Raise a glass to the English pub
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The UK's pubs started to be established following the Beer Act of 1830, which allowed anybody to set up a beer-house on payment of a token sum. Until then, the UK had only had ancient inns and taverns where food and accommodation were also available. The 1830 legislation was repealed in 1869, prompting landlords to try to make their premises more luxurious. The modern trend is for themed pubs, but brewers have to change themes regularly in order to continue to attract customers. Pub conversions take investment of 12 million pounds sterling a week, but beer sales are still declining.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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How my love for Nelson Mandela changed my life
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The macro-economic indicators in Mozambique have been improving, but living standards are in fact worsening, according to Graca Machel, wife of Samora Machel, the founding president of Mozambique, who was killed in an aircraft crash in 1986. She spends two weeks each month working for the Foundation for Community Development, which gives grants and loans to small groups of farmers and women. She spends the other two weeks each month with Nelson Mandela, with whom she gradually fell in love after they met for the first time in 1990.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Shaken? Vote for the cocktail party
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The best drink for election night in the UK on May 1, 1997, is a cocktail. Cocktails are associated with the 1920s, when recession was looming, and 1930s, when the second world war was approaching, but are also seen as rather glamorous. They seem ideal for a situation in which people may need cheering up. There are a number of fashionable bars in London, England, where excellent cocktails can be obtained, and there are also popular cocktail venues in other UK cities. There is particular interest in very dry martinis.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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