IT ALL ENDS IN TIERS
After 8 months of sacrifice, families torn apart, millions of jobs hanging by a thread ... Government still has no proper plan, no proper test and trace and no proper support for workers. And so...
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LANDLADY Jeanette Murray fears for herself and staff at her Liverpool pub as tough restrictions are imposed on the city for at least four weeks.
Businesses in the city, believed to have Europe’s third-highest Covid-19 hospital admission rate, fear the curbs could continue into the New Year.
John Hughes of Liverpool Pubwatch said: “I can see the fear in people’s eyes. We need financial support. And it’s not just the pubs, it’s the economy that goes alongside it – the taxi drivers, hairdressers, nail bars, clothes shops.”
Staff and customers in the city’s pubs fell silent as they watched Boris Johnson’s announcement.
Jeanette, 58, who runs The Saddle Inn in the city centre, said: “I worry we won’t survive if this goes on for six months. I feel as though pubs are being picked on. We’ve done everything we were asked – hand sanitisers, track and trace, masks, table service. What more are we supposed to do?”
Customer Dave Harwood, 74, said: “I can’t see why they’re leaving restaurants open but not the pubs.” Steve Etherington, 45, said: “This is a joke.”
Tom McGiveron, 58, backed the temporary closure of the city’s pubs and clubs to fight the virus, saying: “Some people have been going wild. They think they’re not going to catch it but they can.” Bear Hudson, 45, also supported the measures, saying: “It has to be done.”