Fast Fashion piece in The Independent

At long last, The Independent has faced up to the issue so many of us have been banging on about and published a report on Fast Fashion. Hooray. I am well disappointed with Philip Green's response - we are still waiting for a statement from him following the Sunday Times claims in August that people making Topshop clothes are being paid a pittance and work horrendous hours. Read his words, the billionaire really doesn't care:

"I believe we do our utmost [sic - this is in the printed version!] to ensure that we improve the conditions of work wherever possible"

so he doesn't offer any evdience or even basic information on what he and his company is doing, it's such nonsense Mr Green - chin rub, chin rub.

And here's a real insight:

"What I don't do," he continues, " is own any of these countries. In most of the places where we work there are rules"

seriously - he has said that in MOST places there are rules, so presumably they also work in places where there are, what, NO RULES? Philip Green is using anarchists to produce his clothes is he? The man is clearly so full of himself he cannot see how ridiculous this is - won't someone who knows him tell him how arrogant and foolish he sounds? So if you don't "own" a country Philip you are somehow devoid of responsibility towards the people you or your agents are employing there?

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3167610.ece