(1718) Evening all.

 

17. Moo corner

16. There ya go

15. West living under a delusion of safety

14. Lord T and Calvin

13. When the enemy selectively cherrypicks verses for its purposes

12. TPA and some new holiday tax in Wales

“The TPA wonks have already shown how an overnight visitors levy, an extra charge applied to anyone staying at a hotel, B&B, or even in a tent or caravan, could deal a whopping £359 million hit to the Welsh economy.

Now, Anglesey and Conwy councils are actively consulting on introducing their own charges, despite the enormous damage they could do. In Anglesey, where one-in-five jobs are related to tourism, they could miss out on £14 million of spending from tourists. Meanwhile Conwy could lose 80,000 tourist visits, taking a hammer to the 10,000 jobs reliant on tourism.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the people we spoke to were up in arms about the measures. In Holyhead our team delivered almost 2,000 leaflets to residents urging them to submit to the consultation, while business owners in Llandudno were keen to give them out to customers. Every conversation we had told a personal tale of how they’d be affected, with many specifically worried about friends or family working in hospitality or the future of their own businesses and wider communities.”