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About 186 - Production Archive
The commercialization of gm crops
Open University (1 x 55')
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"Quite honestly, the government didn’t actually want too many people getting into this debate."
Michael Meacher, Minister for the Environment (1997 - 2003) interviewed by 186 Media. In the summer of 2003 the Labour government staged a 'national debate' - an attempt to educate the public and engage them in the issue of the Genetic Modification of crops. At stake was the formation of government policy and a decision on whether or not to authorise the growing of genetically modified crops in this country.
186 Media’s film for the Open University politics department explores the background and staging of the debate through archive material and interviews with key figures at the heart of the debate – politicians, scientists, activists and members of the public. The result is a fascinating insight into how government policy is created and how different interest groups fight for the hearts and minds of the public and the politicians.
Key Contributors:
Prof. Howard Dalton
DEFRA Chief Scientific Adviser
Joint Chair: Science Review Panel
Prof. Malcolm Grant CBE
Provost & President; University College of London Chair of Steering Board; GM Nation Public Review Chair of AEBC
Prof. Robin Grove-White
Head of Environment & Society, Lancaster University GM Public Debate Steering Board AEBC Member
Michael Meacher MP
Minister of State for the Environment
& Agro-Environment, 1997-2003
Lord Melchett
Soil Association
Former Greenpeace
Elliot Morley MP
Minister of State for the Environment
& Agro-Environment
Credits:
Executive Producer: Michael Burke
Producer/Director: Tony Bulley
Researchers: Declan Healy & Rebecca Fleckney
Production Manager: Anna Whitehead
Camera: Graham Veevers
Editor: Dave Woodyer
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