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The govt could easily resolve this through taxation. If they wanted to level the playing field then they could charge Amazon et al a business rate for their warehouses equivalent to the entirety of Oxford St. (because that's probably the amount of revenue a big DC generates for a company).
There's no political will. People only care for convenience and will undoubtedly bemoan the loss of the high street once the only interaction they have each week is closing the hatch on their drone delivery.
I agree with all of this, except that there is political will--by those politicians who actively do Amazon favours, so it's even worse.
Oliver Schick
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The govt could easily resolve this through taxation. If they wanted to level the playing field then they could charge Amazon et al a business rate for their warehouses equivalent to the entirety of Oxford St. (because that's probably the amount of revenue a big DC generates for a company).
There's no political will. People only care for convenience and will undoubtedly bemoan the loss of the high street once the only interaction they have each week is closing the hatch on their drone delivery.
I went to B&Q today and WISHED I could have ordered that shit online.