We have five children attending local schools and sixth-form college and we use the local gym. As a family we have a large demand for trainers, shin pads, gym wear, racquets etc and we were quite happy using Sports Direct to provide us with these. Until the weekend that is. Perhaps we were naïve, but we were shocked to discover its employment practices (Letters, 17 November). We were even more shocked that, after Ed Miliband raised the issue, the company chose to mock him rather than deal with it (or justify it). Perhaps it is not surprising that “playing the man and not the ball” should be the tactic of a sports equipment company, however, this argumentum ad hominem demonstrates their overall attitude: immoral employment practices, contempt for logic and bigoted politics. They have lost our custom.
Martin and Judy Miller
Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire
