Fried chicken boxes featuring warnings about the dangers of carrying a knife have been sent to takeaways across England and Wales as part of a campaign by the Home Office, however, now a GP has
More than 321,000 boxes that feature real-life stories about young people who chose positive activities such as music or sports instead of carrying knives will replace standard packaging at fast food outlets such as Chicken Cottage, Morely's and Dixy Chicken, reportsHowever, the initiative has come under intense criticism, with shadow home secretary Diane Abbott calling it 'crude' and 'offensive', and Labour MP David Lammy accusing it of racial stereotyping.
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