One of the UK's most prominent pub chain chiefs has issued a rallying cry to the hospitality industry, saying a tax disparity is the biggest threat to its success.
"We estimate that supermarkets have taken about half of the pub industry's beer volumes since Wetherspoon started trading in 1979, a process that has likely accelerated following the pandemic." "Unless the industry campaigns strongly for equality, it will inevitably shrink relative to supermarkets, which will not help high streets, tourism, the economy overall, or the ancient institution of the pub."
I think long gone the time when we would care about what Tim Martin, Wetherspoons’ owner, thinks or cries about. Maybe the beer matts he launched to promote Brexit will aid him.
Apart from Wetherspoons perhaps other pubs charging £5,6,7 or 8+ for a pint of lager hasn't helped either.