Coming a cropper, why Helen Clark has only herself to blame
Helen Clark has tried again to present herself as the victim in the contaminated corn crop issue. But, this time, she is partly correct….
Posts Tagged ‘genetic engineering’
Denials and diversions, but deeds remain
Frantic Government damage control followed the release last week of my book Seeds of Distrust. We were told the book was completely untrue and that I was a conspiracy theorist taking part in a Green Party dirty trick.
Seeds of Distrust: Foreword and Chapter 1
Seeds of Distrust, the story of a GE cover-up Foreword In 1999 I co-authored a book about the relationship between government, business and public relations companies. Our conclusion was that secrecy allowed the then National Government to abuse power as it allowed state agencies to mislead the public and play politics in pursuit of their [...]
Seeds of Distrust, The story of a GE coverup
The book tells the story of how the New Zealand government handled the unwelcome news of contamination of corn crops with genetically-engineered seeds. Officials succumbed to industry lobbying, quietly changed the regulations to “allow” contaminated crops. ‘managed’ the risk of politicians and the public objecting by keeping the whole incident secret. The book is not about the corn but about the political management. It takes readers step-by-step through the crisis, based on original documents from an unhappy insider.