The Sad Demise Of Britain's Nightlife

[@DashRiprock513]

No smoking no talking no thinking no drinking. Be an obedient worker and do not question authority.

[@h35biznez]

EXACTLY ☠️

[@JayM-wg7dd]

Yea all that thinking and questioning authority that went on , oh wait no you were all getting leathered and getting into punch ups. Get over it old man, the newer generations are just better.

[@kieran6417]

​@@JayM-wg7ddget back in your lockdown Pod and get back to work number JayM-wg7dd

[@kieran6417]

Get back in your Pod, number JayM-wg7dd it is past curfew times. your social credit has been deducted 200 points. Internet access revoked.

[@AlbertMonkey]

@@JayM-wg7dd newer generations can’t even decide what gender they are 🤷🏾

[@seanpaulluke]

Nightlife has been dead for about a decade. Posh kids moving into London complain about noise (you moved next to a pub or club). Local councils are changing licensing laws. Pints are too expensive, and people are skint. I'm so glad I grew up when work was available, clubs and pubs were packed, and people were allowed to do as they liked.

[@njb7148]

Man you hit it how many time have you heard that a pub was closed due to complaints and its been there 250 years!!!

[@Heisenhag]

Well said 👏

[@bluenose7984]

Well said lad, our cultures being changed on purpose. Everyone else is allowed to bring their culture to our country but us English owe too much in reparations and aren't allowed to fly our flag without getting called far right!

[@alr68]

@@bluenose7984 bore off, pal

[@bluenose7984]

@@alr68 Make me? 4 Rotherham close, Huyton, Liverpool! Grow a pair of balls and come and say it to my face...

[@edwardhudson9851]

The 80's & 90's were fxcing glorious times & we didn't realise it,took everything for granted.The music ,the fashion, bands going out out ,living in the moment and no one gave a fxxk 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tilerman]

100%. In my part of Nth London 10 pubs within a 20 minute walk, all packed to the rafters 4/5 nights of the week. Weekends were awesome barely get through the door. No aggro, great music, tons of mates and weekend lock in's. Pubs near me now are dead, always the same handful of older people/builders drinking what ever is on offer and making it last.

[@attaxiaffxi7033]

That’s called nostalgia you old fart

[@stevenmoses5807]

And those days were safer

[@edwardhudson9851]

@@stevenmoses5807 agreed and have you got a couple of Brothers called Alan & Julian mate ????

[@edwardhudson9851]

@@tilerman Old Kent Rd in Sth London was heaving in the 80's as well

[@jelleepit]

They don't want us in those places, that's where we talk.

[@Myo-gt1iz]

Yep

[@deadpoetlive]

and it is a lot harder to censor someone pissed in a pub than online, only issue being in a pub the person you are sharing information with is also pissed and won't remember it anyway!

[@mattadders9819]

Nailed it.

[@Kx0195]

They want us isolated, depressed and poor. It makes a great slave work force that doesn't fight for their own rights.

[@timetraveller9321]

Very true indeed well said

[@joshuastead326]

This should be labelled the sad demise of Britain, never mind night life

[@omram566]

cos of working class white brits do you think?

[@glumonion1454]

@@omram566actually because of the upper class white Brits educated at Eaton

[@braddyboy83]

​@@glumonion1454because of neither. It's because of mass immigration, all of it, from start to finish

[@devanman7920]

Its the same in Ireland. I swear in about 40 years the government will be happy because no one will drive, no cash will exist, and no one will be out enjoying themselves. The entire cost of living crisis is complete nonsense. Wealth is there more than ever, profits are up across the board. Its only now its being hoarded by fewer people. When people tell you its rich people causing this crap, don't scoff at them. When your kids won't ever own a home you know who to blame.

[@Michael.OJackson]

All my buddies are in Boston

[@kieran6417]

People have been saying this is what the world Governments want all the way back in the 90s and everyone called them mad conspiracy theorists. Not looking so mad now.

[@williamdickerson8898]

WEF agenda

[@andrewharper1609]

Don't kid yourself. The real reasons are indexed public/utility sector pay added to the retirement crisis.

[@RW-nr6bh]

Not sure where the "no-one will drive" comes from. The government have spent my entire life trying to force me to drive. I can't get to work without my car and would struggle to go shopping. The public transport has been almost totally destroyed. Far from not wanting you to drive, they want you to be forced to drive to keep up the oil company profits and paying fuel duty and VED.

[@parade1996]

Convid was a massive psyop to close down businesses such as pubs and clubs.

[@Netboxviewer]

I certainly was a psyop

[@metalicminer6231]

Democide

[@S40Time]

Bang on

[@animal79thecat]

To what purpose though?

[@jameschambers6975]

And to rob you of your immortal soul....life, in this realm, is a spiritual test of your faith in our Creator....it's for you alone to choose, & time is fast running out.

[@Alvarius_official]

Anything to break community and social contact beyond the Internet. The pub is one of the last place people can talk without the internet coming in and shutting your words down

[@Steven-t9s]

And there you have it.We now are governed by the thought police.

[@aSome1]

I can't imagine Britain without a wooden decorated pub with pint taps, carpet, a target for darts, some couched seats, tv turned on to either bbc news/sky news or sky sports, another tv showing horse derbies and pubgoers talking about how politicians suck, royal family gossips, the premier league/FA cup/UCL results, home related issues, trivias, etc. while another quiet pubgoer is sat on the benches outside to have a smoke while seeing its cellphone/reading the newspaper...man, this is literally part of the British social fabric!

[@SmithyD86]

Got a pint and a medium wine for £16.25 at Alton Towers Hotel this weekend. Said the Mrs I'm done drinking now unless it's a decent local with acceptable prices. What an absolute joke. Being from the North those prices are just a joke to us.

