I’m currently travelling from London to Scotland on an LNER train. They do not accept cash payments for food and drink. This sort of thing is happening more frequently. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

Wow, thanks Santander, put the boot into pubs when they're struggling. How about you reduce interest rates then, if you're so concerned about people's freedom. Unbelievable! #ukpubs

What evidence?

A reduction in VAT is the one single mechanism that can save Hospitality, save businesses and save jobs.

Employment and Investment Minister Tom Arthur visited Mathers Bar to discuss measures included in the Scottish Pubs Code, partially coming into force today. The Scottish Pubs Code aims to level the playing field for pub tenants and pub owners. 🎥 Find out more.

McIlvanney was the best - but compare this to what you get watching the racing these days

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Man of the people…. not! John Swinney

As I warned at the weekend …the outlook for Scotland’s pubs, bars and hospitality venues is ‘brutal’ 😡with a shocking 70% of respondents now in serious decline or facing closure 😱The Labour Party Scottish Government Keir Starmer Rachel Reeves John Swinney Kate Forbes MSP Mike Graham 🇬🇧

“People should be able to go about their daily lives without such infringements.” Does Swinney forget he introduced Covid passports? Entry to football games and nightclubs was denied if you hadn’t had two vaccine shots, the process later deemed to have broken data protection law.

Edinburgh residents are enjoying #DoorsOpenDay this weekend, but thanks to the incompetence & corruption of Edinburgh Council The City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Greens Councillors, it's #DoorsCLosedDay for this once-prestigious piece of local heritage.

Pub closed today like every Tuesday. It’s killing us. Trading reality. Open lose money, close Tuesdays & prevent that. Landlord spent 11 hours working for zero pay reconciling VAT return for Rachel Reeves’ unfair tax collecting from hospitality. The Working man here is working as

If tax rises are coming it is imperative that they don't hit hospitality workers and businesses - we are already bearing a disproportionate burden, and half are operating at or below break even as a result. Dire consequences for jobs and growth #TaxedOut

SOUND ON 🎧 This radio commentary from Alasdair Lamont!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BBCFootball

This week hundreds of Scottish pubs seen unsustainable business rates increases - some by 3x current rates. They’ll simply close the doors after recent NI/wage hikes. Completely unsustainable. Scottish Government needs to step in fast and help.

🚨 NEW: Over 250 pubs, restaurants and hotels have now banned all Labour MPs from their premises in protest of the new business tax rates

Heartwarming from the Crown Tavern in Burntisland ❤️

Please watch and share my short presentation about the ludicrous proposal by the Scottish Government to open a safe consumption centre in Edinburgh's Old Town. Thanks to Annemarie Ward 💜 for her valued contribution.

The SNP have done nothing for the Scottish pub trade, especially post covid. The last lot of business rates money - tens of millions - wasn’t passed on to tenants/operators and was effectively diverted from the industry.