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Sir Rocco Forte wants Britain reopened for business

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Hotelier Sir Rocco Forte is a cheerleader for Boris Johnson and Brexit, but the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has tested his loyalty.  Fresh from arriving at Gatwick after a meeting in Rome at his newly reopened Hotel de la Ville, Sir Rocco launches into a tirade against the Government’s ‘draconian lockdown’, calls mandatory … Read more

Poverty won’t cure corona… we MUST get back to work, writes hotel chain magnate SIR ROCCO FORTE

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Back in 1968 and 1969, the Hong Kong flu hit the world. In the UK, 80,000 people died and the lives of one million were lost worldwide. I was 24 at the time, just starting my career, and while I still vividly remember the Cuban missile crisis and Kennedy’s assassination which were a little earlier, … Read more