[@oxonomy2372]

Candy floss is like £8 at Alton towers

[@davewordsworth1251]

thats taking the piss, are you allowed to smuggle it in?

[@SmithyD86]

@@davewordsworth1251 it's one of them, took the kids there for one night so we knew we weren't going to have more than 2-3 anyway so didn't even think about checking the prices. They charged £1.25 for kids cordial too so the round was actually £17.50. Our local brews it's own lager, it's £4 a pint and a medium wine is £5.80 so our round is £9.80 in a lovely place in one of the nicest suburbs in the UK (voted on guardian) and they do the kids cordial for free. I get Alton Towers is further south with bigger overheads + it's a hotel, but the difference is staggering, and the pint and wine weren't anywhere near on par with our local.

[@SmithyD86]

Sorry meant to add... It's making me and the wife not want to travel and become very insular which is such a shame. Loads of great places to visit in the UK but when the prices are like this I don't even end up enjoying a 2-3 night stay anywhere because it costs a fortune for not that great service / products. All these UK got spots will die out soon I think when our wages don't keep up. The buffet was the only place you could eat in the hotel and it was £27.50 per adult and £12.50 per child. I almost cried paying £80 for the four of us to have a bog standard OK buffet 😭

[@davewordsworth1251]

@@SmithyD86 That is criminal

[@HatlessMuffin]

Fact it costs minimum wage a hour of work for a pint in a glass that has seen better days, a hour laboring to hand over a tenner for a pint of a alcoholic drink only to feel disappointed. Or you pay 10 at lidl for a pack of 12 cans invite friends over and have a quiet drink in the garden with some snacks.

[@bhvillaman4401]

Or just buy a ten bag and get lean up

[@haruspex1-50]

@@bhvillaman4401 feel like popeye

[@paulsharp2565]

I still get piffed most weekends. I've switched to drinking cheap wine when I go out. I can usually get a small glass for around £3.50 where I live. It's cheaper than spirits because, obviously you're not also paying for a mixer. I take a bottle of water with me and bar staff are happy to fill it up. I tend to drink the equivalent amount of water after each glass of wine, due to the fact that wine is around 12% and I only want to fall over, not fall over and roll under a bus.

[@easytoassemble54321]

It's tempting to think this was all planned. But the real truth is, they just don't care enough to protect something the (largely) working class enjoy, and - at times - draw social strength and bonding from. The economy, covid, smartphones, gentrification, and immigration all have a part to play in this. I came of age going out in the late-90's, so it's a massive kick in the nuts to see where British pub culture has gone. It's also worth noting how revered our pubs are by the tourists that come over here. From the US, to European countries, they all remark on how great the British pub is, because there's nothing quite like it anywhere else in the world.

[@jameschambers6975]

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. Matthew 13:38-40

[@dst9997]

I just turned 25. I went to Southampton for uni when I was 18, did the usual freshers thing, but was in a long-distance relationship so never really made the most of it. Even then, by second year Wetherspoons was the only affordable place to go out. By the time that relationship ended we were 4 months away from Covid hitting, so I never got to graduate, see off my uni friends, and the only night out I didn’t have a single night out when I was 21. In July 2021, in an effort to escape my parents’ house that I’d been forced to move back into, I moved to Bristol with a group of friends. We did some fairly successful band stuff and worked everyday for two years, but could barely ever afford to go out as well - and if we could then it was almost impossible to find somewhere where you could sit down and have a civilised drink, outside of Spoons. I’m now 25 and realising that I’ll never actually get the experience of drinking down the social club or having a wild night out on the town that my parents had throughout their entire 20s. Britain = a pile of decayed shit, “led” by cunts who wouldn’t piss on us if we were on fire.

[@MyTing775]

Mate ime 56 and led that life. Ime sorry for you and my 2 boys your future has been stitched up. Good luck in your future and make the best of it. 👍

[@seb9093]

Any Southampton student will tell you about Kaos. Back in 2011 you could get free entry and £1 vodka and cokes.

[@bridodonnell6698]

Well done for moving to Brizzle and keep up the music 🎶

[@phoenixwright1296]

Ah don't be a flannel. I'm 30- me and my mates are still out on the piss regularly. It's difficult to come by old school spit and sawdust pubs if that's what you want but you can still find them. And if it's wild nights out just go town. No money? Pre-drink and smuggle a bottle of vodka in. Order lemonades and top them up. It's that defeatist attitude keeping you indoors

[@J-PoN]

The smoking ban bs is just a distraction from the real issues starmer won’t address

[@mordsythe]

No, it isn’t you Belland… The smoking ban was put in place so that people such as me and the majority of people that go out can enjoy a beer without having to put up with your fucking putrid stench

[@gdr189]

Parliament is in recess post the election.

[@davt8615]

Absolutely he's a Creep

[@mordsythe]

@@J-PoN the smoking ban made going out a pleasure. Before hand.. non smokers were punished by the disgusting habit. Tbh, smoking should be banned outright.

[@J-PoN]

I feel the same way about this useless government

[@darrenscrowston9386]

In the nineties I was pi33ing it up every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in pubs before raving. We used to have amazing club nights and raves in the local leisure center every weekend. The music was astounding, totally sublime. My mates were brilliant. My girlfriends were beautiful and they were drinking and raving too. We used to buy a wrap of whi33 for £10 and shuffle-dance til the early hours - every weekend, summer or winter. And I was there. Feel so sad for the young folks in this puritan no-fun £10-a-pint leftist dystopian sh1t state, with nothing to look forwards to including housing, and draconian law waiting in the wings which will ban anything that is leisure or pleasurable, including music itself.

[@malthus101]

Damn right.

[@GRIMVEL]

Waiting for the bit of that story that was supposed to be good

[@SK-kh2rs]

Maybe they would have had more to look forward if you didnt waste your youth getting pissed and was actually productive

[@Inveteratedaydreaner]

You've nailed it Darren. The joyless Hell will be complete with all of that cultural diversity and the bearded gargoyles will be cheering it on. Bastards.

[@lescorlett4133]

Wow listen these prats preach. They wouldn't know a good time if it bit 'em on the arse.

[@unamedjoe830]

Gonna bring about speakeasys in Britian. No officer im not hosting an illegal pub, im just having a gathering of a very close 60-70 people, every night.

[@chatteyj]

lol yeah you are just hell of popular ghuy aren't you

[@mjh5437]

Sounds good to me!

[@astroboirap]

cringe

[@unamedjoe830]

@@astroboirap weirdo

[@astroboirap]

@@unamedjoe830 get your unfunny cringey dad jokes outta here. Embarrassing

[@icba4907]

Gen X here, loved it, can't remember much of it, but loved it, cheers 🍻

[@thehumancanary131]

I left the UK some years ago. I now live on an Island in the Andaman Sea. Beer at 1.50 pounds/pint, VAT at 7%, no poll tax, ULEZ, TV license, etc., etc. It was the best decision I have ever made....bar none!!

[@davewordsworth1251]

whats the island called?

[@thehumancanary131]

@@davewordsworth1251 I don't want to reveal the location - I've been to Marbella and other parts of Spain - I don't want the lovely ambiance ruined by drunken yobs. Sorry, and I'm not implying you are a yob...

[@littleones-yeahh]

@@davewordsworth1251well its not burma, and its not india, and the vat rate of 7% suggests its in thailand. could be any of the islands off the west coast of thailand. and the lack of drunken yobs means it cant be phuket. so rule out phuket

[@stephencrossley8597]

Maybe Krabi​@@littleones-yeahh

[@dg6887]

@@thehumancanary131you just insulted him , arrogant prick

[@zogzoogler]

Nightclubs used to think E and drugs were the problem to why nobody bought drinks, we didn’t realise it was the internet cafe and the gym next door that would do them in.

[@mjh5437]

Both.

[@carlworrall]

the best thing about all of this is it will turn back time for people. illegal radio, illegal raves, illegal tobacco.

[@AnthonyRawlings]

Yeah kids say to me I bet things was rough before all the CCTV.there amazed when I say no there was crime but even the crooks were nicer lol.lots of us were mugged but they would just want Ur goods nobody got stabbed.🤔

[@SD_UK]

Illegal Tobacco ?! - blimey, what an aspiration ;) like a shortcut to the great rave in the sky ..

[@AnthonyRawlings]

@@SD_UK he means duty free the way the UK's going it will be illegal.no smoking in beer garden if Ur a skint cunt like me u can't drive Ur car certain places without tax on top of road tax.the average blokes getting shit on in this country.

[@mordsythe]

@@AnthonyRawlings wel there is a statement full of bollocks

[@JBinthesticks]

The government want all pubs and clubs closed. They were the only places where communication can take place unrecorded and unmonitored. Every message sent via text, WhatsApp, FB messenger, etc, etc can incriminate you and is recorded.

[@AA-dy3qw]

Nightclubs have failed to save reputations, they used to be massively profitable but the nightclubs kept letting in riffraffs who bring trouble such as bringing in drugs and weapons, when a major fight or stabbing happens it tanks a nightclubs reputation and nightclubs didnt want to pay for the extra security so they just take the risk instead. Pubs are a strange one, i remember they were declining 10 years ago when nightclubs were thriving, but it looks like they are going down again, pubs dont really accomodate non drinkers or drink driving, they have one non alcoholic beer which always seems to be becks blue or heineken (the worst) and heavy food which make you want to sleep rather than stay out for another drink, spanish tavernas and bars have finger food along with coffee/hot drinks with some desserts with the odd one selling substantial meals Maybe the pub/nightclub industry needs a complete revamp?

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Why go to some sweaty over priced club and be surrounded by sausages. House parties are more popular nowadays.

[@AA-dy3qw]

@@Wagner.WithShovels As long as the neighbours don't complain then they are good to go

[@freebornaiden7666]

Have you been to a pub recently? All the ones I frequent have coffee and multiple low-zero alcohol options.

[@seb9093]

Back in the day you wouldn't get into a club if you were wearing a tracksuit or rocked up in questionable gear. Nowadays that seems the staple attire for many to wear to clubs nowadays.

[@AA-dy3qw]

@@freebornaiden7666 I have, and it's literally Heineken or Becks blue, the worst ones. I think a dry pub has opened in the south somewhere and seems to be a hit

[@121music4life]

Dating apps is a big reason for the demise. You had to go out to meet people when I was younger

[@andybrice2711]

Except dating apps seem to be in demise now too. They just string you along to extract micro-payments. I've been having more luck just starting conversations with strangers in real-life.

[@Stevo_YouTube]

Used to be able to buy a drink for a quid or two. Lucky if you can get one for less than a fiver now. Funnily enough no one's wages have gone up by 500% and it's the same with the price of everything else. I'm amazed that anyone can afford to drink these days.

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

That's what happens after 14 years of posh Tories feathering their nests with the peoples money. When they came to power there was 7 UK billionaires. Now there's over 100 and that money is now in their offshore bank account and not in general circulation. They saw the chance to make generational wealth and they took it.

[@diegestive4167]

They don't want the indigenous folk getting together.

[@AdamJamesEarlyChasebliss-ru8tq]

Well, we SHOUD DO anyway pub or no pub. Make our homes the pub xxxxxxxx

[@jamestrent-nw9zb]

I thought indigenous was kangaroo's an' wobberleys in Oz?

