Is Government Help Crucial To Independent Fashion's Survival?

If the auto industry gets a bailout, what are small independent designers entitled to?  In Britain, a call to the government for some kind of aid, or a change in the rules, is gaining traction as independent designers disappear off London’s most fashionable shopping streets.  Though big British brands are booming internationally — like Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Victoria Beckham, and their ilk — the next generation is getting squeezed.