Posts by: David Jesudason
Freebies tax could be a gift to indies
In news that will have seen some beer writers crying into their gifted Fuller’s Vintage Ales, HMRC has recently clarified that content creators must d...
Maybe ask young people
I’m very sceptical when anyone speaks about Gen Z or any demographic cohort with seeming authority. Usually the characteristics of each generation see...
Pubs should be parent and child friendly
It was the loneliest I’d ever been. A few years ago, I took parental leave when our first-born was still a baby and found myself with days in front of...
What beer can learn from Batham's
It was a mid-week lunchtime and I had travelled 150 miles, traversing city, town and country to reach my destination. But, boy, was this a destination...
Is Carlsberg listening to its customers?
After I heard the news that Danish giant Carlsberg is to cull a slew of beers including Bombardier, my first thought was of the pub I worked in 25-odd...
Other alcohol is available
Working as a sub editor at the Guardian around the time web stories started to become very popular – and the newspaper was losing £1m a week as print...
Station cutbacks to hit disabled beer lovers
A disabled beer lover has called on the government to reconsider plans to shut ticket offices and remove platform staff at all train stations. Steven...
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