- December 22, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Nightclubs have warned that dozens of venues across the country will go bust if a “lockdown by stealth” means they are unable to welcome guests as near to normal as possible on New Year’s Eve.
The head of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) said clubs are being “crippled” by the government’s decision to avoid a costly national lockdown in England that would have triggered greater support payments to businesses forced to close.
Uncertainty deepened on Tuesday when the prime minister, Boris Johnson, said he could not “rule out” further measures after Christmas.
“As an industry, we feel we are being sacrificed,” said Michael Kill, chief executive of the NTIA, which represents more than 1,200 independent bars, clubs and live music venues across the country. “If they want us to close, let’s just do it, and put in the support we need. But at the moment we’re are in ‘limbo land’ – they are allowing us to open, but…
