Why so many British pubs are closing down

By David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
Dieter Franz Kogler, Professor of Economic Geography, University College Dublin
Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath

British pubs are disappearing at an alarming rate. Last year around eight closed down every week.

And it’s not simply because people are drinking less. The crisis has been caused by the economics of running a pub.

Our latest research suggests that Britain’s pub’s…

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