King Street Cat wrote:
Don't pretend you're outraged about Boohoo. Boohoo are a company who make a ton of profit from quick turnaround, cheap as chips, fast fashion with collections launched on an almost daily basis. You can get full outfits, delivered, for a pittance. How do you think they manage that? Wherever they get their clothes made, there's a good chance that someone is getting seriously exploited. Whether that be in Far Eastern sweatshops or right here in the UK. Blame capitalism and throwaway consumer culture if you're looking for someone to blame. I really don't see what the mayor of Leicester has to do with Boohoo's business model and supply chain!
I am not outraged at all, to be honest I had never heard of boohoo. I reserve my scorn and disdain for all political parties in this country. Over the last 20 years I have witnessed the downward spiral of life for a large section of the people of this country. As for imports from overseas, obviously we have very little control over pay and conditions in Asian sweat shops. However we should have control in factories in the uk, eg minimum wage and safe working conditions. I merely pointed out that these factories were operating under the noses of a labour mayor and council. If the same had occurred under a so called Tory party I would cheerfully make the same comments. I find it touchingly naive that people in this country think that some political party will make a dramatic improvement in people’s lives. However they have demonstrated time after time ,they can destroy the fabric and well being of large sections of the United Kingdom.