Plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds could soon be banned from sale in England under a plan drawn up by Nanny.
Theoretically, the move is aimed at protecting rivers and oceans from the growing problem of plastic pollution. However, it will also enable Nanny to meet the requirements of a 25-year plan to eliminate avoidable plastic waste.
As we know, Nanny loves ticking boxes!
Subject to a consultation which is to be launched later this year, the products would be banned from sale and officials would work with industry to develop alternatives.
I was offered a reusable perspex straw in a pub on Monday, I would have had to pay a £2 deposit. I asked how they cleaned them, with a small brush apparently. Suffice to say I declined.
Once Nanny has banned everything on the planet, all she will have left to ban is life itself!