From the ASKE Chairman Originally published in the ASKE Newsletter the Skeptical Adversaria

OFT Crackdown
 A recent article in the Guardian informs us that the Office of Fair Trading is cracking down on fake psychics, peddlers of miracle cure potions and lottery scam operators…as part of a new crackdown on fraudsters.(Read more)

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Fri 10th - Sun 19th March 2006
York Festival of Science and Techology 2006
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Sat 11th - Sun 19th March
Newcastle Science Festival 2006
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Wed 15th - Sun 26th March
University of Cambridge Science Festival 2006
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Dr Michael Heap
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