Can the nightclub industry survive Covid passports?

It’s the height of summer and trouble is brewing on the doors of England’s nightclubs. From September, Boris Johnson has said, clubs and other crowded venues will have to ask guests for proof that they have been fully vaccinated. In essence, the new door policy is two jabs or you’re not coming in.

Should the government press ahead, in the face of a coalition of opposition that includes Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the right wing of the Conservative party, it won’t just be nightclubs affected.

Crowded places that welcome guests in large numbers, such as gig venues, are likely to be included. The vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, has hinted that sports and business