Tube strikes driving you to drink? Good luck finding a pub that’s still open Opinion It’s not just frazzled commuters who’re suffering during the tube strike. London’s pubs – already under intolerable pressure from crushing business rates and burdensome and costly regulations – are taking another hit, says Emma McClarkin Listening to the radio this morning pushed home the far-reaching impact of the tube strike. We heard about a mother’s [...]
Welcome to the era of the £6 pint Opinion The average price of a pint in London is set to hit £6.06, almost £1 over the national average. Our pubs urgently need business rates reform to save jobs and boost growth, says Emma McClarkin British pubs have been hit as hard as any business by the government’s economic policies, and it’s starting to cost [...]
On the 200th birthday of the pint and after Euro 2024, let’s pour beer duty down the sink guest comment As you’re enjoying the Euro 2024 Championships in Germany don’t forget how much the taxman is hitting each and every pint you drink. So on the 200th birthday of the pint measurement it is time the political parties help us all out, on both sides of the bar, writes Emma McClarkin OBE, British Beer and [...]
Why Britain needs a minister for pubs (and cheaper pints while we’re at it) February 20, 2024 Britain's pubs are not only essential for the economy, but also the national psyche; Britain must protect them, writes Emma McClarkin.
As consumer confidence plummets, we face a cultural reckoning over British pubs April 5, 2022 In the months ahead, people across the country will be tightening their belts and doing all they can to maintain their quality of life despite rising costs all around them. So it wasn’t completely surprising when yesterday, PwC’s new consumer sentiment survey reported the steepest decline in consumer confidence since their tracking began, 14 years [...]
An ode to the pub, the nucleus of our social lives July 17, 2021 How will you be celebrating Freedom Day? With restrictions on socialising having gradually eased over recent months, next Monday feels to many of us like the grand finale – a cathartic moment which finally marks the much-anticipated “Return To Normal”. As we embrace this new dawn, pubs can begin their recovery as pub goers rekindle the joys of standing drinking, ordering at the bar and meeting [...]
