Look at the Poundland scandal and see a crisis that goes beyond Britain’s high streets | Polly Toynbee
‘I look out for my team,’ a store manager tells me, but Poundland’s US owner doesn’t care. Labour may be too late to prevent it becoming yet another casualty of venture capitalIn the Poundland I visit, a treasure trove of bargains, the staff are dejected. The shelves are emptying because the owners have withheld £50m needed for new stock and…
‘I look out for my team,’ a store manager tells me, but Poundland’s US owner doesn’t care. Labour may be too late to prevent it becoming yet another casualty of venture capitalIn the Poundland I visit, a treasure trove of bargains, the staff are dejected. The shelves are emptying because the owners have withheld £50m needed for new stock and…
