I mean, the root cause here, if you look at the bigger picture, is that EVERYTHING is getting more expensive and EVERYONE is getting poorer.
Nobody would expect supermarket prices in a pub, it’s obviously going to be more, and that’s expected. It’s not that people don’t want to go out, it’s that they can’t afford to go out the amount they’d like, because the working class is broke.
I do agree that swapping the VAT around would be fair, because booze is only a component of a supermarket’s business while it’s a mainstay of a pub’s business, but that’s not the main reason people aren’t going out anymore. People are drinking less and less even at home, too, especially younger generations.
but that’s not the main reason people aren’t going out anymore. People are drinking less and less even at home, too, especially younger generations.
I think this is understated, I think our attitutes towards alcohol are changing. People aren’t going out every night after work anymore or having a couple of pints on their lunch break. The younger generations are a lot more health consious.
I mean, the root cause here, if you look at the bigger picture, is that EVERYTHING is getting more expensive and EVERYONE is getting poorer.
Nobody would expect supermarket prices in a pub, it’s obviously going to be more, and that’s expected. It’s not that people don’t want to go out, it’s that they can’t afford to go out the amount they’d like, because the working class is broke.
I do agree that swapping the VAT around would be fair, because booze is only a component of a supermarket’s business while it’s a mainstay of a pub’s business, but that’s not the main reason people aren’t going out anymore. People are drinking less and less even at home, too, especially younger generations.
I think this is understated, I think our attitutes towards alcohol are changing. People aren’t going out every night after work anymore or having a couple of pints on their lunch break. The younger generations are a lot more health consious.
Yeah I think you’re right, it’s both aspects. Less affordability, but a significant shift in generational priorities too.