ethical consumer rate them as a recommended brand and they get the highest score of any chain. So surely the most ethical food chain opening in Brixton is something to be celebrated ?
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ethical consumer rate them as a recommended brand and they get the highest score of any chain. So surely the most ethical food chain opening in Brixton is something to be celebrated ?
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hiraethified
I'm not going to 'celebrate' another fast food chain - I'm sure they'll have a highly paid PR teams on had for that - but I will give them fair coverage about their opening and give credit where due. They're infinitely better than shitty Starbucks, that's for sure.
And in the news: Fast food chain turns its restaurants into shops
SheilaNaGig
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Morley's department store just announced they're closing
SheilaNaGig
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Do they pay London living wage?
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hiraethified
The result of approx 5 seconds on Google:
We work in a meritocracy. Our gender pay gap is smaller than both the UK and Food & Beverage sector averages and, as of April 2017, women made up 55% of our workforce and constituted the majority across all roles, except the senior team.
But it’s not just about what happens in our Borough support office. We pay all of our team members above National Living Wage, and that includes paid lunch breaks. We promote flexible working, including lots of part-time roles.
And we’ve also got a wellbeing space in central London for our team members to use. It’s free to use and we run classes like yoga, fitness, and wing tsun.
I had a fish finger sandwich, I think, from them at London Bridge and it wasn’t very nice.
friendofdorothy
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There was lots of people crowding around the doors of Iceland this morning at about 8.30am. The doors were closed but they were all pushing towards them anyway. Not much social distancing there.
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hiraethified
What has that got to do with me taking the time to answer your question about the Living Wage? Or weren't you really interested in the answer anyway?
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I think Iceland normally open at eight o'clock, so maybe the crowds were panicking in case they wouldn't open at all.
When I first moved to London I worked in a pub opposite an industrial estate.
It got a bit like your're saying if the pub doors were not thrown open at 6 pm precisely.
Thank you for your google but it didn’t answer my question. I was wondering about the London living wage.
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hiraethified
You couldn't have wondered that much if your response was a pointless post about a fish finger sandwich you may or may not have had from them. If you're that bothered, try asking them yourself.
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
It looked like it was open, with shoppers inside. Perhaps they were restricting the numbers they let in so there is room inside. Isn't it older / vulnerable shoppers only then? didn't look like anyone was letting anyone have room outside. There was just a couple of people sensible enough to hold back, waiting well away from the scrum at the door.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Yes that's it.
Unbelievably this was happening at Savers in Peckham on Friday. Only two or three customers a time there. But its a small shop.
I wasn't early enough to see this at supermarkets, but both Nat West and Santander banks in Brixton were making customers queue outside this afternoon.
friendofdorothy
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Clapham Common the same, not large groups - but lots of people out.
Many less people walking around in Clapham park though.
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hiraethified
What point are you trying to labour here? And why?
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I used to work with one of the founders of Leon, many moons ago. Their response makes me quite proud of them right now and I'm looking forward to them coming to Brixton.
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Just don’t have the fish finger sandwich!
GarveyLives
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I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of the late Anisha Vidal-Garner who was killed in this shocking incident (which was witnessed by some of her friends).
As in the case of Aaron Blackwood Jones' killing of Celia Ines Betrouni in a similar incident on Brixton Hill, a few hundred metres away at the junction with New Park Road just over a year earlier, I suspect that it will not be long before the Metropolitan Police are able to release the details of the person(s) whom they believe can assist them with their enquiries into this killing.
Sadly, I doubt that Lambeth's councillors will be able to do much about this sort of reckless criminal behaviour.
If anyone knows who was in the black Mercedes-Benz C-Class car that struck Anisha Vidal-Garner on Brixton Hill outside the Nisa Local supermarket, opposite the junction with Arodene Road, at a speed of 60mph-70mph at approximately 9.45pm on Wednesday 19 February 2020, killing her instantly, please notify the Metropolitan Police immediately.
Quincy Anyiam has today admitted running over and killing 20-year-old Anisha Vidal-Garner on Brixton Hill after he sped from officers on 19 February 2020.
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hiraethified
I don't think you'll find anyone to disagree with that. And I'm delighted to see the back of Starbucks.
Far better food than most fast food places. Don't get me wrong it is a fast food joint. But much healthier option than many of the shops. And plenty of options for food allergies/choices!
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
How are the shops in Brixton doing? I'll need to shop for fresh veg before long and I dread even trying Electric ave if it is anything like it was when I went by on Monday.
Are people still crowding around Iceland or queueing in the market?
Does Noors have any stock?
Does anywhere have bread flour or any flour in stock?
Are there any special shopping hours for NHS or vulnerable people that I should avoid?
Are people still crowding around Iceland or queueing in the market?
Does Noors have any stock?
Does anywhere have bread flour or any flour in stock?
Are there any special shopping hours for NHS or vulnerable people that I should avoid?
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hiraethified
Check out the dedicated thread here - Brixton coronavirus: local help, resources, business closures and news
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In my experience (in Tulse Hill and West Norwood though) for a better chance of finding stock you should avoid the big supermarkets, and even the smaller ones. The smaller the shop the more likely you are to find the first necessity items that you are likely to be after.
And even if not, at least you’ll be in and out in a moment, as opposed to having to queue for a while just to get in only to discover they’re sold out of bog rolls and eggs.
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