The autumn budget has been announced for 26 November. This will be an important moment for…
Category: Editorial
Introduction to August/September 2025 edition
First the good news. Despite a number of scare stories in the press, the government is…
Introduction to the June/July 2025 edition
The Chancellor of the Exchequer made her Spring Statement on the day that our previous edition…
Introduction to the April/May 2025 edition
I’m pleased to say that there is some positive news in our Pub News column but,…
Introduction to the Feb/March 2025 edition
If it isn’t too late, may I wish you a Happy New Year. That said, I’m…
Craft or Indie Beer?
Although adopted with the best of intentions, since it came into general use in Britain the…
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…