Errol Denton

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'''Errol Denton''', a [[crank]] who insists on going by '''Dr. Errol Denton''',<ref>http://www.livebloodtest.com/latest-news/2012/12/dr-errol-denton-harley-street-live-blood-specialist-versus-dr-john-smith-pharmaceutical-drug-pusher-which-doctor-is-the-witch-doctor-</ref><ref group=note>So he must be a doctor, or he would be liable to a fine under the [[UK]] Medical Act 1983: "any person who wilfully and falsely pretends to be or takes or uses the name or title of physician, doctor of [[medicine]], licentiate in medicine and surgery, bachelor of [[medicine]], surgeon, general practitioner or apothecary, or any name, title, addition or description implying that he is registered under any provision of this Act, or that he is recognised by law as a physician or surgeon or licentiate in medicine and surgery or a practitioner in medicine or an apothecary, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine".</ref> or, to give his full medical title, '''Errol Denton''', is a "Harley Street medical professional."  Denton claims that he is able, using [[live blood analysis]] and [[iridology]], to "cure" diseases through [[alkaline diet]] and liquid [[chlorophyll]]. He claims to have cured [[cancer]], arthritis, Crohn's disease, and the common cold, and also claims to have treated royalty.<ref>[http://www.erroldenton.co.uk/errol-denton-the-biography Errol Denton: The Biography] (warning: may contain nuts)</ref>  He trained under "Dr." [[Robert O. Young]], whose degrees come from [[Clayton College of Natural Health]], alma mater of [[Copromancy|copromancer]] "Dr." [[Gillian McKeith]]. The only credential he claims on his website is from the "prestigious" London School of Iridology, which as of April 2016, hasn't got quite as far as setting up a website. It has also, thus far, escaped the notice of the Skills Funding Agency.<ref>[http://fechoices.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/Pages/Results.aspx?t=London+School+of+Iridology Search for London School of Iridology]. Result: Tumbleweed.</ref>

{{quotebox|"Nutritional blood microscopy is neither scientific nor medical" - ''Errol Denton, refusing to be interviewed by BBC Radio 4 unless they paid for work to "prove" that live blood analysis works''<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01d2l5j You & Yours], BBC Radio 4, 15 March 2012 (segment starts 26:40)</ref>}}

His company '''Fitalifestyle''' has been listed by the U.K.'s [[Advertising Standards Authority]] as a non-compliant online advertiser, due to repeated failure to amend false claims.<ref>[http://asa.org.uk/Rulings/Non-compliant-online-advertisers/Fitalifestyle.aspx Fitalifyestyle], ASA ruling.</ref>

Denton has made a number of claims using figures which are, to put it charitably, not well-researched.<ref>[http://brodiesnotes.blogspot.com/2012/11/someone-is-wrong-on-internet-diabetes.html Brodie's article]</ref> 

A good example of Denton's peerless advice comes from his article on avoiding the common cold:
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[[Common sense]] tells us that wild animals such as Gorillas do not get colds and flu. We do not see them walking around sneezing coughing or blowing their noses in handkerchiefs!

 […] 

Keep your [[Colonic|colon clean]]. This is where the [[bacteria]] that cause the cold in your nose and throat live. Do not combine carbohydrates with proteins this is a sure way to clog your colon. Notice how many people get colds after the Christmas period this is due to bad food combining leaving the colon like a festering sewer ideal breeding ground for bacteria.<ref>{{wayback|http://erroldenton.blog.com/2012/11/27/errol-denton-harley-street-live-blood-analysis-specialist-list-6-top-tips-for-cold-flu-avoidance-this-winter/}}</ref>
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Do gorillas get colds and flu? [http://www.dailytech.com/Mountain+Gorillas+Infected+by+Human+Virus+for+the+First+Time/article21250.htm Yes, they do], both [[human]] and ape-specific. In fact, they can die from these. Some primates don't, but gorillas do. Well-chosen example, there, to reinforce the breathtaking ignorance of the statement that colds are caused by bacteria that live in your colon &mdash; which is presumably why it's called "rhinovirus," just to confuse everybody about the nature and location of the pathogen. Dashed cunning, these 
[[viruses]]
 bacteria. 

