Rupert Lowe from Restore offers Nigel Farage from Reform UK an Olive Branch.
Will it be gracefully accepted or used to slap Rupert across the face? Only ego's can decide..... Bet you didn't have that on your Bingo Card
@Sacha_Lord@EssexPR Term a more substantial cut will come “ Even I would support that. These politicians don’t know how to communicate, he could said a similar thing about domestic vat on utilities! GO FOR GROWTH it’s the only answer
@Sacha_Lord@EssexPR Yes it’s a start, surely the press release should have been this
“I’m starting by giving a small relief to struggling hospitality &hopefully before end of this term I can give more , especially after an in depth consultation into commercial rates charges & if elected to a second
@DanNeidle@alex_byrom The pub industry is dominated by pub co’s , mostly offshore or foreign owned. A vat cut would go straight into their pockets directly or indirectly. We need to break the tied model , high rents and high beer costs . It’s a unique model to our country , highly leveraged companies,
@pub_that I’m encouraging some of my pubs to introduce a simple menu ( ploughman’s , rolls , sarnies, fries, chilli. Curries etc ) back to how pub food started in eighties . Straight forward to train FOH to do
@UKHospKate@squarebistro Also I’m hearing stonegate can’t sell the pubs savills are marketing as all offers are far below book value , all pub co are in negative equity situations. I’m told lots of capital expenditure including emergency repairs are being scaled back . I think 1or 2 of them are toast
@UKHospKate@squarebistro Any tax cut is welcome and needed but a lot of pubs ability to weather hard times has been eroded by the pub co’s high rents and tied beer costs . I’m still arguing rent increase reviews & discounts not being reviewed. Kate are you in discussions with stonegate punch admiral ?
At some point the Conservatives and Reform (+ their supporters) are going to have to accept the fact they’re going to need to work together at the next election.
It’s either that or infinite years of Labour rule…
Every single political prisoner @Keir_Starmer and his corrupt regime accused of being far right when they were far too right should be released immediately from jail, and the thugs, pedos and hoodlums who took their places locked back up.
This regime is the enemy of the people.
@mitrebarnet Yeah true.. but with such a large proportion of pubs being under the pub co regime , rents are higher thru out the industry which affects all sectors & also lending from banks to freeholders .. get rid of the pub co (150% gearing) then set the the sector free