UK - Courts to rule on fluoride decision

ONE of Britain's top judges has given the go-ahead for plans to fluoridate Hampshire water supplies to be challenged in court.
The move is a major breakthrough for campaigners fighting the controversial scheme, which is designed to improve dental health in children but has been criticised as immoral mass medication.
The Royal Courts of Justice will now examine claims health chiefs ignored public opinion when they gave the plans the green light, breaking promises made by government ministers that fluoridation could only happen with residents' backing.
If the court upholds the complaint it could ultimately lead to the scheme, affecting almost 200,000 people in and around Southampton, being scrapped.