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London mayoral race could be Zac Goldsmith's biggest gamble yet

Edit The Guardian 19 Apr 2016
Odds are against Tory candidate – and as the battle enters its final days the question of why he is standing looms over campaign. In 2013 Zac Goldsmith thought running for London mayor was “a suicide mission”. He wasn’t going to do it ... “I’m not sure my chances would be very high.” ... Related. Sadiq Khan ... Twitter ... He is his own man.” ... To some he seemed an “eco-toff”, part of a privileged group including Lord Melchett and Jonathan Porritt ... ....

The beginning of the end for glyphosate?

Edit GM Watch 18 Apr 2016
The European Parliament just voted to re-authorise glyphosate, writes Peter Melchett, but with significant restrictions on its use. So what does the vote mean for the world's biggest selling herbicide? ... ....

The eco guide to grass-fed

Edit The Observer 17 Apr 2016
‘Grass-fed” is the new organic. It appeared on Whole Foods’ new trend list, with “heirloom ingredients” and “ancient grains”. US sales of grass-fed labelled milk, eggs, yogurt, butter, cheese and even protein powders are soaring. The attraction is that livestock are reared outside, deriving most of their diet from grass ... Peter Melchett of the Soil Association tells me ... The big picture ... ....

Moderate teaching union rejects Government's education reforms

Edit Belfast Telegraph 05 Apr 2016
Proposing the motion, former ATL president Mark Baker, said the Government failed to provide evidence supporting academisation, and added "flawed policies" were generating "embarrassment and ridicule worthy of General Melchett of Blackadder fame". He said....

Corrections and clarifications

Edit The Guardian 27 Mar 2016
General Melchett ... • An Opinion article (If you want to see class war, look at the warring Tories, 23 March, page 33) referred to “Colonel Melchett not remembering the names of men he sends to certain death on the western front in Blackadder goes Forth”....

If you really want to see class war, look at the warring Tories

Edit The Guardian 23 Mar 2016
The year. 2010. The place. a marginal constituency in an election campaign. The scene ... Related. 'A compromise too far'. Iain Duncan Smith's resignation letter in full ... priggish Captain Mainwaring bristling at dissolute Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army; General Melchett not remembering the names of men he sends to certain death on the western front in Blackadder goes Forth ... An earlier version referred to Colonel, rather than General, Melchett. ....

Stephen Fry Says His Husband ‘Saved My Life’

Edit Inquisitr 15 Feb 2016
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry made headlines in January 2015 with his marriage to Elliott Spencer, thirty years his junior ... “I still am [married] ... Stephen Fry is one of the most versatile of British performers, starring in diverse roles such as the bumbling Inspector Thompson in Gosford Park, Dr Gordon Wyatt in Bones and various characters of the Melchett family in the Blackadder series. Fry is also a journalist and author ... Derrr....

Here’s help on how to navigate the hectic JLF 2016 schedule

Edit Indian Express 22 Jan 2016
It’s that time of the year again when literary enthusiasts from around the country converge in the historical and touristy town of Jaipur for the annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) ... But that’s the entertainment side ... ALEKSANDER HEMON ... Jan 21. ... Fry’s other acting roles include Melchett in the BBC comedy series Blackadder, a recurring guest role on the crime series Bones as well as roles in films such as Sherlock Holmes ... Jan 22.....

Five attempted murder charges after Birmingham car crash

Edit BBC News 03 Sep 2015
A man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after allegedly driving a car at a man and a car. Samuel Rogers, 45, from Walsall, was also charged with drink-driving in connection with the crash on Melchett Road in Kings Norton on Tuesday evening. A man, 52, and a woman, 53, are in hospital in critical and serious conditions, West Midlands Police said. Mr Rogers will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court ... Top Stories ... ....

Blackadder: 8 brilliant moments that prove we need it back on TV

Edit Digital Spy 26 Aug 2015
Or the second. Or the third. © BBC ... 1. I'm not a tourist ... "Is this Putney?" he asks ... 2 ... 3 ... Episode five of Blackadder II is perhaps its finest effort, with cunning Edmund forced to entertain two Puritanical relatives on the same night that Melchett challenges him to a drinking contest ... 4 ... 5 ... 6. General Melchett visits the troops ... "Remember that Captain Darling and I are behind you," puffed Stephen Fry's pompous, pampered General Melchett ... 7 ... ....

Glyphosate: Scientists urge caution over experts' claims pesticide is 'probably' carcinogenic

Edit The Independent 17 Jul 2015
It is described as the world’s safest pesticide, used so pervasively that it shows up in human breast milk and urine ... Peter Melchett, the Soil Association’s policy director, said there had been a surge in the use of Roundup to make harvesting cereal crops easier in the last 10 to 15 years ... While he admitted the science couldn’t give “an absolute answer” to whether glyphosate was carcinogenic, Mr Melchett added ... Toast ... Coffee ... PVC plastic....

Bread may contain carcinogenic weed killer, Soil Association campaigners warn

Edit The Independent 16 Jul 2015
Bread being sold in the UK is being contaminated by a weed killer which may be carcinogenic, campaigners have claimed. The Soil Association is urging the Government, farmers, the milling industry and supermarkets to ensure that bread on sale does not contain glyphosate residue. The chemical is the main component of Roundup, the world’s most widely used herbicide ... Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett said ... --> ... ....

Fans Unite to Solve Bonkers, Globe-Spanning Video Game Riddle

Edit Kotaku 12 Jun 2015
By Brad "Fatshady" Hill ... This is the end result ... L0RD Melchett, a Trials Community regular was the person that recovered the hidden package in Bath, UK ... Although L0RD Melchett went out of his way to recover this hidden package and has been a Trials regular and follower of the riddle, there was another forum member who the good L0RD decided was more worthy than him, so he gave the package to Morfyboy, another Trials regular and True Fan....
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