that in central london, so particularly acute in central london. if it carries on, we estimate hospitality could lose £3 £4 billion this december. the criticism that s been levelled at the government is that this is a lockdown in everything but name. is that fair? there is a disconnect between the political policy, the economic reality, and it s caused by consumer confidence which has just crashed. people are literally staying away in their droves, and that s where it s slipping on a daily basis. this has happened rapidly, and we need urgent support put in place to compensate these businesses as if it was a lockdown. we need to get the economic reality, the political policy aligned. you have been in meetings with government ministers on behalf of hospitality firms. what do they tell you about whether there will be support forthcoming? they are in listening mode at the moment. we have had discussions with the treasury ministers, chancellor, business secretary on a daily basis, to keep
to he about what kind of party they want to be. margaret thatcher was a small state deregulating prime minister, and a state deregulating prime minister, and a lot state deregulating prime minister, and a lot of people still in the conservative party idealise that as a sort conservative party idealise that as a sort of conservative party idealise that as a sort of ideological vision of conservatism. but actually, overthe conservatives s 200 year history as the most conservatives s 200 year history as the most successful political party of the the most successful political party of the world, most times they ve not been the of the world, most times they ve not been the ideological winners, they ve been the ideological winners, they ve been fair weather friends of political they ve been fair weather friends of political trends and done what is needed political trends and done what is needed to hold onto power. and at the moment, what s needed is to hold onto that t
sunak had something cooler. cutting the price for champagne and beer, raising it to the poor and madeira casilla i think he talked in advance about having a sprite and a twix, so maybe tom can tell us if they went ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and largely ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and largely confusing - ahead. we in the uk have had a long irrational and largely confusing tax . irrational and largely confusing tax system for alcohol whereby cider, you system for alcohol whereby cider, y°u pay system for alcohol whereby cider, you pay very low duties per alcohol unit, but certain ones you pay very high duties per unit of alcohol. and because of the freedom of brexit, one of the rare upsides of brexit, rishi sunak has been able to come up with quite a cumbrian sieve can stomach form of alcohol duties which is enabling him to do this, saying the biggest cut the fruit cider in a generation. but
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