Comments on: Supermarkets good, street food bad http://www.bristol-culture.com/2013/12/24/supermarkets-good-street-food-bad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supermarkets-good-street-food-bad A cultural meander through Bristol with plenty of stops for food and drink along the way Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Cllr Mark Wright http://www.bristol-culture.com/2013/12/24/supermarkets-good-street-food-bad/#comment-108209 Cllr Mark Wright Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:07:16 +0000 http://www.bristol-culture.com/?p=30847#comment-108209 Martin, this latest post of yours now clearly strays into a quite blatant attempt to misrepresent the truth. I have never heard of “The Spotless Leopard”. I have never objected to them. I don’t know where, who, or what they do. As it isn’t in the ward I represent I have no interest in their case. I have never mentioned them, ever, in any objection to anything.

Yet you have taken my objection to “Chomp” – which I clearly objected to on behalf of residents after “Chomp” set up their noisy burger van early in the morning right under the bedroom windows of children living in Anchor Point social housing – then selectively quoted that objection to “Chomp” and presented it as though I used that quote against a different application by “The Spotless Leopard”.

Finally, as I keep pointing out, I suggested a suitable location nearby for “Chomp” that wasn’t under the bedrooms of residents’ flats. Instead of pursuing this slightly strange grudge against me, why not urge your friends at “Chomp” to put in an application for the spot I suggested?

]]> By: Hot-as-fuck-wells http://www.bristol-culture.com/2013/12/24/supermarkets-good-street-food-bad/#comment-108134 Hot-as-fuck-wells Tue, 24 Dec 2013 10:39:41 +0000 http://www.bristol-culture.com/?p=30847#comment-108134 Apologies for typos, hammering in disgust while on the move.

]]> By: Hot-as-fuck-wells http://www.bristol-culture.com/2013/12/24/supermarkets-good-street-food-bad/#comment-108132 Hot-as-fuck-wells Tue, 24 Dec 2013 10:36:17 +0000 http://www.bristol-culture.com/?p=30847#comment-108132 Whike I agree in principal that fixed premise businesses should be protected from low-overhead, mobile competition… citing residents’ complaints’ as a reason to halt trading is facile. How many residents have complained about recent Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s plans? And those complaints contained grounds of both competition and noise pollution.

No matter how well intentioned councillor’s initial motives may be, it’s fostering an environment where chains get protection and fast tracking while local businesses are strangled in red tape.

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