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Secret Government report demands tax on sugar amid Britain's obesity crisis
2015-10-21 08:10:48| Sugar Industry News
TAXING sugar would tackle Britain's overwhelming obesity crisis, a secret Government report has revealed.
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Jeremy Hunt told sugar tax would cut childhood obesity as review Government tried to suppress is published
2015-10-21 08:10:48| Sugar Industry News
Jeremy Hunt has been told a sugar tax will help cut childhood obesity, it has emerged, after a senior public health official went public with the contents of a report the Government has refused to publish.
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Canadas new government heralds freedom of speech for scientists
2015-10-20 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Winds of change are blowing in Canada. The Liberal party has surged to victory in the general election, winning a majority in parliament. The result brings an end to 10 years of rule by the Conservative party, which drew criticism for its policies on science and the environment, most notably for muzzling publicly funded scientists and pulling out of the Kyoto protocol in 2011 as part of a rollback on climate action. New prime minister Justin Trudeau has promised to let scientists speak openly...
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As British steel industry goes into meltdown, government faces some burning questions
2015-10-19 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nobody should expect the government to write an open-ended, taxpayer-funded cheque to support the steel industry. But it is reasonable to expect ministers to be alert to a crisis at its early stages and to avoid making a bad position worse. On both counts, the government has questions to answer. Back in January, David Cameron boasted that the UKs steel production was higher than in Labours last term in office because we have a car industry that is growing, an aerospace industry that is growing,...
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Government Avoids Sugar Tax Mistake
2015-10-19 08:56:15| Sugar Industry News
The Taxpayers Union is welcoming todays announcement that the Government does not intend to introduce new taxes on soda or sugar, labelling it a breath of common sense following months of taxpayer funded lobbying and misleading information in the media on Mexicos sugar tax.
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