Doom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK | Retail industry
Up and down Britain there are boarded-up shops. Banks and department stores have been replaced by vape shops, barbers and bookmakers. Shoplifting is at a record high, local services cut, and public frustration is mounting. Politically, high street decline is perfect campaign fodder for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Research shows support for Reform is higher…
