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Leigh Sparks
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Professor of Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Chair Scotland's Towns Partnership, Fellow Royal Society of Edinburgh, Extremely long-suffering Welsh rugby fan, occasional gardener.

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They've used Portas more than once, so it's likely to be significant. But maybe not significant enough to appear in any financial reporting. I'd particularly like to see how much they paid the PR firm who created that execrable consultation "survey" they're placing so much store on.
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Exceeding an average four times in a row is quite the feat in four data points
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Not been to Whitby for a while but remember it having some interesting shopfronts.
The Spanton 1930s frontage is excellent.
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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The A55 upgrade received tens of millions from YUP you guessed it EU funding as part of the Trans European Transport Network.

So yes, sure, turn up and listen to him witter on ... and vote for him if you want Wales... but he's done NOTHING for you and never ever will.

Whereas the EU did loads.
a welsh flag with a red dragon on it
ALT: a welsh flag with a red dragon on it
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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In the unlikely event that Farage arrived by train he will have gone to Llandudno station - renovated courtesy of the £21.5 million contributed by the EU to the Wales Station Improvement Programme started in 2005.

If he drove then he'd have gone on the coastal stretch of the A55 ...guess what folks
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM