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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

Will the last pub in Britain to close please turn out the lights

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(Picture: PA Wire)

It is September 1 2038 at 10.50pm. And the only remaining pub in Britain has just called last orders for the final time.

If that seems unlikely – it’s a back of the envelope calculation admittedly – pubs only need to keep closing at the projected rate to make it a reality.

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