Red Tape

Ruling should cut red tape on CCTV

12-Feb-2004

A new ruling should make it easier for people caught breaking the law on CCTV to be prosecuted ­ and also cut red tape for licensees. Small...

Tories pledge red tape cuts

22-Oct-2003

The Conservatives have pledged to protect small businesses from red tape amid new fears of the rising costs. Shadow trade and industry secretary Tim...

Groups urge government to cut red tape

01-Oct-2003

Both the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Institute of Directors (IOD) are calling on the government to reduce the impact of red tape on...

JDW blames red tape for cut back on new openings

09-Sep-2003

Concerns over red tape and the new licensing regime have prompted pub operator JD Wetherspoon to cut back on pub openings.Outspoken company founder...

Licensees face insurance spot checks and fines

12-Jun-2003

Licensees are to face yet more red tape as the government plans to introduce spot-checks over insurance policies. The government is rumoured to be...

Licensing Bill could lead to £4.5m worth of red tape on leases

02-Jun-2003

Pub leases may need to be rewritten when the new Licensing Bill comes into force, meaning yet more red tape for licensees.The industry's Red Tape...

Say no' to social irresponsibility

15-May-2003

If you think running a pub's hard work now, just wait and see how impossible it'll be in a few years' time. For a start, red tape is going to get...

Menace of red tape is strangling hosts

15-May-2003

The pub industry has been hit by 153 different items of red tape since the Labour Party came to power in 1997. That is the claim of the trade's Red...

Red mist over red tape

08-May-2003

New Labour is responsible for 153 new pieces of legislation affecting the trade. The Red Tape Group and The Publican are fighting back.It's official...

Bureaucracy now the biggest burden for small businesses

28-Apr-2003

Red tape is the most pressing concern for small businesses, according to new research by the Forum for Private Business (FPB). In a quarterly survey...

Red tape plea goes unheard

27-Feb-2003

A great opportunity to help slash red tape is being ignored by licensees.Earlier this month shadow trade secretary Tim Yeo called on licensees to...

Camden's conditions

07-Nov-2002

London's Camden Council has initiated a licensing scheme which licensees fear could lead to increased costs and red tape. By Michelle Perrett.When...

Warning for licensees as employer is sued over 48-hour working week

20-Aug-2002

Licensees are being warned not to let their staff work more than 48 hours a week, after a woman sued her employer.Maureen Lambard, who works for...

Government's actions on red tape 'too little too late'

13-Aug-2002

The Government's latest effort to cut red tape has been described by trade campaigners as being "too little too late".The Department of Trade and...

Calls for action on red tape as campaign steps up a gear

01-Aug-2002

Publicans are being called upon to highlight specific cases of crazy bureaucracy, as the industry's red tape campaign steps up a gear.The Red Tape...

What the Sunday papers said - 17 March

17-Mar-2002

Potential buyers for Unique and Voyager finalise bids; US brewing giant Miller is up for sale; Bidvest, the South African buy-out specialist, is preparing a £500m offer for food group Brake Brothers; Robert Breare has made an approach to buy

Reforms to cut red tape could save trade billions

07-Feb-2002

Bureaucracy surrounding entertainment licences and late-night drinking is to be slashed in an attempt to help the trade save billions of pounds each...

Red tape row hits CBI talks

09-Nov-2001

The issue of red tape and how it is strangling small businesses has been a major topic of discussion at the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI)...

Red tape costs rise

18-Oct-2001

A third of small businesses in the UK are spending more than £3,600 a year on red tape, according to new research.The research, which was carried...

Trade intensifies calls for the Government to cut red tape for pubs

12-Sep-2001

The trade has intensified its calls for the Government to cut red tape for pubs after ministers accused Labour of continually failing on its...

Small Business Minister vows to help cut red tape for pubs

14-Aug-2001

Newly-appointed Small Business Minister Nigel Griffiths has pledged to champion measures to cut red tape for pub businesses, following a meeting with...

Election 2001

31-May-2001

What do the main contenders have in store for the trade?Labour Conservative Liberal DemocratThe Red Tape Group give their perspective on the Election...

Gales upbeat despite red tape and duty

16-May-2001

Red tape, beer duty, foot-and-mouth and flooding have not dampened George Gale & Co's hopes of expanding.The Hampshire brewer is on the lookout...

Red Tape Group targets election candidates

09-May-2001

The trade's Red Tape Group, which is fighting for an end to excessive regulation, is to write to all the candidates standing in the forthcoming...