CT:
Thank you for taking the time to tell me, I did not know, and yes that is bad! I like Clarence Thomas(silly I know since I did not know him personally),But I thought he was raised in poverty stricken south by a tough, and moral grandfather and hoped Clarence Thomas did have a high moral compass. I remember Anita Hill and scratched my head on that matter before deciding it was --- not true.
Checks and balances rules are there, we just don't have any moral people to see that the rules are followed.

I have been interested in the direction that the comments on the short review of my book by John Stone, have taken, particularly in the information on Benedetta-Clarence Thomas by CT Teacher and the accompanying mention of unfettered and unaccountable capitalism. On the first matter my book Dirty Medicine: The Handbook, is 300 odd pages of this kind of information — the kind of information that should be readily available to you if you live in a 'democracy' — without such information citizens can't make decisions about who should represent them or in whom they can place their trust. The contemporary corporation does everything possible to ensure that we are all subject to misinformation rather than information. I wanted my book to right this balance, although this is a vain hope given that we now, eat, drink and sleep misinformation, every second, minute and hour of our days whether in relation to the contents of white bread or US foreign policy. In relation to unaccountable capitalism, I think that both views expressed in the comments are right; the phenomena has two sides, the competition and aggressive search for profit, explicit in capitalism creates secrecy, covert marketing tricks and ultimately a threat to the public health (obviously this is not to say that 'communism' doesn't do the same via another route — the defence of the State rather than the corporation). This 'philosophical' and economic framework fosters and encourages a personal sense of immorality in many public figures — note the recent decimation of member of parliament in the UK, with many of them having been shown to fiddle their expenses. Either way those in favour of democracy should always fight hard to make the truth available. I originally wanted Dirty Medicine: The Handbook to be an ongoing project, to which information was added continuously — unfortunately this task has proved to be beyond me, although perhaps the equally difficult task of making the information readable, I have managed, at least according to John and a couple of other reviewers.

Benedetta-Clarence Thomas neglected to report his wife's income and her source of income when filing his conflict of interest forms for at least the past six years, maybe more. At the same time he was voting on decisions that directly impacted the groups that were paying her. He should have recused himself from these cases. As it stands, any corporation or interest group could be paying him huge sums of money through his wife, to influence him when deciding on cases that affect them. This situation is a disgrace. He also spoke at a secret Koch brothers event that was very political indeed. He was instrumental in bringing us the Citizens United decision, which if allowed to stand, will allow corporations to avoid accountability and to destroy the rest of us. It gives them citizens' rights. You are right that lack of morals is behind the mess that our country is in, but unfettered capitalism has allowed these immoral individuals to rise to the top and thus hold power over the rest of us. Our system of checks and balances is gone because so many people in positions of power have been corrupted by this system.

Hopefully that 2nd American Revolution will come in my lifetime. I'm sick of the mess that unfettered capitalism has created. There is not one institution that has not been corrupted by greed and dishonesty. We, the citizens, will have to bear the responsibility to fix our broken govt. I say we should start with the Supreme Court.....the great friend of the giant corporations. We need to retilt the balance back to the people. IMPEACH Clarence Thomas while Obama is still in office, so we can get a justice who does not believe that corporations should have the same rights as private citizens. Then maybe we can go after Big Pharma before they destroy all of the children and everyone else as well.

how things have deteriorated...everywhere,not just in Britain.I have just researched implantation issues.Remember Gardasil with the L-histidine (foreign antigen).Imagine that the girls immune system is stimulated and anti-histamin antibodies are produced.Implantation will be nearly impossible when the fertlised ova is unable to implant into the endometrium,
this process is histamin dependent.Yes,things are deteriorating on a daily basis...
I will get the book.

Until the system of laws are changed to keep powerful people, companies, etc. in check, we will continue to have these problems. There was a time when things were more in check. We need to re-implement those laws or just start following them again. We can not have conflict-of-interests and market domination without having negative consequences. I am not for more government nor for socialism, just a change in laws keeping anyone from having too much power, and especially, laws need to be enacted to separate the ties between governmental regulatory agencies and corporations.

I can't begin to imagine the phenomenal amount of research involved for Martin to continue in his quest to expose the deceit and corruption pervading our 'system'. Thank you Martin for all your hard work. Like all the others, this book is a 'must read'. Apart from all the information it contains, his style of writing makes it a pleasure to read.

Has to be the most honest writer around bar none..Great read nobody will be disappointed with this book.

Thanks Martin

Angus Files

Just purchased via Amazon, if it's as good as his original version it is an essential read for those who wish to understand the intricacies of the web of big pharma-vested interest medical players.

Another must-read book. Martin Walker is principled, analytical and tenacious. We're all lucky to have his watchful eye trained on heatlhcare policymakers and medical manufacturers.