Why won’t the SNP do more to save Scotland’s pubs?
One of life's simple pleasures is meeting up with friends at the local pub, catching up (or venting about the stress of a tough week) over good food and a couple of drinks. But unfortunately it’s becoming more and more difficult to do just that. Much-loved community assets, like the local pub, find themselves closing at a quicker rates than we have seen for years, particularly in Scotland. Why is this the case? There are a number of contributing factors, including the legacy of the pandemic, a barrage of rising costs and the impact of a cost-of-living crisis on consumer spending. But the real nail in the coffin has been the absence of any support from the Scottish government for two consecutive years.
