Britain | Closing time
Why London’s pubs are disappearing
A quarter of the city’s alehouses have closed in the past 15 years
THE public house, linchpin of British nightlife, is in decline. According to the British Beer and Pub Association, the number of hostelries has fallen by 25% since 1982, to 50,800, though Britain’s population has risen by 17%.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "Closing time"
Britain August 26th 2017
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