Shaping the Year

This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

This might come as news to you, but today – 2 June – is National Fish and Chips Day. Which is fine in itself. After all, why not celebrate our second national dish (after chicken tikka masala)?

But, it’s also – apparently – National Donut Day, National Leave the Office Early Day, and National Rotisserie Chicken Day. Whatever that means.

Why do we do this? It seems that every day of the year is a ‘National Something Day’. Which begs the question: who decides? I guess ...