AINTREE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING FRIDAY
Some five or six weeks ago BC (before Cheltenham), some overpaid, underthinking Socialist adviser to Rachel Reeves, thought it would be clever to badmouth an industry in its entirety, in favour of her own.
She was apparently Labour’s entrepreneurship tsar (such a good word for those whom the people deem unnecessary), and she said that Britain does not “need any more restaurants”. Alex Depledge, a tech entrepreneur who was appointed by Rachel Reeves last year, said the Government’s focus should be on “growth” sectors like tech rather than hospitality and retail. This is from someone who loves to go out every Thursday night with her husband on a “Date night”, so that her psyche and mental well-being remain normal. They probably like going to the latest restaurants too…
Doctors want more time off, and Nurses want time to be with their families. Policemen and Ambulance drivers aren't that keen on weekends, and many people aren’t that keen on working at all. However, the coffee shops remain full, the restaurants keep trying to survive, and the pubs keep trying to pay their bills - and they’re all open when everyone else wants to relax. They’re open mostly because young, often gregarious people are happy to help, despite being constantly told it is a job for “other people.”
Few busy restaurants employ less than 50 people, and a country pub could be taking as much as £10k a week with food. Many employ young, smart, personable, keen people to manage operations, which means that you can often find a 25-year-old, regardless of sex, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, managing a million-pound-a-year business and looking after 50-plus staff.
No, you’re right, Alex. We only want tech entrepreneurs who can deliver real growth to this country, employ artificial intelligence to lower the need for people, and then distribute their wealth to their local community by going out on Date Nights with their husbands… where?
Sometimes I almost see the point of bolshinstvo.
Support your local pub or restaurant at least once this coming fortnight - it really would cheer them up - and you’d feel better too.
Talking of being hung out to dry, here are my tips for Day 2 of Aintree
