My truly glorious fifth-years' plan

THERE is heavy irony that the nation is becoming obsessed with the perils of the humble plastic bag at a time when half the countryside is covered in unsightly plastic sheeting that promotes faster growth in plants.

It is all so unnecessary because, faced with rising food prices and successful anti-shoplifting strategies, more and more people are deciding to grow their own.

At Overton Primary in Greenock, the children cultivate vegetables on land that was o...