Would you trust this man with the NHS?

Jeremy Hunt has been promoted (!). He’s now the Health Secretary. In the unlikely event that you’d forgotten, this is how Jeremy Hunt performed his last role:

Just what you want in the minister responsible for one of the world’s biggest employers – someone who had to deny that he’s hidden behind a tree…

Update: It gets worse. Tom Chivers at The Telegraph has made a great spot, noting that Jeremy Hunt believes in Homepathy – that’s the belief that water has a memory, and that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people will cure that disease in sick people. Here’s a comprehensive debunking by Ben Goldacre.

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