Equality of opportunity

It is of serious importance to consider ‘equality of opportunity’ when thinking about who will be able to use a supermarket placed on the outskirts of the town. Those town dwellers without cars; who are aged; with little money to spare; who are  infirm, would be far less likely to be able to visit an out of town site.  A town centre site would be fairer, as more people would be able to get there more easily. This applies, for example, to the following groups of people - those in motorized wheel chairs who could independently access a town site; those who walk only with difficulty, and those for whom buses a non starter; and people on very restricted incomes for whom town shopping does not necessitate transport.  This would perhaps mean that dis-aggregation would have to be considered, but that that would be a small price to pay in a world where opportunity should be for all…. not just the able majority. Also, an in-town scheme would encourage people living out of the town to explore and utilize Wadebridge (Liz Cleves).