This is not just spin, this is M&S spin

The story so far: For several years this blog, and lots of M&S customers, have been asking M&S (previously run by a keen shooter, Marc Bolland) not to sell Red Grouse in their stores – and so far they haven’t. The production of Red Grouse for driven grouse shooting is environmentally damaging and is underpinned…

M&S – oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!

M&S announced today that they intend to sell Red Grouse meat this year – I had asked them following previous years discussion (2014: here and here; 2015 here and here). Today I asked M&S some questions. Here are their answers:   ‘Our team have worked with the RSPB and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust…

Questions for M&S

Following their announcement today, I’ve been in touch with the M&S press office and they say they’ll get back to me with clarification on these questions – later today. That’s very nice of them.   can you please send me a copy of your code of practice for selling game meat? who are, or at…

M&S

Marks and Sparks – are you going to attempt to sell Red Grouse stuffed full of lead in your stores this year? Have you read this? Have you seen these blogs (here, here, here, here) about lead levels in Red Grouse sold to the public in Iceland stores last year? With the departure of Marc…