Absolutely agreed! I feel this is especially visible with the public transport sector. The British government seems convinced that buses and trains ought to be profit-making on their own, to the point that “unprofitable” routes get cancelled, cutting off entire communities from the nearest town. When in reality, public transport should be considered a cost centre, which “loses” money when run, but enables profit elsewhere. I actually wonder whether the widespread issues of town centre demise would still be a problem if there was adequate public transport to make going shopping locally quicker than waiting for Amazon to deliver it, and shops with businesses in them would surely be better for the economy than empty shops…