The problem is that there is a religious belief in the huge value of high street real estate. Which is far beyond the ability of nearly any commercial operation to support (View Post)

60 minutes would barely allow my wife to do a first sweep through one shop. And then people wonder at the collapse on town shopping. (View Post)

Since you can’t park in many town centres, due to restricted parking and high charges, this just raises the game. For online shopping. (View Post)

That’s related to the laws regarding palaces - rather than a specific exemption for Westminster. (View Post)

No - IIRC the group of buildings are specifically excluded from the laws and regulations. They are actually enumerated as exempt. (View Post)