This is the first I’ve heard about it on this subreddit
Yes but Amy Lame bragged about keeping libraries in Bromley open an extra hour. That’s obviously relevant to the actual night-time economy, which is being destroyed because of insane licensing rules from councils.
A lot of this lies with Amy Lame and the gov doing nothing to help with sky high rent, its something that people shrug their shoulders over, until they’re the ones out and complain about how dead the nightlife feels.
Covid and then inflation has been a perfect double whammy, its a shame.
What night time economy? (Deliveroo orders don’t count)
Letting places actually stay open at night (without absurd regulatory burden) would be a good start.
Oh look, consequences!
Don’t worry, we have a fabulously paid nighttime tsarina on the case
It’s not just the license to open late, it’s the massive cost for labour, business rates and rent…all of which make running a late night business very, very expensive.
Oh, and you have to then convince the punters that it’s worth it when a rum and flat coke costs £12
Only in the UK everything closes so early, out of all the countries I’ve lived in this is the one that closes everything early, no wonder the night time economy is going down, there barely anything going on at night
Every ones had enought of fat pocket greedy bastards charging 10 pound for a pint and a bag or Crisps .
Maybe, just maybe with the cost of living being so out of place in comparison to wages. People would rather spend their money where needed rather than a night out.
I mean £5 to get into Central London
£10 to get into a venue
×5 £8.20 single drink with a chaser
£40 Uber ride home.
Total off £96 spent on 1 night
Half of that could be my shopping for the week, and that night could be game night.
So why should I go out?
Stop forcing every bar or pub to close at 11.30 would be a good starting point.
Rent controls would be a great way to follow it up.
I had a pub near mine that had to close because his landlord decided to TRIPLE the rent overnight.
Lockdowns created a generation of nerdy kids who don’t go out. The few tapped ones who do go out don’t know how to act and get the venues shut down. This country’s a joke atp.
Good. Its a ripoff.
Good thing there’s an election coming up. Although I think none of them have a clue about the night time economy.
I’m expat that moved here literally the day Boris cancelled Christmas.
I live in Islington, and I know different parts of town are open later than others. I can’t believe that the only thing open after 10 is fucking McDonalds though. Want to grab a bite after a concert or something that ends late and it’s so lame there are no options especially mom and pop ones.
It’s like every place in the world turned into Salt Lake City. Yeesh.
London nearly all shut by 11 even on weekends. That includes soho apart from a few spots with massive queues. You need to book things in advance if you want to go out late. It’s over.
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This is the first I’ve heard about it on this subreddit
Yes but Amy Lame bragged about keeping libraries in Bromley open an extra hour. That’s obviously relevant to the actual night-time economy, which is being destroyed because of insane licensing rules from councils.
A lot of this lies with Amy Lame and the gov doing nothing to help with sky high rent, its something that people shrug their shoulders over, until they’re the ones out and complain about how dead the nightlife feels.
Covid and then inflation has been a perfect double whammy, its a shame.
What night time economy? (Deliveroo orders don’t count)
Letting places actually stay open at night (without absurd regulatory burden) would be a good start.
Oh look, consequences!
Don’t worry, we have a fabulously paid nighttime tsarina on the case
It’s not just the license to open late, it’s the massive cost for labour, business rates and rent…all of which make running a late night business very, very expensive.
Oh, and you have to then convince the punters that it’s worth it when a rum and flat coke costs £12
Only in the UK everything closes so early, out of all the countries I’ve lived in this is the one that closes everything early, no wonder the night time economy is going down, there barely anything going on at night
Every ones had enought of fat pocket greedy bastards charging 10 pound for a pint and a bag or Crisps .
Maybe, just maybe with the cost of living being so out of place in comparison to wages. People would rather spend their money where needed rather than a night out.
I mean £5 to get into Central London
£10 to get into a venue
×5 £8.20 single drink with a chaser
£40 Uber ride home.
Total off £96 spent on 1 night
Half of that could be my shopping for the week, and that night could be game night.
So why should I go out?
Stop forcing every bar or pub to close at 11.30 would be a good starting point.
Rent controls would be a great way to follow it up.
I had a pub near mine that had to close because his landlord decided to TRIPLE the rent overnight.
Lockdowns created a generation of nerdy kids who don’t go out. The few tapped ones who do go out don’t know how to act and get the venues shut down. This country’s a joke atp.
Good. Its a ripoff.
Good thing there’s an election coming up. Although I think none of them have a clue about the night time economy.
I’m expat that moved here literally the day Boris cancelled Christmas.
I live in Islington, and I know different parts of town are open later than others. I can’t believe that the only thing open after 10 is fucking McDonalds though. Want to grab a bite after a concert or something that ends late and it’s so lame there are no options especially mom and pop ones.
It’s like every place in the world turned into Salt Lake City. Yeesh.
London nearly all shut by 11 even on weekends. That includes soho apart from a few spots with massive queues. You need to book things in advance if you want to go out late. It’s over.