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Hay-on-Wye v Amazon

Barney2004

Vital 1st Team Regular
Used to live here for a few years and its a shame how the internet could ruin a community.... read on......

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hayonwye-v-amazon-politicians-join-fight-to-stop-closure-of-bookshops-in-historic-town-8815711.html
 
Jesus 30 book shops? I think maybe some should close. People come from all over the world to the Hay book festival. If politicians are so bothered then do something about the tax on books that book shops have to pay, and do us all a favour by stopping greedy councils charging extortionate business rates to shops.
 
I think the consevatives are aiming the anger at the wrong place TBH, but that is nothing new.
 
Wurzel - 6/11/2013 09:38

Jesus 30 book shops? I think maybe some should close. People come from all over the world to the Hay book festival. If politicians are so bothered then do something about the tax on books that book shops have to pay, and do us all a favour by stopping greedy councils charging extortionate business rates to shops.

totally agree wurz!

its the book capital of the world
 
They'll have to open the link or miss out. Can't cut and paste whole articles dear sir.

http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=51192&posts=4

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