Support your local shops and markets - Cllr Trevor Snaith - July 2007
Written by Trevor Snaith on July 9, 2007 – 9:16 am -With the development of Eden what is going to happen to our local shops?
We are seeing small businesses being pushed out of business by the weight of the large retailers, Trevor Snaith and Ray Farmer are asking the council to invest in our local communities to support local shops for local people
The Friends of the Earthg have recently produced an advert you may find interesting
Click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGoWKVA87ro
The competition authorities are currently investigating supermarkets.
In January they published their interim report. In this report, they recognised several potential problems related to supermarket dominance.
The next stage of this inquiry is crucial. Tough action is urgently needed to control the power of the supermarkets.
We have the opportunity to ask the Competition Commission to make the grocery industry fairer for everyone.
We must urge them to investigate the things that really matter:
- Stronger planning policies
Needed to protect smaller shops. - Supermarket code of practice
Needed to protect the interests of consumers, farmers, workers and the environment.
After all, who wants cheap food if it’s at the expense of people and the planet?
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