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by iso1631 2119 days ago
Big losers in UK would be

Overpriced coffee shops (not Central Perk style ones in neighbourhoods - takeaway chain ones)

Daily Mail (the metro readership will vanish)

The trains will be interesting - especially in London. UK rail infrastructure is built to cope with large numbers of peak time commuters travelling with large discounts. That infrastructure won't vanish, but the income will (a £3k a year discount for a season ticket still means you're paying £4k a year - if that goes, times a million, it's a lot of operating revenue with little drop in costs)