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The last four governments have tried to fix the high street. What can Burnham learn from their failures?

Andy Burnham announced a new taskforce in early September, promising to finally fix Britain’s high streets. Four governments have promised similar plans and commissioned their own reviews since 2011. Every one of them is still sitting on a shelf in Whitehall.

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