Will it work? Labour's plan to reconceptualise the high street


by @cityam

@cityam— In this column Sam Fowles take policies on their own terms. This week he asks whether Labour's plan to revive the high street will work.

Daily Mail—Labour's bid to renationalise Britain's railways: What does Keir Starmer plan to do? How much will it cost? Will it mean cheaper fares? Will passengers return to the dark days of British Rail?. Sir Keir Starmer 's party are pledging to transfer train operators to public ownership within the first five years of a Labour government.

The Guardian—‘It’s what I always dreamed of’: Mango deal takes Victoria Beckham’s designs to high street. Collections by ex-Spice Girl had been too dear for most but deal with affordable chain forecast to help tip VB business into profitWhen Victoria Beckham debuted her first collection of just 10 dresses in a luxury hotel suite at the Waldorf Astoria in New York in 2008, she told the sceptical assembly of the world’s most powerful fashion editors that she had “spent a lifetime wanting to do this”.“It’s what I always dreamed of since I customised my school uniform when I was 7 years old,” she said....

The Independent—Tabloid boss testifies to Trump’s plan to bury Playboy model’s affair allegations: ‘The boss will take care of it’. Michael Cohen assured David Pecker that Donald Trump would ‘take care’ of a $150,000 payment to kill a story from Karen McDougal, the former National Enquirer publisher testified on Thursday