The head of a Tory think tank said to be close to Conservative leader David Cameron has attacked the dominance of the big four supermarkets in the UK grocery trade.
Philip Blond, who heads up the ResPublica think tank, called for restraints on the power of Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, which control three quarters of the UK’s retail food market.
Blond said local communities should have greater power to block the development of new superstores and said grocers should be obliged to set aside store space for local produce.
Blond claimed the free market had led to the development of monopolies by the leading retailers in some areas.
