Greater Manchester's nightlife chief sets out how to save the sector
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGreater Manchester's nightlife chief has blasted the government's 'arrogant ignorance' as he set out urgent proposals to save the sector.Sacha Lord has warned that the country's £70bn night time economy will 'perish' under the current conditions, which he labelled an 'existential threat' to the industry.The Night Time Industries Association, of which he is a board member, says nearly half (45 per cent) of nightlife businesses it surveyed will make more than 60 per cent of their workforce redundant 'imminently' as a result of the current restrictions and the Chancellor's winter economy plan, which Mr Lord says is 'of little use' to the sector.“The current situation is an existential threat to the night time economy," he said."With safety as.
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