- You will be supporting your neighbours and your local economy in general. If you spend your hard earned money at say Tesco or McDonalds, B&Q or a foreign car manufacturer it will provide a minimum wage for some local people at best but the major part of the profit probably won't stay in the county and many not even stay in the country,
- Low air miles. Buying locally means less pollution for us to breath in and less packaging blowing all over our countryside and streets. We all know the global weather systems are changing and a mass extinction is now well under way. Let's try and stop the human race from being one of those species lost forever. Our governments do not seem able to cut the profits of major institutions in order to dramatically improve the lives of our children but we can,
- Your food will be fresh, seasonal and therefor healthier for you. It will also taste better. It will keep your money in your local economy. Perhaps most importantly, by eating food only when it is in season, you will be helping to contribute to a greener environment by saving food miles,
- The banks are gold-diggers and our politicians are corrupt, buying locally transfers the power from these peole to the hands of those who earnt the money,
- All our high streets are clones of one-another. It doesn't matter what town in England you go to, it will feel identical to any other since you will always find a MacDonalds, a Marks and Spencer, a Boots and a whole load of other identical shops. Why? Because they are all owned by rich people who only want to treat us as sheep and harvest as much from us as possible. They do not have to live in these places so do not care what it is like to have our culture effectively whittled away around us. If they do need goods or services they will be delivered (and probably paid for by the tax payer judging by the recent news of political corruption).
If you can think of any good reasons not listed, make a comment and I will amend the list above.
