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Angry pub bosses dump ice stocks in Glasgow's George Square and at Holyrood in dramatic protests
covid lockdown protests.Owners and employees from bars, pubs and restaurants across Scotland's two main cities joined forces tonight in a peaceful protest.The hospitality workers dumped leftover ice outside the City Chambers in Glasgow and the parliament building in Edinburgh in a symbolic gesture about the new ‘draconian’ coronavirus measures.Organisers said the action “symbolises that we've been put on ice for the next 16 days” and is a drastic warning that “the hospitality industry in Scotland is literally melting away”.Spokesman for the protest group is Graham Suttle, Managing Director of Kained Holdings.The 41-year-old, who operates seven bars and restaurants, said: “Today’s protest is a harmless, damage-free and peaceful one."It is a
