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Supermarket Aisle Finds Itself in the Pub Policy Debate
· New York time
Some are calling for government action against cheap supermarket alcohol as Lincolnshire contends with pub losses, the BBC reports. Their proposed target puts competition between drinking at home and visiting a venue into a policy argument. Changing supermarket prices would address one part of that competition. Whether it would restore trade to particular pubs is a separate question, since a higher shopping bill does not reserve a table. The supermarket trolley has been summoned to explain itself, but even a stern hearing cannot make it organize a quiz night.
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