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One of the saddest phenomena in modern Britain in recent decades has been the almost complete homogenisation of high streets, with the same shops, bars and pubs now to be found almost everywhere. We can’t go back in time, but each time a town or village rebuffs one of the big chains they at least hold open a chance for smaller, local concerns to gain or retain a foothold. If they get called snobs for doing so, so be it. In the meantime, Argos and Wetherspoon will surely survive their defeat at the battle of Lymington.

The Independent (via snootiesttowninbritain)

Source: independent.co.uk