Also, maybe shelve those plans to hike beer duty up for small breweries, eh?

No one can operate with this uncertainty and we will lose big chunks of our fantastic independent beer scene if something doesn't change. (5/5)

The new restrictions have completely knocked the wind out of the industry's sails. Pubs are extremely nervous about buying stock and order levels have gone right down and breweries are reluctant to brew for cask or keg not knowing what's coming. (4/5)

and decreed by people who don't seem to understand the first thing about the industry. Since we reopened post-lockdown, we've ticked over, covered the costs and survived (which is all we were hoping really), over the last few weeks things have picked up and we've been busy(3/5)

has to be a greater long term economic cost than the short term costs of that support. If it is safe for pubs to open - with appropriate measures in place - let them open properly. Not with an uncosted, counterproductive and arbitrary curfew not based on scientific advice(2/5)

Tend to avoid politics on here and just tweet about beer but: if it's not safe for pubs to be open, shut them and provide some support to ensure otherwise viable businesses and jobs aren't lost forever as the loss of a whole sector and ensuing mass unemployment (1/5)