More news from that ill-considered socialist experiment (yes, that’s what it is) better known as London’s congestion charge. A major British retailer has revealed that its flagship central London store has seen sales fall by over 7% since the charge was introduced (over the same period its other stores have seen an increase in business). The Daily Telegraph also reports details of a survey showing that owners of one in four small and medium-sized stores are “considering” (admittedly a word so vague as to be almost meaningless) quitting central London as a result of the charge. Like them or not, cars bring life to the center of Europe’s cities, a simple fact of life that London’s mayor has chosen to ignore, but then socialist experiments never have much to do with reality.