I just finished Jimi's latest book, Picky over the weekend. I miss his writing and I would love to see him back in the nationals just to read his prose regularly. On the skilled chefs status, I would be very interested to know if, where and how this would impact the hospitality sector in the UK now. From my memories of over 10 years ago, this would disproportionately affect London vs the regions, but I don't know if that is still true.
It's 'Island of Strangers' Starmer pandering to the Reform audience again. Instead of finding a solution to the small boats situation, he's gone for an easy win to try and reduce immigration stats. It's so short-sighted. The government's continuing obstinate refusal to take the hospitality crisis seriously is mind-bending and only makes any sense in the context of a mad conspiracy theory e.g. larger more efficient operators will make more money and therefore generate more tax revenue than flaky independents so let's allow more and more sites to fall into the hands of groups and chains. Whether it's intentional or not, that is certainly what's happening in Brighton, and I expect elsewhere in the country too.
I’m heading to Sicily in a couple of weeks. Palermo and Menfi. Any links would be appreciated. I’ll go back and read the rest now.
I just finished Jimi's latest book, Picky over the weekend. I miss his writing and I would love to see him back in the nationals just to read his prose regularly. On the skilled chefs status, I would be very interested to know if, where and how this would impact the hospitality sector in the UK now. From my memories of over 10 years ago, this would disproportionately affect London vs the regions, but I don't know if that is still true.
It's 'Island of Strangers' Starmer pandering to the Reform audience again. Instead of finding a solution to the small boats situation, he's gone for an easy win to try and reduce immigration stats. It's so short-sighted. The government's continuing obstinate refusal to take the hospitality crisis seriously is mind-bending and only makes any sense in the context of a mad conspiracy theory e.g. larger more efficient operators will make more money and therefore generate more tax revenue than flaky independents so let's allow more and more sites to fall into the hands of groups and chains. Whether it's intentional or not, that is certainly what's happening in Brighton, and I expect elsewhere in the country too.
I don’t get it either it’s utterly nuts, am ranting at everyone I speak to that I think could inform the decision or amplify our outrage