Supermarkets 'encourage bad behaviour' say Wedge Card founders
Not only do supermarkets exploit farmers, undermine local businesses and look ugly -- they promote anti-social behaviour, too.
So says John Bird, founder of the Big Issue, and Wedge Card, along with his daughter, Diana Bird. “The government has let the supermarkets off the hook. The devastating effect on supermarkets on our communities helps encourage anti-social behaviour and social dislocation. When are supermarkets are going to be hauled in for their appalling social bad manners?”
His comments were prompted after the Competition Commission's recent report concluded that supermarkets do not pose a major threat to indie shops. The thinking behind the Wedge card is that these shops play a vital role in the landscape of our communities, and that without them, people are more likely to feel alienated and act irresponsibly.
The Wedge Card, launched last year, now costs just £10 and the network of shops accepting it is growing all the time. Click here to apply.
Thats so right. Supermarkets take over whole place and kill community spirit! Make me feel impersonal like a product on the shelf!
I rather see 100's little shops like in china where many can become rich rather than the bosses of big supermarkets.
Just rid Fast Food Nation book or other books.
Love of good life all the way.
peace
Posted by: arek | November 2, 2007 6:37 AM