Naked Ape...
Once my application for credit was refused, it did become clear that I, as a 'safe bet' was probably never going to be successful in obtaining said loan. My point is that it's no wonder this country is so utterly crippled with personal debt when companies will indisciminately give credit to total financial fuckwits (I include much of my own family in that as well) that will probably never totally clear what debt they have, whilst penalising those who would at least repay the loan in full, and on time.

I personally don't begrudge success in business (hell, I'm employed to encourage business and enterprise growth in rural areas), but I do find the gradual encroachment of some sectors to be a little worrying. There should be room for everyone, but often the 'little people' are squeezed out of the marketplace, particularly in the food sector. Having said that, whilst I would love to support locally produced goods as far as I possibly can, I do find some of the prices asked ludicrously high in a lot of cases. Especially when it's come from a couple of miles down the road as opposed to from t'other side of the world. (Oddly enough, a recent study showed that milk imported from New Zealand had a lower carbon footprint than milk produced in the UK. So it rather fucks the arguement that buying locally is better for the planet. better for the local economy, perhaps...

I can well understand why people choose to shop at Tescos and the like (and yes, I do as well). I just think that the big companies should do more to support local producers than they currently are. This may be about to change

Erm, I'll stop now I think.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 4 Jan 2008, 12:47, Reply)