BANISH THE BAG, commands the Daily Mail. And now “the Prince wages war on bags”.
The prince is Prince Charles who is teaming up with Booths supermarkets. Shoppers will be asked “Do you need a carrier?” Their answer will dictate their social status.
Answer “Yes” – Fellow shoppers’ lips purse, eyes narrow, mothers point, children cry
“No” – Fellow shoppers nod. The cashier smiles. A tree falls stands tall in the Arctic Circle
The Mail’s campaign to ban plastic bags is gathering force. Anorak supports the plans.
And just as soon as we’ve ripped the plastic cover from our Mail on Sunday, we will read more about it…
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March 4th, 2008 at 1:11 am
What a surprise, the Daily Mail have jumped on another well-to-do bandwagon in order to claim the credit (and make their paralysed readers feel that their cumulative sense of anger and foreboding is once again proved right). Perversely, I sort of hope we don’t solve global warming just so they can’t try and take the credit for that as well. “Daily Mail campaign Saves Civilisation!”…….I feel violated at the mere proposition.
March 3rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Is this part of Prince Charles’ defence of all faiths? Anybody got faith in plastic bags ? No not even biodegradable ones or one’s reused for rubbish collection in place of heavier plastic alternatives that you pay for?
Actually I’m in favour of charging for plastic bags, we probably pay anyway through retailer stealth costs like you do for visa card use. It would be nice if instead of seeing bags blowing about, caught on trees like ghostly flags and choking the quality of life for the wildlife I scarcely see these day, we had more enterprises selling and transforming reusable waste.
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Prince Charles is ‘anti-bag’?
Doesn’t look good for the future of the marriage, does it.