Early days.

I believe it was you(and John Lennon)that said that politicians were not the best people to govern.
Now we have a businessman in charge and some don't like that either.
He claimed to be anti establishment and the establishment sure don't like what he is doing, so up till now he is as good as his word. Or at least as good as any word uttered by a politician.

We need to judge him on results, not a predetermined prejudice.

Rattling cages is rarely pretty.

Early days.

I seriously doubt it. People smoke and drink and we all know that will kill you.
I'd also take issue with that statement. There is no proof that eating white meat is bad for health and even red meat is fine in moderation. Only cured meats are harmful according to current thinking. Meat and offal is high in nutritional value and veganism is not a natural state. We are omnivores.

As for the environment. We either breed animals or use up land for crops. Which is better?
World hunger could be eradicated right now if we shared the food around better.

Smoking and drinking don't cause animals to be caged up or abused... There are a lot of doctors coming out now and saying that eating meat is one of the main causes of diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and a host of other diseases. This is only the beginning. With medical advances the effects of eating meat on our bodies will become more readily known. There is a book called the china study which is based upon the results of a study compiled over 20 years across China into the effects of diet and disease. Its findings showed that those people who lived in areas where the predominant diet was a meat eating one were far more likely to develop diseases such as cancer than those who lived in areas where the diet was a healthy plant based one. It was called "the Grand Prix of epidemiology" by the New York times and was conducted by professors from Cornell university . It's difficult to dismiss findings such as these. Most of the true effects of eating meat will be covered up and hidden from the public as companies like Mcdonald's have too much to lose if more people stop buying meat. As time goes by the truth will become more apparent and as more people stop eating and buying meat our society will hopefully become a more healthy one.

Edited by sitdownstandup (16 Feb 2017 1.58pm)

Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping.

Hubert Reeves

The health benefits, as a social statistic, are pretty impressive. 20% reduction in cancer rates for vegetarians and nearly twice that for vegans (as a correlation, not casual factor).

But then if people stop eating meat and dairy, what happens to the animals?

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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I would sympathise if that were actually true.

There is all kinds of spurious claims made about diet in the name of profit making, most of which don't stand up under scrutiny.
Eat what you like, but don't expect others to do likewise.
As far as animal cruelty is concerned. Britain has some of the highest standards when it comes to the treatment of farm animals. I don't say that some practices are not unpleasant and I would be the first to legislate to reduce suffering to a minimum. Sadly there are many situations in the world where there are little or no guidelines or laws to protect animals and any campaign should be directed in that direction.
Expecting people to give up meat and other animal products completely is a non starter.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (16 Feb 2017 2.22pm)