29/06/2026
Let’s see how it all goes…
Right, it looks like the "King of the North" is edging even closer to taking the top spot at Number 10! 🚪
So I’ve been reading up on the fine print of what Andy Burnham is promising us in hospitality if he manages to take over as Prime Minister! 📖🤓
He’s talking a big game!
Here is what he has publicly pledged to do for our sector:
🔴 Slash VAT for hospitality from 20% down to 10% to bring us in line with Europe. (Hallelujah!)
🔴 Wipe out business rates entirely for small independent venues. (Yes, please!).
🔴 Give a further 20% cut in rates for pubs and music venues. (Sign me up!)
🔴 Review the recent, punishing hike to Employer's National Insurance. (About bloody time!)
It all sounds like a lovely daydream, doesn't it? 💭
If he actually pulls it off, I might even crack a smile for a whole afternoon. 🤨
But we all know how politics works. 🤥
🤷♂️ It’s easy to promise the earth when you're campaigning, but what happens when you actually step through that famous front door?
🤷♂️ Do the small guys get forgotten the second the Treasury bigwigs start whispering in your ear?
🤷♂️ Does a "review" of National Insurance just end with a shrug and a "sorry, we need the cash"?
Andy, I’ve got this list printed out and pinned to my office wall! 📌
If you get the top job, I’m holding you to every 👏 single 👏 word 👏
No excuses, no backtracking, and no political spin! 🔙
You’ve said it. We expect it! 🤨
We will be watching, soon-to-be "Prime Minister" Burnham. Very closely. 🔍
Let me know what you think below…will he keep his word? Or is he going to shaft us like the rest of them? 👇👇👇