The decision not to allow remaining pubs to reopen has been condemned as unfairThe decision not to reopen pubs after months of lockdown is “terribly unfair” and “doesn’t become any kind of a respectable government”, an industry group has said. Publicans have called for a substantial financial support package after the government yesterday decided that pubs which do not serve food would not be allowed to reopen next week as planned. A review of the decision will take place in three weeks, meaning pubs will not open until August 31 at the earliest. On the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), the cabinet decided against moving to phase four of the reopening of society, which would have allowed pubs to reopen and permitted 500 people to attend outdoor events. The government said the reopening of

Source: The Times August 04, 2020 22:52 UTC