New mayor puts veg in focus

lewestoday.co.uk (Sussex, UK)

Sweet. More positive feedback to reinforce my belief that more vegetarians should get into politics:

It will be a meatless year in civic Lewes under the mayorship of vegetarian Merlin Milner.

Merlin, 42, of South Street, is a strict vegetarian, but that doesn't mean the food served at mayoral occasions won't be delicious.

'I want to encourage local business in every way and that includes providing local food,' he said, shortly before being made Mayor of Lewes on May 18.

'I want use local produce as far as possible, including wine from Plumpton and Breaky Bottom and beer from Harveys.

'We are surrounded by countryside and we were a market town. We should celebrate our vegetables.'

To further make his point, Merlin, a business consultant, is to hold a special event during his year for allotment holders and schools with kitchen gardens.

I like the emphasis on wine and beer. Now that's how one governs, and animal-friendly, too!

Tags: politics