Boris Johnson: Central London’s post-Covid recovery ‘may take a while’ April 5, 2021 Boris Johnson has said that central London’s economic recovery “may take a while” post-Covid as he today confirmed pubs and restaurants will reopen next Monday. Johnson said at today’s press conference that he thinks “the London economy is capable of bouncing back very strongly”, particularly “when we get the life going again in the artistic, [...]
Hospitality firms blast government migration plans for ‘shrinking talent pool’ December 5, 2023 The UK’s hospitality industry has warned that government plans to cut the levels of legal migration into the country will compound the existing labour shortage in the sector.
Pubs and restaurants face ‘widespread business failure’ in absence of energy bill support August 30, 2022 Pubs and restaurants are facing “widespread business failure” in the absence of government support as energy bills swell, hospitality chiefs have said. In a letter to ministers, UKHospitality has warned that tens of thousands of jobs could be lost as the UK enters the colder months, as businesses are hit with increasing headwinds. Writing to [...]
More a third of hospitality businesses fear last orders due to cost crunch October 31, 2022 More than a third of pubs and restaurants are facing last orders by early next year due to the pressures of historically high inflation. Pubs have been hit with soaring energy, food and wage costs, as they seek to rebuild after the Covid-19 pandemic. These mounting costs have resulted in 35 per cent of businesses [...]
Brewdog boss calls for emergency tax relief as pubs stare down ‘existential threat’ of high bills September 5, 2022 Brewdog CEO James Watt has called for emergency tax relief for the hospitality industry as pubs battle the “genuinely existential threat” of rising energy bills. Last week, the Scottish brewer and bar group announced it would be closing six outlets across the UK, including three in London, due to elevated headwinds. The situation facing pubs [...]
Labour promise to replace business rates with property taxes April 9, 2024 Labour has promised to replace business rates with a system of “business property taxation” in a bid to level the playing field between high street businesses and online retailers.
Pubs face winter ‘extinction’ with some facing energy bill spike of 500 per cent August 23, 2022 Pub landlords are facing an “extinction” this winter as a majority of operators said they feared being forced to shut down in the coldest months. Some 65 per cent of publicans said they were likely to close over winter, despite a lucrative Christmas period free of Covid restrictions, when surveyed by industry title The Morning [...]
Gaucho restaurant boss claims steaks would have to cost £100+ to cover rising energy bills September 6, 2022 The hospitality chief behind the Gaucho steak restaurants has said his venues would have had to charge beyond £100 for steaks in order to cover energy costs if they were not fixed. Restaurant bosses have urged the new Prime Minister Liz Truss to issue emergency support for the sector as some venues grapple with bill [...]
UK nightlife and hospitality ‘teetering on brink’ of collapse as government intervention urged January 17, 2024 The UK’s hospitality and nightlife sector is “teetering on the brink” of collapse, industry voices have warned, after a number of high profile closures have piled pressure on the government to provide more support. Less than a month into the new year, it has been reported that up to 43 hospitality venues across Britain face [...]
The Post Office scandal is a shocking example of how arms-length bodies allow government to escape accountability January 11, 2024 The Post Office scandal is a shocking example of how arms-length bodies allow government to escape accountability, writes Matthew Lesh.