Mail has it in the bag

Gor bless the Daily Mail. They've found something new to pick on and demonise. That's right - plastic bags. "Banish the bags" screams the Mail's splash headline today, leading the way for an eye-popping nine pages on how really, really terrible carrier bags are, including 19 - count 'em - pictures of animals in placcy bag hell. Even more shockingly, the Mail eschews its normal array of solutions for things it doesn't like - deportation, locking up and throwing away the key, hanging, that sort of thing - to offer readers a wallchart "for your school and home" and a free reusable bag. Just send an SAE with 70p in stamps or a cheque for £1.25 to cover post and packaging, and a bag with "I'm an eco bag and proud of it..." emblazoned on the side could be yours. Or three for £3.50. Bargain. Monkey thinks it's all terribly unfair. Plastic bags have feelings too, you know.