The boss of retailer Co-op Food has warned people to not defend shoplifters and that the majority are drug gangsters.
Who on earth is 'defending' shoplifting..?
Matt Hood, Co-op Food managing director, made the remarks after denying that an uptick in thefts at the retailer's stores was a response to the alleged profiteering by supermarkets during tough times.
Oh, right. Of course! I should have known...
In comments made to the Telegraph, he said that the reason for the slew of thefts was mainly because shoplifters use baby formula 'to cut drugs'. The grocer has recorded its highest levels of crime in the six months to June, seeing almost 1,000 incidents a day. This marks a 35 per cent increase year-on-year.
And it helps if the government has a handy scapegoat to deflect attention from their own lack of competence to deal with such issues as rampant crime caused by lazy cops, doesn't it?
Many, including the Government, have accused the grocery sector of 'greedflation' over the past 12 months as consumers tighten their belts amid the cost-of-living pressures.
Any, errr, evidence of this so-called 'greedflation'..?
Despite some supermarkets being accused of ripping their shoppers off, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it has not found any evidence of profiteering in the industry.
Didn't think so...
