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UK Government plans to force GM products on citizens

Angry | 19.05.2003 08:25 | Bio-technology | Ecology

Conformation of the government's concept of particapatory democracy. Freedom to dissent quietly then submit. Whatever happened to a die-hard belief in market forces? Supply and Demand anyone?

BBC: The government says it may be forced to allow farmers to grow genetically-modified (GM) crops in Britain even if the public does not want them.

The environment minister Michael Meacher told the BBC a ban on GM crops would be illegal unless there is scientific proof that they harm people or the environment.

The latest polls show only 14% of people in Britain approve of GM food...

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3038893.stm

No mention of a corporate takeover of the food chain though, which is the real problem.

Angry

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  1. Eat it! — Blairfeld
  2. Illegal? — Brian
  3. GM X-periment — Brian B
  4. Let them eat . . . . ? — Chris Herz
  5. erm . . . — ...