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Ann Clwyd and the Ten Million Dollar Bag of Tomatoes via Aberdare Blog June 12th, 2008 at 10:16

image Ann Clwyd - Aberdare’s MP - drew attention to the plight of starving people in Zimbabwe yesterday in a debate in the House of Commons. She contributed a persuasive anecdote concerning her recent trip to South Africa… While I was in South Africa a few weeks ago, Zimbabwean refugees handed me a note for 10 million Zimbabwean dollars. That buys a bag of tomatoes in Zimbabwe. Now Mugabe is prepared to starve his people to death for their votes. What kind of human being is President Mugabe ? - Source Hansard, via TheyWorkForYou. Click the link to read Mrs Clwyd’s full contribution to the Parliamentary debate. * For regular updates on Ann Clwyd MP’s debate contributions, sign-up to the free Hear From your MP......