Scottish pubs lash out at 'catastrophic' Covid crackdown
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from on (#58X97)
Bar and restaurant owners say they are getting picked on' and measures will hit young staff
The Scottish government is facing a fierce backlash after Nicola Sturgeon announced a crackdown on indoor drinking in licensed premises, as one leading adviser said more needed to be done to ensure people were sticking to the rules in their own homes.
Scottish pub, bar and restaurant owners expressed anger and despair at catastrophic" and scapegoating" new regulations that are set to last for 16 days across the country, and people on online forums decried the prohibition" that would result from harsher restrictions in central Scotland.
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