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I won’t pay my water bill, says campaigner
ANTI-FLUORIDE campaigner Peter Crampton has vowed he will not pay his water bill – even if it means landing himself in court. The campaigner plans to continue his fight against the fluoridation of the water supply by having filtration equipment fitted to his water system – and deducting the cost of it from his water […]
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Latest from the “Yellow Card” Campaign
CAMPAIGNERS fighting water fluoridation are coming to Huddersfield on Saturday . Members of the West Yorkshire Campaign Against Fluoridation (WYCAF) will be supporting the `Yellow Card’ campaign at The Piazza Shopping Centre all day, giving out information leaflets and asking people to sign a petition against fluoridation. Yellow Card is a campaign run by the […]
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Commentary on fluoride in The Times
WE ALL want that ring of confidence, but at what price? Celebrities spend fortunes on straighter, whiter teeth. Now our Government wants to improve everyone’s molars by fluoridating the water supply. If public health officials think aesthetics are now as important as health, they may find that human rights lawyers disagree. The drive to fluoridate […]
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‘Yellow Card’ Campaign Continues in England
CAMPAIGNERS opposed to water fluoridation are to protest in Huddersfield. Supporters of the Yellow Card campaign, organised by the National Pure Water Association (NPWA) and The Green Party, will be at the Piazza shopping arcade on February 14. They will talk to the public and ask people to sign the NPWA’s national register of people […]
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Valley rejects fluoride plan
COUNCILLORS have rejected proposals to add fluoride to Rossendale’s water supply after they were met with fierce criticism from residents and health experts. Proposals to ‘mass medicate’ the Valley’s water supply with fluoride came under attack at a public meeting in Rawtenstall earlier this week. Rossendale Borough Council’s overview and scrutiny committee decided at a […]
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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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Clash looms on fluoride in Wales
WALES is to take over responsibility for fluoride in water supplies. Assembly Members unanimously approved devolving a range of measures from Whitehall to Cardiff, among them the power to add fluoride to water. Sue Essex, Local Government, Finance and Public Services Minister, said the Welsh Assembly Government would give the issue “very careful consideration” before […]
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Wales to decide on flouride in water
Wales is to take over responsibility for fluoride in water supplies, it was announced today. Assembly Members will vote on the measure today, although little opposition is expected to the transfer of powers from Whitehall. Local Government, Finance and Public Services Minister Sue Essex said the Welsh Assembly Government would give the issue “very careful […]
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Scotland: Bid to tackle rotten dental record
Radical plans to tackle Scotland’s poor record of dental care have been unveiled by the Scottish Executive. A third of children in Scotland and half of all adults are not registered with a dentist. The figures translate to higher levels of tooth decay than are found in people living in England and Wales. The executive […]
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