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Scottish independence protesters in Edinburgh (PA)
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f you’re one of those people who hoped the end of Donald Trump’s rule would make politics boring again, prepare to be disappointed. Boring is a long way off.
Since the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence – the one in which the Queen was said to have “purred” with satisfaction as the UK remained intact – Britain’s age of chaos has seen three general elections, the Brexit wars and the Covid crisis.
Nicola Sturgeon and her Scottish National Party team are hoping to make 2021 another year of high drama and upheaval.
âGolden days are overâ: retailers win battle as rents reset
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Retailers are winning the battle for lower rents, securing 5 to 10 per cent reductions for short-term lease renewals and 15 to 20 per cent discounts for new leases as the pandemic forces landlords to the negotiating table.
In the Sydney and Melbourne CBDs, where foot traffic and sales at specialty retailers have plummeted because of the absence of office workers and international travellers, some retailers are winning 60 per cent rent cuts from landlords desperate to keep premises occupied.
A boarded-up store in Acland Street, Melbourne. Landlords have agreed to cut rents to keep stores occupied. Â
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