Lesley Fitt, who was wearing a gas mask to make her point, said: “The dangers of glyphosate are well known.
I know there are many who claim such dangers but I’m unaware of any actual ones. You know, other than “Chemicals, nasty!” type statements.
Lesley Fitt, who was wearing a gas mask to make her point, said: “The dangers of glyphosate are well known.
I know there are many who claim such dangers but I’m unaware of any actual ones. You know, other than “Chemicals, nasty!” type statements.
Does she fart a lot?
Gas mask seems a bit OTT, but then vegans…
“Dozens of protesters”
DOZENS.
And clearly bored retired people who either didn’t have grandchildren, or the grandchildren don’t live nearby so what else are they going to do all day?
It’s lovely weather for a protest.
I am surprised not to see a single keffiyeh or even a pally flag or badge among the fifteen people in that hideously white photo.
I don’t have grandchildren. I do this all day.
I have taken up ‘shouting at people on buses’. I find it a fulfilling and worthwhile hobby.
Do you do this from within the bus, or at those passing by?
“Bus wanker !”
“Bus wanker !”
Guardian gross exaggeration. Looks like no more than ONE dozen. Might be more journalists behind the camera than in front.
Isn’t a gas mask entirely useless for this? I suppose it does obscure her features, which could well be a bonus.
The “well known” dangers of glyphosate are predominantly people claiming that correlation is causation.
“My grandchildren pick wildflowers for me. What if they’re covered in weedkiller?”
It’s not ecological to pick wild flowers. And your grandchildren should learn to wash their hands.
In some cases (e.g. wild daffodils, bluebells) it’s illegal to pick them.
I hope someone told Mr. Wordsworth.
THe law was introduced many years after Wordsworth died.
Having visited the churchyard he wrote about I can confirm they are not endangered. There is still a host of golden daffodils.
It’s a begging the question fallacy. The assertion is their only evidence.
Have they considered conscripting the protesters to weed all the roads and pavements by hand?
Surely we could promise illegal migrants that they could each have their own hoe. That should get them excited, until they discover it’s so they can keep the weeds in check!
Not 72? What a swizz.
Just Stop Eating.
Just Stop Breathing…please!
These wankers love playing at being Mr Benn:
Another beekeeper, Oliver Baines, said: “Other places across the country are moving away from glyphosate. We’re going the opposite way. Anyway, they aren’t weeds – they are wildflowers and the bees love them.”
“Potholes aren’t damage to the roads – they’re paddling pools for insects and the snails love them”
But of course, describing Oliver Baines as “a beekeeper” is like describing Leon Trotsky as “a chicken farmer”. You have to go elsewhere to find out that:
Oliver Baines is an environmental activist, charity director, beekeeper, vegetable gardener, part time farmer, and an enthusiastic campaigner for Extinction Rebellion
“Oliver Baines is an environmental activist, charity director, beekeeper, vegetable gardener, part time farmer, and an enthusiastic campaigner for Extinction Rebellion”.
In other words, a ‘cunt’.
I’m surprised he’s not presenting Gardeners World or Countryfile.
Particularly the latter!
describing Oliver Baines as “a beekeeper” is like describing Leon Trotsky as “a chicken farmer”
I didn’t know that about Trotsky, Steve – something else he has in common with Heinrich Himmler. Apparently Ilse Göring also had a go at it!
As Farmer Jim of this parish mentioned in a thread about glyphosate a few days ago, if it really is as dangerous as the activists claim, people like him would be dropping like flies.
They aren’t, so it isn’t.
The linear no threshold model rears it’s ugly head again……
Ah, but we farmers are protected by the elixir of life, one part cow sh*t, one part engine oil and one part mud………
During the COVID madness, one colleague came into work every day with a full-head gas mask to make his point how stupid it all was.
who was wearing a gas mask to make her point
Wut? What point does wearing a gas mask make? “I’m a moron.”
“You people are toxic and smell bad.”
This guy provides a nice overview of the issue. Basically, enviro-zealots (but is there really any other kind?) ttok over tha approval process, set a standard that couldn’t be met, then banned a tolerably safe product because the name “Monsanto” terrifies them.
The EU and its ‘precautionary principle’ are at the root of all this nonsense. And Starmer wants to align our standards with theirs, so that we can have cling film that no longer clings, paint that needs three coats to cover anything, and weedkiller that won’t kill weeds.
Gamecock believes in “Better Things for Better Living Through Chemistry.”
Hope it wasn’t one of those older gas masks that used asbestos in the filters…