The Pub Curmudgeon

How typical of Alastair Darling to cut VAT as an economic sweetener, but at the same time increase duty on alcohol, tobacco and road fuel to...

Inevitably the current “credit crunch”, “economic downturn” or whatever is going to lead to the closure of large numbers of pubs. But, iron...

Some very wise words from Archie Norman, former Chief Executive of ASDA, about the need for on and off-trade to stand together to resist go...

You can’t really blame Carlsberg for wanting to close the Tetley brewery in Leeds , given that it is on a prime city-centre site. But surely...

It's hard to beat this story for commitment to pubgoing and drinking: Drinkers on longest ever pub crawl reach 14,000th pub No doubt Daw...

It’s amazing how this BBC news article about innovation in the beer market manages to completely avoid mentioning real ale. In reality, it ...

I see a House of Commons committee has rightly criticised local authorities for closing large numbers of public toilets, something the gove...

Once again the Filthy Smoker is spot on in his attack on the proposal that has been touted for alcohol-only checkouts in supermarkets. Once...

Interesting report today that a consultation on drinks measures is proposing the introduction of a two-thirds of a pint beer measure . As I ...

It's disappointing that The Publican have decided to put their weight behind a campaign to impose a 50p per unit minimum price on all a...

Nail very firmly hit on head here by the Filthy Smoker on the wonderful (but distinctly foul-mouthed) Devil's Kitchen blog.

When faced with a problem demanding a solution, human ingenuity can be an impressive thing, and in response to the smoking ban it’s now come...

There’s a lot of space devoted in the press today to the launch of the latest Good Pub Guide, with editor Alasdair Aird saying they had rece...

Excellent news for pubs and pubgoers that the government have finally confirmed they have no current plans to reduce the drink-drive limit ....

I took a look today at the Roebuck in Urmston, one of Holts’ flagship pubs, which was badly damaged by fire a couple of years ago and has be...