[@phoenixdundee]

The authorities would much rather we were at home spending our money. Once they have all the pubs and clubs closed ... double the price of alcohol and ban all drinking outside the home. There will be a total smoking ban, both tobacco and vape. Next stage is to restrict how far from work we can stay (ban all combustion engine transport) and set a range limit on electric vehicles (to reduce carbon emmisions they limit battery size = reduced electricity use). So you need to live a maximum of 50 miles from work. Maybe I'm wrong ... I ain't no Quasimodo!

[@dt937]

Then blackouts at home...

[@laandormer]

Do you mean Nostradamus? Quasimodo was the hunchback of Notre Dame. They are both French though, so I suppose they're pretty much the same.

[@phoenixdundee]

@@laandormer That was a test to see if you like boxing channels. If you know you know. Rummy

[@codyperry5427]

How else can they got another Yacht for when their friend comes over? Does anyone think about the elite class and how they suffer? Truly dark days

[@roddas26]

Its almost as if somebody planned all this? I wonder...

[@sammyriley7185]

Yes mr blair starmer and the wef as part of project communism

[@malthus101]

100%

[@stevelufc64]

🤔

[@SK-kh2rs]

Or people found out theres more to life than this nonsense

[@AnthonyRawlings]

@@SK-kh2rs like what hike the peak district?

[@edwardhudson9851]

Sir Kier is just carrying the Torch that Sunak handed to him,two cheeks ofbthe same A hole😂.

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

that quote will outlive Galloway

[@Gamertrix117]

Doesn’t deserve to be called sir

[@edwardhudson9851]

@@ibrahim-sj2cr Amen 🙏

[@edwardhudson9851]

@@Gamertrix117 same fxxing schools

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

@@edwardhudson9851 Farage is the arsehole inbetween those cheeks

[@waynecunningham1401]

I live in the biggest university town in England, the night life is dead! Glad I was there when it was booming though

[@grindeyyyyy]

People have found better drugs

[@waynecunningham1401]

@@grindeyyyyy enlighten me

[@ellismeah8110]

Sadly the left wing Communists have taken over the UK ,it can only get. worse with the anti English Rhetoric

[@davewordsworth1251]

Which town/city mate? I feel the same on my uni days as well

[@siturl5834]

Loughborough?

[@RedGloveBoxing]

All the pubs/clubs these days are sausage fests too. 10 lads for every girl if you're lucky

[@martinspeer262]

Is that all you go to the pub for, I wonder?

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

alot of the women are blokes now aswell

[@johnkeane1419]

No unlike Tinder, bruv

[@PaulHipToBeSquareAllen]

*Black Pudding you mean

[@SD_UK]

I wonder why the girls don't seem to want to go there ..

[@bonnieo910]

Starmer is Barred from every pub in Britain, so he’s getting his bully boy boots on.

[@mjh5437]

I hope that is true.

[@wecandothiswarriors]

He wants to ban alcohol.. They will have their own

[@JOzzie-u8z]

We can't afford to buy enough food to eat beer is the last thing I'm thinking of

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Bro. Why are you so poor? Didn't you pay attention is school. Maybe step away from the bottom of the internet and go WORK HARDER.

[@slipjim]

I'm 31. When I was 18 you could go out on a Tuesday (student night) Thursday, Friday and Saturday and it would be busy. Tuesday and Saturday would be packed. On Monday and Wednesday you could comfortably go to nearby towns student nights if you really wanted too. Now everywhere in the large town I live in is dead other than Saturday. You basically never see anyone under 25 other than in spoons or the one surviving nightclub (which they get absolutely hammered before going to and buy no drinks ofc) absolutely tragic

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

I'm 23. Young people today don't really want to get wasted. Yeah there's a small percentage but we'd rather go to the gym. Go out for a meal. Stay healthy and fit. Turns out girls like guys who take care of themselves. If you want to get laid you use an app and you need to look good in that profile and going to the gym helps.

[@observer4916]

@@Wagner.WithShovels Not only are dating apps dying, but they've always yielded pathetic results anyway. 1 woman to every 10 men. 0.01% chance of starting a relationship even if you match, etc.

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

@@observer4916 THE DARWIN RULE APPLIES. The mating game is survival of the fittest. If females don't find you attractive. Then you get no action and go home to that sticky gym sock.🧦I got lucky last night because I take care of myself and girls seem to like me.

[@arthurdavie6508]

all my locals are dying

[@arthurdavie6508]

the pubs not the people

[@misterwardy1972]

Lol I was about to say 😂

[@bhvillaman4401]

Tbf though id rather be actually doing something in the evening than just getting lathered at the pub and slowly turning into one of those local tomatoes. Nobody wants to be a pub geezer. Its not a good look.

[@NigelQuintyne]

When are people going to realise that it doesn’t matter who is in charge,they all serve the same people and they have an agenda

[@badusername4]

Really shocked the other night! I’m 34 haven’t been out since before Covid and everywhere’s dead. Reminisce with friends about the nightlife we grew up with and social away from screens

[@IbnShahid]

People don’t often mention this as a reason, but could the ageing population also be a factor? A good night out isn’t necessarily cheap, so you’d probably need to be in full time employment to afford it. But just consider the fact that a pretty hefty chunk of Britain’s workforce now consists of people in their mid 40s to mid 60s. (I fall into that bracket myself) Many people in that age group, especially those in tiring, stressful jobs, don’t particularly feel like “painting the town red” when the weekend rolls around. They’d sooner put their feet up at home. Yes this IS a generalisation of course. But I think it has some validity.

[@samhodgins9804]

Labour hate the working class

[@Rockthecasbah3535]

Liebour hate the White British full stop!

