{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/65e1ea5996c151001810f6d1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Will big Friday discounts make London boom again?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1709305723335-eb3e54e98ad7df59533c9a8c8a76e6a5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Businesses set to offer Friday discounts and deals. Which restaurants are promoting offers? Will cut-price deals tempt more people back into the city.<strong> </strong>Our City Hall &amp; Transport Editor Ross Lydall reveals the businesses offering deals on Fridays so far, and discusses whether cut-price fares, food and drink will tempt people back into the office. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Revealed: The business offering deals already</li><li>Why cafés and restaurants are ‘piggybacking’ off the mayor’s cut-price fares</li><li>Will cheaper train and tube tickets win Sadiq Khan votes?</li><li>The special Friday deal that would tempt Ross back to the city</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on X</a> or<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on Threads</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}