Maths
Six Pubs Close Every Week in the UK. The Ones Still Open Are Run by Landlords With Second Jobs.
Your landlord has a second job now. Not because they want one. Because it is the only way to keep the lights on and the taps running when you walk in on a Saturday.
Why the farmers market is cheaper than you think
Everyone assumes the market is a treat. A nice-to-have. Something you do when you want to feel virtuous, not when you want to save money. That assumption is wrong.
Why the £5 Seaside Donut Is Not a Rip-Off: The Maths Behind the Summer Window
That £5 donut is not greed. It is a business doing twelve months of arithmetic in three.
150 British Heart Foundation Shops Have Closed. If They Cannot Make the High Street Work, What Chance Does Your Local Independent Have?
The charity shops are leaving. That is the sentence I did not expect to be writing, but here we are.
Business Rates for High Street Independents Have More Than Doubled in One Year
The average business rate was £3,500. It is now £8,500. In one year.
Councils Are Spending Millions to Save the High Street While Charging You £4 an Hour to Park on It
Three stops on the high street costs you £12 before you've touched a door handle. That is the maths councils have built, apparently without noticing.
Why the Market Is Cheaper Than the Supermarket for British Groceries
The market is the cheapest place to buy your groceries in the UK. Most people under forty have never even been to one, and that is not an accident.