Looks like I haven't been alone in wondering what best to do with my Mother's Day pounds! The Independent this morning had a full page advert from War on Want, citing pesitcide poisoning of flower workers, long hours and harrassment. Bit late to start warning people now, I would have thought, given that earlier in the week virtually no-one would send out flowers as all their delivery slots seemed to have gone. However, WoW are running a campaign to try and make British companies accountable for their suppliers' actions overseas. Will look into that one a bit more...
On a brighter note, it's Red Nose Day today; apparently it's 25 years since the first one. Amazingly, Lennie Henry doesn't seem to have aged at all in the intervening period! As I spent a good deal of the day on the train, didn't get to see too many people with red noses. There was a distinct lack of cheeriness on the train as it was delayed and a lot of people missed connections. The lady behind me gave the guard a really hard time over incorrect information she'd been given before boarding the train. Seems unfair to give the guy on the front line a battering for things entirely out of his control, however she did have the good grace to apologise to him the next time he walked by.
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