All the best to you, The Villan. If you feel strongly about your small town, keep talking to your friends about it. What do they think about Tesco moving in? Here in Maleny (around the size of your town) we have a very active group standing up for what we believe in. Not everyone feels the same. All are free to have their say. Ask people what they want in their in town, you may find you have a lot of support to stop this happening. Listen to the people who wantTesco - then if they're misinformed (some people still think it means more employment, cheaper shopping) do the research to find out what really happens, and share it with them. Once people realise the real consequences Ithink more would be passionate to stop the spread of big corporations and support a healthy local economy.

It's great to see the debate happening so widely. It's time to realise that the only reason these big corporations are so powerful is because we support them! The more people that withdraw suppport (eg don't shop there; lobby against development etc) the more we empower ourselves and stop feeling like victims of the big guys.

Even if you're the only person in your town that feels that way, you could enjoy the knowledge that you don't support an enterprise you don't believe in. I bet you're not the only one.