Election 2024: Sunak pledges cash to towns as Starmer pitches ‘wealth creation’ June 1, 2024 In the Times, Sir Keir has pitched to the middle class and the middle ground as he told the paper his “number one mission is wealth creation”.
Hospitality sector sounds alarm bells: Pub and restaurant closures loom as energy bill jumps of 300 per cent August 15, 2022 There will be mass closures without urgent support on soaring energy prices, pubs, restaurants and music venue leaders warned the Government today. Industry bodies UK Hospitality, Night-Time Industries Association, Music Venue Trust, The British Institute of Innkeeping and The British Beer and Pub Association, have written to the prime minister, Boris Johnson, the Chancellor, Nadhim [...]
No strike? Still no service! Wednesday’s Tube walkout bleeds into Thursday as rail action cripples London commuter belt March 16, 2023 London commuters vented their anger as Wednesday’s Underground strike continued to cause disruption throughout Thursday morning. People going to work faced fresh difficulties this morning following yesterday’s industrial action by RMT and Aslef union workers, with stations closed up until 7am, as the service was regulated.. As of Thursday at midday, none of the Bakerloo, [...]
Puttshack and Bounce chief: Pubs and restaurants urged to ‘get creative’ instead of expecting government support January 6, 2023 The government can only do so much to help hospitality businesses amid turbulent times, with firms needing to “get creative”, the boss of the Puttshack and Bounce brands, told CityA.M. Pub and restaurant bosses have long been calling for more government to help it charter tumultuous waters, in the form of a VAT cut and [...]
Next boss laments not getting ‘Brexit I wanted’ and calls for migration changes to fill staff shortages November 10, 2022 The CEO of Next has implored ministers to ease rules for overseas workers wanting to come to the UK and said he did not get “the Brexit I wanted.” Lord Simon Wolfson reiterated previous pleas for the government to make it easier for workers to move to the UK to plug staff shortages across the [...]
Restaurants ‘entering winter in freefall’ as insolvencies leap by almost half November 8, 2022 There has been a tsunami of restaurants entering liquidation in the quarter to September, causing hospitality leaders to renew cries for government support this winter. According to recent numbers from the Insolvency Service, the number of food venues facing insolvency sky-rocketed 46 per cent in the most recent quarter. Some 158 businesses went into liquidation [...]
Russian-born billionaire and former F1 boss tops the richest tax list January 26, 2024 A Moscow-born billionaire and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone topped this year’s Times tax list, but not for the same reasons.
Election 2024: Everything you need to know about the July 4 vote May 25, 2024 Ahead of our first general election in almost five years, we’ve rounded up all you need to know.
Hospitality bosses slam government’s ‘drip fed support’ on mounting energy bills September 8, 2022 Hospitality leaders have said the government’s freshly announced energy bill support is a drop in the ocean compared to the mounting costs facing the sector. Prime Minister Liz Truss has revealed a six month scheme to support businesses, offering equivalent support as for households. The scheme will be reviewed in three months to see if [...]
Hospitality warns of nightmare before and after Christmas as new rail strikes announced November 22, 2022 London’s hospitality venues are headed for a catastrophic Christmas after a fresh slew of railway strike dates were announced today. The RMT declared that its 40,000 members will walk out throughout December and January, falling slap bang in the middle of the sector’s busiest trading period. Strike action will take place at Network Rail and [...]