Back in 2011, Prime Minister David Cameron recruited Mary Portas to oversee the regeneration of Britain's high streets. She achieved very little, and the government has just agreed to allow a large Tesco to be built in Margate.
Let's be honest. This is a David versus Goliath battle, but one in which David has pretty well no chance of winning. If you want to save your local high street, then spend money there. Use it or lose it.
I accept that many people in these impoverished times have to watch the budget, and will therefore shop in supermarkets simply because they are often cheaper than high street shops. Likewise, many people shop on the internet.
Nevertheless, those of use who are not watching the budget would be well advised to shop on the high street from time to time. We must not be surprised when the powers that be allow big supermarkets to be built. Politicians respond to public opinion (sometimes), and it is only natural for politicians to conclude that people want supermarkets.
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