Why shouldn't women breastfeed wherever and whenever they want? #BBCNolan

Dec 08, 2014, 10:35 AM

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Breast feeding has been a hot topic this week after comments by UKIP Leader Nigel Farage. He said women shouldn't breastfeed in public in what he calls an "openly ostentatious" way. He's since said he doesn't have any problem at all with women feeding their baby wherever they want. His comments come after a recent incident at Claridge's hotel in London where a mother was asked to cover up with a napkin while feeding her baby daughter. What do you think about this row - does Nigel Farage have a point? Should women breastfeeding their child be 'discreet'. What does discreet mean? Or does society still have a problem with women breastfeeding in public? Stephen gets the views of journalist Finola Meredith and Virginia Blackburn, columnist at the Daily Express