Labour launches plan to “revitalise” high streets after 13 years of Tory “failure”
Keir Starmer has declared that British businesses have been “held back by 13 years of Tory economic failure”…
Pubs
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…
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…
Labour urges government to save pubs as 5,500 have closed since 2010
Labour has warned that a blanket withdrawal from the furlough scheme would have a catastrophic effect on the…
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…
Workers in the hospitality industry are heading for a crisis
Hospitality is both one of the worst hit sectors by the virus and one with a disproportionate number…
