[Boothy]

It's a shame really, I prefer smaller pubs to the big chains like Weatherspoons.

There's this brilliant place is West Bromwich that do amazing, cheap curries and pints for £2.

As has been said in this thread, the smoking ban has had a huge impact on pubs, but so have supermarkets. During the World Cup Asda were selling 3 cases for £20. That's 45 cans! About 50p a pint, and the average in a pub is £2.50-£3.

Instead of taxing the s**t out of alcohol, the government should impose a minimum price. Pubs could reduce prices without losing profit, supermarkets would be forced to up their prices and people might start going to pubs again.