This Week at McDonald's

"Columnist Auberon Waugh calls it the best free show in town and, like that other long-running entertainment 'Mousetrap', the 'McLibel' case boasts a strong cast and no certainty about whodunnit."

'McLibel Internet site hit by thousands worldwide'

Article about the successful launch and access figures of McSpotlight.

'Burgers and Choosers'

Two letters respond to the previous week's article. One question posed by letter writer Richard Boxley is: "If McDonald's was paying for four private detectives to attend the London Greenpeace meeting, was it not sustaining and paying for the alleged libel?" Mr Boxley then goes on to ask where money can be sent to support the defendants, after which the address of the McLibel Support Campaign is printed.

'The world is a soap-box on the Web'

"The powerful spend mega-millions in advertising and public relations. They hold well-attended press conferences. But they're learning, often to their dismay, that they can't control cyberspace. Today, McDonald's can't duck the McSpotlight, a caustic collection of anti-McDonald's information on the World-Wide Web."

'When it's a cae of do-it-yourself justice'

Article reviews a book by Michael Randle called 'How to Defend Yourself in Court', and uses the McLibel case as an example.

'Says Helen Steel: "One of the good things about defending yourself is that it's not simply another case, as it might be for a lawyer, but one you feel passionately about." Ms Steel has no regrets about taking on the British legal system. "It has been difficult, but to other people in a similar situation I would say, go ahead and do it yourselves."'

'Dutch McDonald's withdraws British beef'

"The Dutch unit of US hamburger giant McDonald's Corporation said it had withdrawn 60 tons of British beef in the face of mounting customer concern over the dangers of Mad Cow Disease."

'McDonald's bans our beef (only if you live in Holland)'

"Fast-food giant McDonald's banned British beef yesterday - but only for their customers in Holland."

'McDonald's suspends use of British beef products'

"Fast-food giant McDonald's said on Saturday it was suspending the sale of British beef products in all its restaurants in Britain with immediate effect because of fears that the meat might contain Mad Cow Disease.

'We believe that British beef is safe. However, we cannot ignore the fact that recent announcements have led to a growing loss of consumer confidence in British beef which has not been restored,' the US company said in a statement."

'McDonald's bans British beef'

"Burger giant McDonald's last night announced it is to stop using British beef in a dramatic escalation of the Mad Cow crisis. All of the fast-food restaurants were contacted and told to stop selling Big Macs and other hamburgers until it could guarantee fresh supplies of continental and American beef. The move will cost the American hamburger chain millions of pounds in lost revenue."

'Why we should shun McDonald's'

Peter McKay's column again lays into McDonald's: "My impression is that McDonald's concern for its customers is chiefly about hooking and retaining them and that their panicky decision to ban all British beef is a low, cynical move, designed to make them appear caring and compassionate.

No poor cow was ever as mad as the parents who stuff McDonald's hamburgers into the faces of their young."

'US warned of imminent Mad Cow Disease threat'

"The US faces a similar crisis to that of Mad Cow Disease in 10 years time, a leading US environmentalist warned yesterday.

Howard Lyman, of the US Humane Society, said that a mysterious condition, 'Downer Cow Syndrome', which kills 100,000 cattle in the US every year, has been linked to an encephalopathy disease.

Mr Lyman, a Montana cattle rancher turned environmental lobbyist, was in London yesterday to prepare for his appearance as a defence witness in the McLibel trial."

'Anti-McDonald's activists take message online'

"'It's not that we're going to put a stop to McDonald's,' said Franny Armstrong, one of about three dozen people in England alone who are working on McSpotlight. Other anti-McDonald's activists are involved in the project in 13 other countries. 'We're trying to inspire people, so that they can stand up against the multinationals.'"

'Fighting the herd instinct'

"A high-tech cattle-rancher is now a leading American campaigner against advanced farming techniques", reports the Scottish national daily.

'Lies of the Land'

Article about McLibel defence witness Howard Lyman

'McHeadache: a tale of two activists'

General article on McLibel, which also mentions the McSpotlight site.

Article looks at the McLibel case and the current BSE scare.

Article about McLibel and McSpotlight.

'McDonald's in the dock'

Short article about the McLibel case and the BSE scare.

'McDonald's defeat'

"The residents of East Finchley have succeeded in their campaign to stop McDonald's opening a 190-foot burger bar at its headquarters in North London. McDonald's may re-apply."

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