A funeral for fish and chips: why are Britain’s chippies disappearing?
www.theguardian.com
The long read: Plenty of people will tell you the East Neuk of Fife in Scotland is the best place in the world to eat fish and chips. So what happens when its chippies – and chippies across the UK – start to close?
  • Risk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    241·
    1 year ago

    This is happening because our wages haven’t kept up with rising costs. Otherwise paying £20 for a fish and chips wouldn’t be an issue.

    • Leraje@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      Yep, that plays a significant part too. But when you’ve got a fryer who’s monthly running cost has gone from £600 to £2000 that’s unsustainable.

      • Risk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        Of course - unless your prices increase to match, which requires consumer prices to increase to match too.

        My angry point is - small, independent businesses shutting down is inherent to the system as it stands.

      • david@feddit.ukEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        It’s all about the greedy energy generating companies sucking many many billions out of the useful economy.