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By *obbytupper OP Man
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

In their 'wisdom' are investigating links between Yorkshire Parkin and Yorkshire tea for links to SLA very.

I wonder how much ratepayers money will be spent on such a fools errand?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"In their 'wisdom' are investigating links between Yorkshire Parkin and Yorkshire tea for links to SLA very.

I wonder how much ratepayers money will be spent on such a fools errand?

Sounds like a bit of a pr stunt.

But if proven...

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

It's a huge issue in food production.

If you look at an organisation like stronger2gether they are sponsored by the Food & Drink Federation, the British Growers Association, the British Frozen Food Federation and every single supermarket.

There are issues at source but also issues within the supply chain and processing sites. In the last 3 years pre-covid I spent one week per year on training and had to do a full risk assessment of my entire supply chain every year.

I'm rather surprised their Ethics, Compliance and CSR team haven't already carried out risk assessments.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Modern day sl*very issues are enormous concern and massive issues in the UK.

Good on the council if they have reasonable suspicion to launch an investigation

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By *obbytupper OP Man
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

"Modern day sl*very issues are enormous concern and massive issues in the UK.

Good on the council if they have reasonable suspicion to launch an investigation

Against a cake and a brand of tea?

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By *obbytupper OP Man
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

By the way we are talking historical links.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Modern day sl*very issues are enormous concern and massive issues in the UK.

Good on the council if they have reasonable suspicion to launch an investigation

Against a cake and a brand of tea?

You don't think a cake and a tea brand would be involved with modern day sl*very because.. They sell cake +tea? For real? Is it just a really bad attempt at humour?? or...

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Ah OK, I got completely the wrong end of the stick. The council are pulling together a report on ingredients in local food that were part of the triangular sla ve trade (eg sugar) as a teaching resource for local schools:

"The materials for Key Phase 2 will be added to the local Leeds curriculum set of teacher resources, which already includes an Empire and Colonialism section covering windrush, sla very, gender bias and decolonization.

Children will learn how the production of Yorkshire products “put the county on the map,” the council said that some ingredients “were sourced from across the empire and required the labor of ensla ved people and the exploitation of resources and communities around the world.”

“Our work will aim to reflect on these issues and look at them from a contemporary perspective in order to tell their full story.”

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"By the way we are talking historical links."

So, when you get away from the Daily Heil headlines this isn't an investigation as in charging them in court. It is taking a closer look at a part of local cultural history so that the unpleasant past isn't swept under the carpet with the express intent of educating local children.

Do I consider that to be a waste of taxes? Given that we seem utterly incapable of learning from our past perhaps but it is absolutely worth doing.

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

As Yorkshire tea is part of Taylor's of Harrogate, shouldn't that be conducted by Harrogate county council

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ah OK, I got completely the wrong end of the stick. The council are pulling together a report on ingredients in local food that were part of the triangular sla ve trade (eg sugar) as a teaching resource for local schools:

“Our work will aim to reflect on these issues and look at them from a contemporary perspective in order to tell their full story.”"

Thanks for the clarity!

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

The Mail are renowned for that, an entirely misleading/untrue headline (which is legal).

Then a load of bollocks in the article, until you get something like the facts in the last sentence.

But no one reads to there, and go off shouting about the headline.

Most of the "news" papers do similar, I personally think it's responsible for some of the divisions in our society.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"The Mail are renowned for that, an entirely misleading/untrue headline (which is legal).

Then a load of bollocks in the article, until you get something like the facts in the last sentence.

But no one reads to there, and go off shouting about the headline.

Most of the "news" papers do similar, I personally think it's responsible for some of the divisions in our society. "

I agree with you, it's just lazy sensationalism designed to provoke a knee-jerk response. Sadly I fell for it (but in my defence, forced labour *is* a massive issue in the food industry!).

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