On Norman Mailer, Michael Gove, and the meaning of 'avoidable' plastic waste
EIC's Matthew Farrow welcomes the public and political focus on plastic waste, but fears it is yet to translate into a credible and sustainable plan of action
A visceral dislike of plastic long preceded Messrs Gove and Attenborough. The American novelist Norman Mailer - my favourite writer by the way - 40 years ago was railing "I sometimes think there is a...
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