Britain is under the firm control of Maoists today and will be *at least* until the summer of 2029 (their next election). So George Harrison’s “Taxman” should be their anthem now.
If five percent appears too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
S’okay, moslems don’t drink alcohol.
one of the best things on earth is the traditional British pub.
Quit electing leftists. It’s as simple as that. But people are even more simple.
“… high business taxes…”
I bet that for every pub that closes, a blind pig opens. Of course, they’re not as nice and in sketchy neighborhoods, but they’re probably more diverse.
There were a lot of American pubs which we call bars or dives that have closed in the last 15 years.
Local joints some of which had some pretty good food at reasonable prices.
But the no smoking rules put them out of business.
The franchises could survive without smokers but not the local joints.
I’m not a smoker nor have I ever been a smoker, but I had no problem with smoking.
What has survived is some places that have video poker which really sad.
Lonely people sitting in front of screen passing time throwing their money away.
That's an average of more than 600 per year. Why are they panicking now about fewer than 400 closures per year?
“Mohammed” don’t drink.