The British Beer and Pub Association says that 1300 pubs closed across Britain during 2010, leading to 13,000 job losses and knock-on effects on sectors such as gaming.

Meanwhile, Luminar – the country’s biggest nightclub firm and owner of brands such as Oceana and Liquid – has reported plummeting like-for-like sales in the year ending 26 February. They fell 18.6 percent, it says, a blow that some have blamed on unemployment among the nightclubs’ young patrons.

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