Jenny McCartney Jenny McCartney

The great carniwars

Now carnivores and herbivores think the worst of each other. It’s like Brexit – only with knives and forks

issue 26 January 2019

As January — the month of penitence and tax returns — grinds towards its close, it would be foolish to imagine we can go back to a life of thoughtlessly eating, drinking and making merry. Dry January might give way to Wet February, as grateful drinkers furtively crack open the rioja, but the intense passions aroused by Veganuary now seem set to continue all year round.

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