| Comment | "punishment"
Nobody's being "punished". Frankly I'm getting sick of hearing this claim on the news every day.
Absolutely 100% YES. Pubs, restaurants, any businesses affected by lockdown measures need financial support to stay afloat. I'm fully behind this. Energy needs to be focused on getting this done, on lobbying for this. It's outrageous that businesses are being all but forced to close, but not offered full financial support. Furlough funding should have been guaranteed into the medium term by the UK govt much sooner. I agree with *all* of this.
But, jesus. Pubs aren't being "collectively punished". There was one woman on Radio Scotland the other morning saying pub owners were being "persecuted". Give me strength.
This virus spreads in situations where people are in close proximity with one another over extended periods of time. This includes pubs and restaurants. It's not a surprise that these businesses in particular cannot remain fully open in a normal way if we want to reduce transmission. |
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