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From talking to two ex-publicans I know that: 1. Pubs are very expensive to run, and are difficult not to make a loss on. Rent goes up and up, and chain's pric
by RossM 15y ago
From talking to two ex-publicans I know that:
1. Pubs are very expensive to run, and are difficult not to make a loss on. Rent goes up and up, and chain's prices go down.
2. The smoking ban in England caused a lot of pubs to be tipped over the edge and had to close down.
3. The price of alcohol being increased through taxes has had quite an effect.
So in recent terms, I'd say these changes in society has led to a lot fewer pubs. However, I don't know much about the history of pubs in GB, so there was probably an earlier decline with alternative reasons - which I'd be interested in hearing.
- StrawberryFrog 15y agoAlso, Tesco and other supermarket chains sell six-packs and crates of lager for £ cheap at the low end, and have huge ranges of real ales and imported wines at the other end. People may drink less now, but they also drink differently.
- sambeau 15y agoWhile we may drink less the beer and wines we drink are twice as strong.
- rmc 15y agoSome of those would apply to Ireland, and some not. Ireland has some differences from the UK for pubs. 99.9999% of pubs are not chain pubs. A chain pub here, might have 3 pubs. All pubs are 'free houses' and can sell anything. (This means they sell all the same big brands. There's none of the Real Ale/CAMRA stuff which is a shame). Likewise there was a smoking ban a few years before UK. No new pub licences have been issued in about 100 years. So if a country pub closes down, the licence is usually sold on (for €€€€) to open another pub somewhere else.