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Greens warn on water fluoridation
A proposal to fluoridate Britain’s drinking water would violate the European Convention on Human Rights, the Green Party has warned. In a report entitled "Truth Decay: Challenging New Labour’s propaganda on water fluoridation", the party argues the move would medicate consumers without their consent. The warning comes ahead of a parliamentary vote on the controversial […]
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Greens step up campaign against water fluoridation
THE Green Party stepped up its anti-fluoridation campaign yesterday, before Prime Minister Tony Blair’s plans to rush through a new Water Bill on September 8 that could lead to the fluoridation of most or all of Britain’s water supplies. Some local authorities, including Bradford, Brighton and Lancaster, have already passed motions opposing the government’s plan. […]
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Campaigners fight to keep Staffordshire’s water fluoride-free
Anti-fluoride campaigners are preparing to go to war for the fourth time in as many decades in a bid to keep Staffordshire’s water supplies free of the chemical. Stafford’s Protect Our Water campaign plans to fight proposed Government changes to the Water Bill which would force companies to add fluoride to public supplies if told […]
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Fluoride Harmed Our Son
We read with great concern your recent article about the proposed addition of fluoride to our drinking water “Fluoride a plus or a minus?”, (Evening Telegraph, July 5). We have one son who was born in 1988. When his first teeth came through they were perfect. However, his second set of teeth were stained and […]
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The issue explained: fluoride in water
Why the fuss? Legislation is going through the House of Lords that will shift the decision on whether to add fluoride to drinking water from the water companies to local health authorities. Fearing legal action, water companies have been loath to take responsibility over what is an extremely charged issue. If fluoride reduces tooth decay, […]
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Nanny’s cure is hard to swallow
The emotive issue of the compulsory fluoridation of water has surfaced again and it is guaranteed to raise a few hackles. I know from the reaction when I’ve raised the issue in the past that many of you have very strong views indeed about it. It has been rumoured for a long time that the […]
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Lords backs water fluoridation
Peers have given their support to a government move to help health authorities persuade water companies to put fluoride in community drinking water. Last night, the Lords voted 153 to 31, a majority of 122, on an amendment to the water bill which will indemnify water companies against any liabilities arising through fluoridation. Flurodation, which […]
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Greens will fight any fluoride in water plans
GREEN MSPs today vowed to fight any plans by the Scottish Executive to put fluoride in Scotland’s water. They spoke out as plans were finalised in Westminster for fluoridation in England and Wales. Lothians Green MSP Robin Harper has written to First Minister Jack McConnell asking him to reassure the people of Scotland that their […]
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Lords vote on water fluoridation
The government will today take a controversial step towards its aim of tackling health inequalities by putting down legislative proposals to make it easier to fluoridate the water supply in areas affected by high levels of tooth decay. The House of Lords will vote on a government amendment which will indemnify water companies against the […]
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Commentary on England’s Mass Fluoridation Proposal
TOMORROW, peers will be asked to approve a piece of legislation so sinister, so Draconian and so far-reaching in its implications that it is hard to believe it is happening with barely a murmur of protest. The new Bill will force water companies to add fluoride to all drinking water when ordered to do so […]
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