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[Doobs]

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/ignore-the-scare-stories-from-remainers-over-chlorinated-chicken/

"What washing chicken in chlorine does achieve, however, is to kill off salmonella, which is endemic in raw chicken sold in Britain. For the consumer, the choice is pretty simple: would you rather increase your chlorine intake by one per cent – or remain at risk of salmonella poisoning through cross-contamination in the kitchen?"

How can people write such absolute nonsense? I have no opinion re chlorinated chicken but I knew salmonella was on the decline and it has been for years.

"British grocery stores and households do not refrigerate their eggs because 90per cent of store-bought eggs in the UK come from hens that have been vaccinated for salmonella."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2644251/Un-scrambling-truth-Why-American-eggs-ILLEGAL-sell-UK-vice-versa.htmlt

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/598401/Salmonella_2016_Data.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/business/25vaccine.html

I am not planning on eating chlorinated chicken anytime soon, but egg laying chickens aren't the ones we eat?

Cases of Salmonella are still significantly down? Good point, I don't think anyone has enough data to look into egg/breast properly. 

I am pretty sure Salmonella is well down.  Edwina Currie got ridiculed for this claim years ago. 

US farm practices are scary, but it seems we get what we vote for. 

[doubleup]

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/ignore-the-scare-stories-from-remainers-over-chlorinated-chicken/

"What washing chicken in chlorine does achieve, however, is to kill off salmonella, which is endemic in raw chicken sold in Britain. For the consumer, the choice is pretty simple: would you rather increase your chlorine intake by one per cent – or remain at risk of salmonella poisoning through cross-contamination in the kitchen?"

How can people write such absolute nonsense? I have no opinion re chlorinated chicken but I knew salmonella was on the decline and it has been for years.

"British grocery stores and households do not refrigerate their eggs because 90per cent of store-bought eggs in the UK come from hens that have been vaccinated for salmonella."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2644251/Un-scrambling-truth-Why-American-eggs-ILLEGAL-sell-UK-vice-versa.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/598401/Salmonella_2016_Data.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/business/25vaccine.html

In any case the chlorine washing would only kill surface bacteria which may not be sufficient for a chicken infected with salmonella.

[TightEnd]

The promises of Brexit can't be kept, says stephenkb. You can only decide which bits to betray

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/07/promises-brexit-cant-be-kept-you-can-only-decide-which-bits-betray

[TightEnd]

YouGov: 59% of 18-24 year-olds believed Corbyn promised to write off or reduce their student debts.

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[TightEnd]

You can cut immigration. Or you can have free trade. But you can't have your cake and eat it. Says Australia (and India and the EU and...).

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[TightEnd]

If the Tories can show Corbyn to be a ‘normal politician’ who goes back on his word, it could neutralise the threat

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/will-labours-tuition-fee-row-end-corbyn-mania/

[TightEnd]

on the other hand...

Jeremy Corbyn's opponents are going down a blind alley on tuition fees, writes stephenkb

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2017/07/jeremy-corbyns-opponents-are-going-down-blind-alley-tuition-fees

[TightEnd]

I voted Leave but if it looks like being an economic disaster, then it’s ridiculous to pursue it, says ed west

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/im-a-leaver-who-would-be-happy-for-a-second-referendum/

[TightEnd]

Labour Brexit splits: Jeremy Corbn slaps down frontbencher Barry Gardiner on customs union: http://bit.ly/2tzol3e

[TightEnd]

marvellous

a must read

"As a British EU negotiator, I can tell you that Brexit is going to be far worse than anyone could have guessed".

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-eu-negotiator-europe-euratom-airline-safety-negotiations-theresa-may-worse-anyone-guessed-a7858586.html

[TightEnd]

:-)

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[neeko]

GB GDP Q2 +0.3%

[TightEnd]

Liam Fox and chlorine chicken threatening to become 2017 version of John Gummer and burgers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/369625.stm

[TightEnd]

GB GDP Q2 +0.3%

ONS: “The economy has experienced a notable slowdown in the first half of this year."

The Brexit slowdown is real http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/07/brexit-slowdown-real

[TightEnd]

Today's First Paragraph Prize is awarded to



https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/26/dunkirk-brexit-retreat-europe-britain-eec