How many halal chicken shops does a high street need?

psd99 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:27

Why do most of these dead high streets end up with chicken shops that are mostly halal?

High streets across the country are being ruined, wouldn't it make sense to put more investment into these places that can help local residents? Such as doctors, chemists, banks etc

Just really irritates me that so many of these fast food places get the green light to open a new business when there are like 20 similar business within a 1 mile radius. I don't get the logic behind this really I wish the Government would clamp down on these shops.

WYNIR0 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:29

What if they weren't halal?

Amnesia · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:29

Avenged7Fold · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:30

But do they serve spirits?

Glanza · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:31

Doctors etc won't want to be on the high street due to parking restrictions. No good having a surgery in the middle of town if people can't get to it unaided.

Yas786 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:32

WYNIR0 said:
What if they weren't halal?

+1

Participant · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:32

psd99 said:
Such as doctors, chemists, banks etc

Two banks have shut on my high street recently. Fair enough, progress and all that, but I can guarantee that they'll be replaced by a takeaway or a bookies.

The high street as was is dead, mainly thanks to Amazon and the internet in general.

WYNIR0 said:
What if they weren't halal?

Yas786 said:
+1

It would be better if they weren't halal, because halal slaughter methods are generally appalling.

Mynight · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:33

Maybe the residents like chicken?

Maybe I'm reading too much into it but the "halal" bit seems odd.

Glaucus · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:35

Participant said:
It would be better if they weren't halal, because halal slaughter methods are generally appalling.

this a lot of halal is still done without stunning, it should be absolutely banned in the uk and should be banned from importing as well.

WYNIR0 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:38

Glaucus said:
this a lot of halal is still done without stunning, it should be absolutely banned in the uk and should be banned from importing as well.

Any problem with Kosher meat?

james.miller · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:38

It's the councils allowing it to happen, you should be asking them

Avenged7Fold · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:38

Mynight said:
Maybe I'm reading too much into it but the "halal" bit seems odd.

Foreigners taking arr Pharmacies n banks!

Really banks are dying as face to face banking is not in as much demand with apps and the internet. Pharmacies are a lucrative business and will set up where there is a chance to make money. You can assume that if there is no Pharmacy there, then there was not enough of a demand for pharmacies to set up there and i see no need for the government to pay them more. They currently have an incentive to set up which is being phased out as it is considered too generous, offering a £25k per Pharmacy which denseness above a certain amount of prescriptions per month

Dis86 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:42

Back in my home town it's all charity shops, bookies and pound shops. A halal chicken place would be a nice change!

Ryan-3 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:44

Dis86 said:
Back in my home town it's all charity shops, bookies and pound shops. A halal chicken place would be a nice change!

I agreed with this and then read the location. A lot of northern towns seem to be this way. I do think there are places that are over-saturated with kebab shops/bookmakers/etc and often wonder how they ever make enough money.

Energize · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:45

Why should the government try to force changes on the high street by blocking fast food shops? :confused:

Why not let the market, ie the shoppers decide?

Participant · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:46

WYNIR0 said:
Any problem with Kosher meat?

The same applies, but Kosher wasn't referenced in the OP. Or would you like a categorical list of all inhumane religious practises in the entire world?

Greebo · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:46

Dis86 said:
Back in my home town it's all charity shops, bookies and pound shops. A halal chicken place would be a nice change!

Same here. The nearest Halal or none halal chicken shop is 25 miles away

Glaucus · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:46

WYNIR0 said:
Any problem with Kosher meat?

yep

religion should never come above such laws like animal welfare, human rights etc. if that means you cant eat meat due to your religion, then don't eat meat.
ie. total seperation f state and religion, no laws even need to mention religion.

malachi · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:50

They are either fast food shops or cake shops around here.

All the fatties don't complain.

WYNIR0 · 30 Mar 2017 at 10:51

Participant said:
The same applies, but Kosher wasn't referenced in the OP. Or would you like a categorical list of all inhumane religious practices in the entire world?

No ta, but like others have said the reference to Halal in the OP appeared strange, unnecessary and perhaps like lazy racism. So what I'm really doing is probing whether the OPs issue is actually with (a) Chicken shops on the highstreet (b) Halal (c) inhumane slaughter practices as a whole or (d) Muslims.