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Lee Griffin About Lee: Former students' union president and intermitent blogger since the turn of the century, who's aim is to promote objective thinking and a break from partisan politics when discussing the issues of the day. Contact him.

Taking stock of our food (pt. 1)

Mon 7th Jan 2008

Today (Monday) saw the start of what wasn't immediately apparent as a food campaign taking place on Channel 4. Tuning in for the "Big Food Fight" I assumed from the trailers, forgetting the modern C4 style, that we'd have some offbeat adventure cooking program with three of the top TV chef's this country has to offer. In reality the line up of programming is probably a whole lot less humorous but vastly more insightful. Starting off as it means to go on the next two nights following this one will continue the program "Hugh's Chicken Run" which tonight started the journey of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on his crusade to get people buying free range chickens.

Chickens were the first ever livestock that I raised at River Cottage. They've been giving me eggs and meat all my life, and now I rear my own, for both eggs and meat. And I think they're the front line of animal welfare in this country, and the way in which they're farmed is something to which the public are denied access. You've got chicken farms with barbed wire all around them, which is not necessary to keep the birds in. I particularly target the supermarkets because they sell so much cheap chicken - it's right at the heart of their price wars with each other, and they use it to try and gain market share.

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Touches on: Media, Reviews, Celebrity, Post, Food, Animal cruelty

And in other news (19/12/07) - Belittling rape victims

Wed 19th Dec 2007

So the BBC strikes again, probably along with a load of other knee jerk media that I don't care to read...but again, the point is that the BBC should have a bit more integrity when it comes to its reporting.

Yesterday I had a double take as I heard news on BBC News 24, right after the Lib Dem leadership result, go on about a rape being reported. "What is this about?" I wondered, "are the BBC trying to highlight the nature of frequency of rape in this country, perhaps taking a stand that no other broadcaster has yet dared on issues such as these?" Of course not, soon after I started listening it appeared the only reason this woman being violated even made the news is because she did so within the immediate vicinity of the Manchester United teams Christmas party.

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Touches on: Media, Celebrity, Sport, Post, BBC, Hypocrisy

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So what the hell is going on, Labour are slumping in the polls and yet those most naturally in their shadow able to take their place (the Lib Dems) are failing to capitalise in the polls. And even though the Tories are enjoying high times so much they must think it's the 80's all over again (in more ways than one) they have failed to deliver one serious or credible attack against the government that would show them to be the true heir's to the throne. So to speak. Anyway, on with this weeks Politalks. NSFW as usual, transcript can be found if you go through to read more!