Introducing the Shuttered Front
Think tank: Power to Change
Author(s): Jessica Craig; Linda Hien; Lucy Symington; Nick Plumb
May 30, 2025
This report from UK think tank Power to Change argues that visible local decline matters to people when they head to the polls.
This new analysis indicates that support for Reform UK is rising in places with declining high streets, predominantly in the Midlands and Northern England.
The report argues that visible local decline matters to people when they head to the polls, and that now is a critical time for government to back reforms to give people more power to transform their high streets and communities.
