up the impact on the economy, looking at the possibility that there is just how your immunity now because of the success of the booster programme. there is the argument that, by imposing restrictions, you just push the problem further out into the spring. but the other side of the argument is, if you are going to take action to try to bring the peak down, to give more time, then you need to act sooner and harder than you would otherwise like to do. that is the view of government advisers. hugh, many thanrs- _ 2a hours to save businesses from a christmas crisis. that's the stark warning from two of the biggest names in the restaurant and pub industry to the government tonight, as cancellations decimate festive takings. hospitality is not the only industry struggling. gyms, hairdressers, theatres and hoteliers have all added their voices to the call for financial support from the chancellor. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to stockport to find out how firms are managing.