tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post5664490277419332282..comments2023-05-25T09:14:35.702+01:00Comments on The Vernacular Vicar: DetescoficationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-91981383815405359512010-10-24T13:04:32.394+01:002010-10-24T13:04:32.394+01:00I wouldn't mind seeing Tesco make less profit ...I wouldn't mind seeing Tesco make less profit and small retailers more. I think it is very hard for us to know how to act morally, and which actions to judge or approve in these times. For example, if Tesco lost profits, would they absorb that - or pass the costs on to their suppliers, and I hear they are pretty ruthless towards them anyhow?<br />I have very grave doubts about the wisdom of the governments cuts and real fears about what it will mean, potentially for myself and also for many I know and for my children and young people generally. <br />But, apart from protest,"wait and see" - and certainly pray and watch out for each other - is the only thing we can do for now.<br />Thank you for this post, I didn't think it was one sided - or, if it was, I think that reflected the impossibility of knowing what to say or how to react given the many rights and wrongs, and possible pros and cons of these cuts. I see more cons than pros, in fact I suspect they will spell economic disaster and make losers and victims, often of the most vulnerable _ I would so love to be proved wrong!Suemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128736092253293640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-44757305680989931442010-10-23T20:40:21.674+01:002010-10-23T20:40:21.674+01:00A nice theory, and in an ideal world it would make...A nice theory, and in an ideal world it would make perfect sense to buy from small local traders but first find your trader (as Mrs Beeton) definitely did not say.<br />We no longer have bakers, greengrocers etc., as a species they disappeared long ago and many of us, however high-minded, accept gratefully the ease of buying most of our daily needs under one roof.<br />Much as I dislike the idea of making yet more profit for Tesco shareholders I nevertheless appreciate the fact that shopping there leaves more of my very small income for other necessities.<br />As to the proposed cuts, they come as no great surprise and I suspect that the increasing opposition to them from all quarters will cause the Government to modify some of them quite quickly. Let's hope so anyway!Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-33068485126219479972010-10-23T10:56:06.906+01:002010-10-23T10:56:06.906+01:00I can be a little imp-like at times but please reg...I can be a little imp-like at times but please regard portions of my approach as being tongue-in-cheek. I think I also apply my own style to myself as well!<br />I agree the cuts to spending needed to be made (and I offer no argument against them per se) - but rather it is my wish to seek to alleviate the pressures and pain that will ensue from them. I am also a taxpaying Christian who senses that I should be willing to pay more if it helps those in greater need than I (of which there are many, I acknowledge)<br /><br />This all said, thanks for reading, and thanks for challenging - I appreciate both in equal measure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-10400677381020080372010-10-23T10:43:13.147+01:002010-10-23T10:43:13.147+01:00Father, I applaud your thoughts as to using the hi...Father, I applaud your thoughts as to using the high street and local businesses, with which I heartily agree.<br /><br />I pity you preface it with suspicious words about the government's policy. Nothing wrong with that in itself - but you then claim you don't want to be party political!<br /><br />I hope you won't mind if I point out that George Osborne (who chooses not to use the name Gideon; it might be fair to respect that) would not regard the "savings" as merely savings to government. He regards them as savings for taxpayers, and in the end as the "saving" of the economic future of the country as a whole. He might not be right, but he is not shrouding the truth as he believes it.<br /><br />I enjoy your blog, not least for the constant effort to see things from others' perspective. I think that slipped on this one.Sui Jurishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730688362896132933noreply@blogger.com