‘Quite opinionated ‘ about hospitality & retail 🤩 Ex Founder & MD of Yummy Pub Co.’ now leading 👉Raw Ambition👈
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Tim Foster retweeted
As Reeves jets off to battle shrimp cocktail and sip champagne at Davos, she mustn’t leave hardworking pubs and hospitality businesses in the lurch.
They’ve waited 55 days since her disastrous budget — they shouldn’t have to wait any longer.
It’s time for a U-turn.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01…
Tim Foster retweeted
✅ 18,000 jobs were created in the hospitality sector in the nine months before the General Election.
❌ Since Labour came to power, 111,000 jobs have been lost...
It’s very sad but not surprise.
Labour have increased the cost of hiring a worker by £1,000.
The comments in this post illustrate just how the people who don’t run pubs, or involved in anyway, simply don’t understand them.
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Tim Foster retweeted
What I will never understand is why there isn’t a mechanism in place to remove a government (any government) if they repeatedly & obviously lied to gain power - & do the exact opposite of what got them elected? No business or other section of society would tolerate it. Each day a new betrayal of British people & our way of life. Economic growth & particularly the high st is being ruined. Small businesses are systematically being destroyed
Tim Foster retweeted
The average publican makes around 12-20p profit per pint.
Pubs are one big tax collection service in the eyes of The Treasury.
It’s time this age old trade is supported instead of being targeted by clueless politicians.
The Government takes TEN times what the publican does.
Tim Foster retweeted
Hey @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer @RachelReevesMP …
Remember when you posted this all over social media ?… I do.
LIARS
licensing, opening hours and wider efforts to reduce red tape
Still utterly clueless
This felt inevitable from day after the budget tbh - and follows big lobbying campaign by pubs industry and real concern among Labour MPs, many of them subsequently barred from their local 👇
theguardian.com/business/202…
Tim Foster retweeted
Another.
This is now happening every day in every town/city across the UK.
This was a family run business, local produce, local jobs.
@Keir_Starmer how can you sit by and allow your Chancellor to do this?
Tim Foster retweeted
What farmers think of @RachelReevesMP budget …….
@agricontract @loosecollie @wheat_daddy @TheFarmingForum
Tim Foster retweeted
What would you ask Chancellor Rachel Reeves about the Budget?
She will be on #BBCBreakfast on Thursday.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8vz032…
Tim Foster retweeted
This is such a poor, false, outdated take on a set of proposals - almost as if noone commenting or writing the article had read them. This is not about removing protections. It is about reducing costs and balancing interests - clearly needed theguardian.com/business/202…
Time to make these guys accountable for answering questions put to them, not spinning plates as they keep doing;
Q. “Why, why would you even bother to open a new business in this environment as an independent?”
A. “You wouldn’t until things change”
'One of the things that a lot of hospitality venues say to me is that there's too much bureaucracy'
Treasury minister James Murray told #BBCBreakfast about changes to licensing rules to make it easier to open new bars in disused shops, as well as promote outdoor drinking, al fresco dining and live performances
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye…
Or wanting to graft to learn & then start their own thing….this is not just short term failure showing through, this is generational failure
A red flag for the entire economy - a slow down in recruitment for seasonal roles on top of a drop in overall recruitment. Fewer opportunities for young people starting out and gaining valuable experience
thetimes.com/business-money/…
