In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
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@ChrisMayLA6 @cstross There is a whole Yes Minister episode about how the EU would force the UK to rename their sausages. Absolutely nothing has changed in 45 years.
It is very likely that the average British sausage is worse. Sausages are not the only food products where the average has been dragged down by industrial production for supermarkets.
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 always end up feeling very tired when this sort of nonsense pops up
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In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 Also what Putin's 17.4m #brexshitters seem to be missing is that this is down to them - without #brexshit we'd have had a say in the regulations.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Also what Putin's 17.4m #brexshitters seem to be missing is that this is down to them - without #brexshit we'd have had a say in the regulations.
Brtish governments were never shy of complaining bitterly about EU regulations that they themselves had voted in favour of in the Council of Ministers, were they?
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Brtish governments were never shy of complaining bitterly about EU regulations that they themselves had voted in favour of in the Council of Ministers, were they?
and one of the most shameful parts of the UK political engagement with the EU.... many used the EU to blame for policies they supported but wanted to tell voters they opposed - political cowardice & hypocrisy are key characteristics of the UK's political class.
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and one of the most shameful parts of the UK political engagement with the EU.... many used the EU to blame for policies they supported but wanted to tell voters they opposed - political cowardice & hypocrisy are key characteristics of the UK's political class.
@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam Too bloody right!
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and one of the most shameful parts of the UK political engagement with the EU.... many used the EU to blame for policies they supported but wanted to tell voters they opposed - political cowardice & hypocrisy are key characteristics of the UK's political class.
@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam Politicians around the world behave like this - endless pursuit of sound bites for tonight's headlines - because they think it is the only way to deal with the "media cycle". So they flip and flop and flap, and stand for nothing.
Yet the evidence is abundantly clear that it doesn't work - and those politicians have short shelf-lives.
Conversely, those that establish a clear set of values and, dare I say it policies, last much longer... /1
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@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam Politicians around the world behave like this - endless pursuit of sound bites for tonight's headlines - because they think it is the only way to deal with the "media cycle". So they flip and flop and flap, and stand for nothing.
Yet the evidence is abundantly clear that it doesn't work - and those politicians have short shelf-lives.
Conversely, those that establish a clear set of values and, dare I say it policies, last much longer... /1
@ChrisMayLA6 @only_ohm @TimWardCam This is especially true of eg Australia's community independent movement (including my brilliant MP in Sydney).
For me, the point is that clarity of long-term objectives is the best platform for short-term success.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Finally, we'll be able to sell tomato marmalade, chocolate marmalade, and sweet potato marmalade. Yes, sweet potato is listed as a fruit, so are carrots. No, I don't know why.
Now if the EU could also fix the definition of "wine" in the same way it would be great.
@geoffl @ChrisMayLA6 onion marmalade is already a thing/abomination
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@geoffl @ChrisMayLA6 onion marmalade is already a thing/abomination
@Ighostrider @geoffl @ChrisMayLA6 you have not met my local baker's cheese and onion marmalade roll; it is a delight.
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@geoffl @ChrisMayLA6 onion marmalade is already a thing/abomination
You'll be pleased to hear that onion marmalade is in breach of the labelling rules and a clear misuse of the term 'marmalade'. A call to your local trading standards office is in order.
The Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003
These Regulations, which apply to England, implement Council Directive 2001/113/EC concerning fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption (OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 67) and also contain national measures. They revoke and replace the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981, as amended, in relation to England.
(www.legislation.gov.uk)
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