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Originally Posted by AndyK
Without taking away from the issue, pubs have been going to the wall for years though haven't they? Society has changed so much over the last 20 years that going to the boozer for a nigth out is no longer the thing it used to be ...
The smoking ban hasn't helped, but it's not the only nail in the coffin I don't think.
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Totally agree here Andy. IMO one of the big turning points was all day drinking. It killed a lot of the social side of it. People went to the pub during the set hrs to meet up with friends. Once they introduced the all day drinking the whole dynamics changed