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Vox Pops & Short news stories about London from my University blog "Stories From The Smoke" (2022\2023)

A NOT SO MERRY CHRISTMAS

Londoners and their businesses are about to face a harsh and not so warm Christmas due to the inflation rising at 11% combined with an overall rise of taxes and prices.Small businesses are particularly affected by the recent crisis. Murat Yildiz,39, owns an off-licence store in Barnet, North London and when asked about the ways the current situation affected him, he said: “the price of stock is higher than it used to, this made us rise the price of the products that we sell. Because of this, cli...

Impacts of the train strike

The train strike and continuous service disruptions that have affected the city on the 10TH of November, left Londoners conflicted. The 24 hours strike that went on yesterday, affected mainly the most important tube services including The Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria Line, causing problems and issues to the citizens of the smoke. Roberto Rossi,33-Year-old, Neapolitan chef heard about the strike in advance and acted beforehand “My rota is flexible, I took a day off yesterday since the strike...

Coffee Shops

Coffee shops and Deli's in London have risen in popularity in the last years, for those behind the counter they are a comfortable way of starting a business, an easy place where to get work experience and a straightforward place where to get a basic income while on the other side of it they are seen as a meeting point, a cheap place where to spend mornings and afternoons or just a nice place where to enjoy hot drinks.Terry,43 owns a coffee shop\Deli store in Richmond West London, when asked abou...