WHY can't the Government let people make up their own mind as to whether or not they eat beef.
How many people die from smoking-related illnesses, but they will not ban smoking. Why? Because of all the tax they would lose. They don't care about the farmers and butchers who are going to lose a lot of money from their livelihoods.
S LIVESEY, Ruskin Grove, Hapton, Burnley.
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