cant see why they banned this advert

[marin man]

I agree with you but before you talk about peoples wage rates remember the economy difference,we do not need the bleeding heart liberals view of the wages in other lands...............my parents went to romania a few years ago and were disgusted by the wages people earned,until I pointed out that there cost of living was proportianate to their wages anyway Ie a house in the village where she was cost about £1800 at the time and a yearly food bill was a fifth of ours

 

[Easy_Rider]

That is true in some countries marin man but it doesn't apply everywhere. Your interpretation of Romania is quite right, it is relatively quite well off compared to many countries. It's just as green as us in the UK at less than 2.5% of the population being undernourished on the below map.
So many countries with over a quarter of the population being undernourished.
The world is producing enough food for everyone right now, it's just that much of it is wasted.
And I am no liberal, I was a Tory town councillor! In my mind there is truth in both sides of the argument, and to really solve the world issues we need to stop taking sides and just do something.

 

[marin man]

I agree whole heartedly but who defines malnourished for these surveys :?: I watched a programme about under privileged children in the uk a few months ago and they visited a "deprived" house hold and they were fatter than me so they certainly were not deprived to my mind,they had a 40 inch plasma tv for christs sake :roll:

Not disagreeing but just pointing out surveys and the like are often a wee bit misinterpreted

I only have a cheapo tv that was three quid in the local auction,so does that make me deprived......I also make less than 150 a week and we both have to live on that so I fall into the underpriveleged bracket myself though you would never think so

I waste no food whatsoever my self as if we do not eat it the dog does.

 

[Easy_Rider]

Yeah I have the same view Marin man, but honestly poverty in the UK is nothing like poverty in these countries.

If you like me don't waste any food it implies that there are more like us, so by that reasoning for the UK as a whole to throw out 33% of its bought food then there must be many who throw out much more than that to average out at 33% each.

 

[marin man]

The problem with surveys is that they are manipulated to make the worst of something/or the best;

11% of the uk admit to stealing penny sweets from the corner shop,sounds bad huh

89% of people say they have never stolen penny sweets from the corner shop,sounds good huh........................load of rubbish statistics

97.5% of statistics are made up on the spot I just made that up see

 

[KeepItSteel]

I worry about those water table pictures, they are very dramatic.
The only positive is that the water will return...one day.

I think the biggest step in the right direction would be to subsidise UK suppliers/food growers and encourage every UK citizen to eat at least 90% UK sourced/grown products.

 

[marin man]

I worry about those water table pictures, they are very dramatic.
The only positive is that the water will return...one day.

I think the biggest step in the right direction would be to subsidise UK suppliers/food growers and encourage every UK citizen to eat at least 90% UK sourced/grown products.

and to stop tescos and others ripping farmers and producers off :twisted:
which will encourage more people to produce british food and this will filter down the system and eventually reduce the import of foreign food.

 

[KeepItSteel]

I worry about those water table pictures, they are very dramatic.
The only positive is that the water will return...one day.

I think the biggest step in the right direction would be to subsidise UK suppliers/food growers and encourage every UK citizen to eat at least 90% UK sourced/grown products.

and to stop tescos and others ripping farmers and producers off :twisted:
which will encourage more people to produce british food and this will filter down the system and eventually reduce the import of foreign food.

I avoid Tesco's on principle, I love spending my money at local butchers and farm shops etc.
It a drop in the ocean but hey ho..

 

[marin man]

I,also, never go into tescos at all :shock:

even when I worked for social services I refused to get peoples shopping there and educated them against it :shock:

I detest their aggressive marketing techniques and would rather go to the local shops anyway

 

[rosstheboss]

I worry about those water table pictures, they are very dramatic.
The only positive is that the water will return...one day.

I think the biggest step in the right direction would be to subsidise UK suppliers/food growers and encourage every UK citizen to eat at least 90% UK sourced/grown products.

and to stop tescos and others ripping farmers and producers off :twisted:
which will encourage more people to produce british food and this will filter down the system and eventually reduce the import of foreign food.

I avoid Tesco's on principle, I love spending my money at local butchers and farm shops etc.
It a drop in the ocean but hey ho..

The land our yard is on is owned by my best friends family, and had been used until a few years ago as greenhouses to produce lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers etc. They supplied the local Sainsburys for years with produce, which was picked in the morning, packed about lunchtime and was on the shelves either that afternoon or at the latest the next day. According to google maps the Sainsburys is approximately 2.4 miles from the nursery. They lost the contract with Sainsburys as IT WAS CHEAPER TO BUY THE SAME PRODUCE FROM HOLLAND!!!!!

The big supermarkets couldn't care less about what effects they have on local economies and local businesses, it is all about the profit margins. Tesco have recently opened their EIGHTH supermarket in Worthing which is one of the biggest in the country, have a look around Worthing and there are empty shops everywhere. The big supermarkets need to start being held accountable for the effects they have on local areas, unfortunately local councils are often too greedy to see the harm they cause.

My family and I always try and shop locally to try and support the local butcher, grocer etc. They may be a little more expensive but then that little bit of money goes in his or her pocket as opposed to being lost in the vast ocean of corporate cash.