{"id":214715,"date":"2020-10-08T06:14:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T06:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=214715"},"modified":"2020-10-11T07:30:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T07:30:31","slug":"scots-hospitality-bosses-call-new-covid-clampdown-a-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=214715","title":{"rendered":"Scots Hospitality Bosses Call New Covid Clampdown a \u201cCatastrophe\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Introduction \u2013 Oct 7, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h5>I dislike Nicola Sturgeon more than most politicians, and not just because I live in Scotland. She has the unmistakable air of a petty tyrant whose love of power takes precedence over the welfare of those she rules.<\/h5>\n<h5>It is becoming increasingly apparent that powers over and above national governments are dictating the global response to Covid-19. Why else would nations as diametrically opposed as Iran and Israel and as far apart as England and Australia respond as one?<\/h5>\n<h5>Whoever is ultimately calling the shots, Nicola Sturgeon has responded with alacrity. With the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood often imposing measures more quickly and more decisively than Westminster.<\/h5>\n<h5>Scottish independence was the promise that Sturgeon campaigned on to attain power, and that&#8217;s the irony. Because now that she has power she seems more than ready to do the bidding of a hidden, unelected elite\u00a0 who are really dictating the agenda for Covid-19. Ed<\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scottish hospitality bosses label Nicola Sturgeon\u2019s pubs closure and booze ban a &#8216;catastrophe&#8217; that will be the &#8216;final straw&#8217; for hundreds of venues<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicola-Sturgeoni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-214716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicola-Sturgeoni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicola-Sturgeoni.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nicola-Sturgeoni-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>Nicola Sturgeon has banned drinking inside pubs and restaurants from Friday\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>Businesses face 6pm closing time and have been shut in large parts of Scotland<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>UKHospitality says the decision from the SNP&#8217;s leader is a &#8216;total catastrophe&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Luke May \u2013 The Daily Mail Oct 7, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Hospitality bosses have described a decision to stop Scottish pubs and restaurants selling <a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/alcohol\/index.html\"><strong>alcohol<\/strong><\/a> and closing them at 6pm each day as a &#8216;total catastrophe&#8217; that will be the &#8216;final straw,&#8217; for hundreds of venues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/nicola-sturgeon\/index.html\"><strong>Nicola Sturgeon<\/strong><\/a> set out new measures today that she hopes will curb the spread of <a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/coronavirus\/index.html\"><strong>coronavirus<\/strong><\/a> around Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">But experts in the pub industry fear many businesses face closure under the new measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Ms Sturgeon said \u00a340million would be made available for for stricken firms, but the Scottish hospitality industry fears many businesses will go under.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">UKHospitality Executive Director for Scotland Willie Macleod said: &#8216;This is a total catastrophe. Scottish hospitality is already on the brink and is unable to look ahead with any degree of confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;Forced closures will spell the end for many, many venues which have no cash flow and will have exhausted their reserves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">The SNP leader warned politicians in Holyrood today that Covid-19 cases had started to surge among the older population, as she introduced the alcohol ban, which will last for at least 16 days from Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">In five &#8216;hotspot&#8217; areas pubs will be closed altogether apart from takeaways until October 26 and people will be advised against using public transport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Mr Mcleod added: &#8216;Severe restrictions to those businesses not forced to close will amount to a closure for many.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;It is likely to be the final straw for many that were only just hanging on. We are going to see businesses fold and many jobs lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;The First Minister stated that hospitality was by far the most impacted of sectors and we now need urgent confirmation of the details of the support package and how it will be applied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;Without detail, it looks as though the \u00a340m announced by the First Minister will not nearly be sufficient to support the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;Any support to underwrite furlough will have to go far beyond the Job Support Scheme, which seems unlikely to be taken up by many hospitality businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8815735\/Nicola-Sturgeons-pubs-closure-booze-ban-catastrophe.html\">Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why did the media stop talking about Sweden? Because no lockdowns looks like this:<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">by UKILL3R \u2013 Investment Watch Blog Oct 6, 2020<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sweden-decling-coronavirus-death-rate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-214719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sweden-decling-coronavirus-death-rate-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sweden-decling-coronavirus-death-rate-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sweden-decling-coronavirus-death-rate-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sweden-decling-coronavirus-death-rate.jpg 821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Not only that, Sweden never made masks mandatory. They literally never had to wear masks to this day. This \u2018little\u2019 fact is completely suppressed in the news, and now they have the lowest lethality in all of Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentwatchblog.com\/why-did-the-media-stop-talking-about-sweden-because-no-lockdowns-looks-like-this\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of venues will be forced to close. Thousands, maybe tens of thousands will lose their jobs because of Nicola Sturgeon\u2019s renewed Covid clampdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coronavirus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=214715"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214742,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214715\/revisions\/214742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=214715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=214715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=214715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}