Our high streets are under attack. We need to fight back | John Harris

It suits big business for people to believe our town centres are dying. But local campaign groups are uniting to defend them Four years or so it was: from the aftermath of the crash to the arrival of the double-dip recession. Circa 2008-9, there was a mass pang of worry about increasing numbers of empty shops, and the prospect of the UK following the trajectory of middle America – that of becoming a mess of dusty old urban centres and giant out-of-town malls. Now, we seem close to accepti...