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I have never before been moved to comment on a TV programme. I am a family man with three children around the age of Jonathan. My heart goes out to him, his mother and father and all family and close friends. I will pray for you all. Sincere best wishes.
Joe Holland, England

Future and current CJD victims will benefit from the Simms family's fight to save their son

Julie Stone, UK

Your flower story was similar to my experience in Papua New Guinea where I was teaching tractor drivers. They applied fertiliser and sprays without any protection and lived in cramped housing. They were sacked for being sick and received minimal wages. This was in the Oil Palm Industry, mainly run by British men. Vast areas of rainforest were cut down daily.
Tony, UK

My brother died from Variant CJD last year at the very young age of 21. Within six months, my baby brother died and all my family felt completely useless, as there was nothing that we could have done. My heart goes out to this family so much.

After reading "concerns grow over flower farms" it has come home to me that as a minister, the majority of our flowers in our Churches are purchased through supermarkets and that we have a strong influence against such injustice if we withdraw our custom.<

Duncan Ballantyne, UK

My brother, we were told, had a very bad case. Apparently, it was one of the worse cases the doctors had seen. I understand what the family are trying to do¿if we had a choice I am sure we would have done the same and I feel very angry that we did not have a choice. I think this disease needs to be looked in to. It makes me sick that so many innocent people have died and so many more lives are going to end in the same way. We are sitting on a time bomb.
Anna, UK

Dear Mr & Mrs Simms
I watched the programme about your brave fight for your son and felt I had to send you my support. It was not easy, I`m sure, to fight to get Jonathans treatment started but you were absolutely right to do what you did. I hope with all my heart that your son survives this evil disease but even if he does not your fight will not have been in vain. Future victims and current victims will benefit from your fight to save your son and if the worst happens you can be sure that you did all you could do to save him and any future victims of CJD. This painful struggle you now face is without doubt the most important and selfless act any parent could endure. I hope, as a parent, I never have to face the agony you are facing but if I did I would owe you both a tremendous debt of gratitude.
Julie Stone, UK

The story behind the use of Africa to produce flowers for British Supermarkets in order to increase their billions of profit each year is just the tip of the growing iceberg. In areas of Murcia and Almeria in Spain, thousands and thousands of acres are being covered in plastic poly tunnels to produce cheap, tasteless vegtables for the

The EU and major world markets for the rest of our produce have effectively been sealed off to Africa by mercantile interests in Europe.

Amoroso Gombe, Kenya

British consumer. It is resulting in devestation for the area as water resources are bled dry with cheap illegal labour from North Africa being used to harvest the crops. These people, like those picking the flowers in Kenya, are provided with no health care or homes or food, but are paid around £15.00 a day to work. As an EU country with strict human rights, how can this happen?
Eric Hawkins, UK

After reading "Concerns grow over flower farms" it has come home to me that as a minister, the majority of our flowers in our Churches are purchased through supermarkets and that we have a strong influence against such injustice if we withdraw our custom.
Duncan Ballantyne, UK

I would just like the Simms family to know that what they are doing for Jonathan is amazing, and that despite his terrible illness they are incredible. Victims of CJD and their families need total support from everybody in order for progress to be made.
Diane, UK

Yes, there are problems with Kenya's flower industry, but what would you rather do? Have the exports stopped and plunge Kenya into deeper poverty? £1.50 a day in Kenya is like £30 a day in the UK which is not great but it's better than starving. The EU and major world markets for the rest of our produce (including processed produce) have effectively been sealed off to Africa by mercantile interests in Europe. So instead of all the complaining about pesticides and other peripheral issues, open up markets or shut up.
Amoroso Gombe, Kenya

Whilst I sympathise with the way the people are being exploited on the flower farms in Africa, I don't think you have to travel that distance to find that everyone involved in agriculture is being exploited. Wake up Britain, the farming industry in your own country is rapidly declining. If anyone is being exploited it is the farmers in Britain, I know no-one else who would do the hours that my husband does and invest the amount of capital that he does. So many others in farming do the same and do not get paid for their efforts.
Mrs J A Atkinson, England