End of the Imp?

Quoted from Roast Em Bobby

there you go monkeyboy, below is the oxford english dictionaries definition of racism, i'd say you fit the bill

racism
ˈreɪsɪz(ə)m/Submit
noun
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
"theories of racism"
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
"a programme to combat racism"
synonyms:     racial discrimination, racialism, racial prejudice/bigotry, xenophobia, chauvinism, bigotry, bias, intolerance; More

And where did i mention Race, colour or religeon? So you dont like Lincoln city? you bloody racist!

Quoted from monkeyboy

And where did i mention Race, colour or religeon? So you dont like Lincoln city? you bloody racist!

keep on kidding yourself

Only on the fishy could a racism debate be started on a post about a local boozer being turned into flats. I dispair sometimes. Says there will be 16 flats what would be appropriate town related names for them or indeed the whole building?

How about Batch Court?

I'll get me coat.

Quoted from mimma

There doesn't seem to be the demand for the traditional local anymore. They use to be a meeting place to get together after a hard days graft and put the world to right. Those days are long gone.

The rot started when the government made breweries give up their monopoly on the number of pubs they could own in a town. That gave rise to companies like Toby Inns buying them up. They buy beer from the brewers which they have to mark up to make a profit. Hence beer became more expensive in pubs.

Smoking ban killed traditional pubs.

It's all well and good knocking the plans but it was a excrement hole of a pub and non viable . You can't keep making losses year on year and expect a brewery to keep the pub open

Quoted from supertown

It's all well and good knocking the plans but it was a excrement hole of a pub and non viable . You can't keep making losses year on year and expect a brewery to keep the pub open

Not like football teams  

Pardon the pun, but I think that was a smoke screen by smokers to try to get a smoke room instead of having to go outside in the cold.

The majority of the pubs that are going to the wall are all owned by "brewco's". They overstreched themselves and saddled themselves with debt buying up pubs and then the crash came.

The only way they make money on a pub is to mark up the price they pay for their drinks.

Another reason is that for some strange reason pubs and supermarkets are classed as the same when it comes to planning permission. This means that Tesco can buy the pub and convert it into a supermarket without going through complex planning aplications.

So you have the brewco's trying to get rid of their liability and supermarkets getting a new supermarket on the cheap with planning permission.

Just like Market Hotel / Tesco

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Smoking ban killed traditional pubs.

And cheap supermarket booze..