Wine with Leslie Williams: Support your local wine merchant

The General Election is next Saturday and I have a small plea to make — ask election candidates you encounter what they will do for small businesses such as your local wine merchant.

Wine with Leslie Williams: Support your local wine merchant
Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 19:34
Leslie Williams

The General Election is next Saturday and I have a small plea to make — ask election candidates you encounter what they will do for small businesses such as your local wine merchant.

Remind them that supermarkets sold alcohol at deep discounted prices before Christmas, and they got their money back by selling household necessities at full price.

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