39 British Pubs Close Each Week

Photo by Stephen Chapman

It’s a story that’s inspiring and upsetting in equal measures. How did we get to the point where so many of Britain’s most beloved community assets – its pubs and its rural shops – are being forced to close? According to the British Beer & Pub Association, the combination of high taxes and low supermarket prices is causing 39 pubs to close every week.

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