Dithering generals

14 February 1997

Dithering generals

LACK of decisiveness by government over the BSE crisis was reminiscent of the First World War generals trying to justify the battles of Paschendale and the Somme, according to the Duke of Westminster. As a result, the worldwide ban on British beef exports is likely to remain until the UK takes over the Presidency of the EU in Jan 1998. &#42