When the pub dies, more goes with it than just a pint. I saw an interview with AJ Tracey the other day and it hit the nail on the head. Pubs are part of British culture. They’re where people meet. Where ideas are shared. Where strangers debate politics, sport, life. Where worldviews get challenged, rightly so, all over a pint. But now? £7 pints at a push. Hundreds of closures. Fewer places to gather. Less cross-generational conversation. More isolation. More echo chambers. If people aren’t meeting, they’re not talking. If they’re not talking, they’re not listening. And that, long term, leads to narrower thinking and a more divided society. Reviving the pub isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about rebuilding our social fabric.