Pubs
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.
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.