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It’s that “instinctively weird” aspect of it that has allowed those with a very pro-EU and anti-US agenda to make hay out of the chlorine-washed chicken issue. They’re relying on general public ignorance of science and food hygiene to make political points.

Really, public ignorance and the EU, who would have thought that'd be a thing. Incidentally how much rat hair in your paprika do you find acceptable, are you fine maggots in your orange juice?

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BJ and Carrie (now his fiancée) are having a baby - knew he wouldnt respect the withdrawal agreement... :D

If it's known as the Boris baby I may well scream

1andrew1

01-03-2020 05:12

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The Mail on Sunday is reporting that a senior adviser believes we don't need a farming sector. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-official.html

nomadking

01-03-2020 09:04

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The Mail on Sunday is reporting that a senior adviser believes we don't need a farming sector. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-official.html

Well Vegetarians and Vegans are out to destroy it anyway.

His argument was that it isn't big enough from a Treasury point of view to get special status.

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In his controversial comments, he also suggests farmers should not be given tax breaks denied to other industries.
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He wrote: 'Food sector isn't critically important to the UK, and ag[riculture] and fish production certainly isn't'. He pointed to figures suggesting that it adds just 0.5 per cent in extra value to the economy.
Dr Leunig then questioned the special tax breaks given to farmers, saying: 'We know that supermarkets also make very little, and that lots of restaurants go bust.

Mr K	01-03-2020 09:28

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Well Vegetarians and Vegans are out to destroy it anyway.

Don't know how you work that out, we all have to eat something. Up to farmers to adapt to what the public wants, same as any other industry.

papa smurf

01-03-2020 09:35

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]Don't know how you work that out,[/B] we all have to eat something. Up to farmers to adapt to what the public wants, same as any other industry.

We work it out by listening to the drivel about meat production destroying the planet,the public want's meat on the table.only a minority follow the vegan fad and after watching two idiots cooking vegan food on tv i doubt they will have a long life expectancy, it's all chemicals and artificial muck.
ANY hoo enjoy your carrot pie and cabbage water gravy.

Mr K	01-03-2020 09:43

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Let everybody eat what they want ? Doesn't really affect you? Personally I love my cheese, so veganism isn't for me, but I don't despise anybody that chooses to do differently.

1andrew1

01-03-2020 10:15

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His argument was that it isn't big enough from a Treasury point of view to get special status.

And the fishing sector is a tiny sub-sector of that but we still seem to be basing our entire business strategy around that at the expense of manufacturing and services.

papa smurf

01-03-2020 10:24

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And the fishing sector is a tiny sub-sector of that but we still seem to be basing our entire business strategy around that at the expense of manufacturing and services.

The fishing sector may be small at this time but you need to look into the future possibilities of this once great industry,there are a lot of fish in our waters.

nomadking

01-03-2020 10:30

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Don't know how you work that out, we all have to eat something. Up to farmers to adapt to what the public wants, same as any other industry.

"Overnight" you would still have a lot of animals alive and requiring everything that goes with it. Fishing can't exactly be replaced, not all land is suitable for growing crops, not all crops are that suitable for the UK, eg Soya, and look what happens to crops when the weather is too dry or wet or hot or cold.

denphone

01-03-2020 10:45

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People are allowed to eat what they want as what give you the right to be judgemental about those who don't consume meat.

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36026036)

Let everybody eat what they want ? Doesn't really affect you? Personally I love my cheese, so veganism isn't for me, but I don't despise anybody that chooses to do differently.

Its called personal freedom of choice...

papa smurf

01-03-2020 10:52

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What gives you the right to be judgmental against me, is it perhaps freedom of speech :shrug:

denphone

01-03-2020 10:56

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What gives you the right to be judgmental against me, is it perhaps freedom of speech :shrug:

No ones stopping you from your freedom of speech.

nomadking

01-03-2020 11:19

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No ones stopping you from your freedom of speech.

Freedom of speech isn't simply a matter of somebody saying something. It is what are the consequences of speaking out, inhibition of speaking out because of the fear of those consequences, and being brainwashed into thinking that X is the only acceptable opinion.

Sephiroth

01-03-2020 11:54

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This Leunig geezer is a Lib Dem if you Google him. What a looney thing for him to come out with. Economic output needs food for the outputting people.

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