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Originally Posted by Kushan

Funnily enough, I'd rather have a trade agreement with our closest allies that also enforces the food standards that would prevent Chlorinated chicken!

However now my concern is that we'll weaken our negotiating position even further. No deal with the EU means we'll be desperate for a deal elsewhere and the US is a prime candidate. The US can, as I suggested in an earlier post, point at our lack of integrity and demand more from us. They can also use the GFA as another bargaining chip "You broke the GFA, how are you going to make it up to us?".

This sadly doesn't decrease the risk of Chlorinated chicken entering our country, it increases it.

So what - chlorinated chicken. People can take it or leave it, knowing that bacteria on the skin have been killed off.


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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Ownership is irrelevant, the BBC should not be an organ of the state. The laws of the UK mandate the BBC, ITV and Sky News and others to report news impartially.

I've never said it should be an organ of the state nor did I impart any such meaning.

I'm saying that the BBC's first instinct should not be to dwell on the sensationalist aspect that they perceive. Why you can't see that baffles me.