Insight - David Lloyd Owen
- From: Vol 9, Issue 8 (August 2008)
- Category: Analysis
- Region: Unspecified
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It’s August, and when there’s (officially) nothing to say, it is high time to revisit some unsayables (see my May 2008 column), no matter how tasteless they may at first appear.
A few years ago, Britons great and small were quizzed about a compound called ‘di-hydro oxide’. They were told what could happen if taken to excess. Not surprisingly, a majority thought that this substance ought to be banned. However, before the fear and loathing could spread to Westminster (‘this grotesque formulation could be cruel to animals’) it was gently pointed ...
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