Date published: 2008/07/07
The BBC says:
Britons must stop wasting food in an effort to help combat rising living costs, Gordon Brown has said as world leaders discuss rising prices
The PM said "unnecessary" purchases were contributing to price rises, and urged people to plan meals in advance and store food properly.
A government study says the UK wastes 4m tonnes of food every year, adding £420 to a family's shopping bills.
Shorter Gordon Brown: "Let Them Eat Cake".
Does he realise how patronising he sounds? And this is a man who was on his way to the G8 summit in Japan where they have 6-course lunches and 8-course dinners, about as "unnecessary" as it gets.
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