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Council apologises to farmers after calling on residents to swap to vegan milk alternatives

The Countryside Alliance said local authorities needed to 'back off' telling people what to eat

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Gloucestershire County Council said: "What we have published is a series of swap suggestions for people to consider, from food to transport to clothing. We did not mean to cause offence or to suggest people should not support their local farmer."
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Gloucestershire County Council said: "What we have published is a series of swap suggestions for people to consider, from food to transport to clothing. We did not mean to cause offence or to suggest people should not support their local farmer."

Gloucestershire County Council has come under fire for suggesting that people should give up drinking cow's milk in favour of plant-based alternatives to help tackle climate change. Carbon emissions...

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