O/T - general election 2019

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Having just listened to Jeremy Vine destroy Corbyn it beggars belief that anyone could contemplate supporting this communist Labour party and its crazy economy wrecking plans. Don't know what Corbyn will come up with now Trump has firmly said the USA has no interest whatsoever in attacking our NHS.

Easy

The blinkered will say Trump is lying and Corbyn is telling the truth.

Rotherham may be in for a big economic shock if we get a Labour Government and Labour implement their plans.

"industry" in Rotherham is now "soft". The main employers are service industries, call centres and the like.

Make it difficult for them and they can easily up sticks and take the jobs to asia. No heavy plant and expensive equipment to sell or move like we had when steel was king.

[Shark27]

You pump out made up polls and call it developed my old school hasn’t changed one bit it’s still the **** hole it was back then Rotherham town centre shops have all but shut no cooplands no Woolworths no Burger King no kfc no Thornton’s no WH Smith no m&s nothing but a B&M A Argos a Superdrug and the rest is ether bookies banks or a pup, I doubt you even live near Rotherham because anyone who does knows it’s a refugee camp for gambling alcoholics.

It won’t ever be complete they are more concreting on Parkgate than town centre look at the development gone into that area, all that’s being done in Rotherham is a bit of spit and polish to make people go ohhhhh look how shiny it is, but the fact of the matter is nothing is there but drink and slots and banks to fund your addiction.

Shops shut because the parking charges was too much people would sooner carry on to Meadowhall or stop at Parkgate instead both of which parking is free. The second reason is rent from what I heard Rotherham council have put up shop rent to redevelop Rotherham town centre (don’t remember year they did it) unfortunately a lot of shops dropped like flys soon after.

The man in Hong Kong says Rotherham is great. Why do you question him?

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

Shops shut because the parking charges was too much people would sooner carry on to Meadowhall or stop at Parkgate instead both of which parking is free. The second reason is rent from what I heard Rotherham council have put up shop rent to redevelop Rotherham town centre (don’t remember year they did it) unfortunately a lot of shops dropped like flys soon after.

That's only part of the problem.
Using your logic why did Marks & Spencer's, Maplins, Comet and a load of others move to Parkgate Retail and then close down.
Home base / Bunnings in the ex BQ warehouse is also leaving. ( up to 70% sales on now ) mid December.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41893730

Link is from 2017 about Rotherham Town centre, doubt it's changed much but rate able values were 2% less than the rest of the country.
Some Commercial properties in Rotherham are actually private landlords.

It's far from perfect Rotherham but it's no different from a lot of the rest of the country.
Internet shopping hasn't helped either, it's now damage limitation as far as High Streets in the UK are concerned.

[Silly-miller]

That's only part of the problem.
Using your logic why did Marks & Spencer's, Maplins, Comet and a load of others move to Parkgate Retail and then close down.
Home base / Bunnings in the ex BQ warehouse is also leaving. ( up to 70% sales on now ) mid December.

Comet and maplin company’s went under nether was to do with Rotherham or Parkgate it wasn’t just that one shop that went under it was all across the U.K. just like Tomas crooks went under.

As for m&s in Parkgate I was talking to someone who worked there and she told me it was partially because a lot needed fixing in that store and no one wanted to fix it but mainly is was because of primark next door.

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

Comet and maplin company’s went under nether was to do with Rotherham or Parkgate it wasn’t just that one shop that went under it was all across the U.K. just like Tomas crooks went under.

As for m&s in Parkgate I was talking to someone who worked there and she told me it was partially because a lot needed fixing in that store and no one wanted to fix it but mainly is was because of primark next door.

You're missing the whole point.

They could have free parking and lower rent / business rates and the High Streets still won't bring back the likes of Primark etc.
It's easier and cheaper to buy online, even from China.

Primark also increased it's employees by 40, which is another pro.
Open your eyes and have a look at High Streets across the UK. It's one of the reasons the Government are going to spend £100m to boost High Streets and more to follow.
Too little too late in my opinion.

[Silly-miller]

You're missing the whole point.

They could have free parking and lower rent / business rates and the High Streets still won't bring back the likes of Primark etc.
It's easier and cheaper to buy online, even from China.

Primark also increased it's employees by 40, which is another pro.
Open your eyes and have a look at High Streets across the UK. It's one of the reasons the Government are going to spend £100m to boost High Streets and more to follow.
Too little too late in my opinion.

It won’t bring back every shop to the town centre but if online shopping was the reason shops shut in town then Parkgate and Meadowhall would be practically empty too. Online is just a way to make things easier on shoppers however some retailers like blockbuster refused to get with the times while other company’s decided to split off and make there online and store business different which cut there credibility since they just say oh we aren’t the same as our online business it’s a different franchise.

The main cause of shops shutting was when you got chains swallowing up other chains

Index was swallowed up by Argos
electronic boutique Was swallowed by game
Curry’s was swallowed by pc world

There’s many others

Before they all merged you could go into a store and price match but because they all merged people had the need to look for it cheaper elsewhere and that led to the online surge we had and still have.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Labour must be getting worried in my area.

I’ve now had 4 campaign leaflets through the letter box, two of them personally addressed.

Last election we got nothing.

[Exiletyke]

Labour must be getting worried in my area.

I’ve now had 4 campaign leaflets through the letter box, two of them personally addressed.

Last election we got nothing.

It's because they like you

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

It's because they like you

Gets my vote

[Silly-miller]

Labour must be getting worried in my area.

I’ve now had 4 campaign leaflets through the letter box, two of them personally addressed.

Last election we got nothing.

Hope you dispose of it the proper way mate 😉