Our Revels now are ended

I've just polished off a small packet of Revels. Was surprised to find a raisin Revel amongst the usual varieties. In all my years of eating Revels I've never before had a raisin one. I wasn't even aware that raisins were part of the Revel family. It surely must be a new addition or a mistake?

I am now examining the empty packet closely and see that, yes indeedy, the raisin is now an official Revel. It seems that the old peanut Revel has been removed and the raisin has replaced it. I suspect that's because of all the fussing that's done nowadays about nut allergies.

Now, you know I'm not one to ever complain unnecessarily, but really, this is a bloody diabolical liberty. They should've left the original line-up of Revels. OK, I'd have accepted raisin as an additional Revel, but not when it comes in as a substitute for one of the key players in the Revel team. If people have nut allergies, they could simply avoid Revels altogether and buy Maltesers instead. It's not like anyone forces them to eat Revels and thus put themselves at risk, is it? Nut allergy sufferers have plenty other sweets to choose from, so they could've easily left the Revels for those of us who like the traditional range, and want to continue eating peanut Revels with impunity. Why penalise the rest of us? First it's folk deciding to ban smoking in all pubs, now it's folk interfering with our classic chocolate treats. Bring back the nuts, I say.