Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 (edited) Good on her I say!!!! The quote from tesco about it being just a publicity stunt made me laugh. Of course it's a publicity stunt you goons, to make you look like the greedy (insert your own derogatory comment here) you truly are! Click on the below... Liverpool Granny Takes on Tesco Edited April 12, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Good for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 if anybody wants to support her planning application, you can actually post a comment in support on the application HERE Come on, let's give Tesco one in the eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 If there was a petition or a way to support her I'd sign it right now a undred times and pass it to everyone I know. I HATE it when big corporations just drive over "little" people with absolute NO regard. How arrogant. How RUDE! How obnoxious. Go granny, you'll have THOUSANDS of people behind you Actually, there's a thought, if enough people supported it would the council have to approve it? Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I have just posted this on the application "I wholeheartedly support Mrs Reid's planning application. Tesco need to learn they cannot just knock people's homes down to make way for another way to rip off farmers and the small trader. How ironic that a none community minded chief exec should lose his home to a community minded enterprise!" come on peeps!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 if enough people supported it would the council have to approve it? Mrs B I doubt it but it would give Sir Terry food for thought! Might even cause enough of a stink to make the national news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Go girl go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Go girl go me or Dot? come on, this is the perfect opportunity to show Tesco how we feel, get commenting!!! (link above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Well I'm afraid I got on my soapbox and this is what I wrote.... I fully support the applicant in her application to build a community garden. It will be of benefit to the whole community regardless of income or social position. In a world of decreasing green spaces what a fantastic opportunity to inject a sense of community into the middle of Hertfordshire. I also think the garden could be used as a reminder to those who think they can ride roughshod over the normal member of the public, that "little people" can be "big people" if they all stand together. The owner of the above property supports and is chief executive of a company that cares not a jot for public opinion, animal welfare or communities as can be seen by his and their continued bulldozing of other peoples homes and attempts to monopolize the shopping public at the expense of the British Farmer and his livestock, not to mention the average person. This fine example of making people think about their community and about providing for others at a cost to yourself should not be missed. Knock down the mansion which caters for a small number, build the garden and make history AND put the community first Got a bit carried away But then I hate bullies Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Mrs B!!!!!! that's wonderful! come on everyone, if the chief exec is going to read anything, he'll read the messages/comments on the application to demolish his house! Let's stick it to him good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 That's me and Mrs B at least then I hope more people are adding comments to the application than are adding comments to this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Publicity stunt it maybe,but perhaps it will make people realise that not everyone can be literally bought and true happiness often dont have a price. Good for her i say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Nice little earner for whoever owns the properties that are to be demolished. Tesco pay 150% of the current market value if they want to build where your home is, so I suspect the local council is sitting pretty if they own these properties. Tesco will also have to fork out for some local community project and also new road layouts etc. I don't know the area but is the football stadium moving completely? It would be interesting to see the planners reasons for passing the application Mrs B, I don't think the planners would be too swayed by the opinions of people from outside the area of the application. I suspect that particular property is probably on a nice green plot so nothing much would be gained from pulling down a decent 30's property. I am guessing the application will fail, clever idea though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 you can see his house (or the area ) by putting his postcode into google and then clicking maps - sat . nice area ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiepoos Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 As much as I agree totally with the other posts - this land is being bought predominantly to build a new stadium for Everton Tesco's maybe putting planning permission for their own store but Everton has wanted the move for ages - Tesco's is just getting in on the act. Everton and Liverpool stadiums are literally next door to each other and both teams need to move in order to expand. Everton were originally thinking of going to Kings dock and then the option of Kirkby came up. I don't think that it is in question that this area of Liverpool would benefit from such a move as it will no doubt provide much needy employment for a very deprived area but there is always a price to pay and I would hate to be in that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Ok I sympathise, but why isnt she venting any of her ire at Everton Football Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Ok I sympathise, but why isnt she venting any of her ire at Everton Football Club? Or the council who have obviously approved the idea?? I think it is just more fashionable to 'knock' Tesco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 ...Mrs B, I don't think the planners would be too swayed by the opinions of people from outside the area of the application. that's not the point though. It's a way of telling this Sir Terry bloke exactly what we think of him and Tesco, I'm sure the comments will either be read by him or fed back to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Ok I sympathise, but why isnt she venting any of her ire at Everton Football Club? Or the council who have obviously approved the idea?? I think it is just more fashionable to 'knock' Tesco perhaps it's Tesco that will be built where her house is and not the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I find it extremely ironic that Tesco are destroying this woman's home and community while at the same time opening stores in America under the name 'Fresh and Easy' and sweetening the communities they open in with donations to local causes/charities. Tesco are after world domination and they don't care how they do it. They have a terrible reputation for how they treat their staff. Their stores in China actually kill live turtles (inhumanely) or let customers take them home to do it themselves. Can you imagine that happening with chicken in this country!? There's more info about the turtles here and you can make your own minds up. **contains upsetting info** http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/turtle/index.html'>http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/turtle/index.html and here http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/turtle/index.html Tesco are a dispicable, unethical, immoral, company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I wonder how many people who are up in arms about the turtles eat crab, lobster, mussels or plenty of other things that are boiled alive. I'm not saying I agree with it but who chooses whre lines are drawn. Obviously different cultures have different lines. I think we really need to know more info as to why the council approved the planning. Surely they weighed it all up and came to a conclusion. I'm not going to slam Tescos just for being Tescos I like a little more oomph behind my argument with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 If Tesco wanted to raze my home to the ground to make way for selling their cheap, intensively reared chicken I'd be incandescent with rage. I really feel for this woman and her community and would feel the same whichever company wanted to do this but because it's Tesco, it makes it even worse IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 p.s. maybe this will give the argument a little more oomph? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Tesco Liverpool City Council don't have a great record where planning applications are concerned by the way. They sold the land where the Cavern Club was located to a developer to build a shopping centre and car park! The Cavern Club that is there now is not the original one, it was moved across the road. The cellar bit is the same but not the building above ground. They have just got rid of a lovely boho area of Liverpool where there were some great unique shops (one of my favourites in fact 'Quiggins') and sold it to developers to build homogenous big chain stores. They're also trying to sell off the old 'Garden Festival' waterfront land which was gifted to the city by Michael Heseltine in perpetuity, to developers to build apartments! Therefore I don't really trust their decisions where planning is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Looks like the planning hasn't been approved yet and is not a foregone conclusion either. Local politics mean the decision may be put back to July to avoid the forthcoming local elections. I am not familiar with the area but it looks like the decision will be made by planners in Knowlsey (sp?), there is to be a bit of a retail park with other shops too, by the look of it. See here Talk about a can of worms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Liverpool City Council don't have a great record where planning applications are concerned by the way. They must be reading from the same planning guide as the planners in Birmingham then! Down here they managed to finish what Hitler started and rip the heart out of the city, pulling down all the bits his bombs didn't hit They still haven't got it right, the Bullring is an awful shopping centre, expensive to rent in and full of the same old high street faces. I don't go there, horrid place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
