It wasn't anything to do with people having less disposible income to spend down the boozer, nor was it to do with cheaper booze available elsewhere - supermarkets, petrol stations(!) or the offy that is the cause of the closure of many pubs. It's the fault of the Somalians.

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I went to Railway at Liverpool Street- a cider and a medium white wine came to £18!!!

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F**k me - At that total I'd expect the whole f**king bottle (esp of a medium white).

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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The mark up on soft drinks is a fckin fortune much more than beer...seems like they are quids in with the Somali boys.

Only Tyskie.

Come on Hoof, you live here. You know exactly where he is talking about and the fact that a pub in that area would not stand a snowball's chance in hell of surviving. The comment is merely stating what has actually happened in that area.

Whether it is good journalism or not, it is a statement of an undeniable fact that has been made into an article by the Tory press in an election year to make a Lib Dem sound like a Tory backbencher. The message to gullible middle England: You see, the Tories and UKIP don't hold a monopoly in swivel-eyed loons.