observer Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Do the S/markets really provide us with a choice? Interesting prog showed that apples for example were being imported from N/Zealand and Chile, when there were tastier apples being produced in UK orchards having to go for pig feed or cider making. Are they supposed to have a Union Jack label on all British sourced goods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Super Markets give you what they think you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Supermarkets CON the gullible into buying what they don't want and the offers are not exactly that as the prices have been put up in previous weeks so that they can do it. Â Basically all they offer is convenience. Everything under one roof. (Jack of all trades and master of none." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well. on this prog, the same type of apple were taken for the public to sample; whilst the foreign one from the s/market "looked" the part, the UK one was prefered for it's "taste". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I used to buy apples from Bents garden centre, not sure if the fruit shop is still their, They were all British varieties very nice, not one of them had been near nitrogen. They did not look as nice and shiny as the supermarket ones but taste is everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I've started looking for labels marked "made in the UK" or with a Union Flag label; but on many items the source info is in tiny print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 What you need is a time machine to take you back to the "I'm Backing Britain" campaign in the 60s: Â http://tinyurl.com/l6owzo (wiki) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 The patriotism aspect is actually a secondary consideration. although it would help local employment - the primary aim is to get tastier produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 the primary aim is to get tastier produce. Â It won't happen as long as there are supermarkets. They need the chemicals in the food to prolong the shelf life. So the only answer to tastier food is to grow your own, or visit a local farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 the primary aim is to get tastier produce. Â It won't happen as long as there are supermarkets. They need the chemicals in the food to prolong the shelf life. So the only answer to tastier food is to grow your own, or visit a local farm. Â Where do the local farm shops grow the bananas they sell? Â Grow your own is great though Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 What we need is more local allotments and people with accessible fruit trees and the like so we can all go 'scrumping'  As kids we'd spend hours up the neighbours pear tree eating the crunchy pears. They were absolutely delicious but a few sore tums some days after eating so many. We tried the apple trees too but were a bit shocked to find they were baking type apples... gurgle  Pears just never seem to taste like the used to 'in the old days' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Â Â Â Where do the local farm shops grow the bananas they sell? Â Grow your own is great though Peter. Â Walton Hall glasshouse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Just checked the source of my stir fry sauces - and they were made in the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Just checked the source of my stir fry sauces - and they were made in the UK! Â but probably by Polish People!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lt Kije Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 If it was Polish people, could it be they are better at making sauces, or they were the only people that turned up for the inteviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Could be some of Vietnamese boat people we let in a while ago or our very own Chinese community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 If it was Polish people, could it be they are better at making sauces, or they were the only people that turned up for the inteviews  Nope.... probably because they would do the job for the minimum wage possible which is why wages have reduced ever since Bliar allowed his open door immigration policy. Skilled tradesmen in London are priced out of work by skilled foreign labour coming in and doing the jobs for less than the rates agreed and thus increasing the skilled labour rates and increasing UK skilled unemployment.  You have a trip around any South East site these days (or any large construction site in the country for that matter) and see how many foreign trademsmen and labourers there are. They are not all there because we don't have any of our own Kije! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 IUf you get a quote Baz, from two skilled tradesman who could do the job, would you save money and go with the cheaper one or would you pay more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 On that basis, you would import the cheapest possible labour available globally - which is no doubt what the liberal luvvies have been allowing to happen for the past 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 One look at the language provision on the census form, is a good indicator of the demographic mess we're in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 IUf you get a quote Baz, from two skilled tradesman who could do the job, would you save money and go with the cheaper one or would you pay more  I would not employ a foreign tradesman or even a labourer to do any kind of work for me; paid or otherwise.  But of course, when the foreign chap comes over and can do work on power stations cheaper than you can Kije, that is when you will no doubt take notice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Lots of them all ready their Baz, as most of the power stations are owned by the French and Germans  And they are investing money in them something that never happened when they were owned by British companies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 They had problems when they built the apartments on the old bus station on Chester RD. A lot of foreigners were employed for that project, and they had to go over a lot of the work afterwards, putting it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I suppose it's better than them trafficking young girls and drugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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