Popped out for a spot of lunch yesterday and as I was driving and had a few night before, just had a pint of shandy. On the bill the half a lager was 2.70 and the half of lemonade was 3 quid
Popped out for a spot of lunch yesterday and as I was driving and had a few night before, just had a pint of shandy. On the bill the half a lager was 2.70 and the half of lemonade was 3 quid
The pub (restaurant?) will have been delighted when you asked for a shandy. The cash margin on the lager element will have been about 6p, whilst the lemonade bit would have been about £2.40.
Sadly that's the result of successive governments (all colours) approach to alcohol duty.
In the last budget the government announced, with fanfare, how they would be supporting pubs by cutting duty on draught beer by 1,7%, whilst increasing duty in line with inflation for bottles and cans.
This magnanimous gesture reduced the cost of a pint by 1p. At the same time the rest of the budget resulted in increased operating costs and therefore higher prices.
We should not be annoyed at the pubs, but at the last 30 years of government for the impact successive legislation has had on pubs viability.
This morning near Crossharbour Station in the Isle of Dogs, they are setting up a Christmas market!
That's got to be a record!
And bloody annoying.
Apparently Magic FM has a separate station called Magic Christmas which is playing songs from now until the day. Makes me sick to the stomach.
Consumerism gone made. Absolutely nothing to do with the religious origins. Not that I care about that side of it either. Maybe the end of civilisation would be good. Start again and have another go.
People’s inability to keep their mouth shut for an extended period of time.
Went to see Aladdin on Broadway Sunday and had the whole fantastic experience slightly tarnished by 3 women behind us who couldn’t stay quiet.
2nd scene was Jasmine talking to the Sultan about not wanting an arranged marriage to which Shaniqua behind started clicking her fingers and ‘mmmmm hmmmm girlfriend’ to.
Every opening of the curtain was meant with ‘woahhhh’, even my little girl was giving me the side eye on how annoying they were.
Then to top it off, one of them had the audacity to shhhhh people when ‘a whole new world’ come on. I had to actually turn round and say you got some neck, which she actually did cos she was easily 20 stone.
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That's got to be a record!
And bloody annoying.
Sadly that's the result of successive governments (all colours) approach to alcohol duty.
In the last budget the government announced, with fanfare, how they would be supporting pubs by cutting duty on draught beer by 1,7%, whilst increasing duty in line with inflation for bottles and cans.
This magnanimous gesture reduced the cost of a pint by 1p. At the same time the rest of the budget resulted in increased operating costs and therefore higher prices.
We should not be annoyed at the pubs, but at the last 30 years of government for the impact successive legislation has had on pubs viability.
It happens with my kids, too. It's not their birthday and they need to learn to deal with it.
Went to see Aladdin on Broadway Sunday and had the whole fantastic experience slightly tarnished by 3 women behind us who couldn’t stay quiet.