Catherine

Independent Café Bar and Coffee Shop ✌🏻🩷✨ Established in 2010.

[Catherine @TappersCafe]

Easter Saturday 11am-4pm 🐥

[The Caterer @Caterertweets]

Leon co-founder John Vincent slams government for ‘destroying business’

➡️ https://t.co/c0iLiWQ5ny
https://t.co/c0iLiWQ5ny

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

We now have combined and united trade bodies, Hospitality celebrities and Hospo voices and a whole industry moving together, with one ask and in one direction

CUT VAT IN LINE WITH EUROPE.
#VAT #CutVat #VatCut #Hospitality

If you can’t hear us you’re not listening.

All this against political backdrop of all the major parties now taking positions on #HospitalityVAT

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@HospoVoices #HospitalityVoices @wonky_table
@ntiaofficial @UKHofficial @BIIandBIIAB @CampaignforPubs @scothospgroup @CAMRA_Official @FSB_Voice @NFFF_UK @IoH_Online

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

Remembering our #Vat campaign from two years ago. We are getttting closer #VatCut #Hospitality #TaxedOut https://t.co/fBPn9I5cJE

[Paul Heathcote MBE @paul_heathcote]

If society wants mid market chains then carry on taxing if you want to retain your local restaurant, pub, bar, coffee shop or quality establishments & venues something needs to change

[GB News @GBNEWS]

Rachel Reeves's advisor says Britain 'does not need any more restaurants' amid hospitality tax raid

https://t.co/qGKMfY6mA4

[Andrew Brown (Stand Up For Southport) @AndrewBrownEdit]

Who gets your vote for Southport Cafe or Coffee Shop?
Voting for the 2026 Your Southport Stars Awards is open!
Vote now: https://t.co/q4zTVtsKXw
#StandUpForSouthport #Southport #yoursouthportstars #cafe #coffeeshop #hospitality #southportbid

[Talking Hospitality @TalkingHospo]

A 116% jump in pub rates? When COVID relief vanished and valuations soared, one owner fought back. Discover how @andyjlennox challenged the system and secured a U-turn, protecting their business from crippling bills. #talkinghospitality #hospitality #Business #PubLife #RateRelief

[Catherine @TappersCafe]

This 💯

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

And why is this.... because #Hospitality is on its knees.. fix Hospitality and your fix the economy. #Simples

[Catherine @TappersCafe]

Spice, warmth and a little heart on the side 💙 We love a good cup of tea!
Chai tea served all day at Tapper’s.
11–4.

[Catherine @TappersCafe]

Lightport glow with a touch of Valentine’s 💌✨
Cosy daytime vibes at Tapper’s.

#Lightport #Southport

@visitsouthport

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Labour don’t understand business.

2020 - to employ a 21 year old 40 full time would cost £17,035
2026 - to employ a 21 year old 40 full time would cost £29,600

A 74% increase. Meaning a cafe needs £400k extra turnover just to fund ONE job!

[Michel Roux Jr @michelrouxjr]

@Matt_VickersMP Not just pubs 😡

[Ben Guerin @bjhguerin]

I spoke to @MattBarbet on @SkyNews tonight about the Govt’s u-turn on pubs, where he asked me what I would about business rates if I was the Chancellor.

My take:

1/ extend the business rates relief offered to pubs to also include cafes, restaurants and other hospitality venues

2/ explore a European-style lower VAT rate for hospitality businesses

3/ move from a turnover-based valuation approach for pubs to a square-footage basis to be more consistent with other types of businesses, making increases more predictable

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

In a debate last week Lord Sharpe raised the issue of business rates affecting shops, cafés, pubs and hospitality across the entire hospitality sector.

Without a sector wide solution for a sector wide problem, 963 restaurants, 574 hotels and 540 pubs could close this year.

[No Farmers, No Food @NoFarmsNoFoods]

The Labour government are punishing the self employed.

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

"After the Budget, the number of staff on payrolls fell by over 42,000, the biggest fall in workers since the pandemic."

Thank you to Baroness Monckton for raising the devastating impact the Budget has had on hospitality.

We need a solution for all of hospitality.

[Cook @GaryUsher_]

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[Sacha Lord @Sacha_Lord]

If the Business Rates U Turn is only on pubs, the rest of the sector will be up in arms!

It has to cover all Hospitality.

Restaurants, Hotels, cafes, Live Music venues etc…

[Catherine @TappersCafe]

@KitchenCroxley I’ve had to make similar changes. We now open at 11am and stop food at 3:15, with coffee and cake until 3:30. It’s based on EPOS data and allows us to finish earlier on quieter days rather than carry unnecessary payroll. Not easy, but the only way at the moment 😬