Editor’s Viewpoint: A Very Merry Christmas to All!
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News.As I write this on what the trade affectionately calls “Mad Friday”, I’m reminded of my own years in operations…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Time to Spread the Cheer-Despite the Budget!
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. A tweet we put up this week broke records for us in the number of views! Not earth-shattering news,…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: The Budget – When the Medicine is Worse Than The Cure
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Industry leaders have called Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget a “hammer blow” to hospitality, and they are absolutely right….
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Enough is Enough – The Chancellor Must Stop Taxing Hospitality to Death
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. With just days until Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget, the warnings from our sector have reached fever pitch….
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Editor’s Viewpoint : Finally, A Voice That Gets It
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. It was outside Parliament, at a “pots and pans” demonstration a couple of years back, that I first encountered…
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Editot’s Viewpoint: Halloween – A Welcome Boost in the Dead Zone
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Today marks one of the on-trade’s most commercially significant event days: Halloween. What was once (back in my day)…
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Editot’s Viewpoint: Good News! As MPs Rally to Support Pubs!
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Firstly, I want to thank all those who have commented on our 25th anniversary. We have received some wonderful…
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Editor’s Comment: Insolvencies Fall But Concerns Remain
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Some more positive news to share – hospitality insolvencies have fallen, and we really could do with some good…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Licensing Reform – A Toast Half-Empty?
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The government’s announcement of a comprehensive review into licensing laws should be cause for celebration. After all, any reform…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Five Months of Rising Prices – A Perfect Storm Brewing for Hospitality
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. As we approach what should be one of the most lucrative trading periods of the year, the sector faces…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: The Warning Signs Were There All Along
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The news that 111,000 hospitality jobs will be lost by November’s Budget should come as no surprise to anyone…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: A Welcome Relief, But More Work Remains
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Sometimes in this industry, we need to pause and acknowledge when something genuinely positive happens, particularly in light of…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Time for Change
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. To quote a well-known phrase, we live in interesting times. As I type this, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Fiddling While the Sector Burns
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The numbers don’t lie, and they paint a devastating picture of an industry in free fall. This week’s revelation…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Finally, Some Good News!
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. What a refreshing change it is to lead this week’s CLH News with unequivocally positive news! The staycation phenomenon—and…
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