official Government guidance says this is to 'reduce social contact'. The guidance currently makes no distinction between alcohol sold from restaurants in a sealed container - like a growler of beer or a bottle of wine - or an open one, like a plastic pint of beer.The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) chairman Nik Antona said: “What is particularly concerning in the latest announcement has been the confusion around whether pubs will be able to operate on a level playing field with supermarkets and off-licences during this lockdown – as they have been able to previously."Takeaway sales, in sealed containers, for people to take home, were a real lifeline for the trade in previous lockdowns and restricting that route to market now would be a death.
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