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Boris Johnson’s push to ‘liberate’ Britain from ‘anti-GM rules’
The never-ending push to force GM on the public under the guise of saving humanity is pure industry spin – and puts public health in danger, argues COLIN TODHUNTER
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
IN HIS first speech to Parliament as British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson said: “Let’s start now to liberate the UK’s extraordinary bioscience sector from anti-genetic modification rules and let’s develop the blight-resistant crops that will feed the world.”
Johnson reads from a well-rehearsed script. The “GM will feed the world mantra” is pure industry spin.
There is already enough food being produced to feed the global population, yet around 830 million are classed as hungry.
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