The new tier system will “close or severely incapacitate pubs in the 99% of the country that will be in Tiers 2 and 3”. This, despite the lack of evidence to suggest the virus is spreading in hospitality venues, writes the IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon.

In an article for CapX, Chris questions why the government is following advice from SAGE “who are intent on making pubs the scapegoat for the transmission of a virus that continues to be mostly spread in the home, in hospitals and in nursing homes.”

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