Exceptionally important seed bank to be destroyed because "priceless" = "worthless" to capitalists.

A seed bank, in fact the seed bank, the world's first, on the outskirts of St Petersburg is looking set to be destroyed so some flats can be built in its' place. The concept of seedbanks is one of Russia's greatest gifts to the world but not only will the capitalist inability to perceive value in anything but the most vulgar and short terms destroy a cultural and scientific artefact but also 90% globally unique plant stock that could well be useful in feeding people as climate change renders traditional crops ungrowable.

Oh well.


thanks jonny

Andrew Lansley is working for the food industry.

Just a week after announcing the ending of Jamie Oliver's successful healthy school meals system Tory Health Minister Andrew Lansley is getting rid of the food standards agency, a regulatory body that was fighting very hard to make the health impact of food much easier for the consumer to understand.

So more fat people, which would be an increased burden on the NHS but happily the Tories are trying to get rid of that too.