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We’re not going with the fluo…
Campaigners against fluoride came out on the streets to show water companies the yellow card. The National Pure Water Association (NPWA) joined forces with the West Yorkshire Campaign Against Fluoridation (WYCAF) to step up the campaign against fluoride being added to the water supply as a form of dental medication. Campaigers handed out yellow postcards […]
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Greens kick off national campaign against water fluoridation
GREEN activists will kick-off a national anti-fluoridation campaign today following the recent passage of the Water Bill. A national petition will be launched at a noon rally in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens, organised by Manchester Against Fluoridation. The petition calls for a halt to fluoridation plans on the grounds of human rights, serious health concerns and […]
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Bolton fluoride debate at a climax
RESIDENTS across the borough would cut off their water in protest if fluoride is added to Bolton’s drinking supplies it was claimed today. Alex Hastings of the National Pure Water Association warned that she and many others would rather live off bottled water than drink treated tap water. Her claims came as MPs were preparing […]
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MPs divided in big fluoridation debate
A HOUSE of Commons committee has backed plans to allow fluoride to be added to tap water following an impassioned plea by a Bolton MP. Brian Iddon urged fellow members of a scrutiny committee to support controversial Clause 61 of the Water Bill after hearing that 70 per cent of five-year-olds in his Bolton South-east […]
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Meeting ends amid uproar
A MEETING between health bosses in Rugby last night had to be abandoned after it was besieged by protesters fighting flouride in the town’s water supply. A row broke out at the meeting after the campaigners believed they had been labelled “stupid and poor” by dental health chiefs. Rugby Primary Care Trust chairman Chrysandra Gilbert […]
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Time to Pull the Plug
DAVID Blaine suspended himself in an oversized phone box for 44 days without food. The might of his so-called mystical and magic powers could not allow him to complete his feat without daily supplies of water. Those three tiny atoms – two of hydrogen and one of oxygen – fuel every living cell of our […]
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Don’t try to mess with my water supply…
MEMBERS of Parliament – including nine from the Merseyside and Cheshire area – recently voted to take fluoridisation of our tap water a step closer. The vote gives Strategic Health Authorities the power to ask water firms to add fluoride to our water. The British Dental Association, apparently wanting to put themselves out of business, […]
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York council opposes fluoride in water
STRONG city council opposition to fluoride being added to York’s water supply will be sent directly to Prime Minister Tony Blair. City of York Council chief executive David Atkinson will write to Mr Blair and Secretary of State for Health John Reid outlining the council’s concerns over fluoride in tap water. York’s water supply is […]
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MPs Back Local Choice on Fluoride in Water
MPs tonight backed moves to let local communities decide whether to have fluoride added to their tap water. A bid to block the fluoridation of water was defeated, on a free vote, by 284 to 181, a majority of 103. The issue aroused strong passions in report stage debate on the Water Bill and could […]
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MPs vote for water fluoridation
Moves to make it easier for fluoride to be added to drinking water in England and Wales have got the backing of MPs. Opponents warned this amounted to “mass medication” but a vote for a total ban on fluoridation was lost by 284 to 181. Water companies have been allowed to add fluoride to supplies […]
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