Is enough being done to safeguard pubs?

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With so many pubs closing, including a number of Wetherspoons, what do you think should be done to help safeguard our pubs, and why are they so important to communities?

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00:00I think all this kicked off when they brought in drink driving rules for obvious reasons.

00:08But recently I've just come back from a week in Cornwall and you just pop in for a pint, just a pint, and it was £6.20.

00:19Yes.

00:21So a couple of times myself and my wife went out, she had a glass of wine, a small glass, I had a pint.

00:28And you're paying £15, and when I see young families out with a couple of kids, I'm thinking they're eating as well.

00:38They must be paying £70, £80 for like a lunch.

00:44Do you know if people should try and support them a bit more and that? Yeah, definitely, yeah.

00:49I'm not very worried about pubs closing, quite honestly.

00:52I think more general community places for families other than alcohol-based.

00:59Yes.

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