Very Little Helps is one of Banksy’s most direct attacks on corporate dominance and consumer culture. Against a pale blue sky, three children stand solemnly, saluting a fluttering Tesco carrier bag hoisted like a national flag. The scene, equal parts absurd and unsettling, transforms a supermarket logo into an emblem of blind loyalty and misplaced faith.

First painted as a large mural on Essex Road in North London, the work quickly gained attention for its unflinching critique of supermarket giants. Tesco, already synonymous with aggressive expansion, becomes a stand-in for corporate power that erodes local communities and independent businesses. By parodying the rituals of patriotism, Banksy exposes how consumerism functions like a belief system, shaping identity and loyalty in ways we rarely question.