The coronavirus has done something even the German couldn’t do in World War Two: shut down Britain’s bars, known as pubs. Pubs have always been a central feature of British culture. The earliest they can reopen is July 4th, and bar owners are getting creative in looking for safe ways of doing so. Host Marco Werman speaks with Peter Borg-Neal, owner of the pub chain Oakman Inns.
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