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How different will the pub landscape look in a year's tom runs this and another pub. both have rising energy costs. i don't believe we can pass any of it on any more. we've got to a stage that the customers themselves have got the same problem. and if we keep increasing the cost of beer and food, the customers won't come out any more. they can't afford it. at the other pub tom and jo own, energy prices have tripled. if that was reflected in the price of a pint, this would now be £14.85. do we stay open every day? do we close? jo is tom's mum and business partner. we'lljust have to hope the bi...

At the other pub tom and jo own, energy prices have tripled. if that was reflected in the price of a pint, this would now be £14.85. do we stay open every day? do we close? jo is tom's mum and business partner. we'lljust have to hope the bills get better. that's all you can do is just hope that it gets better? yeah, it gets better, or we get some help, if the government help us. and that's what brewery owners and pub companies say must now happen, or many pubs will go out of business. we think there needs to be a small business energy price cap. consumers are benefiting from that cap, even th...

Their plans for the winter are extraordinary. they include specially insulated boards to put up after dark to keep the draft out, and a much bigger reliance on wood and coal rather than radiators. tom runs this and another pub — both have rising energy costs. i don't believe we can pass any of it on any more. we've got to a stage that the customers themselves have got the same problem. and if we keep increasing the costs of beer and food, the customers won't come out any more. they can't afford it. at the other pub tom and jo own, energy prices have tripled. if that was reflected in the pric...