An urgent appeal to the UK government - seize the means of food distribution

During this grave national emergency (which will surely get worse) it's wrong to leave something as important as food distribution to companies whose first motivation is profit after all their executives get bonuses based on profit.
Supermarkets are lapping it up, they're making a fortune, they love us to panic buy.
So Mr Johnson. Act now, seize the means of food distribution, give households (& relate to number occupants) a grocery spending limit and a single delivery or collection slot per week. Close the big stores* to walk ins to allow the staff to focus on deliveries and collections.
Oh, and implement price controls on key items.

* leave the small convenience stores alone (defined as the ones that can open longer on a Sunday) they can continue to provide a good local service for local walk ins.

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Priti is back - "I am leading..." just when we thought things couldn't get any worse !

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Since then her profile has been very low, I'm glad to say.

Until yesterday that is....

According to the Daily Mail website, 9/4/2020:

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On Sky News this morning we had: Stanley Johnson re-launching his book "The Virus".

As the body count mounts (now one of the highest in the world) at the incompetent hands of a government led by his hopeless son Boris, Stanley is now trying to make a few quid out of his book.
"It's got a new cover" he chortled.

All proceeds to the the NHS ?

What do you think ?

Okay Priti, read the script, then answer the questions - got that ?

No. 10 press conference, Saturday 11/4. The format is familiar now. A senior politician flanked by one or two experts.

Unfortunately the senior politician was Priti Patel. Whoever thought it was a good idea to put her out must be kicking themselves now.

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