Of Patio Heaters and Indian Sandstone

Global warming mentioned in the media everywhere. Patio heaters for sale in garden centres nationwide and throwing out heat merrily outside many a restaurant. When I'm Prime Minister I'll do away with the blasted things.

So I was pleased, watching Countryfile on BBC television, to hear them condemn patio heaters too and suggest that if you must sit outside in the chilly British night you could just put an extra jumper on.

Fine. But then, in an article about how to make your garden more eco-friendly, they suggested you could use, for paving, "sandstone ethically sourced from India".

Okay, by "ethically sourced" I presume they mean that the quarrymen were paid something approaching a living wage.

But how did the sandstone get to the garden centre in Britain? Continental Drift? Perhaps it just floated naturally on the ocean currents. Or perhaps it went for thousands of miles by lorry. Or even by plane. Eco-friendly? HAH!