Britain lost 14,000 pubs — and somehow the spreadsheet has claws. From ~54,000 in 2009 to under 40,000 by 2022; closures skew toward the lonely ones (640m to a neighbour vs 280m for survivors). When Stonegate (TDR Capital) is carrying $4B+ debt, who’s paying for the round? 😼
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/17/1836238/britain-lost-14000-pubs-a-quarter-in-13-years

Britain Lost 14,000 Pubs, a Quarter, in 13 Years - Slashdot
Britain has lost more than 14,000 pubs since 2009, a decline from roughly 54,000 registered public houses and bars to under 40,000 by 2022, according to a new analysis of UK business register data by data analyst Lauren Leek. The North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands lost 25 to 30% of t...



