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We’ve been told not to go to pubs – so why are they full?

21 March 2020

9:00 AM

21 March 2020

9:00 AM

Pubs are fascinating at the moment. On the day that the Prime Minister advised us not to attend them, I turned up at one in leafy Highgate, London N6 to find it much fuller than you might expect. I’m not sure that’s entirely a bad thing. People are still getting out, having a jolly time — but carefully.

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