George Monbiot


supermarkets

Tesco-opted
The fight against the superstores is a struggle for democracy Read more – ‘Tesco-opted’.
Strange Fruit
A hard commercial logic dictates that the only way to get good fruit today is to grow your own. Read more – ‘Strange Fruit’.
The New Friends of the Earth?
The superstores are suddenly competing to be green. Can we trust them? Read more – ‘The New Friends of the Earth?’.
Beholden to the Mob
The UK’s competition authorities still seem to be working for the superstores Read more – ‘Beholden to the Mob’.
Growing My Own
Boycotting the superstores means taking on five allotments Read more – ‘Growing My Own’.
Bad News from Tesco
The superstores are on the verge of cornering the news market, with disastrous implications for democracy Read more – ‘Bad News from Tesco’.
Low Hanging Fruit
The superstores are mopping up the last pockets of resistance Read more – ‘Low Hanging Fruit’.
Privatising Our Minds
Cause-Related Marketing is a new form of social control Read more – ‘Privatising Our Minds’.
How the Superstores Gave Us Foot and Mouth
It’s not “cheap food” but big profits which are to blame Read more – ‘How the Superstores Gave Us Foot and Mouth’.
Small is Vulnerable
The supermarkets could kill organic farming’s potential to revolutionise the foodchain Read more – ‘Small is Vulnerable’.
Loss Leaders
The Competition Commission has given the superstores permission to destroy the rest of Britain’s food economy Read more – ‘Loss Leaders’.
Shut Down the Superstores
We’ll only break up their monopoly by turning them into farmers’ markets Read more – ‘Shut Down the Superstores’.
Economic Cleansing
Wal-Mart’s arrival in Britain will be the final blow for small shops Read more – ‘Economic Cleansing’.
Monopoly – the Only Game in Town
The Office of Fair Trading is giving Britain’s superstores exactly what they want Read more – ‘Monopoly – the Only Game in Town’.
A Nation of Suckers
Why do we believe what the superstores tell us? Read more – ‘A Nation of Suckers’.
Social Solvents
The superstores are dumping their costs on all of us Read more – ‘Social Solvents’.
Stealing from the Poor
The superstores are bigger criminals than the shoplifters Read more – ‘Stealing from the Poor’.
Breaking the Foodchain
Tesco is going organic, but this might not be good news Read more – ‘Breaking the Foodchain’.
The Mailed Fist of the Free Market
Superstores are destroying the local economy Read more – ‘The Mailed Fist of the Free Market’.
Monotonous Monopoly
The superstores are changing the world to suit themselves Read more – ‘Monotonous Monopoly’.