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All articles by Finn Scott-Delany – Page 36
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NewsSage urges two-week lockdown
Members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) are urging the government to adopt a two-week “circuit breaker” lockdown over half term to save thousands of lives.
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Analysis & InsightGovernment ‘retrofitting evidence’ to support policy
The government has been creating policy without evidence, and then trying to “rapidly retrofit” evidence to support it, in the face of growing opposition from its own backbenches, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsPubs can avoid closure with ‘substantial meal’
Pubs in tier three lockdown can avoid closure by serving a substantial meal, the regulations show.
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InterviewsWasabi backer Ashton Crosby: CVA was ‘necessary evil’
Wasabi backer Ashton Crosby has described how the coronavirus crisis has forced the brand to overhaul its property strategy.
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NewsSage advice: Curfews have ‘marginal impact’
The government’s own scientific guidance states curfews on the hospitality trade are only likely to have a “marginal impact” in the fight against coronavirus.
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NewsUKH to Gov: ‘Stop the blame game’
The government must “stop the blame game” and work with the hospitality sector, rather than hold it responsible for rising infections, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.
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Analysis & InsightPub and bar spend up 9% in September
Spending at pubs and bars saw a 9% year-on-year rise in September, the first increase since February, according to the latest data from Barclaycard.
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NewsLack of support for tier 1 and 2 businesses
Hospitality businesses in tiers 1 and 2 have a lack of support, despite facing restrictions including the 10pm curfew, UK Hospitality has warned.
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NewsNorthern leaders hold against harshest restrictions
Areas in the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber could have been placed into the highest tier 3 category, but local council leaders held out against the designation.
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NewsM&B launches redundancy process
Mitchells & Butlers has begun a redundancy consultation with a number of staff as it deals with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsPM confirms three-tier plan, Liverpool pubs to close
Boris Johnson has outlined government plans to introduce a three-tiered strategy to deal with local and regional outbreaks.PM
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NewsPubs and restaurants can remain open in North East, Yorkshire and Manchester
Pubs, bars and restaurants will be allowed to remain open in the North East of England under the new restrictions due to be announced by Boris Johnson this afternoon.
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NewsMinister fails to cite ‘robust evidence’ for local lockdown
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has defended government plans to introduce further restrictions, insisting there is a “higher risk of transmission” in hospitality settings, though he failed to cite the evidence.
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NewsData ‘cobbled together’ to justify closures in the North
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty was been accused of using misleading data to justify the expected shutdown of the North of England.
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NewsUKH: Mistake to blame hospitality for Scottish spike
UK Hospitality has criticised the Scottish government’s mistaken use of data to justify new restrictions on hospitality venues, despite it being made “explicitly clear” the figures do not demonstrate the location of infection or transmission.
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Analysis & InsightTop brands cut estates by 7.5%
Branded restaurants and pubs have announced cuts to their estates of 7.5% already this year, with fears that many more sites still closed since lockdown may never reopen.
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NewsShutdown ordered in Scotland
Pubs and licensed premises in five of Scotland’s most populous areas will have to shut for 16 days from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsGreene King to cut 800 jobs and close 80 sites
Greene King is planning to cut around 800 jobs and shut dozens of pubs following a drop off in trade as a result of the 10pm curfew.
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NewsScrimgeour leaves Cote, Holbrook steps up
Cote CEO Alex Scrimgeour is leaving the business following its acquisition by Partners Group, with Jane Holbrook to take over as executive chair.
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NewsChaiiwala signs deal with Domino’s franchisees
Indian street food café franchise Chaiiwala has signed an area agreement to roll out 10 new sites in Birmingham.