Tesco store coming to town I have to say I broadly
agreeing with the view that the new store's arrival
will do little to enhance the Town's overall charm
and character. Having said that it is interesting to
see the two businesses under threat from Tesco's
imminent arrival are undergoing a much needed
refurbishment programme. All of a sudden we are
seeing investment put into these stores which
previously were happy to provide at best a
shopping experience consisting of grubby and dirty
stores and disinterested staff, for a customer who
had no alternative. These stores will need to
provide the customer with an experience which
goes beyond simply price and learn to compete if
they are to survive. To date they have survived as a
result of their priviledged position of having a
customer with no alternative in the immediate area,
that now changes with the introduction of
competition. Ultimately the customer will be better
off, already this appears to be the case.
A tired and irritable resident
memorable exclamation: "...we will not bow to the idea that an homosexual relationship
is anything other than an abomination". Since Mr Bacchus is clearly a Christian, this
puzzles me somewhat if truly an abomination, why would God allow homosexuals to
be born? The Bible states we are all God's children, but a homosexual has no more
choice in being born gay than Mr Bacchus has in being born heterosexual. However, Mr
Bacchus feels it necessary to verbally assault between 5% and 10% (estimates vary) of
the world's population. To spell this out, Mr Bacchus is effectively stating at least 300
million people living on our planet are walking abominations.
his apparent homophobia. The Bible contains many passages long since abandoned by
decent Christians (stoning of sinners, treatment of slaves, etc). Many of the problems in
today's society are caused by intolerance and antagonism between those with differing
religions. I don't recall any wars or acts of terrorism being carried out by the likes of
Graham Norton, Stephen Fry, et al.
them a great disservice. Would I prefer my children to be left in the care of somebody
whose sexual preference might differ from mine (irrelevant in my view), or with
somebody (like Mr Bacchus) who would poison the minds of innocent children with
hatred, intolerance and bigotry? What hope is there for fixing David Cameron's `Broken
Britain' if such irrational anger and loathing is perpetuated from within the ranks of his
own party?
married' (Mr Bacchus' phrase) man. However, I cannot understand what somebody's
sexual preference has to do with their ability to look after children?
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