'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save UK high street?

Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by SXX on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:20AM (#50376157)

Thats funny how journalists ignore elphant in the room; UK non-domicile (non-dom) tax regime was officially abolished on April 6, 2025.

So a lot of high-earners would now have to pay UK taxes on worldwide income. So they left the country or only stay there mininal amount of days to not be considered resident.

Many high street businesses were working for these people with tons of disposable income.

Also criminal situation was little better when these high-profile people were roaming London streets. No one wanted something happen to them.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by erehweb on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:23AM (#50376171)

Would abolishing non-dom have much of an effect on Rotherham, though? Don't think there were too many high earners there.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by Lio on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:54AM (#50377271)

Oh yeah mate, I'm sure Rotherham high street has been blighted an outflow of non-doms. /s

This is just nonsense. If out of town retail parks are still flourishing then it's not a lack of consumer demand; it's price and convenience that's not meeting needs.

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