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The 'consultation' with only one answer
(Telegraph 01/03/2009)
Ask the people of Southampton and its environs in south-west Hampshire. They have just been the subject of a "consultation" on whether to add fluoride to their water supply. There were 10,000 responses, 78 per cent of which were opposed. The local health authority carried out a telephone poll, which also showed a majority against. But it is going ahead anyway. Not only is this an affront to any concept of local decision-making, it is a breathtaking piece of social authoritarianism. Whether or not fluoride helps reduce tooth decay is irrelevant. Medication should not be added to the water supply; and especially when the people who drink it say they do not want it.
Decision due on fluoride in water
(BBC 26/02/2009)
Fluoride will be added to tap water in Southampton after health bosses voted through the plans despite protests. It is the first time health trusts, rather than water companies, have been allowed to request an increase in fluoridation under new laws. The idea has proved controversial with 72% of 10,000 respondents in a public consultation opposing the plan.
Is the fluoride in our water really good for our teeth?
(Daily Mail 23/08/2008)
The Government wants 40 per cent of England's water supply to be fluoridated to cut tooth decay. But is it safe?
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