Wait what? LOL how is tory austerity forcing Bristol Council to gouge this coffee store owner? You can't keep blaming bad Council decisions on central government. At some point Bristol Council needs to be held responsible. Or do you believe they are beyond questioning?
Bristol Council want to:
Increase his ground rent.
Take a significant chunk of his operating profit.
Force him to rebid for his spot.
How does tory austerity justify this? The owner has already said this is crazy and he'll go out of business. Is that what you want?
Councils all over the UK are running out of cash because central government has been paying them less and less. This is an austerity measure, in order to try to pay off government debts. (Or spend it on war like they have recently done).
Wow you're dense.
If Tories weren't spending money on the other thing this dude wouldn't have to pay more cuz the councils would have money so they wouldn't have to tax this guy.
It's hilarious that you don't get something so logically simple.