UK nightlife calls for urgent government help: “If we’re thrown under the bus, we will be decimated”

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Boris Johnson’s forthcoming road map out of lockdown, which is set to be unveiled next week, should provide clear answers on when they will be able to operate once more.But even if they are provided with clearer answers, the beleaguered sector says that months of financial hardship means that they will need special consideration on March 3 in order to undertake the necessary steps for re-opening.Now, industry insiders have told NME that the next two weeks are “critical” in insuring the survival of UK nightlife“The budget is going to be a key thing here, if the budget comes in for rescue and regeneration then that’s a very positive place to be,” chief executive of the Nighttimes Industries Association Michael Kill told NME. “But if we get a.