In the face of Tory failure, Labour offers businesses the certainty they need
Businesses are closing down all around us. The security and confidence necessary to keep going is just not…
Dr Liz Hind
HeartUnions: The self-employed deserve security, prosperity and respect, too
Boris Johnson’s lies in parliament have covered many topics, but one of the worst is that employment is…
Leaving my pub: I made it through lockdowns but can’t survive the recovery
This week, I have had to tell people that I will be packing up and leaving my pub.…
Behind the photos of happy people with pints is an industry in trouble
Like many pubs, it was simply not viable to open my pub with outside space only during a…
We need to talk business – and women must be heard
Keir used some of his questions at PMQs last week to ask about business support, and we have…
Sunak’s spending review and the PM’s rules leave pubs like mine out in the cold
Over the last week, I have tried to keep myself upbeat and started planning ahead. Living above a…
How Labour is quietly becoming the party of business
One of the worst things about being a business owner watching the news during the pandemic is having…
A pub landlady’s guide to post-lockdown drinking
Pubs have been working flat out to get everything sorted and welcome people back. Guidelines cover everything from…
The choice for pubs: rush to open for ‘Independence Day’ or risk going under
‘Independence Day’ is coming, we’ve been told, but pub owners know that they still have a fight to…
We have been left to fend for ourselves. Pub owners need Labour’s backing
There is a well-spun political myth that the Conservatives are the party for business. As a small business…
