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Council tells Aldi to take down all the flags


West Wassick District Council has written to its local Aldi store asking them to take down all the flags decorating the store.


A spokesman told us: ‘Many members of the community are distressed by the flags. They are well aware that Aldi was started by two German brothers and that it remains in German ownership. The extravagant displays of Union Flags in store are therefore inappropriate, unsettling and borderline sarcastic.


‘While Aldi may claim that it is ‘Backing British Farmers’ they may have omitted the words ‘Into A Corner’. We fear that their flag waving is more about extracting cash from customers than it is about patriotism.


'The Council has taken steps to paint over flags on mini-roundabouts and to take down flags on lamp posts. We are nothing if not fair, so we are telling Aldi that they need to take their flags down too – to waive the flags, if you like. 


'Don’t say we haven’t got a sense of humour.'



Picture credit: Wix AI

Breaking news: supermarket changes a price

A supermarket has changed the price of a thing it sells, and this is big news.


The thing has been at a different price until now, when it has gone up.


Many food prices are going up.  You may have noticed.  Meat, coffee, butter, eggs, bread.  Just about everything, really.


Shops change their prices all the time, up, down, up, mostly up. However, today's price change is iconic, because it's a thing that is an ordinary thing, that ordinary people buy every day, and because it's a food thing, and we've all got to eat.


It's a good thing that news media exists, because now you are warned in advance that the thing is more expensive.  And this will give you time to prepare.  And think about whether you want this thing at the new price, or whether you should shop elsewhere, or just resort to shoplifting. They wouldn't nick you for a £4 meal deal.  Would they?


To be on the safe side, why not get up five minutes earlier and make yourself a sandwich instead.  And then you can spend your savings on booze.



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