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The Barley Mow: A "fan-bloody-tastic" cultural scene

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The pub: The Barley Mow- 39 Castle Road PO5 3DE The pint: Old Speckled Hen Ale The price: £5.75 (within the typical price range for Portsmouth, a bit steep but I've seen worse). Just off the common and on the corner of Southsea's stylish and artsy Castle Road, a small pub sits at a junction. While not a particularly old building, the stylised antiquated typeface spelling out its name above the door, and the old wooden windows set in beams and concrete give it an air of rare antiquity and a quaint period feel. A sign outside boasts its featuring in the Camra Good Beer Guide in 2023 and the award winning real ales available to buy. The lights are on and it looks welcoming. As I walk through the door, the sounds of animated conversation, clinking of glasses and announcements at the bar can be heard. They are having their pub quiz tonight and the place is packed (usually only having attended this pub on a quiet evening with my SWP comrades, I have never seen it so full). Naval memo...
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Introducing Pints of Politics

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Here we are, first post on the new blog! I am Frances Rosenberg, a second year student at the University of Portsmouth with a huge interest in leftist politics, and hugely value community engagement and celebration of the diversity of cultures, ages and demographics that make up the city I study in. It is because of this that I feel that the development of infrastructure so as to effectively support their individual needs and reflect on this to be a core priority. I aim to demonstrate this by providing an insight into the struggles and decline faced by people running community spaces, in particular looking at my personal favourite, the humble pub. Loved by young and old, student and non-student, UK born or migrant, families and friends or solo visitors, drinkers and non-drinkers, they are a wonderful microcosm of society in all its many forms, and can really say a lot about the issues communities face and how they are affected by economic and political changes. It is through this blog ...
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