June 23, 2005

Millions For Cows, Not One Penny for Research

Eamon Fitzgerald reports on the growing respect for Tony Blair in Germany, and includes the eye opening statistic that the EU budget "allocates seven-times more for agriculture as for research and development, science, technology, education and innovation. Forty percent of spending goes into agriculture, where less than five percent of the population works." Yowza.

Posted by Kevin Murphy at June 23, 2005 1:05 PM | International Politics