Brown must go on a supermarket sweep
05 August 2009
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons oppose it, but we need an ombudsman scheme to stop retailers' abuse of power
The Labour government faces another defining moment as it begins the long climb towards next year's general election. Will it do the right thing and appoint an ombudsman to oversee the powerful supermarket sector, as the Competition Commission has proposed? Or will it side once again with big business and abandon farmers, small suppliers and overseas workers to their fate?
John Hilary is Executive Director of War on Want and writes regularly for The Guardian's Comment is Free blog
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