so the lockdown sceptics were right
it wasn't just 'restrictions until mass vaccination'
Authoritarian restrictions are now normalised, with no end goal. There is nothing that will be different next year, or the year after.
There will always be new variants.
I was fortunate enough to sample the @Stateofkindbre1 range over the w/e, a newish brewery producing fantastic beer.
"Hello is it me you're looking for?" Is a delicious heavy hitter at 8.5% π₯π³π
"Take me back to Tokyo" Is 11% π₯ππ
They of course do sane strength beer too!
#NRHBCF21#Festival website now updated inc. links to #volunteering & #tickets NB: ticket link will NOT go live until 16th (if registered interest & 18th for general sales). Check bottom of page does state 'refreshed/updated 13th August 2021'. ππ» π
https://t.co/VgiItE1iGe
@UKHospKate If you're looking for a real "key factor in the delay" Try the complete lack of industry wide action to open up on a set date by drawing a line in the sand and saying "NO MORE" Don't blame the free will of your customers/fellow humans. https://t.co/ka6Wc4zAnB
Entirely frustrating to see brewers, pubs and bodies stumbling on and so few opposing these continued draconian measures, what will it take for you to do so?
Shambolic.
The industry has spent 10βs millions installing Perspex screens on the advice of the Government.
Ministers are now being briefed that they did more harm than good, as it prevented airflow.
Iβll file that with the 10pm curfew rule/clueless.
Head of UK hospitality industry sadly buying into the govt narrative that the (never-ending) delay in lifting restrictions is due to not enough people having had their 2nd jabs. In other words accepting idea freedom is dependent on vaccination rates. Hospitality is doomed.
Every time the sector shrugs its shoulders at dates being pushed we lose more stability, why would anyone apply for a job they're not confident in having 1/3/6 months down the line?
It's only industry action that can bring this stability, not meekly waiting for diktats to end.
Entirely frustrating to see brewers, pubs and bodies stumbling on and so few opposing these continued draconian measures, what will it take for you to do so?
Many pubs haven't even opened their doors since before Christmas, the ones that have many are hugely desperate for staff and there's still no industry wide action to set an enough is enough opening date.
4 more weeks of restrictions will cost pubs Β£400 million β
There can be no further delays to full reopening π ββοΈ
Pubs must open properly on July 19th π
Financial support is also now needed to see our pubs through to the end of the year π°
Unsurprisingly once again another "freedom" Date slips by, not enough is being done from the industry to ensure it happens, stop asking and draw a line in the sand, they cannot stop everyone opening via organised industry action.
Now that Punch and other big players are finally caught up it's about time they came out and drew the line in the sand, enough is enough, they can't stop everyone opening up as normal via co-ordinated industry action June 21st.
You either draw a line under this now or we face restrictions for the foreseeable future.
It wonβt just be another 2-4 weeks,anyone that thinks they mean that is very naive.
They havenβt kept one promise, something will always come up.
21/6/21 is the line in the sand for most.
Today is Archer-tastic! Brewing Archer for cask, transferring Archer to CT and sending Archer for bottling! What a weird coincidence that it all happens today. #lincolngreen#backlocalbeer#here4indiebeer
Nearly 40 million people in England live in an area with almost no new Covid cases, according to Public Health England.
Hugh Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns: βItβs an absolute disgrace theyβre not prepared to move the lockdown easing programme faster."
@JuliaHB1 | @hughosmond https://t.co/HYrG3lNu1H
The lack of industry action has been massively damaging, not only for the pubs who've gone under, but even in the unlikely event of pubs re-opening without restrictions end of June, this lack of action means there's no deterrent to government closing pubs down en masse in future.
Still no permission from the Judge.
A decision WILL come this week.
Granted or not, we will finally be able to legally share the "evidence" the Government are trying to use against Hospitality.
You will then see why we are fighting.