Pubs
March 2024: Letters to the Editor
Record-setting sons and founding fathers
The sad decline of London pubs
Or, why the hell can I not get a drink after 9?
Wetherspoons is the heart of local Britain
Tim Martin deserves a knighthood for creating a triumph for real British society
Inn decline
There is an iconoclastic assault on the British pub — we need a campaign for real inn signs
The sad side of “smokefree”
Let’s not pretend that there are no benefits to smoking
Calling time on closing times
Pubs should be allowed to stay open longer
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be
It’s not that life is perfect — it just isn’t the 70s
When England has lost its pubs it will no longer be England
The rural pub is becoming increasingly under threat, and with it, a key part of our national identity
Remembering Lord Nelson
Gawain Towler fondly recalls his local pub as it closes for the second time due to lockdown
Confessions of a bar owner
The Government’s 10pm curfew runs the risk of decimating small, family-run establishments