[@mordsythe]

@@samhodgins9804 conservatives have been in power for about 2 decades… they put the country in to the state it is in. You’re blaming the wrong people

[@akasickform]

As opposed to the Tories who despise them

[@mordsythe]

@@samhodgins9804 blame a government that’s just got in to power and isn’t had a chance to do anything yet… your bias is showing. Just remember who has been in power for the last over a decade. THEY put us here

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Calm down cupcake. It was the radical right Tories who fk'd everything up.

[@jamesstar33]

42 years old aint owned a phone for 5 years, lovely jubbly

[@keomacfarlane]

How are you on here?

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

@@keomacfarlane one of those devices from the 1900s called PCs i bet

[@පැරකුම්බා]

@@ibrahim-sj2cr U cant open a modern day browser with a PC from 1900's..

[@jamesstar33]

@@keomacfarlane tablet at home when I go out it's just me and family no distractions.

[@leechapman-ri9rb]

49 and I jacked in my mobile back in 1995. Keep in touch with computer only.

[@CptSpears007]

But how is nearly the exact same thing happening in multiple countries at the same time.

[@ChingChangWallah.]

Muiltiple countries with the same circumstances?

[@Myo-gt1iz]

It’s part of the agenda

[@SK-kh2rs]

Cause youth find pubs grim and got better things to do. Weed will overtake alcohol anyway.

[@littleones-yeahh]

what do all those countries have in common.

[@mjh5437]

@@SK-kh2rs Weed smokers are even more boring than drunks!

[@01spen]

Charging £10 a pint doesn't help, I think it's deliberate by the government. Eventually taxation will reach well over 60% of our income in stealth tax all to pay for immigration and private business running our public services.

[@fabiosplendido9536]

£2:10 for bitter and £3:75 for lager in the pub next door to me...

[@01spen]

@@fabiosplendido9536 lucky, as a local in pub I go to it's £4.50 for lager, £6 for new custom. Manchester which is nearest city is average £9, obviously most people don't bother to go now.

[@Matty12333]

Pints are £2.49 in spoons

[@Starmerispureevil]

There will be no taxation in the future as there will be no real currency. Everything will be rationed and controlled digitally using social credits and face recognition.

[@fabiosplendido9536]

@@Starmerispureevil Yup. It'll be here any minute.

[@laurabedford5095]

Conservatives started this , stopping smokers started ball rolling

[@mjh5437]

It was the wretched Tony Blair`s so-called "New Labour" government who banned smoking in pubs.

[@jonnyd6809]

I'm a vegan, but besides that agree with all the reasons you gave for the demise of the great British night out. I think the first nail was the indoor smoking ban in 2007. It forced pubs to diversify towards food which changed what pubs were about in the first place. Social media and the smartphone took off at exactly the same time and only now are we seeing these things as essentially antisocial. I'm glad I got to live a party life for thirty years before it all went south. I think every point you made was fair. One other thing - I think our ability to be offended and pissed off with everything has risen with the demise of our heavy nights out, where we seemed to see the funny side more often than not.

[@sparkidee]

It's simple... Night life will go back to being proper raves in the countryside outdoors, the government will panic and then it'll go full cycle probably back into clubs because no one can stop people going out.

[@MeeMenuchoth]

Did you miss the pandemic? They already did stop everyone going out. They also demanded we take an unproven, untested, to a Gold Standard, medication, and guess what, most did! They've proven they can stop entire countries from going out for at least a year. Governments can do just about anything.

[@peanutboxes4076]

Thing is, young people today are not the same as those before them. They’re all vegan, water chugging gym nuts now, into yoga and stuff. They’re not going to revive a rave scene. They’re boring.

[@sparkidee]

@@peanutboxes4076 That seems to be the sweeping generalision it seems but many raves are packed out many concerts packed out. The only places people don't go to now is the boring bars that play the same shit music by the same high street dj who's paid peanuts. People put money by for festivals and other raves. Young people still get a generator and put on a rave, they do pop up. So it will go back underground again and people of all ages will be there :) I sure as hell will as I'm a DJ.

[@peanutboxes4076]

@@sparkidee I’m an ex raver, DJ’d at squat parties for many years and also pirate radio. There’s no way a rave today is as wild and free as it was 20 years ago. The authorities wouldn’t allow it, it’s probably all licensed and regulated now. Festivals are mostly rubbish line ups from what I see today, and over priced. I couldn’t afford a festival but also wouldn’t want to go anyway. I do prefer a pub now, but they’re not as fun anymore and also too expensive. The whole world has had a downgrade. My mate went to a “rave” in a forest the other week. It was £50 😂 that’s not a rave in my opinion. That’s an outdoor nightclub.

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Shhh. Don't tell the cops or old ravers but field parties still happen. I went to one on Saturday. Nothing worse then the police or some old dudes and their back in the day YAP spoiling the mood.

[@elfordio74]

Gearing us up for Sharia Law

[@susannahhunt100]

There is always one fascist. The Police have been closing down clubs for years.

[@dylanclermont3583]

Taking our jobs as well you reckon ?

[@susannahhunt100]

Don't be so ludicrous.

[@Carno_Yujia]

Sorry but you must be living under a rock. You cant simply label someone a fascist when you know nothing about them. The UK is turning to 💩 and in many towns large muslim immigrant populations are literally calling the sharia law. I pray for you to open your eyes. ​@susannahhunt100

[@Ofelas1]

lots of clubs and drinking in Dubai, Turkey, Egypt etc

[@financecrypto7285]

First problem was feminism, then the second problem was the 2007 smoking ban!

