Andrew Nelson

Nelson Hotels

[Alex Armstrong @Alexarmstrong]

The restaurant owner is closing his business.

He’s got a direct message for @Keir_Starmer and @RachelReevesMP

[GB News @GBNEWS]

‘It’s brutal at the moment, it’s impossible to make money.’

Celebrity Chef Jameson Stocks believes the Government doesn’t understand the struggles within the hospitality industry, saying they only focus on the figures, not people’s livelihoods.

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

Well said @gilescoren 👏👏

[Giles Coren @gilescoren]

Save Britain — go out for lunch this weekend!

https://t.co/8HdkHFtjGq

[Nigel Farage MP @Nigel_Farage]

Watch LIVE as we lay out our plans to save our pubs. 🍺 https://t.co/Vizjuu9fpI

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

Ouch! 🎯

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

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[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

We have just published our latest major Restore Britain policy paper...

'Restoring the British Pub: Measures for Preserving the Heart of Britain'

A realistic set of proposals the Government could implement today which would save our dying pub industry.

https://t.co/LzwwHJbypC

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

I have written to our local Labour MPs @SamanthaDixonMP, @Matthew_Patrick, and @sarahrussell today, asking for a meeting to discuss the current headwinds facing hospitality and to share my experience of how these punitive taxes are affecting our business decisions and ultimately the economy. Ideally, I don’t want to involve our sites in politics, but if the MPs are unwilling to listen, joining the action to ban Labour MPs from hospitality establishments may be the only course left before many more businesses become unviable.

[Sacha Lord @Sacha_Lord]

Gov't have now warned Hospitality that is we want any concessions, we shouldn't protest, as the farmers didn't and they got what they wanted.

Utter nonsense...farmers played it brilliantly and brought Whitehall to a standstill.

We need to keep applying the pressure.

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

@Wharfemeister @UKHofficial @UKHospKate @allen_m_simpson @AlexReilley1 @leonburton @andyjlennox @pub_that @MerlinFDC4 @libdemdaisy Balance the cut in VAT to hospitality by charging VAT on ready meals, hardly raw food, certainly “value added” and may encourage more people to dine out

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

Labour stated that it would "level the playing field between the high street and online giants". BUT the plan in the Budget will deliver the exact opposite.

The Chancellor must act and increase the business rates discount for hospitality from 5p to 20p. #TaxedOut

[Matt Gubba @MattGubba]

Business rates are about to devastate the UK hospitality sector in 2026.

Take The Squirrels Inn in Northampton: its rateable value jumps from £22k to £86k in one go. Under the current 40% hospitality relief, that pub pays roughly £6.5k a year.

From 2026, the bill rises towards £33k+, a near 400% increase for a village pub just to exist.

The government’s own examples show a “typical” pub facing a 66% rates hike once the 40% relief is cut and new multipliers apply.

That’s the mild end.

Analysts have found big-city hotels with rateable values rising 385%. Once those lose relief and hit the new high-value “super multiplier”, a hotel paying £150k today could face £1.1 million in 2026; a 600%+ increase on one P&L line.

Add wage rises, higher alcohol duty and soaring energy costs, and this isn’t reform; it’s a demolition charge under pubs, bars and hotels.

The result:

- More boarded-up locals
- Fewer independents, more corporate chains
- Higher prices for every pint, meal and room
- Owners quietly closing or moving capital abroad

If the government wants thriving high streets, tourism and night-time economies, it cannot keep treating hospitality like a bottomless cash machine.

You don’t save British pubs by taxing them to death.

[ChefDeanBanks @banks_chef]

New Kitchen Porter wage breakdown

12.71 per hour
45 hours per week
=29.7k
+ 8k service charge (taxed)
37,740
+15% NI Contributions = 5661
+5% Pension = 1887
Paid by company £37,289

Total wage £45,289

People still question why a burger is over £20

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

@RachelReevesMP Bullshit! Redundancies being announced across all industries. It’s a disaster, hospitality especially so with record closures! You need to go, sooner the better!

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

Few afternoon teas @ManorGreasby today…how good are Suzie’s scones 🤤

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

3 more rooms refurbished @gphotelandspa they look fabulous!!

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

Opening up the view @Pheasant_Inn

[Andrew Nelson @AndyKidda]

Checking out some of our delicious dishes @ManorGreasby today after an 84 hour fast…I didn’t hold back…hats off team! 🫡👏