During 2020 I had written several blogs on the sorry state of the British high street. The main problem then was the lockdowns, but inflation was low, people got paid, be that their salary and wages or under the government’s furlough scheme. Fast forward two years and the situation is very different: inflation in the […]
Tag: shopping
Empty shelves
Interesting article in a recent edition of The Economist magazine on the availability of certain staples in British supermarkets based on data published by the Office for National Statistics: Frozen turkey was in the period from 5 to 8 November with 18% the item with no or low availability, followed by sparkling water (17%) and […]
The forgotten seafarers
Since the start of the pandemic millions of people around the world have lost their jobs and thousands of companies have closed their doors forever with the fate of many more hanging in the balance once the government rescue schemes expire or are withdrawn. Staff being made redundant are sent home and can benefit from […]
The demise of the British high street
Since the beginning of 2020 I have written several blogs on the sorry state of British retail and the High Street. just just now things got even worse. Much worse. On November 30, the Arcadia Group, the retail empire run by Sir Philip Green, went into administration, followed a day later by an announcement by […]
The grumpy older man 