tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2098930856977604314..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: More hard truthsCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45512609712444336502010-08-10T22:30:35.049+01:002010-08-10T22:30:35.049+01:00No single quarterly growth in nearly 13 years? I&#...No single quarterly growth in nearly 13 years? I've met John Clarke, he's a nice guy, let's hope he gets his skinful soon, statistics must work in his favour sometime, deviation and all that, eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-63843792416649750702010-08-10T19:30:31.082+01:002010-08-10T19:30:31.082+01:00On the mark items from Mudgie.
Dave A and other r...On the mark items from Mudgie.<br />Dave A and other realists.<br /><br />Only problem is, the truth is<br />not readily available to the vast majority. Lies ,half truths and <br />deceptions prevail on the main media headlines<br />IF and its a big If the 20 or so <br />outspoken anti ban blog and web sites could for once muscle their<br />hard hitting contents ,condensed into a single newsheet,maybe monthly,which could be E-Mailed and downloaded for printing,more<br />could be made aware of the true facts. It should not be to difficult, the ability is there ,<br />just needs the will.<br /><br /><br />Web&Street OperativeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50237299866630043292010-08-10T10:37:19.821+01:002010-08-10T10:37:19.821+01:00So... there's almost half the beer sold (in pu...So... there's almost half the beer sold (in pubs) that there was 13 years ago, but there's still a drinking problem. Looks like pubs aren't to blame then...Steve Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-28550309099217596652010-08-10T03:13:35.447+01:002010-08-10T03:13:35.447+01:00Politicians don't 'do' pubs you numpti...Politicians don't 'do' pubs you numpties.<br /><br />They do bars. Restaurant ones, hotel ones, lounges and pedo brothels ones.<br /><br />Anything else is for plebs and to be taxed until the pips squeeze. Cause tax and tips and all that jazz just keeps out the riff raff with their nonexistent expenses accounts and lust for crap lager and peanuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90003519123338951602010-08-09T23:20:11.427+01:002010-08-09T23:20:11.427+01:00Hi PC I hope you are well.
Like the Praying Manti...Hi PC I hope you are well.<br /><br />Like the Praying Mantis I am ready to pounce. Post smoking ban the figures do rachet up.<br /><br />Also I managed to get hold of pub closures from 1980 to 2010 from the BBPA and it makes grim reading. From 1980 to 2006 the average per centage % of closures per year was 0.6764%. Post ban 2007 to 2010 it was 2.775%.<br /><br />If you apply the 0.6764% reduction to 56,791 pubs in 2007 then 381 pubs should of closed but 1409 did.<br /><br />This means that (381/1409) 72.74% of the pubs that closed in 2007 can be attributed to the smoking ban. 2010 76.01%.<br /><br />The worst % pre ban is 2001 at 2.05% and with an average of 2.775% post ban it seems that pubs are in a perpetual chronic recession.<br /><br />I am hoping my paper can be published by a reputable organisation such as the IEA, Taxpayers Alliance or the Adam Smith Institute and a few more politicians may wake up.DaveAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249090980650806030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24811032533542861492010-08-09T22:30:00.937+01:002010-08-09T22:30:00.937+01:00I was listening to Ken Livingston earlier today, h...I was listening to Ken Livingston earlier today, he has just started a campaign to save London Pubs.<br />He reckons the fault lays with the pub companies not allowing the tenants/managers sourcing the booze for themselves and being forced to pay higher prices.<br />Of course, no mention of the smoking ban.<br />On a personal note, my closest pub sells a pint about 40p more expensive than most other pubs (£3.65 for Guinness)in the vicinity. Another memory I have of it was last winter when I sat and drank a pint whilst wearing a long sleeved T shirt, very thick fleece, waterproof/windproof jacket and hat and I was bloody freezing. Some pubs deserve to die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com