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Is there actually a reason why we couldn’t ban fur trade while in the EU? Sounds like a load of bollocks to me - certainly it won’t have anything to do with freedom of movement.
Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
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Re: Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
The Single Market was also blamed by Labour in this 2018 article, fwiw. https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44360866
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Re: Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
I think it might have been. I haven't looked into it but a unilateral UK ban on sales of fur would probably have been contrary to the free movement of goods.Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:26 pmhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... SApp_Other
Is there actually a reason why we couldn’t ban fur trade while in the EU? Sounds like a load of bollocks to me - certainly it won’t have anything to do with freedom of movement.
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Re: Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
Ah yes; UKIP, the ERG, the Brexit Party and Britannia Unchained, I imagine the very first thing anyone associates with any one of them groups is their strong and abiding commitment to animal welfare.
I faintly recall Johnson explaining as much just recently however it was hard to make out the words as a bunch of his mates were blazing away with shotguns at some grouse just behind him.
I faintly recall Johnson explaining as much just recently however it was hard to make out the words as a bunch of his mates were blazing away with shotguns at some grouse just behind him.
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Re: Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
Well maybe I was a little knee jerk. It’s the boy who cried wolf though - maybe this time there was a wolf
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Re: Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
My initial thoughts were along the lines of what do you mean by fur? Got to be careful that you don't ban animal products that are a legitimate by-product of the existing meat trade like sheepskin fleece and rabbit fur. Unless of course that is what you are setting out to do.
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Re: Fur trade ban - blame the EU!
It's worth noting that sheepskin is one of the best substances for comfort while sitting for long periods of time while unable to move much. There's a reason it's so commonly found as a seat cloth on wheelchairs.Boustrophedon wrote: ↑Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:53 pmMy initial thoughts were along the lines of what do you mean by fur? Got to be careful that you don't ban animal products that are a legitimate by-product of the existing meat trade like sheepskin fleece and rabbit fur. Unless of course that is what you are setting out to do.