==The curious case of the "racists"==
Denton claims that he is the victim of RACIST (always in capitals) bloggers,<ref>[http://erroldenton.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/errol-denton-winning-popularity-against-racist-bloggers-josephine-jones-and-jo-brodie/ Errol Denton Petition Winning Popularity Against RACIST Bloggers Josephine Jones And Jo Brodie]; [http://erroldenton.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/kkk-racist-bloggers-are-lower-than-a-cockroaches-belly/ KKK RACIST Josephine Jones And Jo Brodie Bloggers Are Lower Than A Cockroaches’ Belly]; [http://erroldenton.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/why-do-sociopathic-racists-jo-brodie-and-josephine-jones-operate-like-a-modern-day-cowardly-lynch-mob/ Errol Denton versus Sociopathic RACISTS JO Brodie And Josephine Jones Operating Like A Modern Day Cowardly Lynch Mob?]; [http://erroldenton.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/errol-denton-defeating-sociopathic-racist-cyber-bullies-josephine-jones-and-jo-brodie/ Errol Denton Defeating Sociopathic RACIST Cyber Bullies Josephine Jones And Jo Brodie]; [http://erroldenton.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/jo-brodie-josephine-jones-sociopathic-racist-bloggers-a-menace-to-society/ Jo Brodie | Josephine Jones Sociopathic RACIST Bloggers A Menace To Society] &mdash; blog suspended due to ToS violations as of 29 December 2012</ref> specifically Jo Brodie and Josephine Jones.  Denton's petition against Brodie and Jones states that "They have stated that [Denton] should not be working in Harley Street with absolutely no reason other than he is black".<ref name=thepetition>{{wayback|http://www.thepetition.co.uk/campaign-to-demand-justice-against-racist-bloggers-jo-brodie-and-josephine-jones}}</ref>  This is denied by both Jones, who pointed out that she made it very clear why she opposed his practice, which sells [[quack]] cures for [[cancer]],<ref>Josephine Jones, [http://josephinejones.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/dentons-dirty-tricks-campaign "Denton’s dirty tricks campaign"] at Wordpress, 26 November 2012.</ref> and Brodie, who pointed out that she has made similar complaints about other live blood analysts, regardless of their ethnicity.<ref>Jo Brodie, [http://brodiesnotes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/not-only-live-blood-analyst-ive.html "Not the only live blood analyst I've complained about actually"] at Blogspot, 10 November 2012.</ref> Perhaps he always puts "RACIST" in caps because it stands for something.  Really Against Charlatans Insisting on Spurious Therapy, perhaps?

Denton has made great efforts to publicise this "Campaign Against Racist Bloggers" (CARBS) under considerable opposition from presumably equally-racist service providers and site admins: his Wordpress attack blog<ref>[http://racistbloggerjobrodie.wordpress.com The link is obviously dead but included for posterity]</ref> was closed for ToS violation; a [https://www.facebook.com/groups/549374468410653/?bookmark_t=group Facebook group] was closed down by Facebook; and a petition on Care2 was closed down (their abuse ticket #782130). Finally, Denton was able to create a lasting presence with a petition on the website thepetition.co.uk,<ref name=thepetition /> which has managed to remain online thanks to the site's well-known support of victims of harassment.  Well, not that well-known. This petition website is, in fact, quite singular. The domain was registered with WHOIS privacy on 14 November 2012, coincidentally just after the Denton petition was last removed from Care2.  It was originally hosted by Heart Internet but, following complaints, was replaced with a blank WordPress installation, then resurrected at a different web host.

Of the active petitions listed at thepetition.co.uk, only Denton's appears to be actively promoted. The others appear to be copied from other locations.<ref>See the [http://www.thepetition.co.uk/active-petition-list active petition list] at thepetition.co.uk.  See this article's [[talk:Errol Denton|talk page]] if you are curious about the origins of any of the other petitions.</ref>  According to skeptic observers, an MTurk task to sign the petition was terminated by Amazon, but if you need $0.05 in a hurry the seeker "Errol" will pay you to sign via a similar task on [http://www.shorttask.com/tasks.php?hits=hits&string=bullying&amount=0.00&search=1&x=0&y=0 ShortTask]. But hurry! [http://www.shorttask.com/task.php?id=368612 ShortTask  368612], which the Google cache shows asked the same thing, appears to have been nuked.

