Piers Morgan vs George Mombiot
https://youtu.be/My3uB5Gc0N4
The vegan debate: Piers challenges George Monbiot for wearing leather watch
http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/livestock-farming-george-monbiot-leather-watch-piers-morgan-susanna-reid
Mombiot not being an ethical vegan but in it for the environment went on ITV's Good Morning Britain to make the case for veganism wearing leather shoes and a watch strap he bought before he went vegan. It was an own goal, but he still managed to get a few basic statistics in there about how we source our food. Sadly the quality of discourse was never going to be high with Piers involved.
Newspaper opinion columns have either run with the title Piers branded pathetic or vegan campaigner wears leather.
For background Piers has previously argued focus on minor details like this does a disservice to raising the important issues of veganism aha:
Piers Morgan Clashes With Vegan Over New Five Pound Note | Good Morning Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1oz84qnHIg
Mombiot has written the most popular book on wildlife preservation and rewilding, writes a newspaper column promoting veganism, appeared on TV many times arguing against farm subsidies, sheep hill desertification, for a carbon tax, lobbied government for nature preservation and reintroducing species to diversify habitat. Here’s a folder of clips and his book:Piers: Listen I respect the fact you're a vegan right, but is there not a danger of being what I would call vegan you know PC police over this, in other words taking it to such a, sort of, as many would see it, ridiculous degree, that actually you lose a bit of sympathy for the wider issues that a vegan can raise, about the habitats we live in?
Vegan Petitioner: Well if we all kept quiet about things that concern us nothing would change, I'm really pleased that there's been so much discussion and debate around this, it's raising the issue of veganism and people are talking about it, and that's one of my goals achieved.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8g-aCUkn-onUElqbVZESzJLVWc
TheVeganStratagist has weighed in also:
Vegan, thou shalt be consistent! (On George Monbiot vs Piers Morgan)
https://veganstrategist.org/2017/10/12/vegan-thou-shalt-consistent-george-monbiot-vs-piers-morgan/
And AskYourself has said on facebook he'll respond after his next video.
Mombiot’s articles on veganism:
Why I'm eating my words on veganism – again
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/27/al-gore-veganism-eating-words-sceptical-meat-eating
I’ve converted to veganism to reduce my impact on the living world
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/09/vegan-corrupt-food-system-meat-dairy