Brendan O’Neill Brendan O’Neill

The closure of pubs makes this a dark day for Britain

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For surreal moments, this will take some beating: I’m in a pub watching the prime minister announce the closure of pubs.

It was my first instinct when I saw an online news report saying all pubs would be forced to close as of this evening: to leave my office and get into a pub.

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