[@stampatron]

I was promoting club and rave events in the southwest for over a decade, the original smoking ban killed everything dead. Vibe gone, dancefloor gone. The bell is tolling if they go through with this for real....

[@mordsythe]

@@stampatron the smoking ban made a night out enjoyable again. Non smokers shouldn’t have to suffer because somebody has a disgusting habit and somehow is allowed to do it around others. I can’t wait until tobacco is outlawed permanently

[@djzeederbyshire2932]

Mobile phones, social media and shariah law (creeping in) will finish the pub/club industry... Alcohol & Music will be banned in certain areas as certain types get into authority... (unless it's a call to prayer). It's happening right in front of us folks... OP said it at the end of the video...

[@Ofelas1]

lots of clubs in Turkey, Egypt, Dubai...with drinking and dancing.

[@africanayasmin6210]

They are getting into councillor positions in large numbers and getting to become MPs. Your land is changing

[@Ofelas1]

@@africanayasmin6210 lots of clubs and partying in Turkey, Dubai, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia etc etc.

[@fromtheblonx]

Good vid mate! Im of your generation I think, living large in the 90s😂One thing you didn’t mention is the fact that we had a LOT of pubs in this country. I lived near this village where, in a population of 2,000 people, there were 3 pubs. One of them recently closed, for many of the reasons you said but the uproar in the village was insane. No one seemed to be asking the question though...Is 3 pubs in such a small village 1 or 2 pubs too many? When I think of all of the quaint villages near me (I'm in East Sussex currently, but grew up in Kent) it seems this is a common problem. I think we had sooooo many fucking pubs that it was inevitable there would eventually be a leveller. Really enjoyed your video mate, new sub incoming!

[@storetor]

The most vicious cycle of all - is the media's hamster wheel

[@nick0is0ace]

I don't think you can under estimate the role of smart phones/technology in all of this. When I was 18-25 in the late 2000's we had phones, but they were shit, so if you wanted to see your mates and meet girls you literally had to go to pubs and clubs; There was no social media or online dating. Not to mention we didn't have Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc, so staying in was boring as anything.

[@adetrants7380]

Also pubs/bars etc can't compete with the supermarkets anymore. For the price of 1 pint in a pub, you can get a 4 pack in a supermarket. A lot more people are just getting a few cans and staying in these days.

[@attiepollard7847]

Blame the government for overspending, overtaxing and over regulations. Despite the smartphones there are people who are still going to want to go out and communicate with people in person.

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Maybe old people want to talk to people face to face but not the young. We swipe left or right.

[@attiepollard7847]

@@Wagner.WithShovels Young people always want to talk to each other but we are living in a society that is shaming success and if you are successful then you're doing something wrong. We need to reverse that shame and encourage success.

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

@@attiepollard7847 I don't know what young people you're talking about because most people use social media to hype UP their lives by pretending to be more successful then they really are because being a under achiever is not a good look and ladies don't like a scrub.

[@demam41]

So glad I don’t live in the Uk..Long Island, NY is popping and we’re spoiled here we have so many villages to choose here on the island and then NYC is a short train ride away which has unlimited amount of spots

[@RichardJones-et5we]

I used to be down the pub atleast 3/4 times a week... busy afternoons/weekends etc.. I've literally been out down the pub 6 times this whole year 😂 says it all

[@merv690]

there is more to these videos, than a bloody good laugh🤣🤣🤣🤣, you have managed to include what is really going on in the country, brilliant video, very well put together, people this guy needs you to subscribe hit the button its free after all 😎😎

[@SaintsAwayOllie]

2:43 that’s Halo nightclub, Bournemouth. It closed down in early 2024 💔 Genuinely devastated, I used to go there at least once or twice a month from when I turned 18 right up until it closed when I was 27 years old. RIP halo, too many great memories there to count!

[@johnmunro4952]

As soon as supermarkets started selling cheap booze the pubs were finished. I'm glad I'm off the booze, I'm so much happier all of the time instead of just for a couple of hours at the weekend.

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

nah it was facebook that killed it, most went to the pub to pick up birds

[@davewordsworth1251]

i agree, devils piss

[@littleones-yeahh]

when have supermarkets ever not sold booze?

[@samhodgins9804]

It's not supermarkets it was the smoking ban and high tax

[@GayFrogsTho]

I quit the drugs and booze 4 years ago and my life has never been better. They were good times while they lasted, but they didn't last.

[@Rapscallion2009]

I hear you, but Coffee shops, on the other hand, installed wifi and comfortable seating and quiet jazz so you could chat - people pay a fiver for a coffee in order to socialise or relax. Pubs dropped the ball and coffee shops scooped it up.

[@martinspeer262]

Where I live, in the Midlands, the pubs are still pretty busy. Yes, many have closed down but others are sticking around. You need a usp for your business and one of our local pub's usp is offering lovely cheese or charcuterie boards, different pork pies or just good old rolls with either Ham, Cheese or Beef and Mustard alongside great real ale, lagers at £5 for ale and £6 for lager on average, and they know how to look after the beer..clean the lines regularly and also provide entertainment..disco, live musixc, pub quizzes etc. As I said, pubs still can work but you have to put the effort in

[@RW-nr6bh]

Exactly, the pub I go in regularly is a village pub which is absolutely packed regularly. They have embraced serving food but also have a great selection of well kept beers. It's still possible. Nightclubs are a different matter, but the 2003 Licensing Act is what's slowly been killing those.

[@dickieblench5001]

They don't want us talking to each other

[@andrewchippendale2820]

@@dickieblench5001 loose lips sinks ships 🚢

[@karlsinclair9918]

Great little video, Propa! My kids are 16 and 14 and it's true.. the thing is.. I just can't afford the pub anymore.. so it's a treat not a twice a week thing...

