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Hello, we've had an email from Connor who says,

as a queer person, the thing which has affected my mental health

the most during the pandemic is not being able to be in queer spaces like bars and clubs.

So my question is about the nighttime economy.

Do you think that clubs will only really be able to reopen once the majority of the population

is vaccinated.

Well, somebody who knows all about the nighttime economy

and queer spaces is Jeremy Joseph, who runs G-A-Y,

the famous club in London. Good to speak to you Jeremy.

Thank you.

Well just to answer Connor's question, what do you think about the long term?

Do you think you'll be opening and back to normal and everyone dancing kind of in the spring or in the summer or later.

I have to be really honest with you. Like everybody I've been having good days and bad days and

the only way I've been able to get through what we're going through

at the moment is to actually try and work day by day rather than long term.

But in terms of the next few days so London's going to be in tier two, so that

means you can reopen GAWI at Heaven a week on Saturday and is the plan you're going to serve

McDonald's so that you have a substantial meal.

Let's put this back into perspective because I think wet-leg venues have been

thrown under the bus by this government. You know you can go into

GAWY before this you would wear a mask you do track and trace you wear a mask

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