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28th September 2020
08:32am BST

The new guidelines enforced by the government last week stated that “workplace canteens may remain open where there is no practical alternative for staff at that workplace to obtain food”. Or obtain pints, presumably.
A House of Commons spokesperson responded to The Times' story: "We follow social distancing and cleaning measures as a Covid-secure workplace in order to reduce transmission through social distancing signage, one way systems, socially distanced seating arrangements, contactless payments, marshalling and additional cleaning."
Sounds like what literally every other pub was doing before the new restrictions came in, but who are we to doubt the good, British common sense of our nation's politicians? Oh wait...Explore more on these topics: