Why is Burnham blaming bookies for the death of the high street?
Why is Burnham blaming bookies for the death of the high street? Rogue barbers and vape shops should meet the full force of the law, but what have betting shops done wrong? i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Christopher Snowdon" }) Christopher Snowdon 12th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Bad news for all the people queuing up to open a betting shop in Burnham’s Britain.
- ▪Why is Burnham blaming bookies for the death of the high street?
- ▪Rogue barbers and vape shops should meet the full force of the law, but what have betting shops done wrong? i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Christopher Snowdon" }) Christopher Snowdon 12th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics
- ▪Bad news for all the people queuing up to open a betting shop in Burnham’s Britain.
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| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:25:12 +0000 |
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Why is Burnham blaming bookies for the death of the high street? Rogue barbers and vape shops should meet the full force of the law, but what have betting shops done wrong? i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Christopher Snowdon" }) Christopher Snowdon 12th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Bad news for all the people queuing up to open a betting shop in Burnham’s Britain. The prime minister is going to give local authorities more power to stop bookies and amusement arcades opening by abolishing ‘aim to permit’, an element of the 2005 Gambling Act that prevents local politicians from stopping a gambling company from operating just because they happen to disapprove of gambling.
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