Fighting cultural trends is no good – Manchester’s success shows hospitality must adapt to social changes sacha lord It's no use burying our heads in the sand: a new generation and the scars of the pandemic have changed going-out habits forever. Greater Manchester is thriving because bars and clubs have responded to this, writes Sacha Lord
From ballet and opera to festivals and clubs, our definition of culture has changed Sacha Lord Pre-Covid, the night time economy contributed £66bn per year to the UK, making it the UK’s fifth largest industry, accounting for 1.3 million jobs and 8 percent of the UK’s total workforce. Just three years later, we’ve nearly been wiped out and there is little chance that we will recover anytime soon. Part of this [...]
Kwarteng must pull businesses out of limbo before MPs head off to party conferences SACHA LORD I can probably count on one hand just how often MPs have been in parliament in these past three months. It makes a mockery of our parliamentary system in such a time of need.
All of our cities are at risk this Christmas as they wrestle with Covid uncertainty again December 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has now confirmed our fears: Plan B will be brought in, and with it, more mask rules, Covid passports and work from home advice. It will undoubtedly have a monumental impact on businesses that rely on high footfall in city centres. December was supposed to be the month that saw many nightclubs, bars [...]
