Sour Grapes Over Fruit Stall

Quite stunning to believe that chiefs at Manchester Metropolitan University tried to ban a fruit stall from operating outside their premises, saying it was an eyesore. In a city which has an obesity record to rival that of the United States, the suggestion that the stall was an "eyesore" is beyond belief.

There are lots of words to describe fruit stalls in the UK: unusual, done-away-with, no longer-welcome-on-our-streets, priced-out-of-town, to name but a few. But an eyesore? What could be more inviting than a barrow load of fresh fruit, waiting to be eaten.

Given the alternatives in that part of Manchester, which mainly consist of kebabs, pizzas, fish & chips, chips, chips and more chips, I would have thought the University would have been proud to encourage healthy choices for its undergraduates.

The stall holder should be encouraged to open more outlets across the city not hounded out of town. "Going Bananas" as the stall is called, won a stay of execution after Manchester Metropolitan University backed down after a Facebook campaign to keep the stall.

Quite why the University higher ups were going bananas over this fruit barrow isn't really clear but after slipping on this particular banana skin, they have shown themselves to be a right bunch of lemons