MPs Andrew Griffiths and Greg Mulholland are set to meet the Backbench Business Committee tommorrow to present the case for a debate to discuss ending the beer duty escalator.
The e-petition calling for the Government to scrap the beer-duty escalator is tantalisingly close to hitting the 100,000-signature barrier, which will trigger a debate on the issue in Parliament.
The e-petition calling for the Government to scrap the beer-duty escalator is close to hitting the 100,000-signature barrier, which will prompt a debate on the issue in Parliament.
Britain's new breed of cidermakers have revived a dying craft - but they say Alistair Darling's tax rise could threaten their success Last year Keith...
I've often thought that if I were to create a "Top Five List Of Things That Are Wrong With The Pub Trade," the number one spot wouldn't be taken with...
Cider could increase by 10p a pint, following the Chancellor's decision to hike duty by 13% from Sunday. Alastair Darling unveiled plans to iron out...
The career of the man responsible for imposing swingeing tax hikes on the industry was hanging by a thread last night after Gordon Brown appeared to...
Gordon Brown Prime Minister (new entry), Alistair Darling Chancellor of the Exchequer (6) Why they are on the list: Brown leads a Government that has...
Bookmaker William Hill is offering gloomy odds for the pub trade on a possible beer duty hike in today's Budget. The odds on Alistair Darling raising...
Pubs facing a massive hike in their business rates bill have been offered some hope after a partial U-turn by Chancellor Alistair Darling. Licensees...
When I heard Alistair Darling deliver his pre-Budget Report last week I recalled the less-than-subtle catchphrase of 'Cockney Gran', the foul-mouthed...
The 2.5% VAT cut could cost the pub industry up to £36m in re-programming tills and re-printing menus — and licensees have suffered a week of chaos with just six days to make the enforced changes.
Trade groups have slammed Alistair Darling's announcement today that he will raise alcohol tax eight per cent to cover a drop in VAT. Mark Hastings,...
All visitors to the MA's Pub Business show will have the opportunity to sign our Fight the Hikes petition. The MA's biggest ever trade show will take...
A Lincolnshire licensee has received a visit from Alistair Darling - and told him he is barred. Unfortunately, Darren Cheesman of the Hit or Miss in...
Who said the spirit of punk was dead? Two licensees have taken the campaign to ban Alistair Darling from pubs one step further by producing a protest...
"There is a real sense of fury in the trade concerning the Chancellor's colossal increase in beer duty in his recent Budget. For those of us close to...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
