Pre-ordered takeaway drinks only, Government relents
The Government has made a partial U-turn on its rules around takeaway drinks during England’s second lockdown, now stating consumers can purchase drinks to take out if they are pre-ordered.
The Government has made a partial U-turn on its rules around takeaway drinks during England’s second lockdown, now stating consumers can purchase drinks to take out if they are pre-ordered.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) and Stonegate Pub Company have cut prices of real ale to under £1 in a bid to throw as little beer away as possible during the second lockdown.
Licensees have told The Morning Advertiser (MA) of their frustrations about the Government ordering pubs to close as part of the national lockdown again.
The Government has announced it is increasing the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme from 40% of trading profits to 80% for November.
Opinion
I have long harboured the suspicion than the ultimate objective of British politics for the last fifteen years has been to destroy the pub trade.
The recent introduction of tiered alert systems, fire breakers, lockdowns and circuit breakers across the UK and Ireland means that for thousands of hospitality businesses adapting, planning and preparing have never been more crucial.