Beer Day Britain: Why we celebrate British beer and its importance to the UK

Whether buying in a pub, or to enjoy at home, campaign groups say buying the drink anywhere is contributing positively to the economy.

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00:00 The clue is in the question, you know, pubs and the name, the pubs are public places and

00:04 they're one of our few public places that are still left open, where people from all

00:09 walks of life can come together and rub shoulders, you know, everyone's equal and it allows us

00:15 to connect with friends, family and neighbours.

00:18 And we're saying they play a vital role socially, helping social isolation, loneliness, you

00:23 know, we saw a lot of people where the pub was a lifeline for them in COVID times when

00:28 it was shut, you know, having to stay at home without friends and family to connect to.

00:33 And we're saying recognise the overall wellness that a pub can bring to the UK and social

00:39 sort of wellness and recognise that and invest in them.

00:43 We're not, you know, fully recovered.

00:45 So although we might think we're back to normal, many pubs, many breweries are still operating

00:49 at less than 90% of their sort of pre pandemic sort of trading levels.

00:54 And on top of that, we've got a lot of cost inflation, a lot of additional costs that

00:59 are increasing.