You can’t run the country as if it were Tesco, Dave

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

David Cameron has said this weekend that he intends to run the country as if it were Tesco. It reminds me of an entry in yarning old favourite stocking-filler Is It Me Or Is Everything Sh*t?, about whether Tesco can be seen as a state wthin a state:

The case for this proposition:

1. Tesco employs over twice as many people as the army – 237,000 to 110,000.
2. Not content with already pocketing £1 of every £8 spent in UK shops, Tesco is expanding its tentacles into every area of our lives – including insurance, online DVD rental and banking.
3. Tesco’s colours are red, white and blue.

The case against:

1. It’s a supermarket.

You decide.”