Pubs closing down (film)

Sorry this is a bit late, I got caught up with family stuff over the weekend 

Despite the fact that there there are 48,000 pubs still in existence in England, they are closing at the rate of 4 a week. This is the highest rate of closure since the 1904 Compensation Act saw 10% of pubs forced to close. These pubs rarely reopen as nowadays most are converted to residential or retail use.This is problem as pubs tend to be at the centre of many social communities.

So what is to blame for the  decline of this mort British of icons? Rising rents, rates, fuel, property, taxation, lower disposable income which is due to higher household bills and mortgages, the smoking ban, and competition from off-licences, newsagents and supermarkets this alongside the continuing trend for pop up bars all play a part in this decline. 

The reason so many pubs are closing down is a problem is that they play a core roll in keeping alive the UK’a great rural buildings, Pubs play a huge part in holding together communities, they are a staple in the core of British socialising 

As Hilaire Belloc put it in 1912, ‘When you have lost your inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England.’

(Interview questions)

How long have you worked in a pub?

What changes have you seen in the pub culture? 

What do you think about the changes of the pub culture? 

What effect has the closing down of pubs had on you? 

And what effect has it had on the community?

Where does the future lie for pubs in your opinion?

Do you think someone need to be done about it, if so what?