I have been waking up at night with panic attacks about it and I really want the ground to swallow me up. It's the only case in Britain of its kind. It is unique in so much as no one has ever been paid compensation for not ac tually showing any signs of an asbestos illness. But it is something I know is going to happen. I have to go on suffering every day.
Nothing can change that.
The Transport and General Workers' Union, which is involved in the organisation of an asbestos awareness raising week later this month, said yesterday it was important to recognise that the substance remained a crucial health and safety issue.