Crying over spilt milk

Travesty...
Betrayal...
The end of British civilisation as we know it...

Yes friends, we are about to mark the passing of that great British institution, the pint of milk.

According to today's Sunday Times, this coming week the European Parliament will pass laws which threaten the British "pinta". (Good to see the MEPs doing something useful to earn their keep. See)

Apparently laws aimed at harmonising the size of packaged food are set to put the traditional pint carton on death row, in favour of the more Euro-friendly half litre variety, a whole 68 millilitres smaller.

There is widespread fear that the average British milk consumer will be ripped off as prices are not lowered to take into account the smaller quantity of liquid.

But it doesn't stop there.

The laws will also affect the much loved sliced loaf, stable of the British breakfast table for generations.

But fear not, Dave's Tories are on the case, tabling amendments to stop the motion.

One Tory MEP said "Traditions are important to us in Britain and I can quite understand and I can quite understand people getting upset when they see those traditions under threat. I am in favour of protecting consumers, but in this case, the best thing is to stick with what consumers know best."

The more significant problem is that the cost of replacing milk bottles. One dairy said, "If we were unable to use the pint bottle at all it would basically mean the end of doorstep delivery."

Hasn't Tesco done that already?