The British Fluoridation Society

 British Dental Journal 

volume 229, pages644–645(2020)Cite this article

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Who founded BFS and why?

The late, great Labour MP Dick Crossman was instrumental in the creation of The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) in 1969. As Secretary of State for Health and Social Services he could see the need for an independent organisation to communicate the benefits of water fluoridation. BFS became the scientific and academic home of this important preventive measure.

The appeal of water fluoridation to social justice campaigners is self-evident.....

“We carry out regular surveys of public opinion which consistently demonstrate that in England, the majority of people support fluoridation of the water. Our surveys are vital to the expert briefings we provide.”............

Informed public opinion does not support fluoridation as demonstrated in Southampton.

Why Greens oppose water fluoridation - Southampton Green ...

southampton.greenparty.org.uk › 2016/09/10 › why-gr...

10 Sept 2016 — The Health Authorities probably spent upwards of half a million pounds on the campaign whilst Hampshire Against Fluoridation (HAF) had to ...

The whole Southampton battle against the imposition of fluoridation is archived  here from 2008 to 2016.

 http://hampshireagainstfluoridation.blogspot.com/

There are also videos of the SHA making the decision.

Yes they did win the legal  battle as we knew they would. The final Bill when it was passed stipulated the public's opinion was not important. When going through parliament all the MPs were assured it would never be forced against the wishes of the people.

In the final Bill that promise was left out so legally of course the judge had to agree with the SHA