New comedy is being killed - by the crisis facing hospitality venues The "next generation of comedy voices" will struggle to break through without more funding and incentives, according to the BBC.

New comedy talent isn’t failing — it’s being squeezed out. Because pubs and small venues are struggling, the pipeline for future stars is collapsing.
#Comedy #HospitalityCrisis #UKPolitics #ArtsFunding
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Help for pubs with high business rates will not solve the problem The government has blinked and is offering hospitality firms something to help them survive.

The government has blinked on pub business rates — but this is containment, not reform. Low WAGES are killing demand across the High Street.
#Pubs, #BusinessRates, #HospitalityCrisis, #HighStreet, #UKPolitics #PoliticsLive #PMQs
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Pubs face fresh blow as Rachel Reeves plots £400 million alcohol tax rise Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to increase tax on pints, spirits and wine by inflation-busting 3.66 per cent from February

UK pubs face a fresh blow as Chancellor Rachel Reeves plots a £400 m alcohol duty rise, adding pressure on businesses already hit by rising costs and closures. 🍺📉

#UKPubs #RachelReeves #AlcoholTax #HospitalityCrisis #PubClosures #BusinessRates #CostOfLiving

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Pub bosses sign up to bar Labour MPs in protest against tax rises Labour MPs are being barred from UK pubs in a protest against tax rises that landlords say will cripple them.

While ministers talk about “support”, pubs across the UK are preparing for tax bills they say they cannot pay. That’s why Labour MPs are now being barred from hundreds of venues.
#Pubs #BusinessRates #HospitalityCrisis #UKPolitics
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Pub bosses sign up to bar Labour MPs in protest against tax rises Labour MPs are being barred from UK pubs in a protest against tax rises that landlords say will cripple them.

Thinking about heading to the pub this evening? More than 250 pubs are now barring Labour MPs in protest at tax rises they say are unpayable.
#Pubs #BusinessRates #HospitalityCrisis #UKPolitics
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Pub bosses sign up to bar Labour MPs in protest against tax rises Labour MPs are being barred from UK pubs in a protest against tax rises that landlords say will cripple them.

More than 250 pubs are barring Labour MPs in protest at tax rises landlords say are unpayable — while ministers insist pubs are being “supported”.
#Pubs #BusinessRates #Labour #HospitalityCrisis #UKPolitics
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Business rate rise belies Labour's claim to be supporting UK pubs They say one thing - and they do another.

Labour says it is supporting UK pubs — but business rates are set to rocket while real relief is stripped away. Landlords warn closures are inevitable.
#UKPolitics #Pubs #BusinessRates #HospitalityCrisis #Labour
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Lib Dems echo #TaxedOut call: cut VAT and save UK hospitality It looks like someone has been listening to the publicans, café owners and restaurateurs who’ve been shouting for months about being #TaxedOut of existence.

The Lib Dems are finally echoing what #TaxedOut pubs and cafés have been shouting for months: cut VAT and save hospitality.
#LibDems #HospitalityCrisis #RachelReeves #VAT
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Why Are So Many Vegan Restaurants Closing? Restaurants across the country are struggling, and beloved vegan institutions seem to be falling one by one. What’s going on? And can they be saved? We spoke with plant-based restaurateurs from across...

A perfect storm of pandemic fallout, high costs, rising crime, and market saturation is shuttering vegan restaurants. Survival requires community support and adaptive business models. Check in on your favorite local vegan restaurant. #VeganRestaurants #HospitalityCrisis #SupportLocal

UK pub closures hit eight a week as tax squeeze bites Pubs are closing at a rate of eight a week. Sky News data shows 209 vanished in six months as tax hikes, rates and costs cripple hospitality.

Pubs are closing at 8 a week. 209 gone in 6 months. Costs up, support cut, VAT still punishing. #TaxedOut shows the crisis is policy-driven — not accidental.
#UKPubs #HospitalityCrisis
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Is the Small Business Plan Quietly Killing Hospitality? The Government’s new Small Business Plan ignores hospitality. Is it ignorance, stupidity—or a design to wipe out pubs, cafés, & local culture?

On your way to the pub? Enjoy it—while it lasts.
The UK’s Small Business Plan might be the death knell for hospitality. #PubCulture #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical #HospitalityCrisis
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Is the Small Business Plan Quietly Killing Hospitality? The Government’s new Small Business Plan ignores hospitality. Is it ignorance, stupidity—or a design to wipe out pubs, cafés, & local culture?

Is the Govt’s Small Business Plan helping anyone but big chains? UK hospitality is being bled dry. If this isn’t by design, it’s sheer stupidity. #SaveOurPubs #UKpolitics #HospitalityCrisis #VoxPolitical
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Noise Isn’t Killing Pubs — The Economy Is Planning reforms won’t save pubs if no one can afford to go. Red tape isn’t the real problem behind the UK’s shrinking night-time economy.

Heading home instead of the pub tonight? So are millions. The government's planning reforms won’t fix what’s really hurting hospitality.
#HospitalityCrisis #PubDecline #CostOfLiving #UKPubs
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Noise Isn’t Killing Pubs — The Economy Is Planning reforms won’t save pubs if no one can afford to go. Red tape isn’t the real problem behind the UK’s shrinking night-time economy.

Pubs aren’t dying because of noise complaints. They're dying because no one can afford to go out. Planning reforms won’t save an empty bar.
#PubClosure #UKEconomy #HospitalityCrisis #NightTimeEconomy
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It’s late. Your local’s quiet. Bills are rising, wages aren't. The rich are running the show. This video asks: what if we rebuilt Britain from the bottom up?
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/SWX1DmxvPuE
#CostOfLivingCrisis #UKPolitics #HospitalityCrisis #Inequality #TaxJustice

Who Pays for Britain Now? Shrinking Tax Base, Rising Inequality As the UK tax base shrinks, the rich pay more—and gain more power. What if the answer isn’t taxing harder, but building from the bottom up?

As Britain's tax base shrinks, the rich pay more—and gain more power. Can we flip the system before it flips democracy? #UKPolitics #Inequality #TaxJustice #CostOfLiving #HospitalityCrisis
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Takeaway from Zaytoon.

Taking the easy way out here. #hospitalitycrisis

Learn from the Best: How Brexit Transformed Luxury Hospitality Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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If you debate immigration, you need to listen to the
Savoy's MD Franck Arnold on how Brexit has put the hospitality industry at risk.

#BrexitEffect #LondonHospitality #ImmigrationDebate #HospitalityCrisis #SavoyInsider

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