Posted on 04/14/2021 12:07:25 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Despite jubilation over the partial reopening of pubs in Britain, the industry has seen a rapid decline over the past year of lockdowns, with some 2,500 pubs shutting down for good in 2020.
On Monday, pubs were permitted by the government to open back up, however, only those with outdoor seating were actually allowed to serve their customers.
When looking at the country at large, a bleaker portrait of the economic devastation inflicted upon the sector becomes apparent, with some 2,500 pubs closing their doors for the last time during the pandemic.
Even with the loosening of restrictions, only 40 per cent of all pubs in the UK are expected to reopen. Many are still expected to be operating at a loss until the government removes social distancing requirements and allow the businesses to get back to full capacity and serve customers indoors.
During the first week of reopening, taprooms across the country are projected to sell only around 15 million pints, a seventy-five per cent decline from a typical week in April.
The chief executive of the British Beer & Pub Association, Emma McClarkin told the BBC: “No pub is expecting to profit from reopening outdoors, and many will make a loss,” adding: “Less than half of pubs in England will be reopening and the people they can serve is going to be greatly limited by their outdoor space.”
“Pubs are the heart of our communities and we’ve all missed them. If they are to survive the long-term it’s imperative they fully recover,” McClarkin said.
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That will end the Empire.
The most appropriate first drink would most likely be a tall glass of bitters.
Shall there always be an England?
London already has a muslim mayor.
Sounds kinda familiar...
the west is killing itself china doesn’t have to lift a finger
All part of the plan.
Pubs are nasty, seditous places where people gather and talk freely, and sometimes, with inhibitions lowered by alcohol, even dare to criticise our masters.
Which is why those masks are really muzzles.
That's why they had to be shut down. Everyone's heart belongs to the State.
Not God, family, church, traditions, etc. The State.
Not God, family, church, traditions, etc. The State.
Huh? Speak for yourself.
This was not a glitch, it was a feature and all part of the plan to hurt people to control them. Poor people are easier to control.
“All part of the plan. Pubs are nasty, seditous places where people gather and talk freely, and sometimes, with inhibitions lowered by alcohol, even dare to criticise our masters.”
Can’t disagree.
Will it help to put a paper bag over our head?
Will it help to put a paper bag over our head?
I don’t think he was “speaking for himself” rather the poster was describing the Avenue the liberals are driving society to. IMHO, it is a spot on illustration of what awaits us if the sane don’t start pushing back harder against the radicals driving the insanity.
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