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Until now I always thought that the prize for the most stupid Coronavirus measure would go to the 10pm curfew – something that endangered public health as well as the economy. But the decision to allow people to form a three-household bubble in order to meet up with family 1/6

....with family at Christmas as long as they don’t do it in a pub or restaurant sets a new level of inanity. Here’s the thing – we already know that people having close contact with others in their own home is a key driver of transmissions whilst a hospitality setting is not. 2/6

It may come as a surprise to Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and his colleagues but not everyone lives in a huge house with plenty of space. Three households gathering in a relatively small space is clearly a high-risk situation – this is likely to be the case in a majority of private homes. 3/6

Conversely meeting in a pub or restaurant with mechanical air changes, a strict cleaning regime, hand sanitisation and other Covid-secure protocols would be immeasurably safer. This is just clear and simple logic supported by strong evidence. 4/6

The sheer spitefulness of some of these decisions lead me to think that there is an underlying agenda within Public Health England and other bodies to permanently damage the hospitality industry. Certainly protecting public health is not served by this. 6/6

Who knows Peter Borg-Neal ? Certainly without any logic whatsoever. The government’s whole approach has been highly damaging to people’s health as well as the economy.

That’s it - all The Lounges The Cosy Club will be closed for the last day of 2020 - our final 36 sites have been given 9hrs notice to close. Ten of thousands of pounds of stock wasted. Matt Hancock was totally blasé about the impact on business & obviously couldn’t give a shit.

Congratulations, Sir Lewis! Lewis Hamilton has been awarded a knighthood in the latest UK Honours list 👏 f1.com/SirLewis

OMG my 4-year-old just put down his Legos and said “People aren’t ready to accept the fact that 2020 was not a singular bad year but the beginning of the bad years as we descend into irreversible ecological and political collapse.”

Great #sherry appreciation from #janemacquitty UK Supermarkets now offering tremendous own-label delights. TescoDrinks Tesco Finest #fino from Antonio Flores Gonzalez Byass UK has to be one of the best Finos around & tremendous value. #sherrylover Sherry Wines Int. #sherryzooms

Fantastic news Alvaro - huge congratulations!

Wow thanks Tom Cambridge Wine 😃 Pepito Camino just reopened, some cracking new sherries. Let me know next time you can make it down.

20,000 pubs are at risk if beer and pub taxes increase at the Budget. Rishi Sunak can still save them. Add your name to the petition asking for support for local pubs and breweries. longlivethelocal.pub/sign #longlivethelocal

Great to see Rishi Sunak supporting pubs and breweries at the Budget. Here's to a Chancellor who understands that pubs and breweries are at the heart of the UK. #longlivethelocal