J Mark Dodds FRSA

Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next? How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.

@laurenleek.eu I've too many questions to ask you about the future of pubs 🔮 👍🏻

Your SubStack on this matter is an outstandingly good piece of work. And your assessment of the gravity of the pubs crisis is absolutely spot on.

You nailed it. Brilliant start

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Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next? How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.

The British pub is in existential crisis because of pubcos backed by offshore based private equity and hedge fund...

Looking forward to reading this properly when I'm sat comfortably in a proper public house

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How do we know the GOP wants to rig elections? Because they lie Their lies cover up their intent to cheat.

25. Liars expect us to defend the truth.

They don’t expect us to attack them for lying.

/end

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@drkatemarvel.bsky.social

Here's that article for The Mint Magazine. It's a 10 minute read.

Hope it's of interest

www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...

Ooh that looks very interesting. Have a feeling your book will resonate here, and that what I wrote for The Mint Magazine about The British Public House might resonate with you too...

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How's your day? How's your mission going? Totally empathise with your groundhog day feeling like dying observation

I wrote a book! A whole, real, actual book! Ada Limón, genius poet, said nice things about it! As did other absolute heroes! And now it's in libraries and bookstores in several countries! Be careful what you wish for, it might turn out awesome bookshop.org/p/books/huma...

Cover of the book 'TOGETHER' by Ece Temelkuran 'A manifesto against the heartless world'

Cover of the book 'Another England' by Caroline Lucas 'How to Reclaim Our National Story'

Finally. I wrote about this recently, and what we can do about it TOGETHER for The Mint Magazine: 'A few too many? It's a 10 minute read

Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...

YouTube video by Channel 4 News John Mann confronts Ken Livingstone over Hitler Zionist comments

What Man's always excelled at is playing an aggressive, angry attack dog, blindly ideologically committed to a mercenary performative role of public bully bigging up and protecting the Zionist state while insisting he's an objective, uncompromising campaigner for goodness

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They're everywhere. The abusers, and their victims.

Here's a few pics picked up off the Internet that lean in the direction of showing the abusers for what they are

Observe deranged denialist statement by weird chap whose emotional dysfunction disables any rationality he may have once possessed

Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Pubs are for everyone. Don’t let Reform make them the political property of the boorish hard right | Jonathan Liew Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The fate of the British pub is in the balance, and in the news, and for the first time ever it's being covered in all the press, news, and social media, all the time

This chap is getting a lot right. Very good research

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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

Photo of poster on London Underground close up of words, in white, capitalised, saying WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU On a black strip backing for the letters with the whole statement on a flat green ground

Thanks Roger. It was a great pleasure to see Private Eye on the money again, as ever, then discover it's you!

Screengrab of results to search query: "how much spend on global beers advertising uk 2025" Premiumisation & Marketing Spend: Major global brewers are focusing on premiumisation to drive value. Heineken, for example, plans to lift its marketing spend to more than 10% of revenue in 2025 to support key brands and their 0.0% segment. Mass Marketing Dominance: The UK beer market continues to be dominated by global players such as AB InBev, Heineken, Carlsberg, and Molson Coors. AB InBev has maintained a global marketing spend of around $7bn a year, a trend expected to continue. Digital and Retail Media Growth: Retail media is the fastest-growing ad spend channel in 2025 (+21.9%), attracting alcohol brands, although some are hesitant due to cost and logistics.

Most consumers lack of engagement with tastebuds is breathtaking

Big Money sustains consumer loyalty to bland beer brands by 'investing' absurd amounts on marketing flips and turns as it cuts corners on anything and everything that's of any true value - to make more money. We Need Educating

Fabulous accuracy in Private Eye

Refreshing to read by @rogerprotz.bsky.social

BREWERS' SWOOP Fancy a pint of expensive but watery beer? My piece in the latest Private Eye. #BskyBeer

Encouraging

Indeed we are. And I wrote about it before the soulless budget. Good to see you here.

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We’ve been selling our soul since souls were invented 😉

Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.

You and Yours - How Important Is Your Local Pub to You? - BBC Sounds Call You and Yours: How Important Is Your Local Pub?

HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LOCAL PUB TO YOU?

A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet

You And Yours
27 January 2026

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Features the currently under threat Hare & Hounds above #HebdenBridge, which a developer wishes to turn into a massive single occupancy house to *checks notes* address the local housing shortage. bsky.app/profile/foxa...

You and Yours - How Important Is Your Local Pub to You? - BBC Sounds Call You and Yours: How Important Is Your Local Pub?

HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LOCAL PUB TO YOU?

A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet

You And Yours
27 January 2026

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Yep just look at this

As I've considered writing a book, I've gotten clear messages about this agency (sharing a link someone else provided that does a good summary)

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UK MPs on Bluesky Track which UK Members of Parliament are on Bluesky. See adoption rates by party, find missing MPs, and explore the constituency map.

There are at least 365 MPs with BlueSky accounts (a majority of 65!) acc to this @politicshome.bsky.social tracker, with 244 having posted on the site this month/since new year

Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)

mps.dowu.uk#parties

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.