As the United Kingdom faces a troubling rise in the cost of living, FRANCE 24’s third report in a series of five focuses on pubs. The country's much-loved cultural icons are suffering in these times of economic turmoil made worse by Brexit and a lack of affordable, skilled workers. Expenses have gone up while customers have decreased purchasing power. Independent or privately owned pubs are the worst affected, as FRANCE 24’s Julien Sauvaget and Clovis Casali report from London.
The Highbury Barn tavern, an independent pub in London's borough of Islington, is an institution marking several generations. Since Brexit, its manager, Fatima, has struggled to find staff at a reasonable price.
