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Limited opportunities for investment club

In the world of investment, things often seem darkest just before the dawn. Investing in stocks and shares is a cyclical business. Valuations tend to...

VAT rate reduction… good news for pubs and customers both?

The Chancellor has cut VAT to 5 per cent on certain aspects of the hospitality industry. Nick Metcalfe looks at the implications. On 8 July the Chance...

Industry insider: flexibility in a post-Covid age

Des de Moor In early 2020, as I was finishing off the text of the new edition of London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, in blissful ignorance of the impen...

Destroying our nation’s heritage: The plight of our great British pubs

The country’s pubs are at risk says Steve Alton We are a nation of pub lovers. To us they represent more than just places to eat and drink, they are t...

MPs need to stand up and fight for pubs

It is time for Members of Parliament to fight for their communities if they want to save local pubs and breweries, says James Clarke. Today is our ste...

The importance of real ale to a well-run pub

Kathy Hill wants to encourage pubs that think real ale is not for their customers to give it a go. Why is it important to pubs to have good real ales?...

Safety First — Supporting Our Precious Pubs During the Pandemic

Pubs need our support, writes Matthew Curtis It’s Wednesday the 26th of August 2020, around the middle of the afternoon, and I’m about to enjoy what i...

Tourism is good for pubs

Industry Insider Visiting pubs is a life changing experiences says Steve Hobman A couple of years ago I guided a group of university students from Kan...

So what do we mean by craft beer

Pete Brown examines the meaning of craft “Craft beer is a marketing term.”  “Craft beer is meaningless because it doesn’t have a definition.”  “Craft...

The future of cask beer – unleashing the potential

Seasonal ales present the perfect opportunity for licensees to increase the sales of cask ale and win new drinkers to the crafted space writes David B...


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