People: Fred Brown

Originally from: Farmtalking From: ... Originally from – <http:/​/​www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http:/​/​www.isid.org> [1] Date: Sun 1 Oct 2006, 1:27 AM From: ... Originally from: Alex Donaldson <DonaldsonA@aol.

Originally from: Farmtalking Alistair McConnachie has kindly sent me the following, the obituary for Prof Fred Brown, published in the Daily Telegraph on March 10th. I've copied it below for those that may not have seen it, however, although it may appear to be factual, it certainly isn't 100% and some common errors quoted in the Press re-appear! Apparently, it doesn't seem to have be written by someone who knew Prof.

Originally from: coleen Hi Jane, It was educational as I read through some of it, surprising what you forget. I also forgot just how much of it there is – thank heavens for search engines. I cannot help but think what a 'lasting tribute' to Prof Fred Brown if vaccination was introduced. We can but live in hope.

Originally from: Farmtalking My apologies, I have to admit that in one of my messages yesterday I expressed my feelings of irritation and I'm sorry. Sometimes I forget that not everyone has been a member of this board since it's inception and even if they have, they may not have lived every day since early 2001 with FMD and it's consequences. Therefore, I should not expect everyone to know or remember the full story, as I understand it.

Originally from: chris stockdale Help needed; can anyone tell me the date that Margaret Beckett said in the House of Commons, that following the 3 inquiries … 'we would be told exactly what we need to be told' ? I think it was about the day before the 'Wolverhampton' Meeting, because it was on the radio as Greg gave me a lift up there. What date was that?

Originally from: Farmtalking Nick Green – whose writing style is now well known – has written the following open letter to the Chairman of Cumbria County Council. 26 September 2002 Dear Mr Victory RE: CUMBRIAN FMD INQUIRY REPORT Mr Rex Toft, Cumbria County Council Chairman, announced after Prof. Thomas had delivered his FMD Inquiry report that “The £95,000 cost of the inquiry represented good value.” He went on to say he was unsure if the Council...

Originally from: Farmtalking Visit The Spectator.co.uk at http:/​/​www.spectator.co.uk FIBS AND FOOT AND MOUTH With two new FMD inquiries about to be published, Emma Tennant recalls official incompetence, waste and bullying By Emma Tennant If 2001 was the year of the foot-and-mouth epidemic, 2002 is the year of reports on the disaster. Because the Prime Minister refuses to hold a public inquiry, at least 17 other organisations are searching for the...

Originally from: Farmtalking Elaine kindly wrote this brief report of the Kendal Meeting for Warmwell and Mary has sent it on to me – I spoke to Elaine last evening and I know she was very tired after a busy day yesterday! – but I shall talk to her later today and get some more info! "Just a brief note of a few of the speakers I either recognised or whose names I managed to catch at the Kendal EU meeting this morning.

Originally from: Farmtalking The following letter from the MEP Neil Parrish, has been forwarded to me by the FMD Forum – "I would like to clarify some of the information that has so far appeared concerning the European Parliament's Committee into Foot and Mouth disease. As both a farmer, and as Conservative Agriculture spokesman, I have regularly consulted websites, which contain some very useful information.

Originally from: Roger Walker Christopher Booker's Notebook (Filed: 30/​12/​2001) Campaigns for justice can still be won AT the end of the year I reflect sadly on how many battles that I have reported in this column seem to wind on without resolution. One of the weirdest battles of 2001, for instance, was that over the vaccination of animals against foot and mouth disease.