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Last Call for the Local: Are Old Pubs the Solution to Modern Crises? (Oisín Rogers)
The British pub has played a huge part in our lives for hundreds of years: it’s a place to eat, drink, grieve, flirt, celebrate and put the world to rights. Yet thousands have disappeared, and many more are fighting to stay open.
This week, Amol speaks to Oisín Rogers, co-founder of The Devonshire in Soho. For Oisín, saving pubs isn’t just about nostalgia - it’s about defending the everyday places that make communities feel less isolated and more human.
He’s got some radical ideas on how to save the pub but, as drinking habits change, should we be saving them at all? And what is the reality…
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