Richard, Earl of Bradford, proprietor of Porters English Restaurant in Covent Garden and vice chairman of the Restaurant Association, has emailed to point out the loss of trade caused by the government's decision to hold last week's G20 summit in London:
"If Gordon Brown was really serious about ensuring the economic survival of Britain, then he would have not have held the G20 Summit in London and caused immense harm to London businesses over the two days ... The impression is that he wanted to orchestrate a grand show and boost his fading popularity, at the expense of others. We saw heavily reduced takings along with almost everyone else."
Do you agree that the decision was at the expense of London's hospitality operators? Did you see any substantial loss of trade as a result of the summit? Or maybe you think it was a good chance to put London on the global map.
Let us know what you think.