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02/02/2015

Louise White asks listeners if it is time to make smacking illegal and if they would change their shopping habits to help Scottish farmers.

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Dr Lucy Reynolds, a consultant community paediatrician in Glasgow, has called for a ban on the practice saying it contradicts ambitions about protecting and respecting children.

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Would you change your shopping habits to help Scottish farmers?

Changing tastes are being blamed for a collapse in the amount of people buying Scottish potatoes last year. Along with a bumper harvest across Europe pushing down prices the popularity of rice and pasta has had a knock on effect on spuds sales (dropping by Β£105m to Β£170m). The Potato Council want you to eat more of the vegetable with their director Dr Rob Clayton said: "It's vital potatoes remain a staple on Scottish plates." And went on to state it's the council's mission to make potatoes "interesting and inspiring."
The Press and Journal have also recently launched a campaign urging shoppers to support local farmers by buying as much Scottish and British produce as possible.

1 hour, 40 minutes

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Mon 2 Feb 2015 08:50

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