Is Tesco a state within a state waiting to take over Britain?

Question

and run it as a quasi-facist enterprise regulating every aspect of our lives?

Taxedman.. are you sure their security officers couldn't take on the british army... the state of our army, the bloody shelf fillers could take them on and win!

Answer 1

Yes - Tesco could be interpreted as a state within a state.

It has legislation (400,000 employees obeying the Tesco code of conduct).
It has finances (£2.2 billion profit this year).

Tesco lacks recognition as an independent state by other states - but so does Palestine.

Tesco adopts an aggressive/expansionist policy (like the Nazis).
It doesn't seem to have any significant ideology other than expansion (like the Nazis).

Tesco will bring about the end of the free market, if the monopoly it has continues to grow (31.4% share of UK grocery market).

All competition will be crushed. No dissent will be tolerated amongst its so-called allies. (Low prices please consumers but cannot appease struggling producers.)

As Tesco continues to branch out, leaving groceries far behind, small businesses with all their specialist knowledge, care and service will be destroyed.

Tesco does not have the power to regulate every aspect of our lives, but it can dictate far more than any unelected, self-interested, money grabbing (blood sucking) non-governmental organisation should.

I am sure, if Sir Terry Leahy (CEO) could take over Britain, he would.

Answer 2

Tesco as the country’s largest retailer now controls 30% of the grocery market in the UK. In 2006, the supermarket chain announced over £2.2 billion in profits. Growing evidence indicates that Tesco's success is partly based on trading practices that are having serious consequences for suppliers, farmers and workers worldwide, local shops and the environment.
Tesco PLC has a massive land bank – acres of land on the outskirts of many towns which, if it was all developed, would give the chain a massive 45% of the market compared to the 31% it has now.

While shoppers can appreciate the benefits of supermarkets; the ease of use, the range of produce and the convenience of having such a range under one roof, these benefits to the customer often come at a high price for local communities, where small shopkeepers in the high streets close, a high price for the local environment forcing shoppers into their cars to the out-of-town premises, a high price to Britain’s farmers and a high price to the global environment as out of season fruit and vegetables are flown in on cargo planes which pollute the atmosphere.



Since they built one of their monstrosities of a shop here, the local shopping street has emptied of smaller traders. all that is left is hairdressers and fast food outlets, what used to be a thriving small towns hopping arcade is now dominated by the greed of Tesco.

Answer 3

As a person with very serious depression, i would like to thank you for your shelf stackers comment, you made me laugh..

I would have to agree, with the Walmarteers tho, somehow walmart will decimate tesco, it will happen, just a matter of time. Tesco in comparison to Wall mart, is like people throwing fruit, at british paratroopers...

Quasi-facist... interesting term, they are out to make money.
I think you might be confusing the implementation, of stupid european laws, with things like our own health and safety, and employment laws.

Alot of what these companies do and sell, is government controlled.

If anything, the advent of tesco... has given the majority of people the perseption, of much greater choice.

Im the kinda guy, who goes down the park and picks berries, to make his own jam. I bake, and I have no tv by choice. These are easy easy steps to take, maybe you should consider them, if becoming some mindless robot upsets you.

Answer 4

Good point. You can get just about anything from Tesco now, including mobile phone service, similar to the way UK used to be, getting everything from government controlled bodies- water, electricity etc. The main reason it'll never happen is simply competition- I know there isn't much of it, but Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons etc all have a market share, and fight to keep Tesco's influence in check.

Answer 5

The chances of that are 2 for 1

Answer 6

No. It's a shop. It's very unlikely that their security men could take on the British Army. Or even the Salvation army, come to that.

Answer 7

i'd fairly be a citizen of the rustic than area of a so reported as united states of america of Europe, which if ever created would grow to be a third international united states of america based on the international's charity for its survival.

Answer 8

It certainly looks like it! But don't we all love some of their incredibly cheap prices on certain items!!!

Just goes to show that we get ripped off in the High Street paying for brand names!!! To the tune of a couple .of hundred percent

Answer 9

yes take brandit serously - Asda is owned by Walmart which is American and Massive. The americans are going to take over soon as can already be seen in some aspects by Blairs allegiance to Bush.

Answer 10

Toooooo serious man, get some double choc muffins from the bakery section & chill!!!