Charles Clover

Charles goes looking for reasons to be cheerful in these chaotic times.

Another reason to be chipper came out of Brussels yesterday. The European Commission has agreed to raise the age at which cattle need to be tested for BSE from 30 months to 48 months, according to the meat processors.

It's a little sad when you have to include amongst your reasons to be cheerful the fact that the bureaucracy has decided to stop doing sometihng so damn stupid, isn't it?

What would actually be more cheering would be being free of the people who make such silly decisions in the first place.