Members of Reading WDM group accompanied by casino character, ‘Lady Luck’ and a banker who couldn’t see past the dollar signs over his eyes, came to Broad Street on Saturday. Shoppers were invited to roll a dice to gamble for sweets and think about the way that bankers are gambling on the prices of staple foods like wheat and maize. Most of them signed cards urging the Treasury to support action that would curb the banks from speculating on food prices.
Jackie Oversby said, ‘Food is a basic human right. We need strict rules to prevent banks like Barclays pushing its price beyond the reach of millions of people.’
For more information about WDM’s food speculation campaign visit http://www.wdm.org.uk/food-speculation
