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Using pop-up shops as a front for grift of some kind is as old as the hills. In the 90s/00s it was tanning salons, then hand car washes in the 00s/10s. Nail bar
by gnfargbl 5y ago
Using pop-up shops as a front for grift of some kind is as old as the hills. In the 90s/00s it was tanning salons, then hand car washes in the 00s/10s. Nail bars, vape shops and those weird places with the feet-eating fish should probably also get (dis)honourable mentions.
Many UK public services are in real need of meaningful investment, but to connect that to this phenomenon without any kind of evidence is incredibly tenuous.
- truculent 5y agoSome reporting from a few years ago to back up the assertion that white collar crime is rising as a result of reduced state capacity: https://www.ft.com/content/8751e754-6e3e-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa https://www.ft.com/content/8751e754-6e3e-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7... I would guess the situation has only got worse in the meantime.