Opinion
Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.
Victory from the jaws of defeat?
It can be hard to feel positive about the UK sometimes. Prime ministers barely outlast the gestation of a ferret. The cost of, well, everything is spi...
âDialling upâ pressure on pubs
A memo to Ken Murphy, the boss of Tesco: âHow many more pubs would you like to see close?â Itâs a chilling statistic: 50 pubs a month are shutting. No...
US craft beer celebration returns
Beer festivals around the world come in many iterations but none push the borders of innovation and discovery quite like the Great American Craft Beer...
End of an era at guide treasure
One of the joys of upping sticks to an entirely new place is discovering the pubs and breweries on your new doorstep. Right at the top of my to-do lis...
Rising costs put pubs at risk
Twin crises are endangering pubs and breweries. Pubs face escalating costs that send the price of beer rocketing and lead to a loss of customers. The...
Urgent action need to fight energy crisis
We breathed a collective sigh of relief when the pandemic came to an end and pubs were able to trade again. Little did we know what was hurtling down...
Putting beer on the menu for the next generation
Anyone whoâs lucky enough to take part in a fine dining event will know that the drinks offer rarely extends beyond âred or whiteâ? Which is why it wa...
Whatâs in a London Pub Name?
Londoners, want to know which pub is named after a bare-knuckle boxer, or a colour of chicken? Or which pubs inspired the names of tube stations? Well...
The good, the bad and the ugly of our pubs
The pub trade is reminiscent of one of those old Spaghetti Westerns â the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. We saw the ugly side last month when spokesmen f...
Wet-led pubâs dilemma
The Covid pandemic continues to throw a long shadow over the embattled British pub. And itâs âwet-ledâ pubs that are feeling most of the pain â thatâs...
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