Michael Mansfield QC: "I have one, singular message - to make ecoside an international crime." Local charity Viva! launched their Vegan Now campaign yesterday at the Labour Party Conference. The launch was fronted by Michael Mansfield QC, a leading barrister. Addressing the conference room, Mansfield called for new legislation to prosecute Ecoside — the wilful destruction of nature. Relating this to animal agriculture, Mansfield stressed the connection between eating meat and