Gabrielle Procter writes:
Residents of Exeter, the most clone-like town in Britain, according to the New Economics Foundation, might do well to look to their American counterpart in Louisville for guidance.
Alarmed by the spread of chain stores and the all round starbucksification of their Kentucky town, a group of independent store owners launched the Keep Louisville Weird campaign. If you hate the fact that your high street looks like every other, check it out.