http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/26/mrsa-poultry-east-anglia-infected MRSA found in East Anglia turkeys and chickens destined for stores. Government reassure consumers of low risk to health Within the space of the next few hours, a "spokesperson" for the turkey industry will say (if it has not been said already) on BBC News or Sky or some other media outlet, "Of course, prices will have to go up". There is always a reason for increasing prices of almost everything, particularly at this time of year.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19628943 Cane rats and "shocking" quantities of illegal and "potentially unsafe" meat have been sold to the public in east London, BBC London has found. This is a shocking report. Why is the practice of selling illegal meat, including rats, not stamped out by the local council? Councils are very good at "Elf n Safety" when it comes to removing flower baskets in case some one bangs their head but it seems that selling rat and other illegal meat is acceptable.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-plans-to-cut-thousands-of-health-and-safety-inspections-8120984.html Hundreds of thousands of businesses are to be exempted from health and safety inspections under moves announced by the Government today. This is not "a radical plan plan to curb red tape". It is a plan to expose workers to potential workplace dangers in "hundreds of thousands of businesses" where unscrupulous employers are driven by the greed to make more profit, at the expense of the safety of their workers, who will have no recourse to law. How much these "hundreds of thousands" of companies have contributed to party funds in order to promote this new legislation is a matter of speculation. Do not be confused or pushed into accepting the government myth that these measures are solely to protect business from "compensation culture" claims. The first and foremost consideration is, as it has always b...