One of the subject that comes up on the doorstep, and in general conversation is that the pubs are closing. The EUR, the Live and Let Live and the Silver Star are three that I can think of on the top of my head.
We all know that this is happening across the country, but did you know that across the country six pubs a day are closing? This fact comes from a Conservative Party campaign to Save the Great British Pub. They believe that this is because low alcohol drinks such as beer are taxed too much while high alcohol content drinks are taxed too little and not enough targetting of the anti-social drinkers who swarm around Ipswich town center on a weekend.
Perhaps, but the smoking ban didn’t help, either. As a non-smoker it’s nice to be able to not have to choose your pub carefully (or put up with tobacco smells) but it’s hard to deny that this killed off otherwise viable pubs and social clubs. Conservative Central Office seem to have missed that one.
Any way, they may be a bit too politically correct to go to the root of the problem, but it’s a step in the right direction. You can sign the petition here.
