SHERIDAN SLAMS NEW LABOUR CRUDE COMMERCIAL CRONYISM

Scottish Socialist Party MSP Tommy Sheridan today condemned the endorsement of the Scottish Executive for Sainsbury’s Food Challenge 2003.

Tommy Sheridan said,
“This is a blatant example of New Labour cronyism. Lord Sainsbury gives the Labour Party £2 million and in return the New Labour Executive endorses a blatantly commercial campaign which attempts to link Sainsbury’s to Scottish schools and no doubt promote their sales. Can we expect ministerial endorsements for other supermarkets or don’t they give enough money to Labour? This is a clear example of a supermarket engaged in improving its brand profile by linking it with schools and supposedly healthy eating. The truth is Sainsbury’s, like all the supermarkets, is responsible for the poor Scottish diet by selling junk food and removing the choice of small shops from working class areas. The Scottish Executive would be better advised to promote free, balanced, nutritious meals in schools and removing commercial influence from schools instead of promoting it.”
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For more information, contact Tommy Sheridan on 07887 795075 or Hugh Kerr on 0131 348 5631/07713 063647