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Opinion: Pubs v Pubcos, which side are you on, Mr Cameron?

By Gareth Epps | Mon 3rd March 2014 - 9:57 am

Dear Dave,

The last time we spoke was in the Tite Inn at Chadlington, a great village pub with a landlord who I and others helped get rate relief for to keep the last pub in the village going. We know you appreciate pubs – when the phone-hacking scandal was rife, you bolted to Charlbury Beer Festival, though you needed practice at Aunt Sally. Maybe you’ll have more time to do that soon.

Fast forward a decade or so and you have a big decision in front of you. With over 100 pubs a month closing due largely to the overpricing …

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Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged fair deal for your local and liberal democrats spring conference 2014 | 19 Comments

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