CAMRA beer duty rally: MPs and speakers give their views on the beer duty escalator
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) mass lobby saw a range of speakers rally against the beer duty escalator.
Archives for December 12, 2012
MPs attack Enterprise and BBPA over delays to pubco code of practice
Version six of the Industry Framework Code, set up to improve the pubco-tenant relationship, is expected to be signed off by the end of 2012 but full implementation is unlikely before the middle of next year, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief...
With friends like these...
At 4pm last Wednesday, there was an unfortunate clash of diary dates for two events that both purported to be about ‘saving the British pub’.
CAMRA stats show regular pub visitors down 3 million since beer duty escalator introduced
The number of regular pub goers in the UK has declined by 3 million people since the beer duty escalator was introduced in 2008, according to new figures from the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA).
CAMRA beer duty rally: Escalator is "crippling the industry" says MP Andrew Griffiths
The rally to scrap the beer duty escalator has kicked off with pro-pubs MP Andrew Griffiths saying that the measure is “crippling the industry”.
Would you Adam and Eve it? Two million pints, not out
A Cheltenham landlady has decided to call last orders on her career at the ripe old age of 80, reliably informing Snifter that she is probably Britain’s oldest 'working' landlady.
Anti-tie brigade could learn a thing or two from beer duty campaign
When I worked in advertising, my life was full of smug aphorisms and parables. Creative directors especially loved to throw out comments that seemed unarguable, and then sit back like some coke-fuelled Buddha and watch you squirm.
Carling to invest £5m in new font rollout
A new Carling font is being rolled out over the next two years, at a cost of £5m to brewer Molson Coors.
Yellowhammer Bars cuts estate to 17 sites
Yellowhammer Bars, which is run by Volante Management, has undergone a strategic review that has seen its late-night venue estate cut to 17 sites.