Booze battles: how the pub became the focus for pandemic Britain’s culture wars

10 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian

Coronavirus outbreak Pubs are the most inclusive of all possible spaces. So how did they suddenly become more contentious than a vegan sausage roll?

Electric bike and scooter sales boom spurs Halford back to growth

8 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian

Halfords Sales more than triple on e-bikes and scooters as commuters steer clear of public transport amid Covid-19 crisis

From cool beans to has-beens? The Covid threat to Britain's coffee shops

4 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian

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This will be my third recession. Do I feel any better prepared? | Coco Khan

4 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian

Recently I found myself binge-watching Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. Those first episodes are pre-2008, so often a very ordinary person will casually tell Gordon, “I’m in $1m of debt, chef” – a reminder of irresponsible lenders and the economic chaos that was just...

Homes for sale (and to rent) in converted pubs – in pictures

4 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian

From Bond creator Ian Fleming’s village local to a luxury home in the centre of London St Margaret’s at Cliffe, KentJames Bond creator and local resident Ian Fleming was once a regular visitor to the Red Lion pub and it gets a mention in his 1959 novel Goldfinger. He...