Although adopted with the best of intentions, since it came into general use in Britain the…
Category: Editorial
Introduction to the October / November 2024 edition
It was reported at the end of August that the Government are reviving their predecessor’s Tobacco…
Introduction to August / September 2024 edition
CAMRA is a non-party political organisation and so it was not a problem that the recent…
Introduction to the June / July 2024 edition
have to ask: will the sequence of events which are damaging the pub trade and the…
Introduction to the March / April 2024 edition
I heard on the radio that trade in the hospitality sector in December was up by…
New Year and Honours
Welcome to the first edition of London Drinker for 2024. I wish you all a very…
Christmas
Christmas, inexorably, is coming and, along with the New Year celebrations, we can only hope that…
Introduction to October/November 2023 issue
I’m sure that most readers are aware of the grim story of the Crooked House in…
Introduction to the August/September 2023 edition
Once again, I bring you mixed messages. Sadly, more London independent breweries have closed (see the…
Introduction to June/July 2023 edition
As reported in the Brewery News column, we continue to lose breweries, both locally and nationally.…