I WAS appalled to hear that Lancashire's schools won't be having French meat taken off their menus, particularly as they were so quick to ban British not so long ago.

The French are very good at protecting their own interests; so, it seems, is Lancashire Education Authority good at protecting French interests.

S DODD, Bracken Hey, Clitheroe.

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