Finally received a written response from a Govt Treasury Minister - first one so far - about VAT rates for UK hospitality businesses. It is so patronising and clueless, I don't even know where to start.
But if you care about small independent restaurants, cafes, bars and hotels in your area staying open, please join
@UKHofficial's
#VATsTheProblem campaign - backed by leading chefs. Write to your own MP leading up to the Budget on 28th October.
3 or 4 establishments are closing every single day, that's a lot of people out of work!