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G8 summit: Gordon Brown has eight-course dinner before food crisis talks

Gordon Brown and his fellow world leaders have sparked outrage after it was disclosed they enjoyed a six-course lunch followed by an eight-course dinner at the G8 summit where the global food crisis tops the agenda.

The Prime Minister was served 24 different dishes during his first day at the summit – just hours after urging the world to reduce the “unnecessary demand” for food and calling on British families to cut back on their wasteful use of food.

I certainly hope Brown called for the reduction in the “unnecessary demand” and waste in food usage. How else could he and the other members of Napoleon and Squealer’s crew dine so sumptuously? Can’t expect them to eat slops now can we?

Mr Brown and his wife Sarah were among 15 guests at the “blessings of the earth and the sea social dinner”.

The dinner consisted of 18 dishes in eight courses including caviar, smoked salmon, Kyoto beef and a “G8 fantasy dessert”. [snip]

African leaders including the heads of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Senegal who had taken part in talks during the day were not invited to the function.

They had a scrumptious one course meal of bark, beetles and babies. The G8 did pay for this repast so no harm, no foul.

The dinner came just hours after a “working lunch” consisting of six courses including white asparagus and truffle soup, crab and a supreme of chicken. [snip]

URRRRRP! Migawd, they forgot the Tums course.

On the flight to the summit, Mr Brown urged Britons to cut food waste as part of a global drive to help avert the food crisis.

Opposition politicians and charities condemned the extravagant meals.

This is what opposition politicians do wile waiting to not be opposition politicians. Then they scarf down huge quantities of lavish victuals and urge others to conserve.

Dominic Nutt (isn’t he aptly named) of Save the Children, said: “It is deeply hypocritical that they should be lavishing course after course on world leaders when there is a food crisis and millions cannot afford a decent meal to eat.

“If the G8 wants to betray the hopes of a generation of children, it is going the right way about it. The food crisis is an emergency and the G8 must treat it as that.”

Andrew Mitchell, the shadow International Development Secretary, said: “The G8 have made a bad start to their summit, with excessive cost and lavish consumption.

“Surely it is not unreasonable for each leader to give a guarantee that they will stand by their solemn pledges of three years ago at Gleneagles to help the world’s poor. All of us are watching, waiting and listening.”

Mr Brown arrived at the G8 summit held on the holiday island of Hokkaido in northern Japan on Monday morning.

He arrived on a plane chartered from Texas, America, which had to fly empty for thousands of miles to pick up the Prime Minister and his entourage.

Unlike other countries, Britain does not have an official plane to transport the Prime Minister. [snip]

Look for this to help with Britain’s global warming stance too. Nice little portfolio of positional pornography the Prime Minister carries.

Can you offer a better reason for killing all governments? We can return to coveting and pillaging on our own. Cut out the middleman. Those that enjoy penury, can built little towns and call themselves peaceniks, then slaves.

Remember, the meek don’t inherit squat!

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