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12 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
As usual fucking woeful that after a full week of leaks there's not even a list of the bullshit. Also, this looks like it's similar to the rules Ireland has had for months.

Ireland's rules said you can only enter a pub if you're served a 'substantial meal', defined as more than €9. Substantially food based may not include the meal requirement though who knows.

irishpost.com/news/pubs-reop…
Confirmed: Tier 3 is same rules as Ireland:

"Pubs and bars... can only remain open where they operate as if they were a restaurant - which means serving substantial meals, like a main lunchtime or evening meal. They may only serve alcohol as part of such a meal."
So you can't meet your friends in a park, but you can sit 1m away from complete strangers in a pub as long as you're eating.

birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-… Pubs and bars must close, and can only remain open where the
Almost every media outlet is still mis-reporting this as 'pubs and bars must close', absolute wastrels.

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