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David Jones: as evidence of politicians' committment to cleaning up Britain's beleagured pubs sector, I would like to draw your attention to government's recent decision to implement a statutory code of conduct for the pubcos and breweries. This is intended to create a more level playing field between tenant/licensees and their pubcos, and to ensure that a tenant is no worse off that a publican operating free of tie. The tie has ensured that many pub businesses which would be perfectly viable if operated free of tie, are not, in fact viable, and the pubcos and some breweries are using this as a means of selling sites at inflated values for development (see my other post above). Greg Mulholland's Save the Pub Group would be pleased to provide further information if you need it, but it was widely reported in the press and a google will bring up the necessary links.