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October 22, 2007

Life after the storm

By Arnold Pennant
It is welcome to report a bit of good news for a change. All the regulations regarding foot and mouth disease have gone thankfully. There are two immediate lessons which should be learned from the most recent outbreaks. The first is that the foot and mouth virus should not be tampered with by scientific boffins and the second is that if bureaucrats which to impose restrictions on other peoples’ businesses that they should be prepared to pay compensation if they get things wrong.

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October 17, 2007

Foot and Mouth disease

By Arnold Pennant
Perhaps it is a good thing to have been away so much recently, because it has meant that I have largely missed the ravages of the foot and mouth disease epidemic. It has also meant that you can reflect on it from a distance.

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