YOUR SHOUT

Fiona, thank you! At last someone has seen fit to highlight that once you hit 60 you aren’t necessarily a pensioner or an OAP. As you said, we are usually tagged ‘pensioners’ in most newspapers, with or without having a ‘foot in the grave’. Unfortunately the Daily Mirror is one of the biggest culprits. In an age where we are trying to eradicate all kinds of discrimination could the paper that champions equality and fairness finally stop using this disgusting term, possibly outlaw it, and give us our dignity back?! Some of us are still working, by the way. Lindy i – via e-mail (A very immature 65 year old. Not on medication… yet!) FP: You’ll never see the dreaded, patronising terms on this page, Lindy!

Fiona, like you, plastic wrapping drives me mad. I put all my carrots in the paper bags which my local bakery puts my crusty loaves in. Spuds go in brown paper carrier bags, which I retrieve from a friend who gets deliveries in them. Plastic? Just crazy. Pam Foxwell via e-mail

Fiona, thank you for highlighting the plight of dairy cows. Glad to see the world is finally waking up to the awful truth. There are so many dairyfree alternatives now; here’s to taste without the cruelty. Keep up your great work. Tam O’Malley via e-mail