This podcast from OffTheCuth explores two key Kings Speech pledges by the new Labour Government: the removal of the £200 threshold for shoplifting and making violence against a shop worker a specific offence and how this will impact the retail sector.
Featuring insights from Bira CEO Andrew Goodacre and podcast host Fiona Cuthbertson, Ex Councilor (2002 - 2006: Merton Council) and ex Parliamentary Candidate (2005: Preston).
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Bira CEO, Andrew Goodacre said: we recognise that highstreets are changing, and we work closely with hospitality and culture associations, and we need leisure to come through to these places so that they are places where people want to spend their time. So I still think there is a lot of work to be done in educating policy makers.
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