'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 gib444 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:35AM (#50376257)

> Mercer says a part of town filled with ethnic minority shops and restaurants has been disparaged by some as “a foreign bazaar”. “Would they prefer the shops were empty? It’s much better to have busy shops, but people don’t like change.”

No, it's that I don't like the council and central government turning a blind eye to obvious crime fronts because they're desperate for the tax. Don't call me a bigot or xenophobe.

I would prefer them to be knocked down for housing frankly, as many town centres are close to useful train stations. The council can then use the council tax

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by asdff on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:00AM (#50376425)

You have to understand that most people are emotional animals rather than rational students of economics. These are ultimately the lines of reasoning that steer our governments, vs those of rational students of economics.

Not sure about how to get out of this pickle. So many modern problems stem from the crash of our prehistory behavioral adaptions against new context brought on by civilization and technology, which now moves faster than we could actually adapt through natural selection.

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