You might hold strong opinions one way or the other about the beer duty escalator, but have you stopped to look at what users of social media are saying? We’ve collected some recent tweets and links for you to have a look at. There’s a couple of interesting videos at the bottom, too. Click on … Continue reading
I spoke to Chris at The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker and asked him his opinion on whether the beer duty escalator has been a particular issue for him and how it’s affected business generally. His answers may surprise you – essentially the beer duty escalator increases were a drop in the ocean compared to the … Continue reading
It’s well known that students occasionally consume the odd tipple or two, (universities have even recently come under fire for not doing enough to curb binge drinking culture, would you believe it) but we thought with the gradual increasing of the beer duty escalator and its subsequent scrapping, student drinkers would have a worthwhile opinion … Continue reading
We created this infographic using info.gram which displays some of the important facts surrounding the beer tax. Click on the image below to see the full, interactive version of the graphic, which is over on info.gram. Continue reading
Considering the fact that it was only the beer duty that was cut in George Osbourne’s Budget, ailing pubs across the country aren’t quite out of sh*t creek. The cider market is booming and interest in wine is high as ever, so the beloved pint isn’t the only thing stretching the proverbial hole in landlords’ … Continue reading
The current annual salary for an MP is £65,738. This works out as over £865 a week after tax, or £173 a day. Don’t forget MPs also receive expenses to cover the costs of employing staff, living in London, having a second home in their constituency, running an office, and travelling between their constituency home … Continue reading
Figures released today from CAMRA show that the number of pubs in Britain has dropped significantly in the last 6 months – so low in fact, that the number of pubs is now the lowest it’s been in over a century. The 670 pubs that closed in the last 6 months mean that just 57,000 … Continue reading
