All Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars articles
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Analysis & InsightBusiness rates: ‘Hospitality needs to be treated fairly and as one’
The launch of a review into business rates has been welcomed by the hospitality sector but operators urge the government to put in place a fair system that works for everyone.
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NewsUrban Pubs & Bars and St Austell double up at the Publican awards
William Lees-Jones, boss of Manchester brewer and pub company JW Lees was named Business Leaders of the Year for his performance in driving record results while also campaigning on the industry’s behalf about government taxation
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Analysis & InsightDoes there need to be a rethink in how the hospitality sector lobbies the government?
Successively damaging budgets have left some operators calling for an alternative approach to how the sector and its trade representatives engage with government
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InterviewsCheshire Cat Pubs: ‘The government must think we’re completely stupid’
Co-founder Tim Bird says the way pub business rates are calculated amounts to a ‘success tax’ that leaves operators in a spiral of chasing revenue to pay for higher bills