Ron Lewis, the "sceptical letter writer", talks of "Errol Denton's pretend petitions" and notes the curiously-transient nature of his campaign on sites that have strong terms of service.<ref>[http://scepticalletterwriter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/errol-dentons-pretend-petitions.html Errol Denton's Pretend Petitions], Sceptical Letter Writer</ref>

Early in 2013, Denton used a DMCA request against the 21st Floor skeptical website for supporting Brodie and Jones<ref>[http://www.thetwentyfirstfloor.com/?p=6523 Twentyfirst floor supports accused bloggers]</ref> against his accusations.  This resulted in the site being down for many weeks.<ref>[http://www.thetwentyfirstfloor.com/?p=7515 Twentytfirst Floor back up after DMCA]</ref>

== Conviction under the UK Cancer Act==
Denton was convicted in absentia<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10732023/Duped-by-the-blood-analyst-who-says-he-can-cure-cancer.html Duped by the 'blood analyst' who says he can cure cancer]</ref> in March 2014 for breaching the UK Cancer Act 1939 with “twisted” and “immoral” claims on his website that he could cure cancer. Westminster Magistrates’ Court fined him the maximum of £1000 for each of 9 counts and £10,000 costs. 

In the Not Doing Himself Any Favours Dept., in an earlier session Denton employed the always-popular [[Freeman on the land]] defence in court — "I'm not 'Mr' Errol Denton. I'm Errol of the Denton family, not 'Mr,' the corporate fiction".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10510345/Harley-Street-practitioner-claimed-he-could-cure-cancer-and-HIV-with-lifestyle-changes-and-herbs-court-hears.html Harley Street practitioner claimed he could cure cancer and HIV with lifestyle changes and herbs, court hears]</ref> Josephine Jones' blog provides more links and coverage.<ref>[https://josephinejones.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/live-blood-quack-errol-denton-fined-19000/#more-4890 Live blood quack Errol Denton handed court bill for £19,000]</ref>

In April 2018, Denton was further convicted of two counts of "engaging in unfair commercial practice" and one of "selling food not of the quality demanded", for selling a bottle of [[colloidal silver]] drink to an undercover [[trading standards]] officer in February 2016, after examining a drop of her blood and from it claiming that she had dislocated her shoulder.<ref name="Roundtree">{{cite news|last1=Roundtree|first1=Cheyenne|title=Homeopathic doctor faces jail after being found guilty of fake claims|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5573125/Homeopathic-quack-doctor-faces-jail-guilty-fake-medical-claims.html|accessdate=3 April 2018|work=Mail Online}}</ref><ref name="Herbert">{{cite news|last1=Herbert|first1=Tom|title=Homeopath who claimed he could cure cancer with food faces jail|url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/03/homeopath-claimed-cure-cancer-food-faces-jail-7437803/|accessdate=3 April 2018|work=Metro|date=3 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="CauseLIst">{{cite web|title=Blackfriars / T20160730|url=http://causelist.org/blackfriars/T20160730/|website=causelist.org|accessdate=3 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> He was made the subject of a [[Criminal Behaviour Order]], fined £2,250 and ordered pay £15,000 in costs.<ref name="ASA-2018-04">{{cite web|title=ASA welcomes fine and Criminal Behaviour Order handed to Mr Errol Denton|url=https://www.asa.org.uk/news/asa-welcomes-fine-and-criminal-behaviour-order-handed-to-mr-errol-denton.html|publisher=[[Advertising Standards Authority]]|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref>

==External links==
* [http://erroldenton.blog.com Errol Denton's blog], resurrected at blog.com
* [http://twitter.com/erroldenton Errol Denton], live blood Microscopist and natural health warrior, a David against big Pharmaceutical Goliath, on Twitter. It is an honour to be followed, apparently, so he'll [http://www.shorttask.com/task.php?id=368865 pay you five cents].
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[http://twitter.com/fightracism2 FightRacism2]
 (Banninated), Errol's RATHER SHOUTY Twitter sockpuppet.
* [http://storify.com/jobrodie/tweets-from-fightracism2-1 Storify] of the bogus allegations of racism

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