Is the tradition of the British pub headed for extinction? If recent predictions about the effect of smoking bans on pubs prove to be true, it’s hard not to reach the conclusion that the government is bent on calling "time" on this time-honored part of the UK lifestyle.
Is the tradition of the British pub headed for extinction? If recent predictions about the effect of smoking bans on pubs prove to be true, it’s hard not to reach the conclusion that the government is bent on calling "time" on this time-honored part of the UK lifestyle. While people are reeling from increases in the cost of living (especially in major cities such as London), a draconian smoking ban is about to take effect as beer sales head down.
The result, according to this prediction, will be closure of some 5,000 pubs in the forseeable future. Lots of people will lose their local, publicans and their staff will be out of work. On the bright side? There is no bright side to this, but for the New Labour government, it seems to mark some kind of "progress" — towards a souless, rigid, authoritarian society where everyone’s muscles are tensed, all the time, waiting for the next assault on their everyday lives. Cheers!
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