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What's the beef with Jacob? [WFJ #88]

The MP for North East Somerset triggers a debate on cheap meat that comes with a high price

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Hugh Thomas
Nov 01, 2023
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To avoid any triggering images of a certain MP sharing the same name, here is a representation of the cut of beef known as Jacob’s Ladder

It might not be saying much, but possibly the most sensational statement made at the Conservative Party Conference in October was, “I want hormone-injected beef from Australia. I’ve eaten beef in Australia – it was abs…

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