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2020: The British press lied so much about the EU they decided to archive them all

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The London Economic - One Euromyth published by The Sun in 2006 claimed "nutty" EU officials wanted to rename Bombay mix to Mumbai mix “to make the snack politically correct" - News

The British press lied so much about the EU they decided to archive them all
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  • Some real doozies in there. I had to get selective here and eventually stop there were so many outright lies. They really had it in for the EU.

    Alcohol sales – EU ‘bans boozing’, Feb 2005

    Baby rattles – EC to ban noisy toys, Jan 1996

    Bagpipes – EU safety directives to ban playgrounds, trapeze artists and bagpipes, Aug 2005

    Playgrounds? Lol!

    Balloons – EU bans children from blowing up balloons, Oct 2011

    Chinese toys – Chinese toy imports are to be banned unless humanlike in form, Jul 1994

    Clothing, zips – EU plans to ban zipper trousers, May 1999

    Cod – Cod no longer to be called cod thanks to EU, Sep 2001

    And on and on and on....It's some list!

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