New Improved Direct Action

Coming from packaging weary Melbourne, where although there is probably just as much wasteful over packaging as anywhere else, many a suburban household has been ostracised for not wearing it’s recycling ‘badge of honour’ with pride. (I still wonder where all the recycling in Australia goes, I imagine there is a pile of the stuff the size of Britain somewhere in China). I’ve been following Britain’s love affair with the plastic bag and similar over packaged goods for sometime now so it’s nice to see the media and the government finally reacting to what is probably a problem that shouldn’t be too hard to fix. ¶ In typical New Labour style, they have managed to display their complete lack of control of British industry (think runaway train) and put the onus on the consumer to let supermarkets know what they need to do. Surely a little legislation and it’s fixed. I wonder too if the government is suggesting Direct Action as the new way to get things done, in which case we can look forward to storming parliament, unimpeded, in the near future. Sounds like fun, just let us know when you’re ready. Cheers.