The 10 most vulnerable places post-Covid

[AtW]

time to invest in Carlisle?

They should do IPO

[mattster]

The point is that post Covid there won’t be any of that, even if there is such a thing - post Covid

So no restaurants, museums, theatre post Covid? The point is that there will be, but still concentrated in the bigger cities. London is always going to attract people for those reasons, to live and as tourists. The towns you listed originally are overwhelmingly dormitory towns for London, the main attraction being cheaper housing and a fast commute. Without the commute, the appeal diminishes - in many cases to zero. If the only other thing providing work there is retail, then you are doubly stuffed.

[AtW]

So no restaurants, museums, theatre post Covid? The point is that there will be, but still concentrated in the bigger cities.

There won’t be enough footfall (from visitors/local workers), cities are DOOMed, just as well I live in what is Officially known as a village

[Scruff]

I count myself lucky, since I'm not in retail, and I live between Bracknell and Guildford, a bit north of Basingstoke.

Britain's Bermuda triangle.

[BR14]

ahh - see Basingstoke and die............

[Lance]

There won’t be enough footfall (from visitors/local workers), cities are DOOMed, just as well I live in what is Officially known as a village

I don't think City's are doomed. But there are very few cities in the UK.

UK's only real city
London

Almost proper cities
Brum
Leeds
Manc (*cough* *scum*)
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
York (not sure if this should be one tier lower though, as only 30 mins from Leeds but the farmers like it)
Newcastle

Not quite cities but have redeeming qualities
Liverpool
Sheffield
Nottingham
Norwich
Belfast (too close to Dublin IMO)
Lincoln
Lancaster
Bristol

Pretend cities too close to larger cities, and next to die after Swindon et al.
Derby
Bradford (not far off dead already)
Swansea
Coventry
Sunderland

[Old Greg]

ahh - see Basingstoke and die............

Ideally in the reverse order.

[BR14]

Ideally in the reverse order.

<Yawn> oh, do give it a rest, little man

[AtW]

<Yawn> oh, do give it a rest, little man

That’s a little abusive, no?

[northernladuk]

“ The 10 most vulnerable places post-Covid
1 Bracknell
2 Hemel Hempstead
3 Basingstoke
4 Warrington
5 Guildford
6 Swindon
7 Watford
8 Slough
9 Stockport
10 Basildon

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Study warns of huge jobs losses in retail in England after pandemic | Retail industry | The Guardian

I think the majority of the populate would quite happily put a wall around everyone of those and leave them to their own devices. We'll open the gates in a few years to see what's left... and then probably close them again.