- Who would GM Watch vote for? Archived Message
- Who would GM Watch vote for? - Mary December 10, 2019, 12:45 pm
- Re: Who would GM Watch vote for? - Gerard December 11, 2019, 11:17 am
Posted by Mary
on December 10, 2019, 12:45 pm
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Not Johnson or Trump, portrayed as 'biohazards'. https://www.gmwatch.org/en/news/latest-news/19254-who-would-gmwatch-vote-for 'The reason for biting the bullet this time around is simple. Since becoming Prime Minister in late July, Boris Johnson has repeatedly pledged to “liberate” GMOs (see below). Opening Britain’s doors to GMOs also seems to be key to allowing Johnson to do the kind of quick trade deal he wants with the United States. Recall that Donald Trump signed an Executive Order in June aimed at forcing countries like the UK to open their doors wide to GM crops from the US. A Trump trade deal is certain to undermine current UK food standards, pesticide regulation, and environmental policy more generally – all things we know our supporters care deeply about. It could even mean an end to the labelling of any GM ingredients in the foods we buy. So our advice, unless you want to open the floodgates to unregulated GMOs (and more!), is to vote in a way that will not allow Boris Johnson to stay in No 10.' |
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