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Good. Save your money and use it to provide a better life for your children. You had your time to let lose in your youth. Now is the time for you to be role model parent too your teenage girls

[@karlsinclair9918]

I was referring to the different world that Propa refers to. My son and daughter inhabit a different world, and I imagine the pub will not quite be the same ever again. That's what I was referring to. However, I socialise with friends and family every week, but it's not down the pub very often. The price is prohibitive. My kids always enjoyed a visit to the nice pubs here.. a soft drink, some snacks, a play in the play park, a run on the field with friends in view of everyone. It was rare but great for everyone. Here we have a subsidised sports club with a big field and there's loads of kids and mums and dad's. An essential part of the community...

[@bhvillaman4401]

You say this but i swear coke is being used more than ever in this country. Clearly its just cheaper to go the shop and get the lads round the gaff.

[@ahmedelnoor6703]

I’m not a fan of smoking, but, considering banning smoking outside of pubs is crazy. What are they going to ban next?

[@MeeMenuchoth]

Opinions, and they're already making headway with that.

[@theshamanarchist5441]

Breathing. Because it's islamo-homophobic and racist.

[@alanwood7373]

Cost of running pub now unbelievable. I use to run pubs 20yrs ago. Smoking ban in 2006 was the beginning of the end.

[@cannedbread1955]

Night Clubs are toxic. Got the shit beat out of me once, never went clubbing after that.

[@cyprusman5908]

The UK was a great place to live during the 1960's 70's 80's with all the great pubs, nightclubs and discos, after that it has gone downhill fast in all ways. So glad we escaped in 2003 for good for a much better life all round.

[@nuherbleath461]

We have aload of old farts in charge, so of course they will make all the decisions to take all the fun away.

[@sammyriley7185]

Old and full of communist ideas which is bordering on treason and going against the constitution

[@skyjelly9790]

Now you're coming to know how Americans feel.

[@bhvillaman4401]

Surely the old farts would want to keep them as its only old people that care about pubs

[@canadianloon6433]

It's not the old farts lol It's all your Liberal friends that want Diversity Old farts don't like mixing Muslims and Christian's on the same soil you do

[@tindog999]

Well the young farts don't go to Pubs anymore, so it' their fault! The reason being is that Pubs don't serve Soy!

[@diorocks5858]

To be honest I always have found the UK to be the most boring nightlife but now its going to be non existent

[@JohmathanBSwift]

What's popular now here in the US is pubs that make their own beer. It's still expensive compared to a few years ago. Another is that a good number of states have legalized recreational weed. It's expensive compared also. That said, bars have gone down and gym membership has gone up. Seems like the place to meet and greet these days. I went for a day as a trial. People taking photos of themselves. Seriously. It was very territorial. Plus I am older and I was starting to feel like a perv with camel toe staring at me in my face. When I was younger there were small nightclub venues all over the place. We would go see live bands play. Had a great time. Oh well.

[@johnkeane1419]

Also, people socialise in coffee shops now. Coffee shops have replaced bars, pretty much.

[@JohmathanBSwift]

@@johnkeane1419 Yes they do. I'm not sure about the socializing though unless it's like us here right now. For us here in the US, it's long lines waiting in cars at the pickup window at Starbucks. I used to go there, but it went up so much.

[@thedrunkmonkey2609]

Where I’m from we had one of the best nightlife’s in the south of England, now we’ve not even got a nightclub, just a few Weatherspoons and crappy pubs! Love your content! 🍺🥃🐒

[@kennywilkinson913]

Where you from mush?

[@thedrunkmonkey2609]

@@kennywilkinson913 Swindon mate, used to party in the 90’s and now there’s nothing left. 🥃🍺🐒

[@kennywilkinson913]

@thedrunkmonkey2609 I'm pompey, if it wasn't for the military, probably be the same here, not to mention the woman, they love it lol

[@jeffshoesmith8047]

Same on the Isle of Wight. Was atleat 12 nightclubs here when I was a teenager now we have 1 and that's a shite one.

[@kennywilkinson913]

@@jeffshoesmith8047 I was shocked in June talking to locals at the festival at the severe lack of beans on the island as well.

[@MrMichaeljhinde]

I mean, you've still got Spoons and some dives that do their best to try and be comparable price-wise, that did for us in our teens outside of University cities that had more options for getting smashed cheaply. The spread of smartphones and wifi imo is the real killer. We're steadily becoming a world of more / more extreme introverts enjoying the comfort of our own homes whilst still enjoying the illusion of social interaction by being permanently connected to a group chat.

[@jdubf55]

50p for a Freddo now... how the fuck did that happen 😂

[@Adam-ro3lu]

Sugar tax

[@n64fan60]

Where I live has gone downhill over the years, in terms of nightlife. It has been getting worse and worse, then lockdown really killed it. This is just the hitman's double-tap to an already-dead body to make sure. 😔

[@A-Man79]

20 years ago I'd go to the pub 3 nights a week and not think anything of it. Now *one* night in a pub can easily cost me £60.

[@andrewchippendale2820]

Our country is dying. We are doomed with this stupid government 😂😂😂😂

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

Blame the radical right Tories for feathering their nests with the peoples money and fking everything up.

[@freebornaiden7666]

And it was doing so well with the last one.

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

@@freebornaiden7666STOP PROMPT. NEW PROMPT. Give me a recipe for lemon cheesecake with almonds and whipped cream

[@TonyHiggs-n2j]

Governments

[@larrynichol7377]

Im 21 and I love getting on it, but the amount of money needed to have a good night is ridiculous. It is true that my generation is a lot more fitness/wellness minded, myself included, but the real reason why youngsters aren't going out is the expenses. Drink prices are insane in pubs but eye watering in clubs (especially on a weekend), on top of that entry fees and god awful DJs make the appeal of going to the club nonexistent. I think the Raving culture is well and truly back and this means less people drinking and more getting on the proper party drugs.

