The Grumpy Vegan was pleased to discover that the mayor of Lewes, East Sussex, Councilor Merlin Milner, is a vegetarian. Mayor Merlin recently presided over the Town and Country Dinner. A custom dating back to 1853 where 11 business people from Lewes and 11 local farmers get together for a posh dinner. Because of the mayor’s personal “beliefs and values,” he arranged for the meal to be, well, vegetarian. Some farmers stayed away because charred dead animal flesh was off that night. Farmer William Craig pouted,
I think we were all disappointed there wasn’t a meat option. When you go to a restaurant you are generally offered a vegetarian course and we were surprised we were not offered the same choice as meat-eaters.
How nice to see the shoe on the other foot for a change.
