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Co-owner of the Banc pub, Holly Adams-Evans, works behind the bar in Knighton, a town which sits on the border of England and Wales, on October 21, 2020.
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The biggest debate engulfing England surrounds a small egg and meat based snack — and the confusion is a serious financial matter.
England’s lockdown is due to end Wednesday, at which point people living in so-called “tier two” areas — more than half the country, including London — will only be allowed to go into pubs where “substantial food” is served alongside alcohol. There are over 55,000 licensed premises in Tier 2 areas, according to market researcher CGA.
Pubs in the U.K. often do not serve food at their premises.
That has led to a debate over what is a substantial meal. For the last two days, there’s a debate over whether a Scotch egg constitutes such consumption. A Scotch egg is an egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs.
Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, appeared to give different answers in different interviews. On LBC Radio, Gove said a couple of scotch eggs “is a starter as far as I’m concerned,” but on ITV he called it “a substantial meal.” On Monday, Environment Secretary George Eustice said a scotch egg was a substantial meal, if there was table service.
On Twitter, users marvelled at the surreal debate.
