remedies', prepared according to a long-discredited 18th century ritual, are nothing but sugar pills.

The protest will raise public awareness about the reality of homeopathy, and put further pressure on Boots to live up to its responsibilites as the 'scientist on the high street' and stop selling treatments which do not work.

If you want to get involved with the event, contact your nearest skeptics in the pub organisation. National press enquiries should be directed to Martin Robbins ([e-mail])

Yay, us!

http://www.1023.org.uk/the-1023-overdose-event.php

[Heddi]

1. I have always laughed at the name "boots" when I've visited the UK

because I think the name is more appropriate for a precocious kitten than a chain of chemists :snicker: