Strip store of royal warrants, urges Brighton MP (From The Argus)
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Strip store of royal warrants, urges Brighton MP
12:40pm Friday 30th November 2012 in News
A foie gras terrine
An MP has urged the Queen to strip a store of its royal warrants, for selling foie gras.
Caroline Lucas, who represents Brighton Pavilion, accused London-based Fortnum & Mason of touting the prestigious awards while “improperly” promoting the luxury paté to its customers.
In a letter to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees the warrants, Dr Lucas points to an investigation by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals earlier this year that allegedly uncovered cruelty to geese at one of the store’s French suppliers.
The letter said: “I am appalled that the mistreatment of geese and the sale of foie gras should be associated with the essence of Englishness.”
The pate is made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened.
Foie gras force-feeding is outlawed in the UK, but it is still available from fine food specialists and in restaurants.
Dr Lucas added: “I know that my constituents feel strongly about such disregard for animal welfare and on their behalf I request that Fortnum & Mason’s warrants not be renewed until the company ends the sale of foie gras.”
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Comments(43)
Crystal Ball
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12:44pm Fri 30 Nov 12
AmboGuy
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12:47pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Hove Actually wrote:Yep agree. The sooner this odious woman and her loony bunch are kicked out the better.
I urge the Queen to strip Barking Mad Lucas from being an MP as she is just wasting everyone's time
Skidrow
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12:51pm Fri 30 Nov 12
What next? A letter to Mr Blue Sky to see if the man in the moon is made of organic cheese?
Surely not!
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12:52pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Hove Actually wrote:While I agree this is not the most important issue in the world, I am not really convinced of your sanity based on your output here either. Certainly your comment here could be construed as a little deranged. :)
I urge the Queen to strip Barking Mad Lucas from being an MP as she is just wasting everyone's time
Joshiman
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12:57pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Martha Gunn
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1:08pm Fri 30 Nov 12
qm
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1:08pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Lilbet likes her foie gras so suspect Cluckas is onto a loser!
"We are not amused!"
BornInBrighton1968
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1:11pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Skidrow
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1:11pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Could she not think of anything a little closer to home and more relevant to her job to do?
Algeria Touchshriek
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1:12pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Pink Bikes in Halfords, Pate in London, Can't be called Mr or Mrs.
Ridiculous women and so full of hate.
The sooner the snot Greens are out the better.
(However, foie gras is a very cruel process and should really stop in civilised society)
Skidrow
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1:13pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BornInBrighton1968
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1:13pm Fri 30 Nov 12
rolivan
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1:49pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Fairfax Sakes
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2:00pm Fri 30 Nov 12
paul76
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2:07pm Fri 30 Nov 12
And no turkey either I guess, because they will have outlawed butchers in the town by then too.
Just presents of pink bikes for the boys and blue bikes for the girls.
HJarrs
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2:11pm Fri 30 Nov 12
John Steed
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2:15pm Fri 30 Nov 12
HJarrs
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2:23pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BornInBrighton1968 wrote:Is that the news in your head?
In other news, 'Brussels' Lucas and her Marxist Green loons ignore record levels of poverty and homelessness in the city that was stupid enough to elect them....
Yesterday I noted council support for an innovative housing solution for the homeless and weekly there seems to be another develpment announced that will bring more jobs / houses or both.
Of course, I can't remember you ever posting anything positive about anything yet, let alone poverty and homelessness.
BornInBrighton1968
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2:24pm Fri 30 Nov 12
HJarrs wrote:Good Lord, you're just not that bright, are you?
I didn't know so many of the, up-yours, park-where-I-want, drive-how-I-like club were also members of the foie gras cruelty appreciation society.
I have been Vegan for 25 years and hate ALL forms of animal cruelty but I am more concerned about poverty/homelessness
/drug abuse and pensioners who are so broke that they freeze to death than I am about 'Brussels' Lucas and her latest rant about foie gras.
If the Greens REALLY cared about animal cruelty, they would be fit in to ban Kosher and Halal meat production. Greens go strangely silent when asked their position on these barbaric practices...
BornInBrighton1968
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2:36pm Fri 30 Nov 12
HJarrs wrote:Just been looking at the website of Pippa Bartolloti, extraordinarily sinister-looking and slightly unhinged leader of the Welsh Greens. She states that the Greens, if they ever came to power (God help us all) would a) ban border controls, because borders are racist and b) would not ban Kosher or Halal meat production as 'we must be culturally sensitive'.
I didn't know so many of the, up-yours, park-where-I-want, drive-how-I-like club were also members of the foie gras cruelty appreciation society.
So much for 'Brussels' Lucas claim that the Green party is (quote) "passionate about animal rights" (unquote)
Morpheus
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2:58pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BornInBrighton1968
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3:50pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Morpheus wrote:Cue Sid James-type guffaw.....
There should be a total ban on anything being stuffed down throats.
anonymous coward
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5:00pm Fri 30 Nov 12
What are you wittering on about?
We've been stunning animals for a couple of decades only - and that started to protect factory works not to ease the animal's suffering.
Islamic slaughter rituals are far nicer than our early factory farming attempts. Whether or not stunning is allowed is still debated by Muslims.
That the death should be clean and fast and that the knife should be sharp was codified in Muslim culture over 1000 years ago.
I agree that the situation needs to be improved, but suggesting that we should be driving divisions between huge segments of the population over an issue that will resolve itself over the next decade (in the first world, anyway) is tantamount to insanity.
clearbluesky
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5:06pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Vigilia
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5:13pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BornInBrighton1968
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5:22pm Fri 30 Nov 12
clearbluesky wrote:Well, Caroline has to have something to boast about when she makes her twice-yearly trip to the 'Confederation Of European Marxist's' meeting in Antwerp, so boasting about attempting to ban Foie Gras (and ignoring poverty and homelessness in Brighton) is better than nothing...
I agree with Caroline. It is outrageous that in this day and age individuals are allowed to have freedom of choice. It wouldn't happen under Stalin so it has no place in a city administered by the Green Party.
stevetoo
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6:07pm Fri 30 Nov 12
gusset snatcher
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7:16pm Fri 30 Nov 12
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Matt@onbeach
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7:24pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Shame on her, who does she think she is?
I do not understand how such a bigoted thug could be elected as an MP!
george smith
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7:33pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Skidrow wrote:Why didn't she deal with it when she was a euro mp?
Our local MP writes to the Lord Chamberlain quoting as gospel an "investigation" by a bunch of violence condoning animal rights terrorists about mistreatment of geese in France. Could she not think of anything a little closer to home and more relevant to her job to do?
Idontbelieveit1948
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7:55pm Fri 30 Nov 12
With info from an impeccable source,
Ma Lucas got on her high horse,
And on behalf of those Greens,
She’s petitioned the Queen,
To take Foie Gras off her first course.
And, the woman with multple homes was serious too !
Priceless.
Roundbill
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8:18pm Fri 30 Nov 12
ILLEGAL PARKING SPACES
wrong size, lines are too thin etc.
something something.
Huh? Oh sorry, I was channelling the spirit of Funky yoyo - he's away at a convention for collectors of Noddy memorabilia and he asked me to fill in for him.
bogs
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8:39pm Fri 30 Nov 12
PorkBoat
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9:59pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BornInBrighton1968
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10:17pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Idontbelieveit1948 wrote:Wonderful! Well done!
A nursery rhyme for our times ;-
With info from an impeccable source,
Ma Lucas got on her high horse,
And on behalf of those Greens,
She’s petitioned the Queen,
To take Foie Gras off her first course.
And, the woman with multple homes was serious too !
Priceless.
HJarrs
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10:57pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BornInBrighton1968 wrote:Good I am glad you are concerned about poverty/homelessness /drug abuse and pensioners who are so broke that they freeze to death, I seem to recall the MP for Brighton Pavilion asking questions in the commons and pushing for the addressing of the above issues as MP and leader of the Green Party. But as you are clearly not satisfied and I am not that bright perhaps you could point out which other parties would place these issues higher up their agenda? We still have poverty/homelessness /drug abuse and pensioners who are so broke that they freeze to death following 13 years of Labour government when there was some money around; they made a bit of progress but undone to my mind by encouraging a runaway housing market for one thing. The Tories? Don't make me laugh!
HJarrs wrote:Good Lord, you're just not that bright, are you?
I didn't know so many of the, up-yours, park-where-I-want, drive-how-I-like club were also members of the foie gras cruelty appreciation society.
I have been Vegan for 25 years and hate ALL forms of animal cruelty but I am more concerned about poverty/homelessness
/drug abuse and pensioners who are so broke that they freeze to death than I am about 'Brussels' Lucas and her latest rant about foie gras.
If the Greens REALLY cared about animal cruelty, they would be fit in to ban Kosher and Halal meat production. Greens go strangely silent when asked their position on these barbaric practices...
Dealing with idiots
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11:25pm Fri 30 Nov 12
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ton-hove.gov.uk/mgEP
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PorkBoat
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11:52pm Fri 30 Nov 12
HJarrs wrote:"innovative housing solution ", my...eye. It's a shanty town in the making.
BornInBrighton1968 wrote:Is that the news in your head?
In other news, 'Brussels' Lucas and her Marxist Green loons ignore record levels of poverty and homelessness in the city that was stupid enough to elect them....
Yesterday I noted council support for an innovative housing solution for the homeless and weekly there seems to be another develpment announced that will bring more jobs / houses or both.
Of course, I can't remember you ever posting anything positive about anything yet, let alone poverty and homelessness.
BornInBrighton1968
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9:06am Sat 1 Dec 12
So much for 'Brussels' Lucas claim that the Green party is (quote) "passionate about animal rights" (unquote)
BornInBrighton1968
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9:06am Sat 1 Dec 12
So much for 'Brussels' Lucas claim that the Green party is (quote) "passionate about animal rights" (unquote)
Mel@cityclean
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3:34pm Sat 1 Dec 12
george smith
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5:47pm Sat 1 Dec 12
Mel@cityclean wrote:she should of done when she was a euro MP. you know farming subsidies and the french.
It is vile what is done to these poor birds!! How they suffer, is so terrible. Wish more people cared, instead of just thinking of themselfs. I pray this will be banned very soon. And keep on signing petitions, for this to stop!! So many animals abused, and murdered, the best thing I did, was become a vegan!! At least Caroline cares!!
Hove Actually says...
12:44pm Fri 30 Nov 12