tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542521298906723397.post8476203276681820024..comments2019-09-01T17:27:07.621+01:00Comments on Curmudgeon's "Opening Times" Columns: August 2014Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542521298906723397.post-85779798619189998612014-08-03T22:47:17.918+01:002014-08-03T22:47:17.918+01:00I can't help thinking that any pub run by a pu...I can't help thinking that any pub run by a public body would be the most dreary, joyless, politically-correct establishment imaginable.<br /><br />Pubs have to actually attract customers - they can't just sit there like park benches.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542521298906723397.post-81530263843491928992014-08-01T11:29:48.634+01:002014-08-01T11:29:48.634+01:00If we are to propose that an otherwise commerciall...If we are to propose that an otherwise commercially unviable pub should genuinely be seen as an important community asset, perhaps we should treat them the same way we treat churches and village halls, with a mixture of government subsidy and local fundraising?pynoreply@blogger.com