Author wrote:

Author wrote:
Jane,
Who is Bruce Jobson?

Bruce Jobson is a farmer and author/journalist. He is currently writing
a book concerning the recent FMD epidemic which I understand will be titled
'Waughtergate'.
He also attended the trial of Bobby Waugh and sent daily reports which can
be found on the 'News' page of Farmtalking.org

Did he or did he not say "1) The waste-heap had rubbish, wood, paper, boxes,
etc, everything, literally being dumped onto it. It was a permanently
smouldering ash-heap with bones, cutlery and crockery also present. Other
people also brought rubbish onto the premises for disposal"
"smouldering ash-heap with bones"

Yes he did say this. However, I do not think there is anything particularly
unusual in this statement. Many farms have semi-permanent bonfires on their
premises. I imagine there may have been some arrangement agreed with Bobby
Waugh and others, if they were also allowed to burn rubbish on the site as well.

"Other people also brought rubbish onto the premises for disposal"
Did the rubbish for disposal include bones, carcasses or offal?

I'm afraid I don't know if that was the case.

Is this perhaps where the Government got the idea of using funeral pyres
instead of much safer burial?

Certainly not! The Government had thought of that long before FMD was confirmed
at Heddon on the Wall. They have admitted making enquiries for the supply
of timber etc in 2000 as part of their 'contingency planning'. Jane