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British Pubs Are Going Out Of Business On A Weekly Basis, Due To A Variety Of External Factors, But Is There A Way To Prevent This Happening?
Many years ago, throughout the UK, it felt like there was a pub on the corner of nearly every street, but in recent years, changes in people’s social preferences, ever higher taxes on alcohol and better understanding of the effects of excessive alcohol consumption have combined to create major problems in the industry.
A recent report by the British Beer & Pub Association states that throughout the UK, about 25 pubs are shutting down on a weekly basis, and although this figure is down from 40 per week twelve months ago, it is still a worrying trend. The average pub employs around ten members of staff, so 250 people a week in the industry are facing unemployment, as well as the knock-on effect on the brewing industry if the market for their drinks reduces as a result of the closures. It is reckoned that the pub and beer industry provides work for approximately one million people in the UK and if pub failures go on happening at this rate, then even more jobs are at risk.
As referenced above, a growing number of people (particularly in the present economic climate) are opting to stay at home rather than go out and spend an evening in the pub, and with the (comparatively) cheaper prices charged for drinks in supermarkets, it’s not surprising. For the price charged for a glass of wine in a drinking establisment, it’s quite possible to purchase a whole bottle of the same product in a supermarket.
The health lobby for increasingly high prices for alcohol is an area which polarises opinions. On the one hand, if problems caused by alcohol are such a major problem, then it could be argued that this is a sensible move, but it will then penalise the vast majority of people who just like a pint of beer or a glass or two of wine with their dinner occasionally. And, although there may be confirmation published somewhere, I haven’t found any data which confirms that the higher revenue raised from alcohol taxes is channelled specifically to the NHS to help them fund treatment.
And sadly, although very well intended, investing a large amount of money on adult created advertising campaigns aimed at stopping youngsters from drinking too much is more likely to be interpreted as preaching than offering genuine and helpful advice. It’s a shame but it seems that alcohol will always be an attraction for a lot of British youngsters and highlighting for them the impact of being drunk won’t work any better than showing them adverts for Laser eye surgery to demonstrate what they might have to have done in the future if they spend too long messing about on computers and games consoles now and cause problems for their eyes.
For people who lease and manage a pub through with a brewery or pub management organisation, even more financial pressures can crop up as the lease will usually stipulate that some or all of the stock for the pub must be bought from the parent company, and it is reported that very often the prices they charge are considerably higher than other suppliers, meaning that the landlord has to sell the drinks at a higher price, making the pub more expensive than others and quite likely losing customers to other local pubs which can get their supplies at a cheaper price. Extra competition comes from the big pub chains who can negotiate large discounts on products for their complete network and who optimise their bar operations with computerised tills and Laser eye barcode readers.
Evidently, the areas which are experiencing the highest levels of pub closures are London and the North West of England, both regions of the country with a lot of inhabitants where it might be expected that there would be reasonable demand, although it could also be argued that places with a large population will be hardest hit with job reductions in a recession and this may go some way towards explaining the reasons for the current level of closures. It would be interesting to be able to check if these regions have witnessed reduced demand for other non-essential spending – have car sales dropped, is there less demand for cosmetic surgery or Laser eye treatment, are fewer people arranging trips to the cinema or theatre?
It is a pity to see a previously thriving and well frequented pub closed and up for sale. It is an even greater pity that most of them will be purchased by developers who will either demolish them and build on the site, or strip out the interior of the property and alter it to accommodate flats, offices or shops. Where you once went to socialise with your friends for the evening, you could now be living, working, going shopping, making an appointment for the dentist or having your Laser eye surgery done – not exactly the same, is it?