Our high streets are a more reliable measure of the economy than economists’ forecasts
On the face of it, the latest GDP figures look promising. And the recent poll of over 50…
High Streets
The culture of high risk credit is being exploited by betting shops
Since the financial crisis, the perfect storm of recession and banks restricting access to credit has led to…
Helping our High Streets
Today one in seven of Britain’s shops lie empty. In some places it is as many as one…
Miliband announces plans for Legal Loan Shark crackdown
The local election campaign kicks off today, and Ed Miliband will use it as an opportunity to roll…
Our high streets – and the “crack cocaine of gambling”
By Carl Packman and Matt Zarb-Cousin Financial divisions in the UK are growing while the economy of Britain…
