CEN opinion: Tesco must abstain from selling drink
TESCO eventually won the fight to open a store in Mill Road, Cambridge.
But the supermarket giant has still to win over a large section of local residents, and appealing against the council’s refusal to allow the shop to sell alcohol will do it no favours.
If Tesco bosses really want to be part of the Mill Road community, they should listen to that community. Police could not make it clearer the street has a serious problem with alcohol abuse.
Tesco claims not to push for licences in such areas. It should take its own advice. It would go a long way towards convincing its opponents it is not just pursuing maximum profit at any price.
Cambridge Evening News: leader, 3rd October 2009
