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Time for a think-tankery

The people of Britain aren’t generally inclined to get too emotional about things. But if there’s one topic that’s more certain than most to bring a tear to the eye of any British person it’s the closure of pubs.

The people of Britain aren't generally inclined to get too emotional about things. But if there's one topic that's more certain than most to bring a tear to the eye of any British person it's the closure of pubs.

Diary would almost be unsurprised to learn that the right to drink decent beer in your community was a fundamental British right enshrined in the Magna Carta.

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