The queue of big names backing our campaign to save local, family-owned pharmacies should force Government ministers to sit up and listen.
Losing independent chemists in our communities would be a disaster for the ill and the elderly. And it would be yet another body blow to our already struggling high streets.
The Tories may be happy to sit back and let invaluable businesses go to the wall but we must fight to preserve our local economies, for the sake of staff and the public alike.
Concerned words from those in power are no substitute for practical action to keep pharmacy doors open. These stores are providers of vital medicines and advice, and they urgently need financial assistance.
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