The BNP will break up large supermarkets giants like Morrisons and Tesco. (source). There will be a general ban on out of town retail/leisure developments. (source: 2005 manifesto)
The BNP believe that supermarket chains are “socially, economically and politically damaging monopolies.” Their 2005 manifesto argues that they are guilty of “exploiting British consumers and farmers … [and] financing political parties and unhealthy technologies … They encourage car dependence and socially disadvantage pensioners, single mothers and non-car (poorer) families.” They would prefer that we returned to an era of corner shops, sourcing their food from local farms. They would break up the supermarkets into smaller worker controlled co-operatives.
These policies would massively drive up living costs for British working families
- Shopping Bills doubled. Supermarkets deliver real value for hard working families, providing cheap, good quality food that everyone can afford. In a recent investigation, the Office of Fair Trading estimated that price levels showed a real decrease of 7% pa between 2000 and 2005, saving consumers £3 billion per year. Without the supermarkets then, we’d be paying 7% more every year or £175 a household. In ten years, the weekly shop would cost twice as much. And this is not even including their massive hike in VAT to pay for their tax cut for the rich.
- Supermarkets are competitive. Supermarkets have been extensively investigated by the OFT and the Competition Commission, and each time the claims of monopoly are shown to be overrated. In contrast, they tend to introduce competition. They may drive out the single monopoly village shop of the past, but then continue to contest fiercely with each other. In a true monopoly, we’d only be able to shop at Tescos– but instead we can choose from Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons or Waitrose to name just a few.
- Supermarkets provide choice and convenience. Supermarkets allow us to choose and compare an enormous array of goods from all over the world, with minimal hassle (product range has increased by 40% in just five years). In today’s economy, people no longer have to spend half a day of their precious free time trawling between the local baker, butcher, greengrocer and so on.
- They’re popular with the public. Despite the recent elitist liberal backlash, supermarkets remain overwhelmingly popular with the public. The reason they can continue to open new stores, is that people like to shop at in them. Tescos, for example, claims that 85% of its customers regard their service as good or excellent, and as improving over the last five years.
- It’s not just food. By taking advantage of their enormous economies of scale big box retailors can constantly cut prices for their consumers. Companies such as Primark or Ikea have allowed us all to afford good quality clothes or furniture.
- It would hit the poor hardest. Globalisation and big box retailers together have helped keep basic consumer items cheap and readily available to hard working families. The BNP’s policies would bring both to a close – and while the rich could still afford to shop at their local organic market or pay for their hand tailored coats, normal Britons would be left high and dry
- This is not a new policy. The BNP might like to ride the wave of organic and local movement, but the policy derives more from their extremist nationalist anti capitalist ideology than any adherence to environmentalism. In 1920, plank 16 of the Nazi’s platform was “We demand the creation of a healthy middle class and its conservation, immediate communalization of the great [department stores] and their being leased at low cost to small firms, the utmost consideration of all small firms in contracts with the State, county or municipality.” By 1933, “chain stores were forbidden to expand or open new branches … [and] offering a discount of more than three per cent on prices.[1]”
Jonathan Dup0nt
[1] The Third Reich in Power, Richard J Evans, Penguin, 2005
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the champion of the working classes the bnp are NOT.Middle class winkers.
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Wow this is a good idea……I know mr Singh in my local corner shop would be jumping for joy as would thousands of asian convenience store owners accross the land if Tesco and the other giants were closed down..
Well done the BNP fighting for the the rights of Ethnic minority small business across the land !!!
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I think there is an argument to be had about whether supermarkets are too cheap as they use that to acquire market share & what damage they do to their suppliers or local shops.
If Tesco’s or similar end up in an almost monopoly situation in an area will they remain cheap?
To be honest quoting from the 2005 manifesto is a waste of time unless the 2010 one is the same.
That is the one you should be examining.
But I guess the BNP haven’t been good enough to send you that yet?
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WTF, when the BNP publish their 2010 manifesto, we’ll of course address that, but this has been a long standing nationalist priority.
Which part of the post did you disagree with?
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supermarkets are too cheap?right tell thet to the thousands if not millions living below the poverty line.isnt just the case of the local greengrocer being to greedy,im sure thats what capitilism encourages
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I certainly would not say that supermarkets are too cheap. If you shop around the corner store not offers better value, but a personal service. The supermarkets are guilty of putting thousands of dairy farmers to the wall, as well as other local merchants. Everyone has to make a profit to live, even sad lefties who always cry about having to work. Much easier to loll about, drinking buckie and smoke de weed. Everything gets clearer then. That right pollybaa.
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If you want a real personal service try Mohammed al Fayeds Harrods store its marvellous, or for clothes and homewares outside the capital try Harvey Nicks in Leeds or Manchester, they can arrange a personal shopper to escort you around the store …. IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO PAY!
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I take issue with the blanket assertion that the BNP will double the shopping bill.
I would bet that prices of at least some things will rise under a Conservative government as well.
I think there maybe a case for reigning in some of the large supermarkets, we may have options at the moment but I feel the natural instinct of the big supermarkets is to keep on expanding & buying each other up until we get near a monopoly situation.
I am not keen on too much out of town shopping geared to car use only, I think it is a short sighted model.
I accept that people like shopping under one roof but there has to be a balance.
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