I would caution against trying to turn this into a party political issue, because although the number of pubs is still reducing at far too high a rate, it
is a rather slower rate than was the case before 2010. There are a number of factors that lead to pub closures, some of which are more in the control of the Government and public authorities than others. Where the Government can act to slow down, stop and reverse pub closures, I would very much encourage them to do so.