The Church of England’s ethical investment advisory group and rural affairs team have welcomed the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill included in the Queen’s Speech, saying ‘supermarkets operating ethically and appropriately with their farmer and other suppliers will have nothing to fear from this welcome piece of legislation’.
The Church along with many other organizations has been pressing successive Governments since 2007 to put protection for farmers and other suppliers on a legislative footing.
I don’t know what those grocers in England have been up to, but when I hear someone supporting any legislation under the logic that “honest people have nothing to fear”, that always makes me worry. Honest people -always- have reason to fear unintended consequences, especially where government is involved.
#1–I was essentailly thinking the same thing–“I’m from the government and I ‘m here to help you.”
And the second biggest lie is: “And we are glad you are here!”
and the third is; this won’t hurt much at all…….