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Government watchdog launches official investigation into SOAS CEO

National Audit Office inquiry into Lady Judge’s business dealings

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MPs call for Government investigation into SOAS Head

Questions raised about suitability of SOAS Chairman Lady Barbara Judge for Nuclear job

Statement from Mutatoes.org and campaigners against Hull’s GM potato trials

On Saturday, over 250 people from around the country attended a rally in Hull in a powerful and vibrant display of resistance to the reintroduction of GM crops to the UK.

Mutatoes Rally - GM Spuds-U-Hate

Campaigners from Brighton, Cambridge, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester and elsewhere rallied on Saturday 21st April 2007 against the planting of GM potatoes in a BASF trial near Hull.

Protestors plant GM trial site with organic potatoes. (press release)

People from all over the country are currently planting organic potatoes in the field proposed as a GM potato trial site outside Hull. It is hoped that the donation of safe spuds will prevent the planting of the controversial crop, which threatens the livelihoods of local borage growers and organic farmers.

Anna Lock explained;
“If you want to eat good safe potatoes, you have to plant good safe potatoes. By planting organic potatoes in this field today, the field will be rendered unsuitable for the GM trial. Scientific experiments need controllable variables, tiny organic seed potatoes hidden deep in the ground are a variable controlled only by nature. These seed potatoes will grow and BASF’s experiment will no longer be possible on this site.”

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Non GM Potatoes planted at Hedon test site

Protesters are planting non-GM potatoes in the field near Hull where BASF intend to trial their GM potato variety. About 100 protesters are spread across the large (several acre) field, with two mounted police and 2 foot police standing by watching - not even filming, for once.

Update: 2 cops on off road motorcycles have entered the field.

Sat: Meat Leafleting & Demo - Leeds

NARN | 11-07-2006 12:43 | Animal Liberation | Bio-technology | Sheffield

Following the breakout of E.Coli in Leeds, closing 18 butchers, it is the perfect oppertunity to educate the public about the hazards of eating meat, both to them and the animals.

Join your local campaigners against Biometric identification, new ID card

Everyone knows about the danger: not the seemingly harmless bit of plastic in your wallet –but a massive and intrusive database that fundamentally changes the nature of UK Citizenship.

Video of Sainsbury’s Blockade

Short exciting video of one of the Sainsbury anti-GM blockades at Coleshill near Birmingham last Thursday night.

Sainsbury's Rotherham depot blockaded

rhubarb | 02-07-2004 04:50 | Bio-technology | Sheffield

saisbury's south yorkshire distribution center, Rotherham, successfully blockaded for nearly 6 hours by santa up his tripod and his merry elves.

GM Danger to humans

steve | 16-03-2004 22:11 | Bio-technology | Health | Sheffield

Interesting reference article from the Evening Standard because it has direct evidence of harm to humans from GM crops. (Though I don't think this is the first instance as the article claims.)

action against Bayer PLC

Anti-GM protesters visit HC Starck's offices in Sheffiled as part of the 'bail out of GM' week of action.

The National Trust Votes Against GM

togg | 16-11-2003 19:37 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Sheffield

At the National Trust AGM, members have voted to express their opposition to GM.

No Insurance for GM.

Article from the Daily Mail's Genetic Food watch campaign. Not sure exactly which date it was published - sometime between the 6th and 10 October.

Inevitable GM pollution

steve | 13-10-2003 10:09 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Sheffield

An article from Friday's Daily Mail (10.10.03) outlining the latest research on GM. Interesting quotes revealing the amount of known cross contamination in the UK and affirming that barrier crops don't work.

Although crop trashing has obviously had a powerful safeguarding effect more anti-GM gardeners are obviously needed.

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Mary Keynes arrives in Sheffield too!

steve | 10-10-2003 11:52 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Sheffield

73 year old Mary Keynes completes first day of bike ride to London while Jonny Barton fails to complete his ninth day due to knee injury.

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Jonny Barton reaches Sheffield

Sheffield samba | 09-10-2003 18:08 | Bio-technology | Sheffield

Jonny Barton reached the steps of Sheffield Town Hall at 6.15 pm Thursday, October 9th.

Anti-GM bike pilgrimage comes through Sheffield

Anti-GM activists cycle through to Sheffield en-route for London event.

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Direct Action stops crop trials

steve | 30-09-2003 14:58 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Sheffield

Bayer CropScience say they are stopping GM field trial because of direct action.

GM Food and Crops: What Next?

This briefing is an update on what has been happening on genetically modified (GM) food and crops and what is coming up in the near future. This autumn will see a number of key dates, including a report on the Government's public debate, GM Nation, a report on the Farm Scale Evaluations and the next steps in the GM Trade War between the US and Europe.

The decisions made over the next few months could have widespread repercussions for our food, farming and environment. Chief amongst these will whether the Government will allow GM crops to be commercially grown in the UK. If they do, the first could be grown as early as spring 2004.

Sheffield Bio-technology Newswire Archive

Government watchdog launches official investigation into SOAS CEO

MPs call for Government investigation into SOAS Head

Statement from Mutatoes.org and campaigners against Hull’s GM potato trials

Mutatoes Rally - GM Spuds-U-Hate

Protestors plant GM trial site with organic potatoes. (press release)

Non GM Potatoes planted at Hedon test site

Sat: Meat Leafleting & Demo - Leeds

Join your local campaigners against Biometric identification, new ID card

Video of Sainsbury’s Blockade

Sainsbury's Rotherham depot blockaded

GM Danger to humans

action against Bayer PLC

The National Trust Votes Against GM

No Insurance for GM.

Inevitable GM pollution

Mary Keynes arrives in Sheffield too!

Jonny Barton reaches Sheffield

Anti-GM bike pilgrimage comes through Sheffield

Direct Action stops crop trials

GM Food and Crops: What Next?

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