Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary (UK), thinks homeopathy works

[LeftishBrit]

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100179258/jeremy-hunt-health-secretary-thinks-homeopathy-works/

Here is 'Newsthump' (a sort of British equivalent of The Onion) on the same subject:

http://newsthump.com/2012/09/04/pro-homeopathy-health-minister-jeremy-hunt-vows-to-cure-nhs-by-diluting-budget-to-1p/

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish satire from reality!

[DetlefK]

1. Homeopathic hospitals should be financed, because thousands of people believe in it?

What about magic?
What about Satanism?
What about Jedism?
What about Lucky Charms?
What about marijuana?
What about all kinds of unbalanced diets/eating behaviors that claim to be healthy?

Each has thousands of followers who believe, it makes their lives better. Accordingly, each of those deserves financial support from the government.
(Can't wait to get my government-issued Jedi-robe, drugs and snacks.)

[Ron Obvious]

2. As a Guardian commenter said...

In fairness, homeopathy is exactly as useful as Jeremy Hunt is.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Actually more useful...

as at least homeopathic medicines are not actively poisonous. Jeremy Hunt, on the other hand...