Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. - James Bovard
6.10.06
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A wine-maker has accused the Government of a "colossal" waste of taxpayers' money after four officials were sent to his vineyard to pick 10 bunches of grapes as part of a European Union sampling exercise.
Bob Lindo, 57, an award winning wine producer in Cornwall, estimated that as much as £3,000 of public money was wasted.
The team comprised two officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a member of the Food Standards Agency and an inspector from the Wine Standards Board
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