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politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Away from Trump/Brexit/Antisemitism Sean Fear on the perils of running a pub
Over the years, several clients have instructed me to help fulfil their lifetime’s dream, by purchasing a pub. My usual advice is “Don’t, but if you must, for Heaven’s sake, buy a freehold.” Running a pub successfully is one of the hardest jobs one can do. One has to manage temperamental staff, satisfy demanding customers who have plenty of alternative ways of spending their money, fulfil endless regulatory requirements, and deal with suppliers who are frequently unreliable. All in the face of supermarkets selling cheap booze, and the smoking ban. Turning a profit as a pub landlord requires a working week of at least 60 hours, and taking these hours into account, you probably won’t earn more than the minimum wage in any event.
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I don't even think that adopting the full set of examples would do it.
Edit: * But I'm confused - what's this got to do with Brexit and why is it posted on PerpetualBrexit.com?
Incidentally, thinking of drops and slips, surely if Stokes is available and Moeen comes back Malan will get the chop? Can't buy a run and has dropped two vital catches.
On today's innings, three of England's batsmen did an OK job - Root, Bairstow and Jennings. Only Kohli can say the same for India and he's had to have several let-offs.
This has not been an impressive match by the batsmen.
"India's 50 up.
Not looking promising."
...post earlier today. Well done that man!
It's been empty five months so far, could see it being on the market for two years.
And, always buy a freehold, not a leasehold.
https://www.thegeorge-cambridge.co.uk
While we're about it, can we also outlaw upwards-only rent reviews generally? They are manifestly unfair: if the rent is pegged is the market, it should be pegged to the market. Not 'heads I win, tails you lose'.
Edit - can I look unbearably smug now?
Difficult customers and you've got to be there the whole time with a smile on your face.
PO are no longer able to be stand alone businesses.
Malan hasn't done his prospects for a settled place in the team much good by dropping him twice. And inability to catch ought also to factor in when deciding when to retire Cook.
It’s an absolutely shocking read. It’s about time there was primary legislation to regulate and constrain their activities, which I see as only one step removed from property buying companies which most residential sellers use only in extremis when they must quickly release cash.
I suspect their behaviours have played a significant part in the large number of pub closures over the last 10-15 years.
Very miffed, he retorted, 'You don't know what I've seen when I've had a couple of pints.'
And the next Sunday, he was on the three manual organ of Wickwar.
I still use that when teaching RS as a discussion point on religious experiences. It's not quite the best summary of the problem I've ever heard, but it's much safer than the very best.
It isn’t hard: serve good beer and very very good good food, and great service.
Well, ok, it is hard but those that get it right are very busy and popular.
That ought, surely, to be Firstly ?
How does the village shop survive?
I asked the owner that question. They sell, stationery, takeaway coffee, takeaway ready meals and fresh organic produce that you’d get in Waitrose but undercut their prices. Also do fresh bread and pastries. They also deliver several hundred newspapers a day, and magazines a week, which is apparently more profitable than I thought. They also offer cash withdrawals.
It also helps they are right opposite the village pub and open 6am-8pm a day.
The standard in Tendulkar's era for a great batsman was one every ten. That's roughly what Root is on (at one time he scored about one every 8).
After the punters have gone at night you’ve got a bit of tidying up and dishwashers etc. Of course, all depends how big/how many staff etc but I’m told that’s not untypical.
Now he's ticked that off, particularly on an difficult pitch without much support, his test great credentials are without question.
He even picked Dawid Malan to offer the odd chance to...
The solution, of course, is for us all to spend more time and money as patrons of the Great British Pub.
I think that the average local is doomed. Trendy pubs in city centres and country pubs with food are probably surviving, but the equivalent of the Rovers Return is likely to go the way of Woolworths. We simply do not live like that anymore, or at least not enough of us do.
Basically like this place but with a stronger stench of stale urine.
Now I do need a drink.
It certainly tallies with what I have seen over the last number of years.
One local to me that was owned by a pub co that wanted 1/2 the machine take too on top all the other things.
This was a pub that had 5 pool tables and generally got the latest machines, a previous landlord had estimated that machines gave about 40% of their revenue.
The pub closed about 4 years ago and is awaiting redevelopment.
The only plus point is that I bought the bell from the temporary landlord on the night it closed its doors for the final time.