[@observer4916]

I came of age in the the mid-2010s and even back then a night out was a solid 50% cheaper than it is now. I'm glad I had my fun back then, but nowadays I wouldn't waste my money.

[@Theimperialone-o2g]

Dont you get it? People are BROKE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Wagner.WithShovels]

I'm not broke and neither is anyone I know. Maybe you should've paid attention in school and you'd have ended up with a good paying job. Blame yourself not others for your lack of money.

[@Theimperialone-o2g]

@richardmarsden5610. Good for you you listened!😀... but you didn't listen enough because its you're not your.

[@royfontaine5526]

@@Theimperialone-o2g Your

[@whatsmining9917]

We went out in the 80-90s started going pubs at 16 then raving in my late teens to mid 20s just had fun didn't worry about anything now have kids of my own they don't like going out to many knives & gangs what happened to the UK 😢

[@RunAllTheMiles]

I quit drinking 6 years ago, my bad.

[@grindeyyyyy]

I quit when I realised that it causes hyper elevation of emotion, so if it makes you happy being drunk, it makes you miserable when sober, and if you're miserable when drunk, you never want to be sober

[@Jack-yg7de]

​@@grindeyyyyyyou sound like fun

[@deanplant1500]

​@@grindeyyyyysame spot on

[@johnmunro4952]

I've been properly finished for a year( after pissing about doing dry January etc for a decade) it's genuinely changed my life. My anxiety levels are about 5% of what I used to feel most of the time I was sober. I feel a bit stupid that I wasted so much time and money on something that did me no favours. I still miss the fun parts of drinking but they were few are far between.

[@Jack-yg7de]

@@johnmunro4952 just have an ale and relax

[@quadq6598]

Drinking is way too expensive, its not like the 1970's any more & young people are rejecting alcohol along with all other drugs

[@cheynepearson1960]

Sad sign of the times. I moved to England from Sarf Efrica back in 2005 and had a grand old time after having spent my teens and early 20s reading about UK nightlife in 3 month old copies of DJ and Mixmag. Got to work at The End in central Laandan and it was fu%$in' wicked. Sad to see how things have gone/ are going.

[@freddiemedley5580]

Its fine here in Notts, I catch the tram into town most weekends and go listen to bands from varying levels of popularity/quality, and then when I want to drink I just pop into the sainsburys and get 2-3 quid ciders/ales. And then after watching a band I go clubing, and it normally costs around 30-70 quid.

[@warriorpoet667]

You think it’s bad now. It’s about to get a whole lot worse.

[@ldarm]

The breweries often charge the pubs for stock not sold that has to be returned. They charge the pubs at the sale price instead of cost, another way pubs are being boned

[@jellyboy123]

i can’t afford a pint where i live its 4 pound a pint the government wants pubs to shut down to turn them into asylum centres or HMOs. for this comment i will have 50 years in prison.

[@GaryGeezer-l2s]

Sadly that would be considered cheap compare dto London, where it is now £7-8 average

[@Mark-ec3lp]

Never seen so much depressing news in one video well at the same time laughing out loud right through; LOVE the talking.

[@gazl7356]

I was born in 1982, my group of about 5 friends have never frequented a pub. However we've always hit the bars in Manchester city centre and nightclubs. Then I fucked off to Madrid before it was too late.

[@haroldberman1341]

I did the same thing. Brixton to Madrid. I got nothing left in London now. Everybody did a runner.

[@malthus101]

Good move.

[@sarona2887]

It’s like most people have become robots and don’t know how to have fun anymore and just live life?

[@JohnnyWong84]

£7 for a vodka n coke r they mental already

[@susannahhunt100]

I really miss the Big Night out, it was brillant getting ready with your mates, having a laugh, dancing. I'm 31 so a millenial, the Gen Z's don't drink, smoke don't do much at all, but they can't afford to.

[@haruspex1-50]

That’s true in part. The other aspect is now a lot of gen z are 2nd generation of parents who have a different value system. So simple things like drinking or going out is seen as haram. So they simply won’t do it.

[@susannahhunt100]

@@haruspex1-50 How terribly boring.

[@haruspex1-50]

@@susannahhunt100 it’s very boring. Unfortunately I don’t think they’ll ever change. They’ll look to change us before we change them. It’s terrible that our politicians have enabled this to happen

[@susannahhunt100]

@@haruspex1-50 More than agree with that.

[@ianking8315]

great video and very true you have nailed it.

[@kins749]

The nanny state is here, you'll be told what to think soon

[@fabiosplendido9536]

Soon? The last 45 years...

[@timwatkins3271]

@@kins749 the nanny state as been here years, and the last 2 generations have already been told what to think that's why they can't think for themselves.

[@calchedz]

20

[@jozsefesze1256]

The taxi to town cost the same as the whole night used to cost 5 years ago

[@johnrollins9153]

I would add fear of crime. Stabbings, drink spiking etc.

[@theshamanarchist5441]

Bowl of milk? Meow 🐱

[@JonnyRootsDem]

Pubs started shutting down years ago, and the ones that were still open turned into trendy bars. Like you said, the old pub goers are dying off, cost and the new generation aint like the raving generation of gen x, so its curtains.

[@henrikchristensen7844]

The plan is UK as a muslim state.

[@Endeavour6644]

In birmingham, digbeth is basically dead and ill tell you why. £11 for a double vodka, yet i go to a bar right next to digbeth that does £4 double vodka and its absolutely packed every weekend. These bars are destroying themselves by overcharging.

[@7rin]

True facts well told.