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Originally Posted by blazey
Why are people blaming the Tories for pound shops?
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Because for those of us old enough to remember, Accrington used to be a thriving town, before the council involved themselves with the costly 'regeneration' of the town centre, and followed a policy of building even more retail premises, whilst we already had a plethora of empty shops.
Empty shops that because of high council tax rates are now only attractive to charity, and cut price shops.