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Test the need
Does a dedicated independent filter solve a real consumer problem?
If somebody in Norwich wants somewhere distinctive tomorrow, why is “genuinely independent” still such a difficult filter?

The documents, prototype and commercial model are ahead of the field evidence. The site therefore describes what is being developed rather than pretending a production network already exists.
Does a dedicated independent filter solve a real consumer problem?
Will businesses accept verification and maintain facts?
Will a place organisation fund a measurable pilot?