From a Tory, yet!

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Feb 4 11:51:55 PST 1999


Carl Remick wrote:


>News item in today's UK Telegraph:
>
>Hague calls for halt on 'Frankenstein foods'
>The [UK] Government was last night under growing pressure to halt, or
>slow down, the development of genetically modified food after William
>Hague, the Tory leader, backed demands for a moratorium. Campaigners
>against the so-called "Frankenstein foods" welcomed Mr Hague's support
>and expressed disappointment at Tony Blair's refusal to stop further
>development of commercial crops without further scientific advice.

So if the Tory party, one of the more benighted and antique conservative parties in Europe, is for such a ban, does that make it a good thing?

Doug



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