Government - Hospitality

MA Review of the Week

'There'll be a hell of a lot people thinking April doesn't matter anymore because I'm not getting to the end of January'

10-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

With Plan B dominating the headlines, MA editor Ed Bedington chatted with Brucan Pub's James Lyon-Shaw about the impact he can see from the move and how Christmas trade was likely to shape up for the wider trade.

‘Gov trying to get balance right’ with Plan B

10-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government has brought in “proportionate measures” and is “trying to get the balance right” small business Paul Scully has said.

Industry 'shafted' by Government

09-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

Cancellations are reported to be flooding in from across hospitality in the wake of the Government's shift to Plan B.

Calls for urgent financial review following ‘work from home’ message

09-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Hospitality bosses have warned the Government’s ‘work from home’ directive could kill off businesses as a result of diminishing consumer confidence and booking cancellations.

Sector once again scapegoated

09-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

So with the whiff of scandal in the air the Government lurches into distraction - sorry I mean action - to announce the launch of Plan B.

Pubs exempt from latest mandatory face masks rule

08-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Face masks will not be compulsory in hospitality settings, including pubs, Downing Street has confirmed.

Mandatory Covid passes for clubs ‘devastating’

08-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government’s announcement that vaccine passports will be mandatory for nightclub entry has been labelled “devastating” for the sector.

Christmas rules set to be revealed next week

08-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce if there will be restrictions for the festive period next week and it is likely to be around 17 December.

'Plan B not required to tackle Omicron spread’ says deputy PM

07-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has stated the Government does not think ‘plan B’ restrictions, which include vaccine passports for pubs, will be needed to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant.

Is Christmas slipping away?

06-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

The drip drip drip of paranoia and panic are starting to do damage and desperate operators are beginning to fear Christmas slipping through their fingers.

Initiative to provide operators access to qualified advice launched

06-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

A scheme to provide pub operators with accredited and qualified advisors to help with pubco negotiations has been launched by the British Institute of Innkeeping.

Review of the week

‘There isn’t security in what’s being said by the Government’

03-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington spoke with New World Trading Company's Natasha Waterfield about this week's headlines including the impact of the Omicron variant on trade and how this has affected Christmas bookings for the business.

opinion

Death by a thousand cuts?

01-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington

And so we find ourselves, once again, standing at a potential cliff edge, waiting for the casual and careless shove of our political leaders to send us into the abyss.

Unite calls for mandatory mask wearing in pubs

30-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The union Unite has called for the culture secretary to ensure mandatory mask wearing at UK hospitality venues after masks became mandatory on public transport.

The Lock In Podcast

The podcast is back! The Lock In returns for series two...

24-Nov-2021 By Ed Bedington

The popular Lock In podcast makes a return for it's second season and to kick things off, the podcast team, Ed Bedington, Heath Ball and James Cuthbertson take a look at what's been happening while they've been off air, from government...

Real Living Wage increases to £9.90 an hour

15-Nov-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Workers employed by firms that have voluntarily signed up to the Real Living Wage set to receive a pay rise of 40p an hour.

Scottish vaccine passport scheme expansion would be ‘extremely alarming’ for hospitality

10-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A potential expansion of the vaccine passport scheme to include more Scottish venues is “extremely alarming” news, with the current passport rollout already having a “catastrophic impact” on hospitality businesses, said UKHospitality Scotland’s executive...

New laws introduced to resolve pandemic-accrued commercial rent debts

09-Nov-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

New laws and a Code of Practice are being introduced to resolve the remaining commercial rent debts accrued due to the pandemic in England and Wales, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced today (Tuesday 9 November).

Christmas is coming, or is it?

08-Nov-2021 By Ed Bedington

The entire trade has its fingers, and even toes, crossed that we’ll be given the opportunity to get a clear shot at a decent Christmas trade this year.

August budget 2021

Budget 2021: Industry reaction

28-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

As the dust settles around Rishi Sunak's Budget, the industry is starting to pick apart the details of the pledges made, with mixed reactions. The Morning Advertiser spoke to a range of leading figures from the trade to get their thoughts on whether...

Autumn Budget 2021

Disappointment about 12.5% VAT not mentioned in Budget

27-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Chancellor Rishi Sunak made no reference to keeping the 12.5% VAT rate permanently at his Budget today (Wednesday), suggesting the rate will go back to 20% next year.

Business rates ‘to rise by £23.15m for pubs next year’

20-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Business rates for pubs in England are predicted to rise by more than £23m next year, off the back of the CPI measure of inflation rate for September from the Office of National Statistic (ONS).

Opinion

Tsunami of increases on the way

18-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

Our fearless leader, when he’s not on his hols in the middle of a major crisis, recently announced the wonderful news that his ambition for the UK was for it to become a high wage economy.

The MA's Review of the Week

'Can't look at Government, we have to take responsibility for our own businesses'

15-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with Brakspear's ceo Tom Davies to discuss the week's headlines, from inflation to business rates reform.

Deal struck to secure CO2 supply until January

12-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government has agreed a deal with the CO2 industry to confirm the continued production of the gas until the beginning of next year.

Fuel shortage causes issues for countryside pubs

07-Oct-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Owners of countryside pubs across the south east of England reported that the fuel crisis has caused problems for business.

• LIVE: Majority of furloughed employees back to work

01-Oct-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser will keep you up to date with the latest news from the sector.

Government launches Hospitality Sector Council to support industry

29-Sep-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The Government has launched a Hospitality Sector Council with members of the industry to help England’s pubs, restaurants and cafes, business minister Paul Scully has announced.

Delay of tips legislation ‘cost waiting staff £10k’

24-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The five-year delay of the tips legislation has cost waiting staff in the hospitality sector £2,000 a year, estimated union Unite.

3 in 5 operators to push prices up after VAT cut ends, flash poll finds

16-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 63% of pub operators are looking to raise their prices once the temporary VAT reduction on food, soft drinks and accommodation ends, according to a snap poll from The Morning Advertiser.

Mandatory face masks and vaccine passports ‘possibility’ for future

14-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Government has revealed its autumn and winter plan for managing Covid and it includes a contingency plan should the NHS start to become overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.

Almost 260k hospitality workers on furlough at end of July

10-Sep-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The hospitality sector has seen the biggest drop in workers on furlough this summer, but the trade still has more than a quarter of a million jobs on the scheme, new official figures have found.

Pubs to lose out on 6m pints over August bank holiday weekend

26-Aug-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The trade is set to sell 60m pints of beer over this bank holiday weekend however, this is 6m fewer than the same period in 2019, research has revealed.

Government business rates plans could mean more difficulties for pubs

18-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The Government’s latest proposals on business rates will create more difficulties for pubs appealing their business rates than benefits, according to rating experts at Colliers, the property consultancy.