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MPs discuss the closure of The Porcupine pub in House of Commons

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT - On the 21st May, MPs gathered in the House of Commons to discuss the impending conversion of the Porcupine Pub in Mottingham to a Lidl store. Local MP and former

Porcupine pub campaigners secure a debate in Parliament

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT - The Porcupine pub in Bromley, South East London is at the centre of a campaign to save it from demolition. The pub’s building can be dated back as far

CAMRA Members Discount for Newburyâ€™s Real Ale Raceday and JLT Lockinge Stakes

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT - A pint of the best Great British ale in the ‘Crafty Filly’ and world class horse racing, what better combination? The Racecourse Newbury will host its most prestigious race of

Fair Deal For Your Local: Time for Pubco Reform

Fri, 3 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT - We have a very real opportunity to help save the Great British pub. Your support secured the first cut in beer duty for 50 years now please join us and

MPs and Lords raise a glass to CAMRAâ€™s successes at Parliamentary Reception

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT - On the 24th April, CAMRA held our annual Parliamentary Reception. The event was attended by Jo Swinson, Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs; Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis; Andrew

Here's why you should List Your Local

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT - Blog post first hosted by LGiU: http://www.lgiu.org.uk/2013/04/12/local-pubs-and-community-value/ High property values and planning laws mean that more and more pubs are being targeted for conversion into supermarkets, betting shops, and housing developments.

After Adoption celebrates massive achievement at National Winter Ales Festival

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT - After Adoption celebrated a successful three year partnership as official charity of the CAMRA National Winter Ales Festival in January, raising a total of just over £14,000 since 2011. Sophie

The Campaign is won!

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT - After a year-long fightback against the beer duty escalator, the Chancellor has announced today the tax will be axed. This decision is a triumph for all the fantastic CAMRA members

CAMRA campaigners gather in Londonâ€™s City Hall for Pubs Protection Summit

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT - In light of CAMRA’s latest research showing two London pubs facing closure a week, CAMRA joined London Assembly member Tom Copley in London’s City Hall for a Pubs Protection Summit.

Beer duty escalator campaign gains momentum

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT - With just over two weeks to go until the Chancellor announces the budget, momentum is gathering behind CAMRA’s long running campaign to end the unfair beer duty escalator. Marcus Jones,

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The 2013 Good Beer Guide is now available.

Prices start at just £10 (members only) for the paperback edition. To purchase your copy please visit our online store.

Save your pint!

The beer duty escalator was introduced by the last Government in 2008, and is currently in place until 2014/15. It means that beer duty is automatically increased by 2% above inflation every single year.

As a result, tax on beer has gone up by over 40% since 2008. You now pay over a third of your pint on tax.

Any more increases in beer duty will increase the pressure on pubs already struggling to survive and damage the long term ability of the beer and pub sector to continue contributing over £6 billion a year in duty and VAT, and over £21 billion to the UK’s GDP.

CAMRA is calling for the Chancellor to abandon the unfair beer duty escalator in the next Budget.

What is Real Ale?

Real ale is beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide.

Real ale is also known as 'cask-conditioned beer', 'real cask ale', 'real beer' and 'naturally conditioned beer'. The term 'real ale' and the above definition were coined by CAMRA. Real ale comes in bottles too!. It is beer which continues to ferment, mature and condition within the bottle. It contains a visible amount of viable yeast cells together with sufficient fermentable sugars for this to take place..