[Doug]

Originally Posted by Gayle

As far as I am aware there are no coffee plantations over in England - please put me right if I am wrong about that. So, could you please explain what the harm is in buying Fairtrade coffee rather than coffee produced by a large multinational organisation that squeazes every last penny out of the suppliers.

There isn't. I thought the idea of fairtrade was to reward the producers in order for them to assist in the relief of poverty and address workers rights in the third world. Most outlets selling fairtrade goods are those that exploit in the first place, like I say I buy mine from Sainsbury's and Marks & Sparks there hardly doing anyone any favours by controlling the suppile and avalablity of products.