http://www.tuaeu.co.uk/how-the-eu-starves-africa/

They are left starving!

Joke

It's all about EU people the amount of food you get from commonwealth countries ...they all paying a big price here

ALL the negatives, eh? How about the other side of the coin - the World Bank and IMF were saying from 2014 that sterling was way overvalued and needed a downward correction of at least 20%. the EU's attitude to trade is far below 'fair' and contributes to the conditions that keep developing countries' produce OUT. Fairtrade products are by definition less price sensitive than others, and British consumers already make the deliberate choice to seek them out. How would Fairtrade react if British voters told you to ensure your producers prioritise the shortest of short-term advantage over long term, legitimate, democratic interests? Wrong message. Wrong audience. Wrong tone. If there's anything designed to lose your cause sympathy among half the voters of the UK, it's a wrong-headed interference like this.

This cretinous creature hasn’t got a clue what you mean. She’s only there for the beer..... banquets, the power and the resume

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Peter Etherington Elaine Etherington Debbie Ross Kevin Ross. (We knew that!)

Daniel Stephenson

Claudia Rosas

A must read for all coffee drinkers!

All things come to an end sometime

What can we do to help?

Anita Apperley nooooooooooooo

Andy Bonnette

Liz Boo, Reg Wilson start panic buying

Loll

Bridie Royle xx

Mel Nash stock up

Aaron Towers : nooooooooooooooooooooo

Great - now provide paper bags to put them in instead of single use plastic. I always get a look at the checkout when I put in loose fruit & veg in the trolley without plastic bag

Well done m&s. I buy my veg from Abel and Cole and they come in a box that I put out every week to be reused and no sign of plastic anywhere. Loose veg with a bit of muck on, just how it should be 👍👍

Someone should tell the Co-op. Even a cabbage comes in a plastic bag.

At last, why is this taking SO long! Now get the plastic totally out of the shops.

Come on Tesco Sainsbury etc...

Great. It also saves food waste allowing people to buy just how much they need

Still too expensive, find a local market or farm shop, they will put everything into brown paper bags, save these for seeds or to put over germinating seeds etc

Excellent. Now lets have some fit-for-purpose biodegradable or paper bags please!

Thank goodness. Shopped at Tesco today. The only green veg I could buy without was broccoli or leeks. Do people know that you can discard the outer leaves of a cabbage? . Nature's own wrapping.

Morrisons have been doing this for years and now provide paper bags instead of plastic ones. Catch up M&S

Well done!! At last ... sense- hope others follow suit.

But pity there closing so many stores.... 🙈

It always shocked me when they sold bananas in a plastic bag

The current level of packaging is astonishingly awful. But people are going to have to learn how to select & protect their fruit and veg, and not just squeeze things in shops for example or let them rot at home.

They will still find a way to charge more for plastic bag free items !

Hope they'll be using paper bags too xx

At last hope others follow. No waste as you only need buy what you need x

Well it’s only at one shop, and only a trial run. It’s a start yes, but a long way to go before the celebrations can really begin!

Why is it that a plastic wrapped pack with 3 bell peppers in is £1.29 in Tesco but their loose peppers are 55p each? Tomatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, parsnips etc are all cheaper to buy loose...

Yay. At long b****y last. Can the other traders please d follow and allow us single people to buy realistic quantities whilst saving the planet

It’s about time we are way behind in the Uk...We should be able to select what we need only...which should also prevent food wastage.

Will they be providing paper bag to put this produce in ?

My local grocer sells loose fruit and vegetables and provides paper bags rather than single use plastic :) It's also fruit and vegetables that supermarkets don't want as they don't look "perfect" in shape/size.

This is great. And just so people know, I'll let you in on a little secret. You can actually buy paper bags to take with you. I bought 30 for a few pence each about 5 months ago. They get reused and are still going strong.

Thank goodness! Last time I went into the Newcastle store, I was horrified by the amount of plastic over products that really didn’t need it!