Beer and Sandwiches: At the Wreckers Retreat in Devon
This column is our weekly pub review, written by pintsmen, women and children across the nation. Suggestions to letters@newstatesman.co.uk
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Hangovers I have known
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Clothes unmaketh man
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The return of the boozy, leisurely lunch
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Sadiq Khan’s silent city
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Ping pong bars and tipsy shuffleboard: how pubs became playgrounds
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The death of the round
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The manager of my former favourite pub calls and the years slip away
“Hello!” he says. “You sound grumpy as ever!”
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Can your favourite pub afford to keep the lights on this winter?
Business electricity spending is set to rise rapidly in October.
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Why America needs more British pubs
Forget about alcohol, their social component should make Britain’s pubs the envy of the US.
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