Editor’s Viewpoint: Good News — And Goodness, Don’t We Need It
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News Let’s be honest — we could all do with a dose of good news right now. So it is…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Barking at the Moon: Has Hospitality Become Invisible to This Government?
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News Do you ever feel like you are barking at the moon? Welcome to my world. And I suspect, reading…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Entrepreneurial Spirit Must Never Be Talked Down
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News When a government adviser suggests that we may not need any more restaurants, which has been described as “ill-advised”…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Thank Goodness for Sports Tournaments
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News If ever we needed a reminder of the vital role the great British pub plays in national life, the…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: The Holiday Tax – A Tax Too Far
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News The debate regarding the plight of hospitality and business rates has been the subject of contentious national debate for…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: We Live in Interesting Times…
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. There is an old saying, often described as a blessing or a curse depending on your outlook: “May you…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. As I said on social media when the news broke, this government has managed the remarkable feat of snatching…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: A Glimmer of Hope in Challenging Times
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. In these undeniably dark times for hospitality, when we seem to report on pub closures and business pressures with…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Pubs Relief Welcome, But Unfair to Rest of the Sector
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. The Chancellor’s confirmation that pubs will receive additional short-term business rates relief is welcome news, and it represents a…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: A Pyrrhic Victory?
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. So, the government is set to U-turn on its catastrophic business rates policy for pubs. About time, some might…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: A New Year, Old Challenges, and a Call for Change
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. Happy New Year to all our readers. As we step into 2026, I begin with some well-deserved congratulations to…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Staycation Cheer Amid the Gloom
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. I hope this Boxing Day finds you well-rested after what I trust was a very Merry Christmas, and despite…
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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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