On BBC 1 this morning, Rupert Clevely, owner of a 12 pub chain in London, does worry about the cost of new pandemic measures, but twice praises the Chancellor for all he’s done for him.
There are no accusations levelled at the PM, no talk of ruin and closure.
BBC Scotland never find that kind of guy. They find this kind of guy:
Who are his two friends? I’ve seen them before.
He prefers not to thank the FM for all she’s done. This is more his style:
According to Alan Ferrier:
Stephen Montgomery, voluntary and unpaid spokesman of the self-styled “Scottish Hospitality Group” (SHG), formed as a small WhatsApp group a year ago. Their members employ about 6,000 people out of a total 90,000.
https://twitter.com/alanferrier/status/1452697892737720332
BBC Scotland choose him:
Are there no Stephen Montgomery-types in England for BBC 1 to interview. You bet there are but they’re not wanted.
Talking-up Scotland 
ABC (BBC Scotland)
Only fetch their attack dogs from
The Mad Dog Hotel
Why
Because only Mad Dogs bite the hand that feeds it
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BBC Scotland, now there’s Scotland’s shame Mr Montgomery.
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We could say that, but BBC is English controlled and English HQ’d really, like 99% of the so called media, so it’s England’s shame in, or perhaps forced on Scotland.
‘Scotland’s shame’ can be attributed to the many BritNats, politicians taking from the public purse, who dance to the tune of their English masters in London.
This is well worth a read, Andrew Tickell has the measure of things.
Sleekit comes to mind, it’s a good word for the BritNats in Holyrood working against their own country, to the detriment of the people. Hell mend ’em.
https://andrewtickell.co.uk/2021/12/19/you-rode-in-on-this-tiger/
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ArtyHetty
All correct
Go and search how Poland once free from The Soviet Union
Treated their traitorous media
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O/T – a detail just published by the House of Commons Library on the scale of individual insolvencies.
(https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN02885/SN02885.pdf )
In England and Wales the Q3 2021 level of individual insolvencies is 32.5% higher than the level in Q3 2020.
In Scotland the level of these insolvencies in Q3 2021 was just 8% higher than a year before.
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How much support will businesses actually receive?
The information is readily available on the Scottish government website.
http://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-december-and-january-business-support-top-up-hospitality-information-for-businesses/
“The December and January Business Support Top Up – Hospitality is a Scottish Government fund administered by local authorities.
What you can get
The grant is a one-off payment at the rate of:
£4,500 for premises which have a rateable value of up to and including £51,000, or
£6,800 for premises have a rateable value of £51,001 or above”
A bit more digging is required on the UK government’s website to find out how much businesses in England will receive.
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/1-billion-in-support-for-businesses-most-impacted-by-omicron-across-the-uk
“Recognising that the rise of the Omicron variant means some businesses are likely to struggle over the coming weeks, the government is providing one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises for businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in England.”
Not so detailed.
However, there is a link at the end of the article to published factsheets…
http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-economic-support-package
The factsheet says there will be one-off grants of
£2700 for premises with a rateable value from £0-£15k
£4000 for premises with a rateable value
from £15k-£51k
and
£6000 for premises with a rateable over £51k
While there will be other support for businesses in Scotland and England, on this measure Scotland’s one-off grant is more generous.
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Hard to know whether to laugh or cry at the boot licking, yes master whatever you say masterrrrr…slurp slurp.
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