Publicans say tier 3 restrictions aren’t backed up by evidence and will wreck their businesses
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Following the government’s announcement on Monday afternoon that pubs in Liverpool will close in two days’ time, owners were scrambling to figure out how they would survive the next few months and save jobs.
An option being considered by some was takeout and delivery services. But Simon Vanderbelt, who runs the Little Taproom micropub in the south of the city, said his business would still go under if the lockdown lasted beyond winter.
