tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post4038257348317893520..comments2024-03-28T12:16:58.318+00:00Comments on Paul's Beer & Travel Blog: The Death of the English PubPaul Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-91596009871653096642010-11-03T20:41:26.655+00:002010-11-03T20:41:26.655+00:00You are right Curmudgeon, about pubs occupying a d...You are right Curmudgeon, about pubs occupying a diminishing role in the nation's social life. Unfortunately this is true for me and, I'm sure, many other people today. Looking back to my early 20's, it was a rare night that I didn't nip out for a few pints, and totally unheard of not to venture inside a pub at the weekend!<br /><br />Ben - the good were still being shafted by the bad back then, but the heavy hand of the state had far lees influence than it does today!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-17068460194147231552010-11-02T23:56:55.324+00:002010-11-02T23:56:55.324+00:00Very interesting, must try and find a copy. Though...Very interesting, must try and find a copy. Though I'm left with the feeling that the good were shafted by the bad back then, and it still continues today!Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-57052006920650160172010-11-02T22:12:25.920+00:002010-11-02T22:12:25.920+00:00I have a copy of this - it's a very well-writt...I have a copy of this - it's a very well-written and readable polemic that really gives the feeling of how angry people felt in the early days of CAMRA. But, as you say, it's interesting how his dire predictions have not come to pass, but other arguably even more dire things have happened. And pubs now occupy a diminished role in the nation's social life that Chris Hutt could never have imagined.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com