Eat Out to Help Out.

You might be right merlotgran about "specials" being put together on Mon/Tues/Weds because it must be so difficult for eateries to gauge how much to order in at the moment. Food being perishable, you either over order and have to throw a lot away or under order and run out.

I've been in the trade, Ellianne so I know all the tricks and when you are desperate for every penny there are plenty to choose from.

I'd have been thrilled to bits if it had been a blanket discount across the whole week.

Well, it's good for the tourist eateries because the visitors will dine out when they arrive at the beginning of the week and be too stuffed to eat any more on Thurs/Fri., leaving those days for the serious diners!
I know nothing about the catering industry merlotgran except to say my Waitrose doesn't have much on a Monday!

We did for the first time since lockdown have a cream tea in the garden of a little tea room while visiting Lynton in Devon the other day.

It was great and we both felt better for plucking up the courage to go in. After all, we all cannot stay locked down indefinitely, and we have to at least make an attempt to get life back to something resembling normal in as much as is possible.

Will Thursdays be quiet ?

I wouldn't feel safe despite distancing. A lot of potential handling of food, crockery etc. by staff who can't be washing their hands all the time.

I think that a potential bomb has been thrown into the ring in the form of the report of the Covid aerosol. Now thought to be much wider spread than initially reported, particularly in enclosed spaces like restaurants.

Evidence of this has come from a Chinese restaurant and the widespread level of infection.

I thought I heard that it applied to take awats too. We had a take away last night that cost £20.

I don't think it can be used for takeaways or alcohol.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/07/chancellor-announces-50--off-meal-discounts-in-august/

More money for Wetherspoons - they’ve already had millions off the taxpayer.

Whatever the problems the government is right in trying to get Britain's economy working again. The longer people are furloughed the more likely it becomes that they will never return to their employment.

The whole of the United Kingdom and the world faces a deep recession or even an economic depression to the extent not seen since the late nineteen twenties and thirties. In that, those of us who are able should do all we can to try and avoid that situation coming about by spending what we can afford to spend.

The alternative is to witness upheaval and political disorder to the extent of the nineteen-thirties and we all know what that situation brought about.

In this matter, the government is absolutely correct.

In what way? What Sunak has done is tokenistic. £1000 won't encourage anybody to retain workers. It will go to businesses which would have retained staff anyway.

I agree Grandad1943. The Spanish are eating out! It’s time for those in the U.K. to do similar. The economy needs punters! So many ‘glass half empty’ posters on here.
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growstuff

In what way? What Sunak has done is tokenistic. £1000 won't encourage anybody to retain workers. It will go to businesses which would have retained staff anyway.

What Sunak is doing is to create an environment in which people will spend. It is without a doubt little more economically than a gesture, but it is an important gesture in the message that it sends.

It will be for the population of this country and others to pick up on those gestures and spend to avoid economic disaster, and that will be to the great benefit of all.

Urmstongran

I agree Grandad1943. The Spanish are eating out! It’s time for those in the U.K. to do similar. The economy needs punters! So many ‘glass half empty’ posters on here.
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Nope, not in my case. I'm not half glass full. In fact, I do remarkably well to stay smiling. It's a token and will do nothing except keep a few half-cut pensioners happy.

I’m not going into a restaurant until the aerosol issue is sorted out.

Getting £10 off isn’t worth anyone’s health.

Grandad1943

growstuff

In what way? What Sunak has done is tokenistic. £1000 won't encourage anybody to retain workers. It will go to businesses which would have retained staff anyway.

What Sunak is doing is to create an environment in which people will spend. It is without a doubt little more economically than a gesture, but it is an important gesture in the message that it sends.

It will be for the population of this country and others to pick up on those gestures and spend to avoid economic disaster, and that will be to the great benefit of all.

No, it won't. Try reading up what some of the serious economists are saying. Johnson was prattling in about a New Deal. This falls woefully short. All it will do is put a few pounds into the owners of places like Weatherspoons.

In Spain eating al fresco is normal. Aerosol is dissipated in fresh air but not in confined spaces.
Given the weather in the U.K. it is very hit and miss particularly evenings when it can get very drafty.

The thrust of Sunak measures is right, but he woefully lacks ambition and imagination.

Much, much more is needed to kick start our rconomy and we haven’t seen the worst of it yet.

Same as you NotTooOld.

I used to got to a well known coffee shop to sit in before lockdown but seem to have got out the habit and don’t think I’ll be sitting in again when it does open to sit in. It’s funny how habits I created I don’t think I will re do.

I seem to just food shop and petrol, I’ve been getting a decent coffee at the petrol garage when getting fuel.

More than happy to go somewhere remote and cycle now we can travel,

Rosalyn69

I think I’d be prepared to give it a go.

Me too, in good local places that we know well.Any money off is a bonus isn’t it, and customers will be much needed on Mondays to Wednesdays by the owners.?

I'm concerned that we are going back to a service based economy when there is the opportunity to encourage manufacturing. We need to be less reliant on imports.

kittylester

I'm concerned that we are going back to a service based economy when there is the opportunity to encourage manufacturing. We need to be less reliant on imports.

I agree

growstuff in regard to your post @08:12 today, Weatherspoons and other similar large chain pub-restuarants employ a large amount of people. That work may not be top employment but it is never the less work for very many.

It is for those who wish to detract from what this government is trying to carry out to come forward with alternative proposals that we can all judge upon.

This is the most socialist government in terms of spending that Britain has possessed since the Labour Party government of 1945.