Calendargirl I am all for them changing their ways, providing it is not at the expense of others
The rules that put a tax on high sugar levels in soft drinks has meant almost every manufacturer replaced some of the sugar in their soft drinks with sweeteners. Unfortunately, I am one of that group of people who can taste - and smell sweeteners and the taste and smell is unpleasant.
This Christmas, although I scoured two supermarkets, I could not find a single bottle of lemonade that did not contain sweetener.
I have thrown at least half a dozen of what used to be fruit juices away, because the manufacturer has secreted the words 'juice drink' on the back of the packet and replaced some of the sugar with sweetener. I now dare not buy any kind of soft drink anywhere without taking out a magnifying glass to read all the small print.
I have never been a heavy consumer of soft drinks, but at times, on a long car journey, a lovely day in the garden, at Christmas, with a vermouth, I like some lemonade. This pleasure is now barred to me. Water is dandy, but now and again, I would like to drink something else.