tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6434534871551069894..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Mote and beamCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65194379132028232222012-11-21T17:06:40.708+00:002012-11-21T17:06:40.708+00:00Yes, but given that the size of the beer market in...Yes, but given that the size of the beer market in pubs has fallen by nearly two-thirds over the past thirty years, it is fatuous to argue that every single pub is potentially viable with a change of format. There are still simply too many pubs for the level of demand.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2122276045084449542012-11-21T16:11:06.820+00:002012-11-21T16:11:06.820+00:00Just because that particular landlord or pub co ca...Just because that particular landlord or pub co can't make the pub work doesn't make the pub untenable, it just means that it needs to change to keep up with the demands of the consumers.<br /><br />Adapt or die.py0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89877758170593096412012-11-20T22:11:17.415+00:002012-11-20T22:11:17.415+00:00Nice to see the campIng against lager and poor peo...Nice to see the campIng against lager and poor people drinking is at last a campaign for something.<br /><br />A campaign for boarded up buildings going derelict.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85415623193044944582012-11-20T20:35:15.949+00:002012-11-20T20:35:15.949+00:00And the elephant has not yet left the room.And the elephant has not yet left the room.nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45495195064123010522012-11-20T20:27:07.474+00:002012-11-20T20:27:07.474+00:00Indeed, but all that will happen is pubs standing ...Indeed, but all that will happen is pubs standing derelict for longer while the wheels of planning grind slowly.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61668109460307348102012-11-20T20:23:36.700+00:002012-11-20T20:23:36.700+00:00No it won't, but the wider point here is to ap...No it won't, but the wider point here is to apply the same regulations to everyone. I can't see what's wrong with that. Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-9975785276404788052012-11-20T19:51:45.750+00:002012-11-20T19:51:45.750+00:00Down here in the Bristol area, a few pubs have bee...Down here in the Bristol area, a few pubs have been converted into Tescos and a good few more are in the pipeline. Most of the ones that have gone were failing shitholes which quite frankly aren't missed. However, some of the ones coming up for conversion were decent, well-supported boozers which the pubcos want to offload for short-term cash.Billnoreply@blogger.com