Allen Simpson
@allen_m_simpson
CEO, @ukhofficial. Business strategy, economic development, International trade & FDI. Ex London & Partners, London Stock Exchange and Barclays.
Launching our budget campaign. The country needs jobs. Hospitality creates them. But we’re being #TaxedOut. Get involved below👇
Hospitality is the beating heart of our economy and communities, but we’re being #TaxedOut. We are calling on the Gov't to act in the Budget. ✅Lower business rates ✅Fix NICs ✅Cut VAT We’re making our voice heard & we need yours too. Find out more 👉ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe…
South Shields' hospitality industry contributes £40m to the economy and employs over 2000 people. As living costs rise, the Govt must do all it can to support this industry to thrive. That is why I am supporting @UKHofficial #TaxedOut campaign. 📰: shieldsgazette.com/news/opinion/c…
“Our plans were to open a new site, however that money is now going towards keeping the business going”. Last year’s budget turned growth funding back into operating funds. Water into wine. A reverse Wedding at Cana. #TaxedOut
Maurice Abboudi, Director of @K10Restaurant, had plans to open a new site, which would create new jobs and economic growth. Instead, rising costs have forced him to pause those plans and use the money to keep his business going. We need urgent action at the Budget. #TaxedOut
See also: chief operating officer for the EPR scheme which charges hospitality businesses which do not use council recycling schemes for the use of council recycling schemes that they do not use. It’s not a tax though, no.
Martyn's Law is well meaning but will do nothing to keep us safe from terrorism and will place a huge burden on small venues. Looks as though the only beneficiaries will be civil servants.
Lovely. A plate of food is as much culture as anything on a theatre stage.
Wonderful read from @WilliamSitwell about trials and tribulations of navigating red tape. Echo his heartfelt plea “Councils should champion hospitality ventures, congratulate them, put an arm around them & encourage them. Appreciate them as cultural, not criminal, enterprises”
This is lovely. Anyone in Croxley Green or Rickmansworth looking for a cake, try @KitchenCroxley. @gaganmohindra.
The wedding cake 💚
Thank you for the nice feedback. Team #TaxedOut - you can invite your MP to visit with no fear. We’ll make it super easy. Everything you need is at the link below👇 ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe…
What's also fantastic is after you email MP as a business you get a fact sheet from UK Hospitality, details of MP, their interests, facts & figures for your area, really sets you up well for meeting them. The work put in behind the scenes is phenomenal, it's really appreciated.
As our #TaxedOut campaign is in the news again, a reminder from Kate about the bits on the website. ✉️ Auto-send emails for businesses and customers to MPs 🖼️ Posters 📲 Social media tools 🤓 Easy read facts. All here👇 ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe…
Yes, it is all freely available on our website for any grassroots hospitality venue or indeed workers and customers to use - posters, letters you can send with one click and social media cards to use to highlight key messages on #TaxedOut
Doing the Sky sports start of season quiz is not a reason to be off message. #TaxedOut
Team #TaxedOut Why not use our campaign email signature? You can download it from the link below and add it to your signature in your email easily. ukhospitality.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
Complete our @UKHofficial @BIIandBIIAB @beerandpub joint survey 👇 #TaxedOut
2025 has proved to be an incredibly tough year for pubs, our survey aims to capture the essentials required to make your case. 🔗Complete here: l8r.it/ePOx Survey Closes Friday 1st August! @UKHofficial #hospitality #government #pub #ourpub
Use our easy tool to invite your MP to your venue and get involved in the #TaxedOut campaign: visualisation.polimapper.co.uk/?dataSetKey=uk…
This is lovely - a poster in self catering places across the country from our friends at PASC. Reminds you why hospitality matters - visitors spend money everywhere. #TaxedOut
Great question from @Forestferret1 - do we have draft letters to send to MPs? Yes - for hospitality businesses and for customers. Both at this link in the “how you can help” bit👇 ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe… @UKHofficial @UKHospKate
Absolutely fantastic Thank you Have been getting everyone and anyone I can on board, this will help so much. If we all work at this together we've got a chance. A slim one but a chance, we just can't let them pit us against each other, we're stronger together