Foot And Mouth

Oh well, at least they've just imposed an air exclusion zone, just as the cattle cull was about to begin. That'll piddle on the YouTubers' firework.

Meanwhile the Ceefax Newsround pages treat their audience with its customary intelligence: "Dangerous Disease found on farm"...

Does it remind viewers that panda bears aren't likely to be at risk?

When I Saw The Title "Foot And Mouth" I first Thought that Prince Phillip had been visiting some foreign people.....

So the latest outbreak has been sourced to...a government laboratory! It gets better. Nice to see New Labour hasn't lost its touch.

It hasn't. Piliminary reports, from the site, indicate the source may not the laborator after all. News 24 quoting the director as saying, 'There has been no breach of bio-security'.

'and David Kelly is alive and well'.

really I think their shod invent there own brand of washing powered!

or sealing paint.

Well all the appropriate Ministers are rushing back from their 3 month holiday (no doubt in disgust) and the government must make sure they all come out with the same excuse for this one at the same time (for today).

I bet in a few days a Taliban/Al'Qaeda terrorist will be blamed for stealing the vaccine from the facility and it will be used as an excuse to allow an Emergency Act allowing the indefinate detention (without trial) of anyone who doesn't intend to send Gordy a postcard from their holiday! (this will of course include "Dave" - who I bet forgot to send some from his latest jaunts).

The Sunday Express has already pointed the finger at terrorists.

Not Prince Phillip? They are losing their touch. Foot & Mouth was probably used to kill Diana etc..

No doubt the whole matter will be given the "there will be an 'independent' inquiry/lessons have been learned" treatment by the government-- not that they ever learn of course Gives them a chance to dream up some meddlesome, yet ultimately futile, legislation I would imagine.

I briefly channel-hopped to Fox News earlier today, and was reassured to see their ticker describing the single case as an 'epidemic'.