Was interviewed yesterday by the BBC’s Bethan James, in advance of the Welsh party conference.
Bethan, who is five months pregnant, arrived wearing a London Underground “Baby on Board” badge. I asked her if it worked.
“No, it doesn’t,” she said. “People look at, read it, and then return to their papers.”
She then told me of an incident a few weeks ago, when a very heavily pregnant lady got on the very full Tube compartment in which Bethan was sitting.
“She was obviously distressed,” said Bethan. “Nobody moved, so I got up and gave her my seat. I then said in a very loud voice, ‘It has come to something when one pregnant woman has to give up her seat for another.’ But no one batted an eyelid.”
Just what has gone wrong with Londoners?
If Boris wants to do a favour to pregnant women across the capital, he could do worse than order a Stand When You See A Baby On Board Badge poster campaign.
