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    At the age of 17 when Wetherspoons opened in Dover, whilst drinking a pint of £1 Theakston's Best, I said to my friends "You realise this is the end of the pubs in Dover"

    All those people who believe in 'market forces' are ironically those who oppose the likes of Wetherspoons and talk of the charm of the 'local pub'. The Tesco of the pub world, Wetherspoons reduces drinking to the process of getting drunk, in the same way Tesco reduces shopping to the process of filling your cupboards. The food is rubbish, the atmosphere poor and the level of conversation inhibited by the pursuit of getting drunk.

    Talk is cheap but I talk with my feet and visit local pubs whenever I get the chance, if only for 1 pint. The small establishments are being killed by this capitalist mentality, much the same way town traders are by supermarkets (as Bern mentions).

    However all is not lost: Prince Charles is on the case promoting the 'Pub is the Hub'. It's great to have such a keen pub user on board to promote the diminishing country pubs. Well done Prince Charles, you really understand us so well.

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