Tesco foodbank Options

[Sherlock]

Tesco and its like are able to pay rock bottom wages thanks to the income support subsidy, without which many wouldn't be able to make ends meet. Almost as iniquitous as the subsidies we're forced to pay extremely well off landowners like our local MP, income support is part of an increasing tsunami of subsidy money extracted from society by big business.

And now they have large signs at the door of their Newbury megastore appealing for foodbanks, complete with the slogan 'every tin helps'.

We truly are being screwed by those in power. And I don't mean the PPE laden public school educated incompetents sitting around the Cabinet table.

[motormad]

I agree.. if I follow what you are thinking correctly.

That is such a large company who pay low wages are then begging for us to give them food. Why can Tesco not donate 1 can for every 20, 50 or whatever, sold. They could easily absorb one in 20 cans of beans sold and still make large profits..
To the blind uninformed they are doing a favour but really they're just commercial ********.

[user23]

I agree.. if I follow what you are thinking correctly.

That is such a large company who pay low wages are then begging for us to give them food. Why can Tesco not donate 1 can for every 20, 50 or whatever, sold. They could easily absorb one in 20 cans of beans sold and still make large profits..
To the blind uninformed they are doing a favour but really they're just commercial ********.

They're a commercial company and under no obligation to help anyone else than their shareholders.

Why does it surprise everyone they've found another way to make money?

[On the edge]

They're a commercial company and under no obligation to help anyone else than their shareholders.

Why does it surprise everyone they've found another way to make money?

Quite right, I'm personally not surprised at all! I'm also not surprised that HMG hasn't the wit to realise that the car park at these stores is a taxable revenue earning asset. However, we all actually know this already, nothing new here and there is a very simple way of showing your displeasure.